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Happy Power Monday lovelies! How was your weekend? Mine turned out to be pretty great 🙂 Saturday started with a new Quinoa Flake breakfast! I used the Amazing Grass’s new Cafe Mocha Amazing Meal! It was yummy 😉 I used half the packet in the flakes and then later for lunch I added the other half to my blueberry green smoothie…lovin’ life!

I also went to the library and got my studying out of the way and some other homework I saw that would be introduced next week. But I hate to procrastinate so I got it done this weekend, win! I went to the grocery and then came home and cooked up a storm! Soup, bread, the works! I will be sharing all these recipes over the next couple of weeks because I did a lot of recipe development over the last two weekends! I totally burned my tongue eating the soup…happens every time, even though this soup was cooling for over an hour covered in the pot. I heated it up a bit in the microwave and well ya, it was hot. No patience here 😉 Saturday ended with a wonderful yoga session and some relaxing reading of an actual book, yay, back to my old habits! Sunday was spend just really being lazy. I took at name around 12:30 and woke-up around 1:40pm…So Good! Since I wake up at like 4:30-5ish on weekends, I think I deserve those naps anyway. Way back, I used to go back to sleep around 7:30-8am, but I just stay awake now and get things done 😉 Anyway after my nap I went downstairs to do some veggie steam action and as I was cleaning up and washing dishes I looked out the window and saw a few white flakes fall from the sky. It was snowing! But then I looked at the window thermometer and it read…65ºF. I guess it wasn’t snow :p This weather is being very weird. Apparently though it will be back in the low 30s later this week…joy.Read More

Simple and delicious pumpkin pancakes in a snap! Gluten-free, vegan, and single-serve, these pancakes are healthy and make a perfect seasonal breakfast recipe any day of the week!

***This post has been updated in April 2016. Original writing stands***

Hey there! How has your week been, it’s almost over and time for the weekend! I just wanted to pop in a share that Pumpkin Pancake recipe I mentioned on Monday. And if you aren’t loving anything about this week, well these pancakes will quickly change that, you’ll see. They brought a smile to my face last weekend and I am so ready to make them again this weekend! They were perfect fuel as well and filled me up for hours! If I have time though…Saturday I am taking an SAT II Literature (which is only an hour long, thank god!) and then Sunday is the Live Well Sports & Health Festival! I really would rather stay home and just do simple to-dos and prepare for the coming week on weekends. But sometimes having an event or quick outing makes the weekend seem a bit longer and I will take as much weekend as I can get! Okay, now the moment I know you are all on the edges of your seat for…

Pumpkin Pancakes

Pumpkin Pancakes

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Simple and delicious pumpkin pancakes in a snap! Gluten-free, vegan, and single-serve, these pancakes are healthy and make a perfect seasonal breakfast recipe any day of the week!

Author: Rebecca Pytell

Recipe type: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Serves: 1

Ingredients

⅓ Cup Bob's Red Mill Gluten-Free All Purpose Flour
¼ Cup Pure Pumpkin Puree
¼ Tsp Baking Powder
5 Drops of Vanilla Stevia
¼ Tsp Pure Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla Extract
½ Tsp Pumpkin Pie Spice (See Below for Recipe)
¼ Tsp Cinnamon (plus more for topping!)
⅓ Cup Water
Topping Ideas:
Maple Syrup
Protein Frosting: 1 TB of Vanilla Protein Powder + 2 TB Water (mixed)

Instructions

In a small mixing bowl combine the flour, baking powder, spice, and cinnamon, stir. Then add the pumpkin, stevia, and water, mix to combine.
Let the batter sit while you heat a pan over medium heat (wiped with coconut oil).
Once the pan is hot, pour half the batter onto the pan, cook for 3 minutes, flip once you see bubbles on the surface and the edges dry. Cook another 2 minutes and remove. Repeat for the other half of the batter.
Serve with your favorite pancake toppings!

Nutrition Information

Serving size: 1

You do not understand how happy I am that these came out perfectly! I was waiting to just grab a bowl and heat up some pumpkin quinoa flakes instead. The last time I made pancakes it just did not work, two batches in the trash and a very frustrated, angry, and starving Rebecca was left to clean up the mess! But I think the secret is making them small so they cook quick and you can flip them with out having the uncooked part get in the way. I also wish pancakes were quicker. I can only ever make them on the weekend when I don’t have to get ready for school, bummer. Although I know many people like to make a large batch and freeze them, I am just worried about freezing gluten-free/vegan cakes and the texture that will result when microwaved from frozen.

I also ran out of PP spice the other day and was going to pick some McCormick up when I went to the grocery. But then I saw the price…$6.48 for a tiny bottle! No way. I knew I had all the spices to make my own and an empty bottle to put it in so that’s what I did. So much more economical!

Homemade Pumpkin Pie Spice

Pumpkin Pancakes

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Easy as 1, 2, 3! Make your own pumpkin pie spice mix to bring the best flavor to the season!

Author: Rebecca Pytell

Recipe type: Spice Mix

Cuisine: American

Serves: 30g

Ingredients

2 TB Cinnamon
1 TB Ginger
1 Tsp Nutmeg
1 Tsp Allspice
¾ Tsp Cloves

Instructions

Measure out each spice and place in a mixing bowl. Whisk to combine.
Use a funnel and fill a bottle (I just used my empty 1.12oz (31g) McCormick bottle) with your spice!

So tell me:

+ Have any pancakes horror stories?

+ Do you make big batches and freeze them for during the week? I guess I can always try and see how it works, now that I have a perfect recipe!

+ Pancakes or Waffles? I have never made waffles from scratch, but I do know we have an old waffle iron in the back of one of our cabinets. That will be my next experiment because I could go for a good pumpkin waffle 😉

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