I have been a fan of pumpkin muffins for as long as I can remember and a couple of years ago I decided to try pumpkin pancakes for a fall Saturday morning treat. It was love at first bite! I try to keep them special and only allow myself to make them in the fall, but it’s not easy. These Pumpkin Spice Pancakes are light and fluffy and delightfully spiced. The pumpkin puree gives these pancakes a nice flavor and a rich color that just looks like fall. They are delicious when served with maple syrup and a sprinkle of cinnamon, but sometimes I splurge and top them…
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Crumb Coffee Cake
I love a good coffee cake with my coffee on Saturday morning. But there is no need to wait until Saturday morning to enjoy this Crumb Coffee Cake. The Crumb topping makes this coffee cake a little fancier than the Sour Cream Coffee Cake recipe already on my blog. There is something classic about a Crumb Coffee Cake and this one has the perfect ratio of crumb to cake. The cake is light and fluffy and the crumb topping is full of wonderful things like brown sugar and cinnamon. Buttermilk makes the cake extra moist and I know I’ve already mentioned it, but just take a look at how thick that crumb topping is.…
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Pumpkin Muffins
Fall officially starts this week!! Are you ready? I pulled out my fall decorations on Saturday and I’m loving how festive our house is looking. Now that it looks like fall in here it’s time for fall food. Let’s be honest here, I’ve been eating these Pumpkin Muffins for weeks and think they are the perfect way to celebrate the changing of seasons. Back when I was in college I had a friend who sent me regular care packages and she often included these muffins. Care packages with homemade baked goods were always a bright spot for a college student living away from home! After I graduated she shared the recipe with…
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Double Chocolate Donuts
I can’t believe it’s taken so long for me to share this recipe! These double chocolate donuts are delightfully delectable and a cross between the Baked Cinnamon Sugar Donuts and the Double Dark Chocolate Muffins that we already know and love. Chocolate donuts are hands down my favorite type of donut. And these chocolate donuts are tender and cakey and covered in a dreamy chocolate ganache. I call these donuts double chocolate for 2 reasons. First they are chocolate donuts covered in a chocolate ganache and secondly, they are double dipped in the ganache. Yes, you read that right, double dipped. Because one layer of ganache just isn’t enough. This ganache is everything…
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Honey Oat Granola
I’ve been a little quiet this week because I’m visiting family and trying to spend more time with them than on social media. No worries, next week we will be back on track and I have some exciting new recipes to share with you! Now on to the Honey Oat Granola. One night last week I decided to change up my favorite Dark Chocolate Granola and make a chocolate free version. I kept the coconut but added sunflower seeds for even more flavor and crunch. This granola definitely has a sweet and salty combo going on between the honey and brown sugar that is combined with the salted sunflower seeds…
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Baked Cinnamon Sugar Donuts
One of the great thing about these donuts is that they are baked not fried.
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Healthy Applesauce Oatmeal Muffins
Do you ever come across recipes that you had completely forgotten about? That’s what happened with this one. I found this recipe again last Saturday morning and it is just as delicious as I remembered. These Healthy Applesauce Oatmeal Muffins are simple, hearty and not overly sweet. Using old-fashioned oats in these muffins gives them a hearty texture. While the applesauce and brown sugar give them just the right amount of flavor and keeps them moist. These muffins freeze well and are perfect to pack in lunches. I’ve been enjoying them everyday this week! What’s your favorite type of muffin? Healthy Applesauce Oatmeal Muffins Ingredients: 1 cup old-fashioned oats 1 cup unsweetened applesauce 1/2 cup milk…
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Sour Cream Coffee Cake
Growing up coffee cake was one of the breakfast foods my mom made all the time, probably because it could easily feed our large family. I remember many breakfasts sitting around the kitchen table with my family, eating coffee cake and talking. Now this isn’t the recipe I grew up eating, But this cake tastes even better the next day. Yep, you heard that right, it tastes even better the next day. So go ahead, bake it the night before and then sleep in. The sour cream keeps the cake moist and gives it a delicious flavor. I love baked goods that include sour cream! Using melted butter in the topping creates little craters in the cake, these little pockets of…
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Refrigerator Bran Muffins
I think it’s safe to say that I have a slight muffin obsession. But honestly, can you have too many go to muffin recipes? I think not. Last year I went looking for a bran muffin recipe and once I discovered the inspiration for these I stopped looking. Not only are they delicious and healthier (applesauce replaces some of the butter), but the batter can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 14 days. Yep, you read that right. Once you make the batter you can let it sit in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks and when you are ready to bake them just give the batter a good stir before spooning into…
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Cinnamon Toast
Here’s another recipe where you are probably thinking to yourself that you don’t need a recipe for toast. But if you usually toast your bread and then spread butter on it and sprinkle a cinnamon/sugar mix on top you probably enjoy it. But if you want to take it from enjoy to love then you need to make this recipe. The secret is in spreading the butter and cinnamon/sugar mixture on the bread before toasting which creates a delicious caramelized topping. Now the recipe calls for 6 slices of bread, but this is going to depend on the size of the slices. Any sliced loaf bread, white or whole wheat will…
