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Baked Pumpkin Spice Donut Bites

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These are delicious, you’ve been warned!

Makes 28- 30 donut bites

What You Need:

Start with 2 medium/large bowls and separate with wet ingredients and dry ingredients

Wet Ingredients:

3/4 cup of canned pure pumpkin

1 egg

1/3 cup unsalted butter

1/2 cup of milk

1 teaspoon of vanilla extract

Dry Ingredients:

1 3/4 cup of all purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon of salt

1/2 brown sugar

1 teaspoon pumpkin spice

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Steps:

1. Mix together dry ingredients in one bowl and wet ingredients in another bowl. The mix wet ingredients with dry ingredients into one bowl.

2. Butter 2 mini muffin pans and scoop a tablespoon into each muffin cup.

3. Bake at 350 for 8 to 10 mins or until toothpick comes out clean. Oven time may vary.

4. While baking warm up 1 stick of butter in a small bowl until completely melted and mix together 2/3 cup of sugar with 1 tablespoon of cinnamon in another bowl.

5. Once the donut bites are done immediately toss in butter then sugar and cinnamon mixture one at a time. Serve immediately.

Enjoy!

*** You can also make ahead. Batter can be left in the fridge for up to 3 days! ***

Pumpkin Spice Waffles

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A great way to start Fall. Full of flavor and so yummy! Enjoy!

Servings: 10-15 large waffles or 20 to 25 small waffles

What You Need:

Wet Ingredients:

3 large eggs

1 1/3 cup of milk

1/4 cup pure maple syrup (the real stuff)

3 tablespoons of unsalted melted butter

1 cup of canned pumpkin NOT THE WHOLE CAN (save the remaining pumpkin for a different treat)

Dry Ingredients:

2 cups of all purpose flour

1/4 cup packed of light brown sugar

1 teaspoon of baking powder

1/2 teaspoon of baking soda

1/4 teaspoon of salt or “a pinch”

2 teaspoons of pumpkin spice seasoning

1 teaspoon of cinnamon

Steps:

1. In one large bowl mix together your dry ingredients. In another medium/large bowl mix together your wet ingredients.

2. Add the wet ingredients to the bowl of dry ingredients.

3. Heat up your waffle iron to a high setting and cook as directed to your waffle maker. ***Since these are made with pumpkin they can have a difficult time getting to that crisp texture but I have a tip below!***

serve these with whipped cream and a cinnamon apple recipe!

Waffle Making Tips:

• a good indicator that your waffle is complete is little steam or no more steam is present.

• waffle maker didn’t make them crisp the way you like it? No problem. Once waffles are complete pop them into your oven or toaster oven at 250 and bake them for a bit. Delish! (Toaster worker too if you made them enough)

• would definitely recommend freezing. Store in a freezer safe bag using parchment paper to separate the waffles. If you know you’re going to be freezing while making then definitely don’t aim for waffle perfection. Cook them a little soft so when they are reheated they are perfect! A yummy quick breakfast!

Peppered Sweet Corn

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What You Need:

2 bags of 12oz frozen corn

1 cup of milk or heavy cream

(I have tried both ways. If I don’t have heavy cream I just use milk. Heavy cream will make it thicker and provide a subtle change in taste)

1 teaspoon of pepper

1/2 teaspoon of salt

1/4 cup of sugar

8oz package of cream cheese

1 stick of unsalted butter

Steps:

1. In a medium sauce pan on low medium heat begin to melt the butter with the corn. Then add your heavy cream and cream cheese.

2. Once the cream cheese and butter are completely melted add the sugar, pepper, and salt.

3, Allow to simmer for 8 to 10 minutes. Adding more salt and pepper if necessary. Serve warm.

A yummy side for holidays, potlucks, or some delicious ribs.

Enjoy!

Cozy Little Christmas Playlist

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A little bit of indie, a little bit of jazz, my cozy playlist right now for baking, wrapping presents, or just a chill evening with family and friends.

If you have a Christmas song recommendation, please share! We’d love to hear it!

• Ribbons and Bows Kacey Musgraves

• Feliz Navidad Kacey Musgraves

• It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year Pentatonix

• Santa Baby Eartha Kitt

• What Is Christmas? Ryanhood

• You Make It Feel Like Christmas Gwen Stefani

• Merry Christmas Baby Lawrence

• Bells Will Be Ringing Calvin N. Emery

• Merry Christmas, Happy New Year Ingrid Michaelson & Zooey Deschanel

• Sleigh Ride Ryanhood

• Sleigh Ride Ella Fitzgerald

• Winter Wonderland The Andrews Sisters

• Let It Snow Kacey Musgraves

• Rockin around the Christmas tree Kacey Musgraves

• Cozy Little Christmas Katy Perry

• White Christmas Ingrid Michaelson

Simmering Pot Scents-Orange Peel, Spice, And Peppermint

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Your home is about to smell amazing!

This simple simmer pot recipe will give you all the feels! It’s absolutely heavenly!

This scent is great for the holidays and for your soul. It’s super easy and once you try it I bet you’ll be anxious to get creative with other simmer pot scents!

Get to it! It’s so easy!

Simmer Pot Scents – Orange Peel, Spice, And Peppermint

What You Need:

2 1/2 cups of water

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp nutmeg

2-3 drops of peppermint oil (optional)

Steps:

1. Pour water into a pot, bring to a boil, add ingredients.

2. Next, allow the aroma of this sweet scent to fill your home!

(May need to add water depending on how long you let this yummy smelling combination simmer)

And enjoy!