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5 Ingredient Vanilla Cashew Butter Cups

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And it begins with the Christmas treats! Are you ready?! Remember that vanilla cashew butter I made a while back?! It was so yummy, and creamy, and naturally sweet that I figured it would make some awesome vanilla cashew butter cups. You know? Like Reese's peanut butter cups? Only with vanilla cashew butter...and homemade. What's not love about that? These cute little vanilla cashew butter cups have a dark chocolate coating with a gooey, creamy, vanilla cashew butter center. Seriously … [Read more...]

Wild Rice Sweet Potato Soup (with Leftover Thanksgiving Turkey)

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It's one week after Thanksgiving and you've still got leftover turkey....as much as you loved the first 5 turkey sandwiches, you just can't handle another one. The turkey is drying out and there isn't enough mayonnaise on the planet to revive it. What do you do with it? Make soup, of course! Think about it, using dried out turkey meat in a brothy soup brings back life to the turkey. It adds moisture and salt back in, makes it juicy. Yes, even that dried out, boring turkey … [Read more...]

Gingerbread Pear Muffins (Gluten Free)

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This recipe was previously published on Robust Recipes. I have updated the photos, recipe, and post for a better user experience. Enjoy! Happy December! I hope you had a great Thanksgiving!!! I have a lot of goodies for you this December. First up, gingerbread pear muffins!!! OMG so yum! These muffins are fluffy, tender, packed with warming spices that make it just a tiny bit spicy, filled with rich, sweet molasses and studded with ripe juicy pears. the top has a sprinkle of coarse, … [Read more...]

Pecan Pie Cookies (without corn syrup)

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Move over pecan pie! We've got pecan pie COOKIES now!!! These cookies are pretty amazing. Soft, buttery cookies with a maple sweetened, gooey filling studded with crunchy, nutty pecans. They are melt-in-your-mouth good, and I bet you can't eat just one. I had no idea pecan pie cookies were a thing until one of our friends made them to share at our Friendsgiving a year ago. I saved a note to my phone and knew they would be on the top of my list to create this year. I'm so glad I gave them a … [Read more...]

Roasted Carrots with Orange Honey Glaze

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Thanksgiving is next week! How crazy is that?! Are you ready? Do you have your stretchy pants on? These roasted carrots with orange honey glaze are just the side you need to add to your Thanksgiving menu. They are super simple and come together in only 30 minutes. Thanksgiving cooking extravaganza. We've got this!!! Sweet and tender whole roasted carrots are topped with a sticky sweet, tangy, slightly spicy orange honey glaze and crunchy toasted pine nuts. Did you ever think carrots … [Read more...]

Mini Pumpkin Pies with Ginger Cookie Crust (Bourbon & Maple Infused)

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Who else is ready for a pumpkin pie? A mini pumpkin pie that is! Yes, you get a cute little pumpkin pie all to yourself!!! No need for a plate or fork if you're feeling adventurous. Just grab the pie and eat it! Come on, you know you want to!!! These mini pumpkin pies are infused with bourbon and maple syrup. They have a ginger cookie crust that goes nicely with the pumpkin pie spice and the maple. They're even topped with some fresh homemade whipped cream that's flavored with maple syrup, … [Read more...]

Instant Pot Garlic Mashed Potatoes

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Ready or not, here it comes! Thanksgiving recipe number 2 is happening today! Instant pot garlic mashed potatoes!!!! SO GOOD! If you don't have an instant pot/pressure cooker, I have a stove stop version in the recipe notes. Don't worry, I've got you! We'll get more into the details of the process later. First, let's discuss how delicious these mashed potatoes are! These mashed potatoes are not your typical no-texture-no-flavor-possibly-runny mashed potatoes. They have texture, we leave … [Read more...]

Green Bean Casserole from Scratch

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Welcome to Thanksgiving recipe month! First, we start with a green bean casserole. Crunchy fresh green beans cooked in a homemade cream-of-mushroom-soup-style sauce and topped with a crispy red onion topping with Parmesan cheese. Does it get any better? I know that the phrase "from scratch" might sound intimidating, but I promise, it's really not that hard. I had considered calling this "homemade green bean casserole", but google liked "from scratch" better. Always working to score brownie … [Read more...]

Healthy Pumpkin Muffins (Gluten Free)

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This recipe was previously published on Robust Recipes. It has been updated for a better user experience. Happy baking! We literally just ate the last two pumpkin muffins this morning with our breakfast. Immediately after Paul finished his last bite he said "so, when are you making these again?" My answer: as soon as I can. These healthy pumpkin muffins are so delicious. They are the perfect amount of sweet with that warming pumpkin pie spice that makes you feel all cozy. There is … [Read more...]

3 Ingredient Vanilla Cashew butter

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Move over peanut butter, there is a new nut butter in town....and it has vanilla! Cashew butter is kind of hard to come by in the store. If you can find it it's usually either super duper expensive or has additional oils. Since I usually only use cashew butter to spread on toast, I figured why not make my own? It's pretty easy to make, only requires 1 ingredient + 2 more if you want extra flavor, it's cheaper to make than to buy, it's creamy and delicious...and you know exactly what's in … [Read more...]