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Baked apples made with 7 wholesome ingredients. Topped with heavy whipping and chocolate drizzle for a bit more decadence. 

As soon as Fall begins its descent on the Midwest I find myself foraging for leaves, acorns, pinecones, you name it. We live a block away from the forest and this is my absolute favorite time of year to go as many times as I can. My family is on board on the weekends and my dog never says no. Weekends are also a time for us to make a lovely Saturday night dinner. And of course, dinner is not complete without dessert. 

Apples, butter, cinnamon, oats, flour, and slivered almonds. Thinly sliced apples are baked with a layer of simple ingredients. It doesn't get any easier. I think this recipe would be great with sliced pears too. 

I added heavy whipping cream and a generous drizzle of chocolate. Here you can switch out the chocolate for caramel if chocolate is not your thing.  This is a classic recipe and perfect for an intimate dinner party or when you just want to up your dessert game. 

INGREDIENTS

5 -6 apples, peeled and sliced

2 tablespoons butter cut into pieces

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

3 tablespoons oats

1 tablespoon flour

2 tablespoons slivered almonds

pinch of salt

DIRECTIONS

Heat oven to 350°. Spray baking pan with oil. Place apple slices in baking dish. In a separate bowl mix together butter, cinnamon, oats, flour, almonds, and salt. Pour crumble on top of apples distributing evenly.  

Bake in oven 25 to 30 minutes. Serve with whipped cream* and drizzle of chocolate**.

*To make a quick whipped cream- Place heavy whipping cream in a blender and blend until thick. Serve immediately. 

I made this loaf of bread

From the thoughts inside my head

To give to a guy named Fred

These fudgy brownies are made with pumpkin puree, cocoa powder, sesame oil and drizzled with tahini. They're eggless and bake up in 30 minutes!

I wanted to post this recipe weeks ago but needed to recipe test it several times. In the food blogging world it’s important to confirm that it’s a good recipe. The third times a charm, they turned out great! And with eggless baked goods that’s not always easy. 

I’ve made this recipe more than three times and the one thing that gets me is the tahini looks different each time. The first time it was all bubbly on top and the second it was all crackly. This photo is the third time and it’s bubbly with some cracks. I tried another batch and bought a different tahini. I was hoping for smoother results. This tahini did not disappoint. I buy it at Target. No this is not a sponsored post. I just really like the consistency of the tahini. 

There is one cup of sugar in this recipe but they are not overly sweet. The texture is moist, bouncy and the tahini is creamy. If you are in need of an eggless brownie recipe that has been tested several times and yields the same results each time, then you are in the right place. 

Makes 12 plus pieces

INGREDIENTS

1 cup sugar

1/2 cup cocoa powder

2 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/3 cup sesame oil

1 cup all natural pumpkin puree

1 cup water

2 tablespoons vanilla extract

3 tablespoons tahini ( I use Pepperwood Organic Whole Seed Tahini)

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Spray a 9 x 9 square cake pan with oil and set aside. 

In a medium bowl mix together sugar, cocoa powder, flour, salt, and baking powder. Set aside.

In a separate bowl mix together sesame oil, pumpkin puree, water, and vanilla extract. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and stir to combine. 

The best ever 9 ingredient eggless chocolate chip cookies. These  chocolate chip cookies are made with maple syrup and bananas for sweetness. They are sure to be your new favorite healthy cookie. 

These eggless chocolate chip cookies are brimming with healthy ingredients.  Ripe bananas and a touch of maple syrup give them the sweetness all cookies deserve. Oats give them some texture and makes them ok for breakfast. I know maybe that's pushing it. One of my taste testers said chocolate for breakfast? He looked surprised. That's a good thing. You can easily switch out the chocolate for dried  fruit. These bake up in under 30 minutes. 

I put together a video for this recipe and it’s bare bones in my kitchen using my iPhone. I’I’m very new to the world of video so please be kind if you see it. I’m looking pretty awkward. Got to start somewhere. I’m posting it on Instagram in my stories.

INGREDIENTS

4 tablespoons salted butter, melted

1/4 cup pure maple syrup

1/4 cup milk

2 ripe bananas equal to about 1 cup

1 cup all-purpose flour

1/4 cup oats

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup dark chocolate chips

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and set aside. 

Mix together melted butter, maple syrup, milk, and bananas. 

In a separate bowl mix together flour, oats, baking powder, and salt. 

Mix wet ingredients with dry. Stir to combine and add chocolate chips. 

Scoop 2 tablespoons for each cookie onto parchment paper.