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Pumpkin Pancakes Cauliflower and Coconut Soup Pumpkin Pancakes (Does not taste like coconut)
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Ingredients
Ingredients
3 cups cauliflower
41eggs
Ingredients can chick peas
cup canned pumpkin 41/2 1eggs small bag green beans
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
1/2 cup canned pumpkin 1 carrot peeled, chopped Tbsp pure maple syrup 111/2 tsp pure vanilla
cup onion,extract chopped tsp cinnamon 11 Tbsp pure maple syrup 1/4 cup spinach tsp cinnamon pumpkin pie spice (optional) 11 tsp 6-8 cups vegetable baking soda 11/4 tsptsp pumpkin pie spicebroth (optional) 23-4 Tbsp melted butter milk or coconut oil cups coconut 1/4 tsp baking soda (plus extra for pan) 2-3 tsp tumeric 2 Tbsp melted butter or coconut oil !" #
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