Paleo Pumpkin Churros with Dark Chocolate Sauce

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup water
• 6 tablespoons butter or ghee
• 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup
• 1 cup tapioca flour
• 4 whole eggs
• 1/2 tsp Sprouts Pure Vanilla Extract
• 2/3 cup Sprouts Organic Pumpkin Puree
• 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice (store-bought or make your own)
• 4 tablespoons coconut sugar
• 1 teaspoon Sprouts Cinnamon
• 1 tbsp Spray coconut oil
• 3 ounce bar Sprouts Dark Chocolate 72% Cocoa (, chopped)
• 1 cup Sprouts coconut cream
• 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
• 1 teaspoon Sprouts Pure Vanilla Extract
• 1 tbsp Pinch of salt

Steps

1. 1

   In a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine the water, ghee, and maple syrup. Whisk the mixture well and bring to a gentle boil. Add the tapioca flour, remove the saucepan from the heat, and stir together using a rubber spatula. Do not use a whisk. Stir until the mixture is well combined and forms a ball. Remove the ball from the pan and set aside to cool for about 15 minutes. It will be very sticky; this is OK!

2. 2

   Meanwhile, make the cinnamon-sugar coating: in a blender or spice grinder, add coconut sugar and cinnamon. Process on high for about 30 seconds or until the mixture is powdered. Transfer to wide, shallow dish.

3. 3

   Make the chocolate sauce: combine all ingredients in a small saucepan over low heat. Heat gently, whisking regularly, until chocolate is melted and mixture is very smooth. Remove from heat.

4. 4

   Once the dough has cooled to the touch (This is important: dough that is too hot will scramble your eggs and will ruin the recipe), add the dough to a food processor or high-speed blender (a blender is preferable). Begin processing and add the eggs one at a time, blending until incorporated before adding each additional egg. Blend in the vanilla extra, pumpkin purée, and pumpkin spice, processing until well incorporated.

5. 5

   Heat your waffle iron and spritz with a generous amount of spray coconut oil. Scoop about a 1/2 cup of dough onto the hot waffle iron and cook according to directions, adding 2 minutes on top of the waffle iron instructions (about 4 1/2 total minutes). Carefully remove from the waffle iron, spritz both sides with more coconut oil, and toss in the cinnamon-sugar mixture. Remove from mixture and place on a baking sheet until remaining dough has been cooked (keep warm in the oven if desired).

6. 6

   Cook in waffle iron. Spritz with coconut oil and cook according to directions + 2 minutes (about 4.5 minutes). Spritz with coconut oil and transfer to cinnamon-sugar dish; toss in coconut sugar. Repeat until all dough has been pressed in the waffle iron, making about 4-6 waffles.