Breakfast - Baked Pumpkin Donuts - Guilt Free

Here in Colorado we are in full swing of Fall, so we are baking like crazy with Pumpkin of course.

We've made and just finished baking these

Guilt-Free Baked Pumpkin-Apple Sauce Donuts

Here's the recipe:

Preheat Oven to 350 degrees

1 3/4 Whole Wheat flour

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

1/3 cup Ground Flax Seed (optional)

1/3 cup Canola oil

1/2 cup brown sugar

1 egg

2 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/3 cup canned pumpkin

1/3 Apple Sauce

1/2 cup milk

**Mix all Dry Ingredients

** By hand or with an electric Mixer, Mix Wet Ingredients. 

**Slowly add Dry Ingredients to wet, try to keep a bumpy consistency.

Spray your Donut pan.  In this case, I used my Mini-Donut pan I bought from Amazon.

You can use a pastry bag or a Zip lock bag to "Pipe" out the donut to fit perfectly.

Bake for 10-12 minutes.

(Here in Colorado, due to the dry air, I bake a lot on the Convection setting.  If you choose to do this, bake time should be 11 minutes.)

Enjoy, and if you bake these, I'd love to hear what you think!

Kid-Friendly Baking Recipe.

And here's another one: 

{Famous Guilt-Free Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies }

Recipe Here

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{Guest Post} - Occasionally Crafty - Chocolate Peanut Butter Caramel Rice Krispy Treats

Hi, everyone, I'm Valerie from Occasionally Crafty! 

 My sister Laura and I have a fun little corner of the blog-o-sphere where we can share our favorite projects and recipes with everyone.  We do a little of everything-- card-making, vinyl decor, gift ideas, seasonal decor, and sewing projects.  And of course, we have to throw in some delicious treats and dinner recipes once in a while!

 I'm really happy to be here on Hilani's blog to share something delicious with you!

This post deserves a thank you and you're welcome.

* Thank you to Duck and Decanter, a local Phoenix restaurant, for providing the recipe that is about to make you fat.

*And, you're welcome.  Because I know you are going to make these and love them.  If you have someone you can make them for, your waistline might thank you, too.

This is a simple recipe- but it adds something to the everyday Rice Krispy Treat.  Don't get me wrong- even though I'm 30-something, I still like a good RK Treat.  But add some gooey caramel.  And some creamy peanut butter.  Rich chocolate.

Okay, getting to the recipe, I promise.

Here's your ingredients:

Rice Krispies- about 7 cups

3 Tbsp butter, plus more for buttering dishes and utensils

1 10 oz bag of marshmallows

14 oz bag of caramels

2 tsp water

1 1/2 cups creamy peanut butter, divided

1 tsp vanilla

12 oz bag of semi-sweet or dark chocolate chips (there are two in my pictures because, apparently, I had two half-full bags in my pantry.)

Start out like you usually make your RK treats.  Melt your butter and marshmallows together in a pan, then stir until smooth.

Add the vanilla.

Add the cereal and stir until well coated.  

Press into your prepared 9x13 pan.  I usually butter the back of a wooden spoon and press, but you could certainly butter your (clean) hands and do it.    

Chill RK in the fridge.

Unwrap your caramels, and add them, along with a few tablespoons of water, to a saucepan.  Stir frequently until all melty and smooth.

Add 1 cup peanut butter

And stir until well combined.

Remove RK from fridge, and spread the peanut butter/caramel layer over the top. 

Stop and lick the spoo.  You'll thank me. It's amazing.

Return RK treat to fridge.  In ANOTHER saucepan (yes, you'll have a lot of dishes to do), melt the chocolate bits, being careful not to scorch the chocolate.  Keep the heat on low.  

When it's smooth, add the 1/2 cup peanut butter and stir until well combined.  Delicious.

Remove RK from fridge AGAIN, and pour the chocolate layer over the top of the caramel layer.  Try to cover evenly.  

You might want to lick the spoon again.  Really.  

Return RK to the fridge AGAIN, and let chill for at least an hour.   Remove and cut into squares or rectangles.

These are much less messy to cut if you do it right out of the fridge, but my poor RA-riddled wrists had a hard time with it.  

However, these are best eaten at room temp or only slightly chilled.  

Enjoy!

Here's the recipe (right click to save to your computer):

I hope you make them and love them- let me know if you do!  You can find me (and my little sis) at our blog and on Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest.  I'd love to see you there!

Thanks for having me, Hilani!  Have a great week!

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Pull-Apart Pizza Bread

For our February Pinterest Girls Night In I decided to make a pull-apart pizza loaf.  I've seen so many flying around the net, I just had to make one. 

I enjoyed putting this together because it was super so easy and turned out very yummy. One thing I did learn was to add double the pizza/spaghetti sauce I originally used.  I didn't want it to be too soggy.

Pull Apart Pizza Bread

Tidbits:

Preheat over to 375

Prep time: 8 minutes

Cook time: 20 minutes

Ingredients:

An Everything flavored loaf Bread, those extra flavors sealed the deal

2 Cup bag of Italian Shredded cheese, 1 cup used

1 Garlic Clove, minced

2 Cups of Pizza/Spaghetti Sauce (this is the new measurement)

1/2 cup of Parmesan Cheese

Step 1:

With a serrated Knife, cut slits lengthwise and vertical

    

Step 2:

Chop up your garlic cloves finely. I used my pampered chef handy, dandy chopper.

Step 3:

Add your Minced Garlic to the center of the cuts

Then, add the 2 cups of sauce all over and deep inside.

Step 4:

Sprinkle with both cheeses, as well as, push down inside.

Bake for 20 minutes and Voila...it turned out so good!!

Enjoy!

        

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Pinterest {Girls Night In} - January

Pinterest has, in the past month, grabbed so many new followers/subscribers 

that I wasn't too surprised when I found out some close girlfriends 

were enjoying this healthy addiction, daily like me.

After a month of countless hours spent searching and finding super awesome stuff all over the internet, now available in one place, my girlfriend Casey and I decided we needed to find the time, once a month, to come together for a Girls Night In.  The main focus for our monthly get together's would be to pair a Pinterest Project with Wine and a Pinterest Recipe.  The idea sounded heavenly so about 2 weeks later, last night, we had our first Girls Night In. 

The Evening went a little something like this:

"OMG, How are you? I haven't seen you in what seems like forever, except for on Facebook." a sound of group laughter filled the air, because everyone can relate. "Me too, seems like the days rush by so much faster than I remember, why is that?" 

followed by Adult/Mommy ADD...

"Ohhhhh, what did you bring?  Hey, I saw that, did I pin it?"

I brought this, super easy to do.

Strawberry, Chocolate Nachos

In surround sound, after sampling, "Yum!"

Then, another friend brought this:

Antipasto Kabobs

With one more:

Pretzel Bites

All the food was de-lish, I'm so glad I didn't eat dinner.  Sadly, it wasn't a balance meal, however, it was for a girls night in, sealed with a nice glass of red Pinot.

As for the projects, there was a sewing machine, which in fact was not mine, 

a glue gun, corks, jewelry and paint...

I decided to redo an old frame with cork inside, (I think Pinterest justifies hoarding...haven't decided just yet), and have it hang on our Garage door so I can put notes or just 

about anything else on it.  

I'm sad to report, I don't have a before, but here's the Finished Product.

("Take more pictures next time", I wrote myself a note. )

After

Here are links to the Projects my girlfriends attempted:

Wine Cork Letter

DIY Braided Bead Bracelet  (try and say that five times)

Valentine's Day Ribbon Wreath

Ringlet T-Shirt Scarf (up-cycle of old shirt)

Recycle of Old Curtains into new Couch Pillows

It was a super fun night, and I highly recommend those thinking to start their own Pinterest Girls Night In, go for it.  It's a great way to remember busy schedules can stop to spend time being creative with those you enjoy.

For those looking to learn more about Pinterest, 

The Happy Housewife has a great Article about it.

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