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Date Sweetened Rum Balls (Vegan)

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Are you ready to RUMMMMBBBBAAAALLLLL!?!! Get it? Because they are rum balls ha! So funny! You guys. These rum balls are pretty much the best thing ever. They are like a little shot in dessert form. Yes, make no mistake, these babies are bursting with alcohol. Sink your teeth into soft little balls that are slightly chocolate-y with hints of warming spices, and heavy on the booze, coated in crunchy chocolate sprinkles. Trust me, no matter how your day is going these rum balls will … [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...]

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...]

Honey Buffalo Baked Chicken Wings

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I am so excited to share these honey buffalo baked chicken wings with you!!! I have tried to make baked chicken wings that taste as good as ones served at restaurants for years. I have never even come close to restaurant style chicken wings. I mean they were edible and tasted good, but they just weren't up to the standard I was hoping for. I had thought that maybe it was just never gonna be as good fried in oil is it was when it was baked. Then I found this recipe from the Domestic Geek … [Read more...]

Date Sweetened Pumpkin Smoothie

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Who's ready for a smoothie that literally tastes like you're drinking pumpkin pie filling (in a good way)? Pumpkin recipes are everywhere! Give me all of the pumpkin spiced recipes all fall long please! The only problem I have with making a pumpkin recipe that a lot of them only use a portion of the can, so I always seem to have leftover pumpkin in my fridge from September - November. More often then not, it ends up getting moldy before I use it up. I have tried freezing it to use it … [Read more...]

Apple Crisp (Sweetened with Maple Syrup)

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I have one question: is there anything better than the smell of apples, cinnamon, and a little maple syrup baking away in your kitchen? Maybe pumpkin pie baking. But the smell of sweet apples coated in cinnamon is by far one of the best smells out there. To me, it smells like my Grandma's house, which is probably why I LOVE baked apples anything. I don't ever remember my Grandma baking apple crisp when I was growing up because we were all too obsessed with her apple pie to want anything … [Read more...]