Two (Healthy-ish) Fall Fave Recipes!

It’s officially pumpkin spice season and here in South Florida, we have to create the fall atmosphere for ourselves because the weather is no indication that fall is upon us. Continuing on in the heat and humidity as we normally do, how exactly do we accomplish that fall feeling? One of my favorite things to do to create that atmosphere is to light a fall scented candle, turn the A.C. down, put on a good sweater, and whip up some of my favorite pumpkin spice recipes! Today I thought I would share with you two new healthy and yummy recipes that I found and have absolutely loved: Pumpkin Spice Oatmeal Muffins and a Pumpkin Spice Latte! I hope you enjoy!

Pumpkin Spice Oatmeal Muffins

NO FLOUR, SUGAR FREE, OIL FREE, DAIRY FREE

Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 32 minutes
Makes 14 muffins

Ingredients

  • 2 ½ cups old fashioned oats (9.3 ounces, toasted & ground)
  • ¾ cup old fashioned oats (2.8 ounces, toasted, optional: reserve 2 Tbsp. for muffin tops)
  • 1 ⅛ cups pumpkin puree (10.7 ounces)
  • 2 large eggs (lightly beaten)
  • 6 Tbsp. maple syrup (or honey)
  • ¾ cup canned coconut milk or dairy milk (full fat, skim, or 1%)
  • 2 tsp. real vanilla
  • 2 tsp. baking powder
  • ½ tsp. baking soda
  • ½ tsp. salt
  • 3 ½ tsp. pumpkin spice
  • Optional: ½ cup walnuts, raisins, dried cranberries, or chocolate chips

 

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 325. Place all oats on a baking sheet and toast until lightly brown, stirring once (about 4-6 minutes). Let cool to room temperature. (If you are in a hurry you can skip this step and use plain old fashioned oats, however the toasting adds flavor.)
  2. Preheat oven to 350 and prepare your muffin tin with liners. Don’t forget to lightly coat the liners with a cooking spray (we love the coconut oil cooking spray from Trader Joe’s). I actually forgot this step and my muffins weren’t too stuck to the liners, but they could have been because there isn’t any oil in the recipe, so it’s better to be safe than sorry on this one.
  3. Place 2 ½ cups of oats in a food processor and blend/pulse until they reach a rough, flour-like consistency.
  4. Combine pumpkin puree, eggs, maple syrup, milk, and vanilla. Mix to combine.
  5. Add both ground and unground oats to wet ingredients and allow to sit for 10-20 minutes (this allows the oats to soak and soften).
  6. Add the baking powder, baking soda, salt, and pumpkin spice. Mix until just incorporated. (The batter will be very thick).
  7. Optional: Fold in approximately ½ cup of walnuts, raisins, dried cranberries, or chocolate chips.
  8. Scoop batter into lined and sprayed muffin tin. Fill the muffin tins ⅞ full ( They don’t rise much).
  9. Bake at 350 for about 23-25 minutes, a toothpick inserted into the center of the muffin should feel firm. 
  10. Enjoy!

 

Notes // No pumpkin spice? Substitute: 2 tsp. cinnamon,1 tsp. ground ginger, ⅛ tsp. Allspice, ⅛ tsp. ground cloves, and ¼  tsp. ground nutmeg.

Nutrition
Serving size: 1 muffin
Calories: 123
Sugar: 8.9g
Fat 0.8g
Carbohydrates: 23.1g
Fiber: 2.5g
Protein: 4.4g
Cholesterol: 26.8g

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Healthy Homemade Pumpkin Spice Latte

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes 
Makes 1 

Ingredients

  • 8 ounces brewed coffee (or 1-2 shots of espresso_
  • ½ cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk (or milk of your choice)
  • 3 Tbsp pumpkin puree
  • ½ tsp pumpkin pie spice
  • ½ tsp vanilla
  • 2 tsp maple syrup (or sweetener of your choice)
  • Sprinkle of cinnamon

 

Instructions

  1. In a cup or saucepan, mix together almond milk and pumpkin puree. Cook on medium heat on the stove top or microwave for 30-45 seconds. 
  2. Remove from heat, stir in vanilla, spices, and sweetener. 
  3. Place mixture in a cup and use a frother to foam the milk. You can also use a blender -- just process for 30 seconds or until foamy. 
  4. Pour coffee into a large mug, add the foamy milk mixture on top. 
  5. Sprinkle with cinnamon and enjoy!

 

Nutrition

Serving size: 1 latte
Calories: 110
Sugar: 17g
Fat: 2g
Carbohydrates: 22g
Fiber: 3g
Protein: 1g

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XO,

Hailee Walkup
@cwlblog

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