Pumpkin Banana Granola Bars

Seriously, these are amazing! Well, I say that about everything I make but still... I have been on a pumpkin kick lately because I am trying to use the pumpkin puree I made from carving pumpkins. It's working! :)

Here what you need:

2 cups oats

1 cup pumpkin puree

1 banana

1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips

1/2 cup brown sugar

2 teaspoons pumpkin spice

1 tablespoon coconut oil

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon baking soda

What to do:

1. First, mix all of the dry ingredients (oats, baking soda, chocolate chips, and pumpkin spice) together in a large bowl. 

2. In another bowl, mix the wet ingredients (pumpkin puree, coconut oil, vanilla, and brown sugar) together.

3. Mash up a banana, and add it to the wet ingredients. 

4. Combine both bowls together and mix well. 

5. Preheat oven to 350F degrees. 

6. Pour the mixture into a lightly greased 8x8 pan.

7. Bake for about 25 minutes. 

8. Cool and cut into bars. 

9. Enjoy!!! :) 

Pumpkin Chocolate Fudge

Pumpkin chocolate fudge! Seriously, this stuff is absolutely amazing, and it is allergy friendly! I could have eaten the entire plate too. Lol

What you need:

1 cup cocoa powder

1/2 cup coconut oil

1/2 cup pumpkin puree

1/2 cup pure maple syrup

1/3 cup powdered sugar

1 teaspoon pumpkin spice

2 tablespoons sunflower seed butter

Semisweet chocolate chips

What to do:

1. First, put all of the ingredients (minus chocolate chips) into a medium sized saucepan. 

2. Heat on low and mix well until all the ingredients are blended.

3. Pour into an 8x8 pan, and sprinkle some chocolate chips on top.

4. Refrigerate for about an hour, and then cut into bars. 

5. Enjoy! I bet you can't eat just one!! ;)

Pumpkin Candy Corn Chocolate Chip Cookies!

I have a ridiculous sweet tooth these days!! Lol! These are amazingly delicious too and peanut and tree nut allergy friendly! :)

Needed:

1 cup rice flour

1 cup wheat flour

1 cup pumpkin puree

1 tablespoon coconut oil

1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce

2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

2 cups candy corn

1/2 cup coconut sugar

1/2 cup vegetable oil

2 teaspoons baking soda

2 tablespoons cinnamon

1 teaspoon salt

1 tablespoon milk 

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 teaspoon pumpkin spice

What to do :

1.  Preheat oven to 350F degrees.

2. In a small bowl combine the pumpkin, coconut sugar, milk, vegetable oil, vanilla, coconut oil, and applesauce. Set aside

3. In a large bowl combine the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, pumpkin spice, candy corn, chocolate chips, and salt.

4. Mix the wet and dry ingredients together into the large bowl.

5. On a lightly greased cookie sheet, roll into small balls of dough. 

6. Bake for about 18 minutes.

7. Cool and enjoy! :)

Homemade Candy Corn

Who would have thought that you could make your own candy corn?! Well, you can!! It is allergy friendly too!!! :)

Here's what you need:

1 1/2 cup rice flour

1 tablespoon melted coconut oil

1 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup water

Food coloring

What to do:

1. First, melt the coconut oil in the microwave, and mix it up with the brown sugar and water.

2. Then, add the rice flour, and mix well. 

3. Separate into 3 balls.

4. Add 4 drops of yellow food coloring to one ball of dough, and mix well. 

5. Add 4 drops of yellow food coloring and 3 drops of red food coloring to another ball of dough. Mix well. 

6. Refrigerate the 3 balls of dough for about 1 hour.

7. Once refrigerated, roll the dough into thin strips, and place next to each other. 

8. Cut into small triangles. 

9. Place onto a plate.

10. Freeze and enjoy!! :)

Apple Volcano!

Making your own volcano is soooooo easy!!! It is a lot of fun too! :) In fact, I think the twins enjoyed it the most, and they are only 9 months old. Lol!

Needed:

1 apple

1 tablespoon of baking soda

1 cup of vinegar

What to do:

1. First, cut a hole in the top of the apple (like you are carving a pumpkin).

2. Fill in the hole with baking soda. 

3. Take your apple and vinegar outside or some place that you have extra space. 

4. Pour the vinegar on top and watch it explode! The twins were so fascinated by it, and Harry poured the vinegar on it.

Applesauce Play Dough

For some fun fall themed play dough, I made the boys applesauce play dough. Although, you could could play with it anytime. We are having a fall craft and activities, so this went perfectly! Plus, the play dough is 100% edible. The boys are pretty much all of it. Lol!! 

Needed:

3 apples

1 tablespoon cinnamon

1 cup flour (any)

2 tablespoons olive oil

Here is how you make it:

1. First, peel and chop up 3 apples, and place them it a medium saucepan with 3/4 cup water. 

2. Add 1 tablespoon of cinnamon and cook over medium heat for 25 minutes. 

3. In a large bowl, mix 1 cup flour and 2 tablespoons of olive oil together. Set aside. 

4. After 25 minutes, mash up the apples with a potato masher.

5. Add the applesauce to the flour and olive oil, and mix well! 

6. Have fun!!!!! :)

Homemade Butterfingers

Here's an awesome Halloween treat! I made our own Butterfingers, AND they are allergy friendly!!! They are peanut free, tree nut free, dairy free, wheat free, and gluten free! Score!!! Now almost everyone can enjoy these! This is awesome because my son is allergic to both peanuts and tree nuts, and he can enjoy a butterfinger. ;)

Here's what you need:

1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

2 tablespoons coconut oil

1 jar of sunflower seed butter

2 bags (16oz) of candy corn (Costal Bay)

**Note: The Costal Bay brand is the only safe brand of candy corn. It can found at the Dollar Tree.**

What to do:

1. First, melt the candy corn in a small saucepan on low while continously stirring. 

2. Once the candy corn is melted, add the jar of sunflower seed butter and mix well. 

3. Line a 9x13 pan with wax paper, and press the candy corn mixture on the wax paper. 

4. In a medium sized saucepan, melt the chocolate chips and coconut oil on low. 

5. Once melted, pour over the candy corn mixture and spread evenly.

6. Refrigerate for about 2 hours and cut into bars.

 

7. Enjoy!!!! :) 

**Note: Store them in the refrigerator too!**