Call me basic, but when the weather cools, I am allllll about the pumpkin flavors. I head to Trader Joe’s and buy all the seasonal pumpkin stuff, and it really is the start of a new season. There’s nothing quite like when that first Pumpkin Spice Latte hits my lips, except for when I indulge in these Pumpkin Pecan Muffins. These muffins are an adaptation of the recipe for my Gluten Free Banana Nut Muffins. They’re fluffy and light, while still feeling rich and indulgent. The pumpkin flavor comes from a fair amount of pumpkin in the batter, and are nicely spiced with signature pumpkin spice flavor. The streusel topping…
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Homemade Natural Peanut Butter
Peanut butter. It’s kind of a hot topic. Some people are allergic to it. Some have a legume intolerance or are eating paleo and can’t have it. However, LOVE peanut butter. I can eat it straight out of the jar with a spoon. There may or may not be a jar on my desk just for this purpose. The trouble is lots of store bought peanut butters have additives: Sugar, extra salt, weird oils, and even molasses. Not exactly the cleanest ingredients. Which is why I like to make my own homemade natural peanut butter. Making it your way! The cool thing about making your own peanut butter is that…
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Chocolate Chip Hazelnut Donuts
Anyone else eat Nutella straight out of the jar? Anyone? All of us? That’s what I thought. If you’re a Nutella fiend, you’re in the right place. Let me confess something right off the bat: I am not a chocolate person. Go ahead with the “what’s the matter with you?!” I can take it. In my world chocolate is okay in small doses. With one exception to the rule: I LOVE Nutella. Which is why I packed the flavors of the beloved chocolate hazelnut spread into these Chocolate Chip Hazelnut Donuts! Soft and cakey, gooey and chocolaty, and delightfully crunchy these are sure to be a crowd pleaser. When I…
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Best-Ever Gluten Free Banana Nut Muffins
I am the QUEEN of letting perfectly good bananas go to waste. So in an effort to counter my own personal madness, I am constantly on the hunt for ways to use my ugly, but super sweet and delish bananas. That’s how The Best-Ever Gluten Free Banana Nut Muffins were born. After a quick little Google, I stumbled upon Sugar Spun Run’s recipe for The Best Banana Muffin. They looked incredibly amazing and with streusel topping-gasp-my fav! I had to give them a try. One problem. They weren’t gluten free! With my proclivity for culinary tampering, I give you what I dare say are just as good, if not better…
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Gluten Free Millionaire Shortbread
How do you make millionaire shortbread into billionaire shortbread with a flick of the wrist? Add hazelnuts, of course! When I first went gluten free, I missed Twix bars more than I could ever explain. They are by far my favorite candy bar. I knew that the classic millionaire shortbread would be a great stand in. Shortbread covered by luxurious caramel, topped with chocolate? I’ll take 10 please! When I was researching how I wanted to make these bars, I looked at several classic recipes. So much inspiration, they all looked yummy, but all seemed a little…boring. So I wondered if I could take the classic Millionaire Shortbread and dress…
