mini chocolate fudge muffins

1/2 cup pumpkin puree
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
1 ounce unsweetened, semi-sweet, or dark chocolate
1 egg
1 egg white
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup baking stevia* or 1 cup sweetener of choice that measures like sugar
1/4 cup cocoa powder (I used Hershey’s Special Dark)
1/2 cup oats

*I use NuNaturals Stevia MoreFiber Baking Blend

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a mini muffin tin with nonstick cooking spray.
2. Microwave chocolate in a small bowl for 30 seconds, stir, then heat for 20 second intervals until melted (stirring in between).
3. Combine everything in a blender or food processor and blend until smooth.
4. Divide batter evenly among 14-17 mini muffin tins, and top with chocolate chips if desired.

5. Bake for 20 minutes for the oat flour version. Let cool and enjoy!

fudge larabar bites

slutty brownie fail

browned butter snickerdoodles

Sparkly things? I loveee them.

Reason number two to make these cookies? (Sparkles were #1) The magical transformation known as browned butter. It happened in these perfect chocolate chip cookies.

So I did it to another classic–chewy cinnamon snickerdoodles that are now caramelly and delicious.

happy sunday!

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homemade peanut butter chocolate chip larabars

The countdown is on…52 days until my half marathon.

If I told you I’m cool, calm, and collected about all this, it’d be a big fat LIE. Buuut this little delicious recipe is probably 67% of the reason why I’m making it through each torturous delightfully challenging run.

True life: I have a Larabar addiction.

When I first tried Larabars, I wasn’t convinced. Do you really expect me to believe this tastes like a peanut butter cookie?

But now I’m head over heels with my favorite post-run snack.

Sadly, Larabars are kinda expensive yet I want to buy all of them, all the time (a common theme in my life when I’m at the mall or Trader Joe’s).

But if you know anything about Larabars, you know that they are wholesome health bombs made of nuts + dates + mix-ins/spices.

So it wasn’t too hard to take peanuts, peanut butter, dates, and chocolate and fuel the addiction at home.

thursday things

Another edition of Thursday Things, also known as my random and arbitrary dumping of recent favorite instagram pictures on you. And off we go!

Is there anything better than a froyo girl date? Nope, didn’t think so.

Sometimes I try to be crafty and badass at the same time.

My favorite restaurant in State College? Faccia Luna, hands down. Pesto, chicken, tomato, and sweet pepper pizza, get in my belly.

“I wanted to get roses in your favorite color purple, so I hope lavender is okay.” <<This is when I died on February 14.

Imagine Dragons concert. FO FREE

Lately, T & I started a little weekly date ritual: a grocery trip and homemade dinner (and if I can convince him to go to Trader Joe’s, this alone is enough to make my month).

Exhibit A: his & hers steak salads. Yes, the top salad took a ranch bath. Someone please help me.

These cooking/dinner dates…sort of the best thing ever.