Pumpkin Spice Pancakes

So I had leftover pumpkin from my baking spree this weekend… So as a quick dinner before a coffee date I threw some pumpkin and spices into my GF pancake batter… because of course right after you workout you crave pancakes….. life. BUT anyways.. here it is :) 

Pumpkin Spice Pancakes:

There are many boxes of GF pancake mix out there… I use This and This or this
So…. Make the mix as it says on the box: Usually includes an egg, some oil, some milk, and some mix….. leave a little milk out of the recipe, you can add more later if needed and insert the following:

• 1tsp cinnamon 
• 1tsp pumpkin pie spice 
• 1/2 ground ginger
• 1/2 to 3/4 cup canned pumpkin 

 You can alter the spices and pumpkin as you wish… mix all ingredients and make as you normally would! 

Happy Fall Living!
~M

Gluten-free Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Cookies

Gluten-free Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Cookies 

Ingredients:

1/2 Cup Unsalted Butter

1/4 cup light or dark brown sugar

1 cup granulated Sugar Divided

1 tsp vanilla extract

6 TBS Pumpkin puree (I use Libby's or Organic puree). 

1 and a half cups gluten free flour RECIPE HERE

1/4 tsp salt

1/4 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp baking soda

2 tsp ground cinnamon divided

1 tsp pumpkin pie spice

1.4 tsp ground cloves 

1/2 cup white chocolate chips 

Directions: 

Melt Butter in microwave, In a medium bowl, mix in the brown sugar and 1/2 cup of the granulated sugar. Mix until lumps are gone. Add in vanilla and pumpkin until smooth. 

In a large bowl, toss together the flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, 1 and 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon,  pumpkin pie spice, and cloves. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix together.  The dough will be very soft. Fold in white chocolate chips. They may not stick to the dough because of the melted butter, but do your best to have them evenly dispersed among the dough. Cover the dough and chill for 30 minutes.  Chilling is mandatory.

Take the dough out of the refrigerator. Preheat the oven to 350F degrees. Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper. 

Roll the dough into balls, about 1.5 Tablespoons of dough each. Mix together the remaining 1/2 cup of granulated sugar and 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon. Roll each of the dough balls generously in the cinnamon-sugar mixture and arrange on 2 baking sheets. Slightly flatten the dough balls because the cookies will only slightly spread in the oven. (I used the bottom of a small glass bowl) 

Bake the cookies for 8-10 minutes. The cookies will look very soft and underbaked.  Remove from the oven and press a few more white chocolate chips onto the tops, if desired. 

Allow the cookies to cool for at least 10 minutes on the cookie sheets before transferring to a wire rack. The longer the cookies cool, the chewier they will be. I let them sit out for at least 1 hour before enjoying. 

Doing my best to enjoy this beautiful holiday weather and everything apple and pumpkin that can be baked! 

but the great baking season of Christmastime is right around the corner ;) 

Happy Living!

~M

Apples to Apples

Fall is my absolute favorite season for baking. It's almost awful how much I always want to bake!

Here is my absolute favorite Apple Crisp recipe adapted to be GF of course!

Old Fashioned Apple Crisp:

4 Granny Smith apples
2 tbsp ground cinnamon

2 TBS lemon juice

Topping:

2/3 cup Gluten free flour (Flour Recipe Here)

1 cup brown sugar

2 cup GF oats (I used Bob's red Mill) 

2/3 cup melted butter

I also added just a pinch of Nutmeg and Pinch of ground cloves 


Peel, core and slice the apples into medium slices (eighth to sixteenth) 

Place them in a bowl with the ground cinnamon and lemon juice and toss to coat

Lay the apples at the bottom of a ceramic casserole dish


For the topping, mix the flour and brown sugar in a large bowl, then add the Oats and mix well. Pour the melted butter over the mixture and again, mix well. Add pinch of nutmeg and cloves and stir until mixed. 

Sprinkle the topping evenly over the apples and bake at 375°F for about 30 minutes. 


Serve warm with a scoop of Vanilla ice cream

Enjoy! 

Happy Living!
~M