I’m really into eating today. How does that time of the month change a woman’s eating habits? It really makes no sense. I think it’s the placebo effect. We just think that we want more food during that time of the month because that’s what we have been told all of our lives. Period = chocolate. Chocolate = bloating. Bloating = Omg, periods are the worst. When really, it’s just the 18 pounds of M&M’s we consumed that are actually the worst. Maybe I’m making all of this up. I don’t think that can really be considered a placebo effect. Damnit. Are you as lost as I am? Moving on.
I just put brownies in the oven. What a beautiful day.
So this weekend was pretty damn uneventful. I did get a bit too drunk one night and found myself awake at 6:15am with a stomach ache that could kill a small child. Thankfully, I had some leftover pumpkin cream donuts in the fridge along with leftover sweet potatoes. So this is what I did. I put 2 strips of bacon in a pan, then added the sweet potatoes, then eggs on top and fried the eggs. All while eating the stuffed donuts. Alcohol makes you crave carbs. I don’t know if that’s a fact, but I’m going to say it is since it’s sugar. Sugar makes you crave more sugar. Which I craved all weekend. Alcohol AND that time of the month, oh hells no. Kill me now. It’s like the atomic bomb of sweet cravings in one weekend. That was a poor analogy. Back to the point. After stuffing my face with food and watching Spongebob Squarepants while shivering in our 60 degree house, I went back to bed until 9am. Then you know what I did? I went to the gym. And had a pretty great workout. All it did was offset all the food I ate, but whatevs. Have you ever done the ‘Bring Sally Up‘ workout thingy? I can’t squat nowadays, so I did it with a press. It was delightfully miserable.
I’m not really sure how many movies I watched this weekend, but too many. I have no idea how people spend their weekends inside, on the couch. My back actually hurts from sitting too much. But there are movies out there to be seen, and sometimes you just have waste your money and body to be hip with the times. I finally watched the entire movie The Great Gatsby. I don’t know if I ever actually read that book in high school. Guessing no because I used to only read the clif notes to everything when I was in high school. I was a rebel. And hated following the rules. And listening. And doing what I was told. Anywho, I wasn’t impressed with the movie. It was a bit of a downer. I understand movies not having super happy endings, but I’d like to be warned ahead of time. I like paying for movies that are going to give me an ending worth watching. That make me think all relationships turn out perfect. And give me a skewed perception of happiness. Now that’s my kind of movie.
Does it make anyone else uncomfortable when people talk about their divorce via Facebook status? Hand raised over here.
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins
- Yield: 5 1x
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup pumpkin puree
- 1/3 cup maple syrup
- 1/4 cup coconut oil, melted
- 3 eggs, whisked
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup coconut flour
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/8 teaspoon powdered ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- pinch of salt
- 1/2 cup Enjoy Life Mini Chocolate Chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Mix together wet ingredients in a bowl: pumpkin puree, maple syrup, coconut oil, eggs, and vanilla extract.
- In another bowl, whisk together coconut flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, ground cloves, powdered ginger, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
- Pour dry ingredients into wet ingredients and mix well.
- Fold in chocolate chips.
- Use an ice cream scoop to scoop batter into silicone muffin liners.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes
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Can I sub co flour for almond?
you could but you would need a lot more almond flour and i’m not sure how much
Im allergic to coconut. As well as all tree nuts!! BLAH!! I usually use gluten free oat flour in place of almond flour, 1:1 ratio. Works like a charm.
I love your recipes! Can you make some more with almond flour that I can use? T
Thanks for all the laughs. Your blog is awesome. I swear I dont read it at work, and laugh out loud. Im not on the internet, noooo…….
I too have a coconut allergy. Just found out 2 weeks ago with lab tests. It’s been hell trying to take it out of my life. It’s even in soaps and toothpaste!! major sad face.
FANTASTIC, I made these muffins this afternoon for my 2 hungry girls after school 13yr & 10yr . Im trying to cut down on sugar & eat more healthy. Most recipes I have tried have ended up tasting dry & tasteless . Yours was a WINNER.
I added a few more things & they turned out really moist & yummy.
Added – dates ( dont ask me how many , but just popped them in at the end of cooking pumpkin for a few seconds to soften up then mashed with pumpkin. maybe a handful )
Deleted the coconut flour ( didn’t have any ) & added 1 cup almond meal & 1/3 cup of desiccated coconut. It was a bit sloppy, so added a dash of wholemeal flour to get write consistency.
Girls gave them a 8/10 & 9/10 , I think thats pretty good , as 1 is a real chocolate lover. They tasted a bit lite a big chocolate truffle – but healthy.
Only problem they are all gone now & will have to make some more.
Regards
Helen D – Australia.
Usually it goes that for every 1 cup of almond flour you replace it with 1/3 cup of coconut flour + 1 egg + an increase in liquid. For this recipe, you would probably want to reduce it to 2 eggs and use 1 cup of almond flour. But like Juli said, coconut flour and almond flour don’t even have the same consistencies so it’s tough.
Pinning this recipe though because I prefer recipes without nut flours and only coconut 🙂
i agree!
Omg this looks amazing!!!
right!?!
Making, making , making!
Made these and they were fabulous!
getting me through my shutdown blues. it’s like having your period and not getting paid all at the same time (poo poo poo)
Ahhhh omgomgomg. I am so happy you made these :). Making like today! 🙂
I just made some pumpkin chocolate chip cookies with coconut flour and I’m loving the flavor! Will make these soon!!
What was your recipe for pumpkin coconut flour cookies. I have so much coconut flour and want to make use of it because it’s gluten free for my little one who doesn’t eat gluten.
YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY!!! I have one question – I have everything BUT maple syrup! Can I substitute honey? Would that mess anything up but possibly flavor? I ran out last week and I’m not grocery shopping until tomorrow – but I want to make these TODAY, lol!
Yeah that would work! It won’t be totally the same flavor but still great!
I definitely crave carbs more during that time of the month! Scientific fact! I agree with everything else that you wrote. Except for this recipe only making six muffins. I have a family of 7 to feed here! I think I shall put them in mini muffin tins and then everyone gets a tiny taste.
5 muffins is what I meant. it’s too early.
I’d like to make these for a halloween party – did the mini muffins work out? should I double the recipe?
Does anybody know what the weight is for girls doing Bring Sally Up with squats? His tweet said 135 for guys.
95#
Oh yes. Hand raised so high here too! It’s actually really irritating me lately. WHY do people feel the need to share all their personal business with the world??!! It is just not attractive.
On a positive note, this recipe looks to be the perfect medicine for my own TOM sugar/all-food-in-general/how-am-i-so-hungry cravings which are going on right this minute…. So thanks for reading my mind!
Just to clarify: what irritates me is when people are giving details about what their ex is doing to them, how much of a jerk he/she is, how they’re ruining their life etc. I’m not trying to watch a soap opera play out on Facebook! Deal w/ that stuff in private! On the other hand, I like people being open enough to say what is on their mind IN GENERAL TERMS, so I can know they’re struggling and need a friend, etc.