Easy Chocolate Covered Pretzels
How to make chocolate covered pretzels using any kind of real chocolate, instead of candy melts. The white chocolate with sprinkles is a hit! These simple, sweet and salty treats make a perfect homemade gift.
The holidays inspire me to bake a TON. Some of my favorite sweets to make are healthier sugar cookies and candy cane cookies. And here’s why: BAKING CHIPS.
I can’t resist them. That innocent baking aisle that normally has plain Jane chocolate chips seems to EXPLODE with awesome variations during the holidays… heath bar chips, snicker bar chips, and peppermint patty chips… I’m such a sucker. And what’s one of the best things to make with baking chips?
Chocolate covered pretzels, of course.
Healthier Sugar Cookie Recipe
This sugar cookie recipe makes soft & chewy cut out cookies that keep their shape and are healthier than most. Plus a simple icing that’s just sweet enough! Use this great recipe, along with other favorites like Candy Cane Cookies and Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies for your favorite cookie decorating party or all year long!
Decorating sugar cookies at Christmas wasn’t a tradition in my family growing up.
We made chocolate chip cookies for sure, and even brownies, but setting a day aside to specifically make and decorate sugar cookies just didn’t happen in our house.
My step-mom though, started this tradition with my own kids when they were barely old enough to walk.
My step-mom now lives with Jesus, so it’s up to me to carry on her tradition of decorating cookies at the holidays with the kids.
6 Ways to Stay Healthy During Holiday Travel
We pack two main items to stay healthy during holiday travel, essential oils & natural medicines, and use these other home remedies to stay healthy! Every couple of years we spend the week of Thanksgiving with Mr. Crumbs’ family in Outer Banks, North Carolina. Eight adults and seven kids share three floors of anClick to Continue »
Healthy Homemade Chocolate Pie
Easy recipe for healthy homemade chocolate pie, the perfect no-bake dessert! Made in a homemade pie crust and filled with delicious cocoa chocolate mousse. When you spend a lot of time cooking in the kitchen during the holidays, sometimes it’s nice to make something EASY for a change, am I right? Maybe something no-bake andClick to Continue »
Delicious Eggnog Smoothie
Enjoy the deliciousness of eggnog year-round with this protein-packed eggnog smoothie recipe. Made with wholesome ingredients and nothing artificial. This holiday treat is easy to love, like my Gingerbread smoothie, because it is super clean, naturally gluten-free and full of healthy ingredients! One day as I was flipping through my favorite cookbook, Nourishing Traditions, IClick to Continue »
How to Make Brown Sugar
Save money & learn how to make brown sugar using two ingredients: sugar + molasses. Results in soft & healthier brown sugar that you can use in any recipe, like chocolate chip cookies or maple pecan blondies. Have you ever started a recipe, pulled out everything you needed, and didn’t realize until halfway through youClick to Continue »
Slow Cooker Pumpkin Chili
Easy pumpkin chili made with ground beef in the slow cooker. Paleo approved and can be modified to be vegetarian. You can even add black beans for extra protein! Get the delicious pumpkin flavor from canned pumpkin or make your own homemade pumpkin puree! Two weeks ago I woke up with a hankering for pumpkinClick to Continue »
Pumpkin Cookies with Naturally Sweetened Cream Cheese Frosting
Easy recipe for soft & chewy pumpkin cookies made with healthy ingredients, like fresh pumpkin puree! Iced with naturally sweetened cream cheese frosting. You can even add chocolate chips! I may even admit they are better than pumpkin swirl black bean brownies! Do you ever feel like you need a classic go-to recipe for fall?Click to Continue »
Apple Pie Overnight Oats
Apple Pie Overnight Oats are a healthy breakfast that requires no cooking, like overnight steel-cut oats, and tastes like apple pie! You can make this fast breakfast sugar-free, gluten-free, and even vegan if desired! Make it the night before so it’s ready to eat on the go. Add a boost of protein with my favoriteClick to Continue »
Healthy Homemade Pumpkin Pie
Easy recipe for the best, healthy homemade pumpkin pie made with homemade pie crust. The delicious filling is made with fresh or canned pumpkin puree and homemade pumpkin pie spice. When I was a kid, I used to eat Thanksgiving dinner just so I could have pie. Granted, I liked the green bean casserole andClick to Continue »