I just attended another Primal potluck with the Austin Primal Living Meetup Group, once again at Elexia's house. She is a fantastic host. I particularly enjoyed the kale chips, homemade tangerine honey mead, buffalo heart, and the homemade beef jerky, as well as the good company :)
As a special guest, visiting from Arizona for South by Southwest, Angelo Coppola joined us. He has a weekly Paleo podcast called "Latest in Paleo" and is a cool guy to boot. Thanks to his wife Amy for the beef jerky. You can find the recipe for it on Angelo's website.
Since I've started a tradition of bringing desserts and having people guess the ingredients, I figured I'd do this again. I use a lot of the same ingredients in the desserts, which makes guessing easier for those who have played before.
The Caveman chocolate pudding pictured above is purposely not too sweet. My current feeling is that if something is overly sweet, we'll eat more of it than we're really hungry for. If you make this for a non-Paleo crowd, you may want to add a little Stevia or sugar. But taste it first before you do.
The pudding is suprisingly filling and contains about 75-100 calories per half-cup. I think you'll find that it doesn't spike people's insulin and is not nearly as addictive as traditional chocolate pudding, yet it still gives you the feeling of eating a sensuous dessert.
INGREDIENTS
1 1/2 cups sweet potato, cooked, peel removed, flesh mashed into measuring cup (I used Japanese sweet potatoes, which are white inside, but you could use the orange kind). Note: This is about 1 pound.
1-2 cups water -- First add 1 cup, then add more as needed.
1/2 cup coconut milk
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
very small sprinkle cinnamon (optional)
DIRECTIONS
Put all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.
Pudding can be eaten cold or hot. Try it hot--it's really good.
