all pumpkin everything, throwback thursday & a recipe

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since its thursday, that means its throwback time! once again, its a halloween throwback featuring two of my favorite people in the whole wide world! i don't know what i would do without my Gerhart girls who i have known since birth!

i am on the biggest pumpkin kick ever! pumpkin coffee, pumpkin crepes, pumpkin oatmeal, pumpkin brownies and tonight was pumpkin pasta and pumpkin cookies! pumpkin boasts health benefits too! it has loads of vitamin A, fiber, and vitamin C as well as many other nutrients. tonight for supper i wanted some non-traditional, savory pasta so i decided to try out a recipe for pumpkin sauce that i found online at Created By Diane. i plan on serving it over whole wheat shells with maple chicken apple sausage and a side salad. also, i already made up some cookie dough for later on. pumpkin for dinner and for dessert! these cookies are yummy and healthy and the dough can be refrigerated so you only have to cook your desired amount at a time! 

pumpkin oat cookies

1 1/4 c oat flour (or 1.5 cups oats ground in blender until flour consistency)

1/4 cup Splenda

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp pumpkin spice

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp baking powder 

1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce

1/2 cup pumpkin puree 

3 tbsp egg whites 

dark chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, nuts, craisins or other mix-ins of choice

1. preheat the oven to 350 degrees. spray muffin tin with non-stick cooking spray and set aside.
2. in medium size bowl, mix together wet ingredients (applesauce, pumpkin and egg whites). add in the dry ingredients and mix well. stir in mix-ins of choice. 
3. scoop 1/8 cup or 2 tbsp of dough into each muffin tin. these cookies don't spread so mold them to fit the muffin tin. bake for 10 minutes or until set. 

(slightly adapted from Dashing Dish)

some other pumpkin recipes i am dying to try are:

• Skinny Pumpkin Pancakes
• Pumpkin Quinoa Risotto
• Slow-cooker Pumpkin Sausage Chili
• Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Bars
• Low Calorie Pumpkin Cream Muffins

tomorrow begins Bama Weekend and i am so excited! i crossed most everything off my to-do list and we are Bama Bound the minute everyone is out of class. lucky for me, my one class got cancelled tomorrow so i can be ready whenever! pictures and stories are to come i'm sure! go vols! 

xoxo,

clp