Donuts are my happy place. I remember growing up on the swim team during the summer months of my adolescence and my mom would buy all of us a dozen donuts from the grocery store and I would eat probably 8 of them. And then go swim. I couldn’t get enough of donuts. And I had no idea what they were doing to my insides and in turn, showing up on the outside. Alas, that love for gluten dissipated but the love for donuts still burns bright. Luckily, I’ve been able to find some gluten free donuts at home and when traveling. BUT, I like making them and keeping them at home in the freezer so I can have one whenever I want one and I know exactly what is in it!
If you haven’t been on my site very long, you probably don’t know this but I have LOTS of donut recipes, since this obsession has gone on for years. Click here to check them all out! And then make all of them! Because they are so delish! And YES, investing in a mini donut maker is TOTALLY worth it. I found the one I own for only $12!
But enough about donuts! Let’s talk about real life going on over here! Because it’s been extremely busy lately. I feel like I’m home for just a couple days then I have to head back out again. I’m pretty much living out of a suitcase. A suitcase I hate. I need to get a new one ASAP. I just got back from San Francisco on Friday night and I leave to see a friend in Idaho on Thursday morning. But one thing I’ve started to love all because of traveling is PODCASTS!! After starting my own, now I want to listen to them all the time. On my flight, while walking around the airport, while walking my dog, while driving anywhere, or just instead of watching TV. I first started with Serial because EVERYONE recommended it then I moved on to Accused. Then I ended up watching 3 documentaries on Netflix about murder mysteries, like the Amanda Knox documentary. That stuff is so interesting…but so so so so depressing. And now I’m constantly having nightmares. One nightmare I woke up from and felt like I couldn’t move. Like I was actually debilitated from fear in my dream. That’s effed up.
So, obviously, it’s time to move on to new podcasts. Some happy go lucky kind of podcasts. Like Girls Gone Wod. And whatever else you guys recommend. Is there any podcast you’re obsessed with right now!? I need something new for my flight to Idaho! My husband even bought me noise cancelling headphones yesterday…which are crazy by the way! You seriously can’t hear anything around you. How amazing are those going to be when there is a screaming baby on the flight?! AMAZING!
Pumpkin Latte Donuts
- Yield: 10-12 donuts 1x
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup pumpkin puree
- ⅓ cup maple syrup
- 3 tablespoons ghee, melted
- 2 eggs, whisked
- 1 tablespoon cold brew coffee
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 tablespoons coconut flour
- 3 tablespoons tapioca flour
- 1 teaspoon espresso powder
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- pinch of salt
For the glaze
- 2 tablespoon raw almond butter
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
Instructions
- Preheat mini donut maker.
- Place pumpkin, maple syrup, ghee, eggs, cold brew coffee, and vanilla extract in a food processor and puree until smooth. Then add coconut flour, tapioca flour, espresso powder, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda & powder, and salt and puree once more until smooth.
- Grease donut maker with coconut oil spray or whatever you have on hand. Use a spoon to scoop mixture into each donut mold. Follow directions for mini donut maker and cook however long directions recommend. Repeat until all batter is gone. This should make about 10-12 mini donuts.
- Mix together all ingredients for glaze in a bowl then dip each individual donut into the glaze and place on a wire rack to let the excess glaze drip off. Serve immediately!
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Can you put this in a waffle maker..?!
i’m sure! haven’t tried it but it’s the same thing haha!
would a donut PAN work for these?!?!
LOVING all the podcast reccos, i’m SO gonna start listening to many of these….. I listen to Barbell Shrugged on occasion, i need to add more to the arsenal !!!
i have no clue, i only made them in the donut maker so i’m not really sure if they would work in a pan
Balanced Bites is a winner obvs… But I don’t think I need to tell you how awesome Diane and Liz are!!
I adore the Simply Human podcast with Mark and Rick – they are bloody hilarious and you gotta love a bit of boy humour whilst also learning! Haha! You would love it!
Okay I feel like it’s really crucial to not only recommend the best podcasts I know, but also the best episode. One time, I was going on a cross country road trip and asked facebook for their faves – it was a treasure-trove of podcast goodies. So here you go!
*Death, Sex & Money – Why You’re not having sex; Cheating Happens; Siblinghood
*Invisibilia – How to Become Batman (this is incredible)
*Hooked on Pop -The Weeknd Dance of deception
*The American Life – Switched at Birth (it is jaw-dropping, one of their all time best); If you don’t have anything nice to say, say it in all caps (a writer confronts an internet troll, so that might be gratifying to hear)
*The Ted Radio hour is always interesting
*The Tim Ferris show – best interviews are with Sofia Amuroso, Whitney Cummings, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Tony Robbins and Triple H
Can’t wait to see what other people recommend. Have fun listening!
So, totally a guilty pleasure but I’m in sales and I also drive an hour to get into my territory every day so I live for podcasts as well as trashy tv when I get home lol.. so Stassi Schroeder from Vanderpump Rules has a podcast that I listen to. Not one I listen to every time, because it’s not always interesting,, but it’s a good guilty pleasure when she has people like Jax (recently!) on. Yours and girls gone wod (when you’re on) are the only other podcasts I listen to but I am trying to branch out!!
So excited you got noise cancelling headphones!!!! They are GAME CHANGERS. Sometimes on flights I just turn them on and listen to nothing. It makes my own little bubble of quiet in a hectic travel day.
My fav podcast right now is the Run Up. It’s by the New York Times, and examines facets of the presidential campaign. I thought I was over the campaign- but this is really interesting. Like they had a TV critic on last week comparing Trump to Tony Soprano.
i can’t wait to use them on my flight on thursday!
So many podcasts, so little time. I’m really into true crime and the law, so I love all of the following:
– Undisclosed
– Truth & Justice
– Breakdown
– Real Crime Profile
– Sword & Scale
– Crime Writers On…
– Criminal
– SYSK
– Freakonomics Radio
– Science Friday (my kid loves these)
damn! you’re really good at podcasting! added all of these to my list!
If you are looking for a funny podcast, try the dollop. It’s 2 comedians – one tells the other a crazy story. Some are better than others -episode #3 about competitive endurance tickling was one of my faves.
sweet, thanks krista!
OMG YOU HAVE TO LISTEN to LIME TOWN! It is soooooooooooo creepy! Keep in mind that it is fictional-at first I was like-WHOA IS THIS TRUE?!?
Its totally not real but its amazing and creepy and so entertaining-its kind of set up like Serial. You will love!
ooo I’m into it! thanks for the recommendation!
So many podcasts, so little time!
Barbell Shrugged
Girls Gone WOD
Straight Up with Stassi
Serial
Sword & Scale
Girlboss Radio
The Splendid Table
I listen to a few others but these are the ones I listen to weekly.