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 SO GOOD! This is my third time making these muffins. The first time I made regular muffins which were awesome! The next time I made mini muffins which didn’t turn out very well (mainly because of my pan). Currently I am trying this as a loaf of pumpkin bread. Hopefully it turns out. I ended up doubling the recipe. Thank you for all of your delicious recipes. It’s nice to actually make healthy food that tastes good!
Can I use raisins instead of chocolate chips?
yep
I just made these and they were amazing!! If I wanted to cut back on the maple syrup a bit…what could I use as a liquid in its place? I was going to try to cut it back to a 1/4 cup but figure I need a liquid in its place.
I need to double this recipe for my family…..should I just double it exactly or is there an other modification I should make? Thank you!
not sure, i haven’t doubled the recipe, but I believe it would be fine!
Very tasty indeed! Made first batch two days ago. Going to make another tomorrow (Halloween) so I can have a healthy treat while my boyfriend hands out candy to the kids.
One question though: All the mini chips sank to the bottom of the muffin. I didn’t let the batter sit awhile before baking. Could this be why? Yours look like the chips are well distributed.
i’ve never experienced that before!
Delicious muffins! I used half as much maple syrup and coconut oil, added the chocolate chips and one ripe banana. These are some of the best paleo muffins I’ve had. My daughter loved them also.
Wow so many comments…don’t know if you’ll ever get to this one. I followed the recipe to a tee but ended up with a batter the consistency of thin soup. I used coco nut oil that was already in liquid form….is that where I went wrong. Seems so minor to cause such a dramatic difference. I even doubled the amt of coconut flour and it was still just liquid. I ladled the soup-batter into some muffin cups and all I can do is pray they might work out. Still can’t figure out where I went wrong. I know coconut flour is really absorbent….but mine seems dormant or something. It had been siting around for a number of months but smelled fresh? I tasted it and seemed ok….a mystery
I made these yesterday for my Fun Fabulous Fierce morning workout and guest speakers. They were a HUGE hit!
I quadrupled the recipe and put them into mini muffin cups (made 56 minis + a dozen regular sized muffins!).
They were delicious. My only regret is that I wish I had used cooking spray in the pans instead of paper cupcake cups. They were impossible to separate from the cups so we lost a lot of them.
So I made this today and it was incredible!! I tweaked the recipe a bit. I used agave and some honey instead of the maple syrup and a tablespoon or two more coconut flour, but it is by far the best bread I’ve made so far. Thanks for the great recipe 🙂
So I made these today! I made little bitty muffins. And they were SOOO GOOD! Soo good that I am making another batch right now. Thanks, Juli!