This post includes my recipe for AIP fruit cobbler. There is also a story to it and I’ll share that too!
I started eating an Autoimmune Paleo diet, also known as AIP, in January 2017. I had to stick with it for a full six months during my treatment with a functional medicine doctor. Since then, I’ve been able to add some things back to my diet, but even then, my diet is extremely restricted by anyone’s standards.
When it comes to desserts, I still need to keep them Autoimmune Paleo compliant. I’ve learned that sugar, grains, eggs, and dairy are the big food groups that create a lot of inflammation in my body. It’s no fun living in a body that is inflamed so I do my best to control the inflammation.
I’m reminded of how sensitive I am to food every time I cheat on my diet. The next day I wake up with painful joints in my fingers, and in worst cases, I feel the pain in my hips and knees. When I eat these foods for a few days in a row, then it leads to more symptoms like brain fog, weight gain, and irritability.
I’ve become really in tune with my body’s health status. The desire for a greater quality of life with my loved ones drives me to do what some people call the impossible with how strict of a diet I have to keep up for the rest of my life.
The Making of AIP Fruit Cobbler
After a few months of eating an AIP diet, I was proud of myself for sticking to such a hard diet. I missed eating dessert so I decided to make an AIP compliant dessert I could make for special occasions. Typically, I’m not one to go to a recipe book or Pinterest to look up a recipe. Instead, I usually get creative in the kitchen and put together ingredients that I think will taste good together. My recipes are usually from trial and error of tasting and improving!
I played around with this fruit cobbler recipe a few times. It’s so good that even the picky eater in my family likes it. It quickly became the only dessert I wanted to make for my AIP diet for its great taste and how easy it is to make. Although, for anyone on an AIP diet, we need to watch our honey and fruit intake so this recipe should be reserved for every now and then as a special treat.
AIP compliant fruit cobbler that tastes so good and it's so easy to make! Click To TweetThe Key Ingredients for AIP Fruit Cobbler
Tigernut flour is the secret ingredient to making an AIP compliant fruit cobbler. (It’s available by the pound on Amazon.) Tigernut flour is the perfect alternative to oats because it has a similar flavor.
All the ingredients (except the fruit) are available on Amazon.
TigerNut Flour
Arrowroot Starch / FlourCinnamonBaking SodaSea SaltHoney (my favorite brand)Coconut Oil
- 4 cups fruit, frozen (suggestions include peaches, blueberries, marionberries and even a mix)
- 1/4 cup Tigernut flour
- 1/4 cup arrowroot starch
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/8 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/4 cup coconut oil
- 1/4 cup honey
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- Add the frozen fruit to a medium size baking dish. (I use a Pampered Chef round covered baker.)
- Combine the dry ingredients in a mixing bowl.
- Then, add the honey and coconut oil to the mixing bowl.
- Mix the ingredients together using the back of a fork to combine.
- Pour the mixture over the frozen fruit.
- Place in the oven with the lid on for 30 minutes.
- After 30 minutes, remove the lid and bake for another 15 minutes.
- Tip: For smaller fruit like blueberries, cooking time may be a few minutes less.
I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as I have! Please share this post to have a saved copy to refer back to and to share with others!
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This looks really good! I don’t know much about the Autoimmune diet, but I know my mom suffers a lot from those symptoms…I will definitely send her the link to this!
That’s a great idea and thanks for visiting! Your mom can also benefit from the post, My Experience on an Autoimmune Paleo Diet.
Yummers! I cant wait to make this. I love tigernut flour.
Do you melt the coconut oil first?
Hi,Kirstin! You definitely can. I do for some recipes, but this is my go-to recipe when I need a quick dessert so I usually just mix it in with the back of a fork or pastry cutter.
Hi! This recipe looks delicious. I’m allergic to coconut and was wondering if palm shortening or avocado oil would work? Since you don’t melt the oil first, I’m thinking maybe palm shortening might be closer to the right consistency. What would you recommend?
Hi, Kenna! I’ve used avocado and palm oil, but I haven’t used palm shortening. Avocado oil made the topping thinner, but I have a child that prefers avocado oil in her food. You could try using palm shortening and experiment. Now I’m interested in trying palm shortening for this recipe because I love to experiment. 🙂
Hi,
Can you please tell me the fruit has to be frozen or can fresh fruit be used? Also if using fresh fruit should the cooking time be reduced? I have a lot of apples from apple picking and would love to use some up by trying this recipe. Thanks for any guidance you could give.
Hi Kim! I’ve used fresh fruit for AIP Fruit Cobbler with great results. When using fresh fruit, I’d recommend checking the cobbler after 30 minutes of cooking time and every few minutes after that for readiness. Enjoy!
Is there a substitute for Tigernut flour? I don’t have that on hand
Hi, Alice! Cassava flour is a great substitute.
Yum!! This was really good. I made it for non AIP guests and followed the suggestion to double the topping. My non AIP guests had it with a scoop of ice cream. I put some whipped coconut cream, really good!! Will make this again.
Thank you for this recipe. I have Lupus and have been on Aip for the last year, very restrictive just as you mentioned. Looking forward to trying something different.