Grain-Free Pumpkin Pancakes

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Get Up and Go Muffins

By Alex@Spoonful of Sugar Free On February 7, 2012 · 32 Comments

After my wisdom teeth saga was over, the baking fever took over. The days of lying around in pain were behind me, and all I wanted to do was bake!

Looking around the cabinet, I spied a half-used bag of oat bran. What [...]

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Healthy, Homemade Gifts

By Alex@Spoonful of Sugar Free On December 18, 2011 · 8 Comments

I’m glad everyone loved my Holiday Gift Ideas. Now, as promised, are my favorite homemade, food gifts for the holidays:

Chocolate Mint Crinkle Cookie Dough Bites

The favorite holiday cookie turned healthy! No-one can resist these because they [...]

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Grain-Free Pumpkin Pie Bars with Creamy Frosting

By Alex@Spoonful of Sugar Free On December 1, 2011 · 63 Comments

Happy December 1st!

I’m very excited for this Christmas season. My house has already been decorated with cinnamon-scented candles, stuffed snowmen, pictures of Santa, and, of course, the Christmas tree. Now I’m ready to start on the Advent Calendar!

For me, the flavors of pumpkin and cinnamon [...]

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Healthy Pumpkin Pie with Pecan Crust

By Alex@Spoonful of Sugar Free On November 19, 2011 · 14 Comments

Time has flown by! I completely forgot to post the recipe I teased you all about a couple weeks ago. Before I knew it, Thanksgiving has caught up with me.

Thanksgiving Countdown: 5 days

Eeek! Time sure does fly. Before we [...]

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An Apple a Day

By Alex@Spoonful of Sugar Free On October 30, 2011 · 16 Comments

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

We all know this saying. Apples are full of fiber, vitamins, and minerals, not to mention versatile and tasty for recipes and snacking. Fall is known for colorful leaves, colder days, and apples! One of my favorite memories is of picking my own apples from an orchard [...]

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Roasted Sweet Potatoes and Apples

By Alex@Spoonful of Sugar Free On October 21, 2011 · 19 Comments

Are you ready for more cinnamon?

When I think of flavor flavors, all I think of is cinnamon. And lots of it.

Cinnamon in Fruit Crisp, Granola, and Breakfast Bread:

Most of all, though, I think of [...]

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A Use for Figs

By Alex@Spoonful of Sugar Free On October 16, 2011 · 12 Comments

Remember those figs I bought about a month ago?

Well…I tried experimenting with a healthy fig newton, but that didn’t turn out very well. I tried eating them plain, and didn’t like them too much. Then I froze them for later.

A couple days ago I looked in my freezer and saw the [...]

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Pumpkin Spice Latte Granola

By Alex@Spoonful of Sugar Free On September 23, 2011 · 27 Comments

Happy Fall Everyone!

Today is officially the start of Fall (or Spring if you’re in the Southern hemisphere), so it’s time to whip out those can openers for those dozens of cans of Pumpkin you’ve stored up.

What? You don’t excessively hoard pumpkin?!

Oh well, I guess that’s just me.

Do you know what goes [...]

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Breakfast Bread

By Alex@Spoonful of Sugar Free On August 2, 2011 · 43 Comments

I used to buy a delicious bread at my local grocery store called Breakfast Bread, but it was full of white flour and sugar.

Fast forward to now when I don’t eat gluten or sugar. Does that mean I can’t have my beloved Breakfast Bread? No! I can make my own that tastes even better!

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Grain-Free Pumpkin Pancakes

By Alex@Spoonful of Sugar Free On July 14, 2011 · 32 Comments

The mystery pancakes were Pumpkin Pancakes! So Val and the Flourishing Foodie were right!

I know Pumpkin is not a summer flavor, but it is full of vitamin A, fiber, and it is delicious! I saw a huge can of it at the store, so I had to [...]