Tag: fall baking

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins (Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Vegan Optional)

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins (Gluten Free, Dairy Free, and Vegan Optional) Makes approximately 20 muffins Ingredients: 2 cups gluten free baking flour (if you’re not gluten free, you can always use whole wheat flour in any of my recipes) 1/4 cup pure maple syrup 1 1/2 cups coconut sugar (if you’re allergic to coconut, you …

Gluten Free + Healthy Pumpkin Spice Muffins with Toasted Coconut + Apple Cinnamon

Last night the air was crisp, Tanner and I cleaned up our front yard and put a few Halloween decorations out, and this morning there’s a beautiful ocean breeze blowing ambiance of fall through the air and through our house. With all that nostalgia, it was time the scent of pumpkin spice filled our home as …

PB Blondies

Photo via The Comfort of Cooking So these little gems have been all.the.rage this week after K&K’s member email this week. But they’ve actually been floating around Pinterest & other clean eating & vegan blogs for the last few years…Can I just say I fell in LOVE with this snack/dessert after one of the lovely #TIUSanDiego …

My TIU Transformation

I’ve recently been getting a lot of compliments from friends and family recognizing my weight loss and muscle toning, and they’ve been interested in my “secret”. With positive feedback, always comes negative, however. (grrr) The good-‘ol backhanded complements all of a sudden keep flowing in like pesty flies… “Ummm, do you eat?” “You’re a t.w.i.g….” “Please …

Protein-Packed Fall Flap Jacks

Fall. Flap Jacks. Is there anything more festive than the term flap jacks?? I immediately think of the holidays. Add in pumpkin and pumpkin spice, and oh boy, that’s a recipe I can’t wait to get my hands on. Which is exactly what I wanted to do with these gems. It only took me six …

Pumpkin Spice Parfait

All my recipes these days are inspired by the Tone It Up way of life, and I LOVE when Karena & Katrina come out with new goodies for members of their nutrition plan, like this Pumpkin Parfait.   What’s a Tone It Up mama to do? This week, my husband & my little munchkin both came down …

Mom’s Pumpkin Bread: Modernized

Certain family recipes instantly remind me of particular seasons…my mom’s mouth-watering pumpkin bread is the first thing I can’t wait to bake (and eat for practically every meal) when fall is in the air. More than in the air, fall is officially in the kitchen. My mom’s original recipe is delish – I mean, how …