Pumpkin Muffins with Portion Control

Fall Foods and Pumpkin everything!! It is hard enough to stay away from pumpkin treats in the grocery store and pumpkin beer while you are out so I wanted to share a way I beat the bakery treats!! 

21 day fix pumpkin muffins!! 

With this recipe if you follow the 9 servings per muffin it will replace 1 orange and 1 purple container in your day. I don't make this an everyday treat, but they do the trick for a craving!!! 

Pumpkin Muffins with Portion Control 

Ingredients:

2 oz cream cheese, softened
1 tbsp pure maple syrup
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1 cup canned pumpkin puree
1.5 cups almond flour
3/4 tsp baking soda
1 dash sea salt
2 tbsp raw pumpkin seeds

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350. Prepare muffin tins by lining 9 cups with liners or coating with cooking spray.

Combine cream cheese and maple syrup in a small bowl, set aside.

Mix egg and pumpkin in a medium bowl until combined. In a separate bowl, combine almond flour, baking soda and salt. Add almond flour mixture to pumpkin mixture and mix until just blended.

Spoon batter into each muffin cup, filling less than 1/2 full. Spoon 1 heaping teaspoon of cream cheese mixture into the center of each muffin cup. Top the cups with the remaining batter. Sprinkle the pumpkin seeds over the tops of the muffins.

Bake at 350 for 16-18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. 

Transfer the cooked muffins to a wire rack to cool.

Servings: 9
21 Day Fix: 1 purple, 1 orange

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Enjoy!! 

Crockpot Banana Bread Oatmeal

Fall is in the air and with that comes cravings for comfort foods!! 

With this slow-cooked steel-cut oats recipe, breakfast can taste like a luscious slice of banana bread while still being a wholesome and nutritious way to fuel your day. 

There’s probably plenty of room in your slow cooker to double the recipe!

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Crockpot Banana Bread Oatmeal

by Beachbody Blog September-14-2017

Portion Fix Containers: 1 Purple 2 Yellows ½ Blue ½ Orange ½ tsp.

Ingredients

• 3 cups water
• 4 cups unsweetened almond milk , divided use
• 1 cup dry steel-cut oats
• 3 large ripe bananas , mashed
• 6 Tbsp . ground flaxseed
• 1 tsp . ground cinnamon
• ½ tsp . sea salt (or Himalayan salt)
• ½ tsp . ground nutmeg
• ¼ cup pure maple syrup
• 6 Tbsp . chopped raw walnuts

Instructions

1.Place water, 1 cup almond milk, oats, bananas, flaxseed, cinnamon, salt, and nutmeg in a 3-quart slow cooker; cover. Cook on low for 6 to 8 hours, or until oats are soft but chewy. 

2. Top each serving evenly with maple syrup, walnuts, and remaining almond milk; serve immediately.

Details:

Prep time: 10 mins Cook time: 8 hour 
Total time: 8 hour 10 mins 
Yield: 6 servings, about 3/4 cup each

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Enjoy!! 

Clean Eating Blueberry French Toast Casserole

It's a Holiday Weekend and I love to make a fun brunch for guests!! 

This is a good one and it's good for you!! WIN WIN!!

Post Below and I will make sure you get the Recipe!! 

Blueberry French Toast Casserole! 

The house smells amazing !!

 

(Makes about 12 servings)

Ingredients:

• 6 cups cubed, whole grain bread
• 8 egg whites
• 1 1/2 cups unsweetened almond milk
• 1/4 cup honey (or maple syrup)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 teaspoons almond extract
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 2 cups fresh blueberries

Directions:

1. In a large mixing bowl, combine the egg whites, almond milk, honey, extracts and cinnamon. Whisk well.
2. Oil a baking dish (about 9 x 13), and fill it with the bread.
3. Pour the liquid mixture over the bread and allow it to sit for at least 30 minutes, mixing once or twice to be sure all parts of the bread are moistened.
4. Mix in the blueberries.
5. Bake the casserole at 350 F. for about 45 minutes or until there is no longer any liquid between the bread.
6. Allow to cool a bit and serve.

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Spaghetti Squash Enchilada Boats

So While I was Completing Shift Shop Week 3...... Yes the dreaded NO CARB week I decided that I needed to get a little creative!! Tuesday is taco night and I wanted Mexican! I switched out my taco shell for Spaghetti Squash...... AND it was AMAZING!! Husband approved as well!! He did have a few tortilla chips with his but I was just happy he gave it go!!

For Shift Shop: I measured out my cheese blue container, Meat Red and just used the spices with my tomato sauce no enchilada sauce (I couldn't find it w/out sugar) and No Beans Week 3!! ENJOY!!

Getting Creative with Food is my jam!! I love it! 
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Spaghetti Squash Enchilada Boats

by Sara Stakeley August-23-2017

Have you been wanting to try spaghetti squash? Now you can, with a Mexican twist. It is a perfect new recipe to spice up your carb free dinner!

Ingredients

• 2 medium spaghetti squash, about 2- 2 1/2 lbs each
• 1 cup diced onion
• 2 large garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• 1 tbsp taco seasoning mix
• 1 can (14 oz) enchilada sauce red
• 1 1/2 cups shredded leftover roast chicken
• 1 can (4 oz) Pickled Jalapeño Slices, diced
• 1/2 cup red bell pepper, finely diced
• 1/2 cup frozen corn, thawed
• 1/2 cup black beans, rinsed and drained
• 3/4 cup shredded cheddar mixed w/Monterey Jack or favorite melting cheese
• 1 tbsp Olive Oil, plus a little extra to rub on the squash
• chopped cilantro

Instructions

Step 1 Preheat the oven to 400°F. 

Step 2 Cut spaghetti squash in half and scoop out the seeds. Rub oil on the cut sides of each half. Place the squash halves face down on a foil-lined half sheet pan. 

Step 3 Bake in the preheated oven 30 minutes or until tender when pierced with a fork. 

Step 4 Using a fork, separate the strands of squash from the skin, leaving a little border around the top. Sprinkle the baked squash flesh with salt, then level it back into the shell. 

Step 5 In a medium saucepan, sauté onion and garlic with 1 tablespoon of olive oil. When translucent, add taco seasoning and stir in tomato paste. Stir in the enchilada sauce and let simmer until thickened, about 5 minutes. 

Step 6 Mix 1 1/2 cups of the sauce with the shredded chicken, chopped jalapeños, bell pepper, corn and black beans. Spoon filling into roasted squash halves. Pour more of the sauce over each half, then top with the cheese. 

Step 7 Turn on broiler and broil 3-4 minutes until the cheese is golden and bubbling. Sprinkle chopped cilantro on top. 

Expert Tips: You can Cook the squash in the Crock Pot WHOLE! Just add 1 cup of water and pierce the squash uncut like a potato to put holes in it! Cook on low 5-6 hours. Remove carefully it's HOT! Cut in half and remove seeds before filling and Broiling in the oven! 

I find using an ice cream scoop to get the seeds out of the squash much easier than a spoon. 

Loosen the spaghetti squash strands from the shell before stuffing so it would be easier to eat.

Details

Prep time: 20 mins Cook time: 1 hour Total time: 1 hour 20 mins Yield: 4 Servings

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