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Avoiding Scary Sugary Snacks!

10/18/2019

Don't let one of the best seasons of the year be ruined by overly sugary snacks and treats, here are some delicious options that your family will love!

Happy October, everyone! I hope this fall has been a beautiful season for you and your family. Fall is such a fun season, don't you think? You get to get dressed up, decorate your home, visit pumpkin patches, carve jack-o-lanterns, explore corn mazes, go apple picking, and several other fun fall activities. But the one thing that can spoil it all is the huge amounts of sugary candies and treats that seem to overload this time of year. That can be scarier than any ghost story or haunted house! But don't worry! I have found some very delicious and fun alternatives for you and your family that won't ruin your fun fall activities or get in the way of eating the rainbow!

I did a little digging and found these very fun and delicious recipes for you and your family to try during this spooky season. I just know they're going to be a hit! I would love if you would try them out and let me know what you think. Enjoy!

Candy Corn Popsicles!
What You'll Need:

One Cup Coconut Milk (If you'd like, experiment with your favorite form of non-dairy milk)
One Forth cup of agave nectar (or any kind of sweetener that you prefer!)
A half-cup of plain Greek yogurt. (You can use non-dairy versions of this as well.)
One banana
One cup pineapple
Two oranges
A half-cup of mango pieces

To Create:

In your blender or food processor, mix in your coconut milk, yogurt, and agave until the mixture is smooth.
Pour about one inch of this mixture into Popsicle molds. Save the rest of this mixture for the next layers! Put molds into the freezer for about 20 to 30 minutes.
Blend half of this first mixture with your oranges and mango until smooth. Pour it a glass and set aside.
Blend the remaining half of the first mixture with the banana and pineapple until smooth. Pour this mixture into another glass and set it aside.
Once the first layer is slushy, pour in the orange layer until there is a little over an inch left. Put the molds into the freezer again for another 30 minutes.
Once the second layer is slushy, top off the Popsicle molds with the yellow layer.
Place Popsicle sticks into the molds, and return them to the freezer until they are completely frozen.
Enjoy!
For a spookier look you can add in blended strawberries or raspberries. Blend them until smooth, and wait until all three layers are slushy. Poke holes down into the molds with skewers and pour the blended berry juice into the small holes. Wait until the Popsicle's are completely frozen, and enjoy!

Surprise Pumpkin Cookies
What you'll need:

A half-cup of coconut oil
One can of White Beans
One cup coconut sugar (or your favorite kind of sugar)
A half-cup of canned pumpkin
Two large eggs
A half teaspoon of vanilla extract
Three and a half cups of all-purpose almond flour (you are welcome to use your favorite flour!)
One teaspoon of pumpkin pie spice
One teaspoon baking powder
One teaspoon of salt

To Create:

Take your white beans and puree them in a blender or food processor. You'll need a half cup of bean puree.
Blend your coconut oil, bean puree, pumpkin puree, and sugar until mixed well. Then, blend in your eggs.
Next, add vanilla and all of your dry ingredients. Blend and mix until the dough forms.
Dust the dough with a generous amount of almond flour while it is still in the mixing bowl.
Pour dough out of the bowl onto a cooking pan or cutting board and turn it over multiple times until it is coated with flour on all sides.
With a rolling pin, roll out the dough until it is about 1/3' thick. Pick out your spooky cookie cutter of choice and cut shapes out of the dough.
Place all cookies on a large nonstick baking sheet.
Bake cookies at 400 degrees for 6 minutes or until cookies are golden brown.
Decorate with your choice of cookie decorations - and make them extra spooky with a scary face!
Enjoy!

I hope you enjoy these fun and spooky treats, and I can't wait to hear how you decided to decorate your cookies! Until next time, enjoy this beautiful fall weather and don't let those sugary treats spoil your fun!

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Flaxseeds, the Oldest Super Food!

9/22/2019

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It's just a simple seed, right? One of the oldest grains in the world might be the key to your best health yet, and it is so simple to add to almost any recipe!

Hello Friends! How is it already September? I hope your little ones have enjoyed their first few weeks back at school, and you're enjoying the last (very warm) summer days! Did you enjoy my recipes last month? This month we are going to be talking about one of my favorite items to cook and bake with, Flax Seeds! Again, these little seeds haven't just been a trend in recent years. They are one of the oldest superfoods in the world and have a really interesting history.

These little seeds have been cultivated as early as 3000 BC in Babylon. They were cultivated in ancient Egypt and China and played a huge role in Asian medicines for thousands of years. Powerful leaders like Charles the Great and Charlemagne ordered their subjects and warriors to eat them for their incredible nutrients. They were once called "Linum Usitatissimum" meaning the most useful, and for good reason.

Today these seeds are categorized as a superfood and called one of the most powerful plant foods on the planet. Rightfully so!

They are loaded with nutrients! You will find protein, fiber, Vitamin B1 and B6, calcium, iron, magnesium, potassium, and more within them.
They are high in omega 3 fats.
They are a source of lignans, which could reduce your risk of cancer.
They are a great dietary fiber.
They might help with cholesterol, blood pressure, help control blood sugar and help prevent diabetes and heart disease.
They help control hunger, helping with weight loss.
They are incredibly versatile when cooking. It is so easy to add them to almost anything.
It comes in different forms. Seeds, oil, and ground seed. This makes it even easier to consume and cook with!
You only need 1 tablespoon a day to receive all of these incredible benefits. Although doctors prescribe not going over 5 tablespoons a day.

So in celebration of this incredible seed and the fall season upon us, I wanted to share this incredible recipe celebrating both! Here is a yummy recipe for Pumpkin Flax Seed Muffins! I hope you enjoy this recipe and try it out. If you do, please share your results and what you think!

What You Will Need:

Two Tablespoons Pumpkin Seeds
One teaspoon of Vanilla Extract
Three tablespoons Agave Nectar
2 Eggs (or egg substitute of your choice)
Half cup of vanilla almond milk (or milk of your choice)
One and a half cups Pumpkin Puree
One teaspoon Pumpkin Pie Spice
1 teaspoon baking soda
Half teaspoon baking powder
Half cup Suncanat (or sugar substitute of your choice)
Half cup ground Flax Seed
Three fourth cup of 100% whole wheat flour (or flour of your choice!)

How To Prepare

Preheat your oven to 375. While it is heating, grease a twelve cup muffin pan or line it with baking cups
Combine your flour, flaxseed, Sucanat, baking powder, baking soda, and pumpkin pie spice into a mixing bowl. Then add all of your wet ingredients, your pumpkin, almond milk, eggs, agave nectar, and vanilla. Blend all of this well until it is smooth.
Pour your newly made muffin mix into the muffin cups. Once all the batter is poured out, sprinkle your pumpkin seeds onto the top of the batter.
Put your muffin pan into the oven for twenty minutes or until a fork comes out clean after cutting into the center of your muffin.
Enjoy!

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