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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Yum! These were delicious. While they were moist, they weren’t overly so or too eggy like I find most paleo muffins to be. I increased the pumpkin to half a cup and replaced the chocolate chips with cacao nibs. I also baked them 10 minutes longer than called for.
Wowwww! Bought a can of pumpkin which is like gold here in Ireland ages ago and decided to make these today .. had one while it was still a bit warm and the chocolate was gooey – so delicious! I also have loads of pumpkin left so I will have to make more 😉
I tripled the recipe because I have hungry teenage boys in my home. I thought 35 minutes sounded like a long time for muffins, so I checked them at 29. They were burned. I’m so bummed. The ingredients are pretty pricey, not to mention the time involved. I should have listened to my gut. I’m thinking 17-18 minutes would have been plenty of time.
tripling the recipe probably changed how the muffins cooked, which may be why they burned…
Grateful for this recipe… just started my daughter on a grain free diet to aid in her anxiety treatment, had already been gf for 4 years. She was pleased as punch to discover she can still have muffins! Oh, the rest of my family loves this recipe, too 😉
so glad to hear it! that’s awesome 🙂
Perfect balance of spices! I used grass-fed butter instead of coconut oil, and added 2 TBS. of Arrowroot flour. I feel like the Arrowroot made them a little more cakey. I only needed to bake them for 30min. The first time I made them they came out a little over baked when they were in for 35 min. Must be my oven. Delicious! My go to recipe for pumkin muffins! Thank you!
I’ll be honest, not all of your recipes work out for me but this one I LOVE. I’ve made this at least once every fall since discovering it. Taken it to brunches, potlucks, etc. I saw your Pumpkin Apple muffin recipe and want to make that next.
These are SO good!! Probably the best pumpkin muffins I’ve ever made, Paleo or otherwise. I halved the chocolate chips to cut down on sugar and added chopped walnuts.
If you have a similar banana nut muffin recipe, I need it.
These were amazing, but are they really 347 calories per muffin??
absolutely no clue, i’m not a calorie counter
Do you have any recipes that you know the Carb Count on? I have a nephew with Type 1 Diabetes and we are looking to find recipe substitutions that have low carbs in them. Do you have any suggestions or recipes on where to get these?
i have no clue, i’m sorry. you could input my recipe into a calorie calculator online if you just google search that
have made these several times now – so delicious! brought them to my daughter’s nut-free school this morning for a teacher appreciation luncheon. thanks so much!