I do apologize in my delay to getting this recipe out to you all because how could you not fall in love with a recipe that has the words 'Paleo' and 'doughnut' all in the same title!?  And let's just be honest here I wouldn't be sharing it with you if it was at all a disappointment.  In fact back in Normal, IL there is this coffee shop that serves gluten free and Paleo baked goods and I am so tempted to send this one to them.  That's how much I think this recipe is an amazing find!

I also have to ask you (just because I seem to be in a chatty mood) do any of you ever have a million thoughts of what you have to get done in a day but then also all these other "fun" things you want to do too in your day as well??  Then you sit at work all day having them frustrate you because your at work and can't accomplish them.... then you get home and you're just so spent because of all that that you then do nothing!  Well that's me folks!  Call me crazy (which I know I am) but I struggle with that for blogging as well!  I have all these recipes that I want to make and share with all of you but then I'll do one on the weekend and it'll take me all day just to do one. It seems I can never catch up with all my aspirations!  Especially when I create this rough plan but then Adam shows me a recipe for Paleo Doughnuts. ;)

INGREDIENTS:

• 6 bananas
• 10 dates (pitted)
• 6 eggs
• 1/8 c honey
• 1/2 c coconut flour
• 4 tbsp coconut oil
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• pinch of salt
• 1 c dark chocolate chips

METHOD:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Using a food processor add the bananas (pealed and broken into several chunks each), dates, and honey.
3. Blend until smooth.
4. Then add everything else to the food processor except for the dark chocolate chips.
5. Blending until smooth again.
6. Grease your doughnut pan (or in my case cupcake pan with aluminum foil centers) with fat of choice but we used leaf lard that we bought from Fatworks.
7. Holding your aluminum foil centers (if your like me!) pour in the doughnut mix until about 3/4 full.  It should make 12 perfect doughnuts and yes you can cut this recipe in half.
8. Bake for about 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
9. Let them cool for about 15 minutes.
10. Towards the end of the cooling time in a microwaveable safe dish at 30 sec intervals melt the chocolate making sure to stir a good minute before deciding if it needs another 30 sec.
11. Dip the tops of your doughnuts in the chocolate...if eating them while they are still warm enjoy the mess it'll make!  Also if you have some at home they taste great topped with course sea salt.
12. Enjoy!