Yummy Weekend Recipes

Ready for some good eats? Here are two brilliant foods that I ate over the weekend. One is a quick and easy snack, the other a breakfast/lunch/dinner/dessert. Make ‘em. Eat ‘em. Love ‘em.

Pumpkin Yogurt

• ½ cup plain yogurt
• 1 tbsp canned pumpkin
• Dash of cinnamon
• Stevia or other sweetener to taste
• ¼ cup dried fruit, nuts, or cereal (or all of the above)

Mix it up and enjoy!

Chocolate Chip Almond Scones

I used the same recipe I used for the Almond Raisin Scones with a few little tweaks.

• 1 ¾ cup GF dough mix (must have XANTHAN GUM) 
• 1 ½ tsp cream of tartar 
• ½ tsp baking powder 
• ¼ tsp salt 
• 2 tbsp cocoa powder 
• 3 tbsp sugar/Xylitol 
• 4 tbsp butter cold 
• 2/3 cup vanilla yogurt 
• 1 large egg, lightly beaten 
• 1 cup almonds, chopped 
• ¾ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips 
• \Rice flour (for dusting) 
• 2 tbsp milk (brushing on top) 
• Powdered sugar (optional) 

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Combine flour, cream of tartar, baking powder, salt,  cocoa, and sugar. Pulse a few times in food processor. Add butter and pulse 15-20 times until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Add egg and yogurt and run food processor for about 10 seconds or until it makes a large lump of dough. Transfer dough into bowl and fold in chocolate chips and almonds. Dump dough onto lightly floured surface (rice flour) divide into 8 to 10 equal parts. Make the dough into whatever shape you like (I chose triangles), about ¾ inches thick. Place on greased cookie sheet or one lined with parchment paper. Cook 25-30 min. Dust with powdered sugar.

Eat them alone...

...for breakfast...

...or as dinner.

Enjoy the deliciousness.

Pumpkin Streusal Cheesecake Bars

I made these 3 times over the course of Thanksgiving week. They are amazingly good.

• 1 cup canned pumpkin
• 2 8 oz packages cream cheese (low fat), softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp nutmeg
• 1/2 tsp ground ginger
• 1 box General Mills yellow cake mix
• 1 cup pecans, chopped
• 2 eggs
• 2 tbsp whipping cream

Heat oven to 350°F. In medium bowl, stir together cake mix and pecans. With pastry blender or fork, cut in butter until mixture is crumbly. Reserve 1 cup mixture for topping. In bottom of ungreased 13x9-inch pan, press remaining mixture. Bake 10 minutes.


In large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Add remaining ingredients; beat until well blended. Pour over warm crust. Sprinkle with reserved topping.

Bake about 35 minutes or until center is set. Cool 30 minutes. Refrigerate about 2 hours or until chilled. For bars, cut into 6 rows by 4 rows. Store covered in refrigerator.

Pumpkin Pancakes

I am going to warn you. These are very dense. I could only eat one and a half and I was stuffed. They are super delicious and sans oil! 

• 1 ¾ cups Bob’s Red Mill Pancake Mix
• 3 tbsp canned pumpkin
• 4 tbsp xylitol or sugar
• ¾ cup almond milk- For thinner batter, use more almond milk or water.
  
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp nutmeg
• ½ tsp vanilla extract
• Optional: Coconut oil

Combine all ingredients in a large mixing bowl and mix well. Heat large frying pan to med high heat. Add ½ inch worth of melted oil to the pan (if your pan is non-stick, this may not be necessary).

I made the rest of these without oil. No stick!

 Put 2-3 tbsp of batter into pan (about 4 inch pancakes). When the batter begins to bubble, flip and cook for about 2 more minutes or until golden brown. 

Sweet enough to eat by themselves! I dipped mine in almond milk!

  Makes about 8 pancakes. Enjoy!

Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal

In keeping with the pumpkin trend of fall, I decided I wanted to have some pumpkin flavored breakfast. This is awesome.

• 1/2 cup oat meal
• 3/4 cup water (you can do half water/half almond milk for a creamier taste)
• 2 tbs. canned pumpkin
• cinnamon
• nutmeg
• agave

Bring liquid to a boil and add the oatmeal and pumpkin. Turn to med/low temp and let it simmer until it absorbs the moisture.

Add cinnamon, nutmeg, and agave to taste.

Now, the oat meal is good like this. However, it was missing that little wow factor that I always strive for. As i searched through my fridge, it came to me.

 

BAM!

A splash of vanilla creamer completes the deliciousness. Enjoy.