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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This recipe is awesome!! I just made it for the 2nd time, and this time I didn’t quite have 1/3 cup of maple syrup, so I mixed it with a little raw honey. I also didn’t quite have 1/4 cup of coconut oil (I have got to remember to check these things before starting a recipe) so used a little ghee. I also added some walnuts since I had so many left over from making your pumpkin granola recipe, and after adding them to my giant vanilla bean cookies earlier this week (big frickin’ bag of chopped walnuts). They are still amazing. I only have a jumbo muffin tin, so I only get 4 muffins out of this recipe, but I’m super excited to have big @$$ pumpkin chocolate chip muffins!!
Holy ‘tastiness!!! Made these at 3am the other morning with mini donut maker. Only had four left for my kiddos breakfast. Doubling it from now on! Super moist and yummy, not overly coconutty-I swear my son has coconut radar any time I put any amount in anything and he gladly ate these right up. Also tried experimenting with sweet potato instead of pumpkin and sub raisins for chocolate. So so versatile. Good thing canned pumpkin isn’t seasonal. This is my go to indulgence. Thank you!!
A-mazing! This is the first paleo/primal baked good that blows a conventional recipe out of the water. Crazy moist and tender, not too sweet, so pumpkiny. I’m pregnant and have been hard core craving pumpkin muffins… I wish I could give you a hug.
Mine turned out tasting like straight up eggs:( I’m not sure what I did wrong, but they middle of them was VERY gooey and like I said tasted like straight up eggs….any thoughts on what might have gone awry?
I have absolutely no clue why that would happen. I’ve made them many times and that’s never occurred
I’ve made these three times now… awesome recipe, thanks! I like them best cold out of the fridge.
First time – didn’t have baking powder, still good. Just a little more wet/dense.
Second time – didn’t have eggs – used chia ‘eggs.’ This was a horrible idea.
Third time – followed recipe, turned out great
Glad I quadrupled this recipe (I didn’t know what else to do with the pumpkin). Absolutely love these!!
O M G ! Just made these with my 6 year old.! We LOVE them. I actually doubled the recipe and used only half of the maple syrup and 1/3 cup choc chunks! Made 11 good sized muffins!
Thank you!!
thank you for this awesome recipe! I have just prepared the muffins 🙂
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Just made these (in my tiny little German oven) and they’re delicious! I also doubled the recipe, thanks so much and hello from Stuttgart, Germany : )
I made this recipe exactly as stated- except I used honey instead of maple syrup- one of the greatest things I have ever baked. My boyfriend, brother and mom loved them- they couldn’t believe it WASNT loaded with flour & sugar.
Definitely the recipe I will keep around for when I want to impress. Thanks for this =]