Desserts & Snacks

• Moist Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes

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  Moist Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes

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  • Servings: 24

  Ingredients:

  • 2 Cups Flour (All-Purpose or Whole Wheat)
  • 2 Cups Pumpkin Puree
  • 4 Eggs
  • 1 Teaspoon Baking Soda
  • 1 Teaspoon Baking Powder
  • 2 Teaspoons Cinnamon
  • 1 Cup Unsalted Butter, Melted
  • 1 Teaspoon Salt
  • 1 Cup Brown Sugar
  • 1 Cup Sugar
  • 1 Teaspoon Ground Ginger

  Instructions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350F. Line cupcake pans with liners and set aside.
  2. Add all ingredients to a large bowl and mix until combined.
  3. Divide batter evenly among liners. Bake for about 22-23 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
  4. Cool completely and, if desired, top with homemade buttercream frosting.

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• Baked Pumpkin Doughnuts with Vanilla Cinnamon Glaze Recipe

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  Are you sick of pumpkin recipes yet? I hope not, because this is not the end of them. I can’t seem to get enough pumpkin lately. I think I’m becoming obsessed!

  My first attempt at making doughnuts was a complete flop, so this time I decided to try baked doughnuts instead. For some reason, they seemed less intimidating.

  Thankfully, they turned out amazingly well – and they’re a bit (okay, not by much) healthier, too. Bonus!

  Baked Pumpkin Doughnuts with Vanilla Cinnamon Glaze

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  • Servings: 12

  Ingredients:

  • 2 Cups Flour (All-Purpose or Whole Wheat)
  • 1 Teaspoon Baking Soda
  • 3 Teaspoons Cinnamon
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1/4 Teaspoon Nutmeg
  • 2 Teaspoons Ground Ginger
  • 1/2 Teaspoon Salt
  • 2 Cups Pumpkin Puree
  • 1/2 Cup Olive Oil
  • 1 Cup Brown Sugar
  • 2 Cups Powdered Sugar
  • 3 Teaspoons Milk
  • 4 Tablespoons Butter, Melted
  • 1 Teaspoon Vanilla

  Instructions:

  1. Preheat oven to 325F.
  2. Spray doughnut pan with non-stick spray and set aside. Add flour, baking soda, cinnamon, eggs, nutmeg, ginger, salt, pumpkin puree, oil and brown sugar to a large bowl. Mix well.
  3. Spoon doughnut mix into a large icing bag (or a large zip-top bag works well, too). Squeeze batter into the doughnut pan.
  4. Bake for 13-15 minutes, then allow to cool completely.
  5. Add butter, icing sugar, milk and vanilla to a small bowl. Mix very well (glaze should be very smooth).
  6. Dip doughnuts into glaze. Serve immediately.

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• Fall Snack Mix Recipe

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  Fall Snack Mix Recipe

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  • Makes about 6 cups.

  Ingredients:

  • 4 Cups Mini Pretzels
  • 1 Cup Brown Sugar
  • 1/2 Cup Unsalted Butter
  • 1/2 Cup Candy Corn
  • 1/3 Cup Reese’s Pieces
  • 1 Chocolate Bar, Broken into Small Pieces

  Instructions:

  1. Preheat oven to 300F. Line a baking sheet and set aside.
  2. Add brown sugar and butter to a large bowl and mix well. Add the pretzels and spread out on your baking sheet.
  3. bake for 15-20 minutes, or until lightly browned.
  4. Cool completely.
  5. Break apart and add to a bowl with chocolate pieces, candy corn, and Reese’s pieces.

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• Black Bean Brownies Recipe

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  Don’t be scared – I promise that these delicious, fudgy brownies taste nothing like black beans. Just chocolate, chocolate, chocolate!

  Black Bean Brownies Recipe

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  • Makes about 12 brownies.

  Ingredients:

  - 1/2 Teaspoon Baking Powder
  - 3 Tablespoons Vegetable Oil
  - 1 Cup Chocolate Chips
  - 3 Eggs
  - 3/4 Cup Sugar
  - 1/2 Cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
  - 1 1/2 Teaspoons Vanilla
  - 2 Cups Canned Black Beans, Drained & Rinsed Well
  - Pinch of Salt

  Instructions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350˚F and spray a 8×8 inch baking dish with cooking spray.

  2. Process black beans in a food processor until smooth. Add eggs, oil, cocoa, sugar, salt, vanilla and baking powder. Process again until very smooth. Add 1/2 cup of chocolate chips and pulse just a few times.

  3. Pour batter into the baking dish and top with remaining 1/2 cup chocolate chips.

  4. Bake for 30 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.

  5. Cool completely, and then cut and serve (vanilla ice cream is a brownie’s best friend).

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• Grilled Peaches Recipe

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  Grilled Peaches Recipe

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  • Servings: 4

  Ingredients:

  • 4 Large Peaches, Halved & Pitted (Firm)
  • 1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
  • 1 Teaspoon Cinnamon
  • 2 Tablespoons Brown Sugar
  • 2 Tablespoons Butter

  Instructions:

  1. Heat oiled grill on medium heat.
  2. Combine brown sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl.
  3. Put 1/4 tablespoon butter on each peach half. Divide brown sugar and cinnamon mixture among all 8 peach halves.
  4. Cook for about 10 minutes on each side, or until peaches are tender and you see nice, dark grill marks.
  5. Serve with a scoop of ice cream or whipped cream.

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• Homemade Applesauce Recipe

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  Homemade Applesauce.

  

  I can’t believe how easy it is to make applesauce. I’ve been making ours for the last year and I wish I had started sooner.

  Not only does homemade applesauce taste much better than store-bought, it’s also a lot cheaper to make it yourself.

  Homemade Applesauce Recipe

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  • Servings: 6

  Ingredients:

  • 8 Apples, Peeled, Cored and Chopped
  • 1 1/2 – 2 Cups Water
  • 1/2 Cup Brown Sugar
  • 1/8 Teaspoon Nutmeg
  • 1/2 Tablespoon Cinnamon
  • 1 Teaspoon Vanilla

  Instructions:

  1. Combine apples, sugar, water, cinnamon, nutmeg and vanilla in a large pot.
  2. Cover and cook over medium heat for 20 minutes.
  3. Puree in a blender or food processor. You can also mash them yourself if you like your applesauce a bit chunky.

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• Healthy Strawberry Muffins

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  Healthy Strawberry Muffins.

  

  These muffins have been a favourite of mine for years now. I try to make them weekly when strawberries are in season – they are so good!

  They’re healthy (around 100 calories each, depending on the size), delicious and super easy to make.

  Healthy Strawberry Muffins Recipe

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  • Makes 12 muffins.

  Ingredients:

  • 1/2 Teaspoon Baking Soda
  • 2 1/2 Cups Oats (NOT Quick-Cooking)
  • 3/4 Cups Sugar (or Splenda, to make them healthier)
  • 1 Cup Greek Yogurt, Plain
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1 1/2 Teaspoon Baking Powder
  • 2 Cups Strawberries, Diced

  Instructions:

  1. Preheat oven to 400F. Spray muffin tins with cooking spray or line with foil liners (not paper).
  2. Add all ingredients, except strawberries, to your food processor and blend until smooth. Pour into a bowl and gently fold in 1 1/2 cup of the strawberries.
  3. Divide mixture evenly into your muffin tins. Top each muffin with additional diced strawberries.
  4. Bake for 25 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.

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• Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies

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  Recipe for Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies.

  

  Peanut butter cookies are a huge love of mine and this recipe satisfies my sweet tooth every single time!

  Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies

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  • Makes 2-3 dozen cookies.

  Ingredients:

  Cookies:

  • 1 Egg
  • 1/2 Cup Sugar
  • 1/2 Cup Brown Sugar
  • 2 Cups Flour
  • 1/2 Teaspoon Baking Soda
  • 1/4 Teaspoon Salt
  • 3/4 Cup Butter, Softened
  • 3/4 Cup Peanut Butter
  • 1 1/2 Teaspoons Vanilla

  Filling:

  • 2 1/2 Tablespoons Cream
  • 5 Tablespoons Butter, Softened
  • 3/4 Cup Peanut Butter
  • 1/4 Teaspoon Vanilla
  • 3/4 Cup Powdered Sugar

  Instructions:

  1. In a medium bowl, mix together flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
  2. In another medium bowl, mix sugar, butter, peanut butter, and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg, flour and vanilla and mix it all together.
  3. Refrigerate the dough for at least 1 hour.
  4. Preheat oven to 325F.
  5. Roll out the dough to a 1/4-inch thickness and cut out your cookies using a cookie cutter.
  6. Bake 15 to 20 minutes. Cool completely.
  7. To make the peanut butter filling, combine butter, powdered sugar, peanut butter and cream, and mix until light and fluffy. Use immediately, orrefrigerate up to 3 days.
  8. Spread 1-2 tablespoons of filling onto half of the cookies. Sandwich them together and you are done!

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• Valentine’s Day Popcorn Balls Recipe

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  Trish from Mom on Time Out shows you how to make Valentine’s Day Popcorn Balls for your kiddos (or spouse… or yourself!).

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• Valentine’s Ginger Crinkles Cookie Recipe

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  Rebecca from Simple as That shared a great Valentine’s Day treat on her site – Valentine’s Ginger Crinkles. YUM!

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