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Baked Maple PB Pumpkin Oatmeal

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The minute the calendar hits October 1st, I start breaking open the cans of pumpkin and don’t look back until at least December. And since Southern California hasn’t quite gotten the memo that it’s fall yet, I’ll consider my pumpkin recipes an offering to the fall weather gods. Starting with this baked maple pb pumpkin oatmeal.

I’ve teamed up with Peanut Butter and Co. and Bob’s Red Mill (two of my favorite brands) to help celebrate #Oatober! But since I love oatmeal so much, pretty much every day is #Oatober for me.

Yumsquad-oatober-sweetpotatobitesI decided to combine three of my favorite things: oats, peanut butter and pumpkin into a delicious breakfast dish that is the perfect leisurely weekend breakfast that can then be reheated into leftovers for the week. This recipe is simple, requires minimal ingredients, and is oh so delicious.

maple-baked-pumpkin-oatmealI used Mighty Maple peanut butter in this, but regular PB would do just fine. If you are feeling a bit more decadent, I think Dark Chocolate Dreams would make an excellent choice…but then again, when is chocolate peanut butter not a good idea?

Baked Maple Pumpkin Oatmeal

Ingredients:

1/2 cup Mighty Maple Peanut Butter

1/2 cup canned pumpkin

2 cups Bob’s Red Mill Gluten-Free Oats

1/4 cup almond milk

1 egg

1 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp vanilla

1/4 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp salt

Directions:

Preheat your oven to 350F.

In a large mixing bowl mix your pumpkin, egg, almond milk, vanilla and peanut butter until all is well blended. Gently fold in your oats, salt, baking powder and cinnamon and continue to mix.

Fold your mixture into a greased baking dish and place in the oven for 25-30 minutes.

maple-baked-pumpkin-oatmealRemove from the oven, eat and enjoy! Leftovers will keep in the fridge for 2-3 days.

maple-baked-pumpkin-oatmealThanks Peanut Butter Co. and Bob’s Red Mill for sending me the delicious goodies!

Pumpkin Spice Peanut Butter Muffins

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Tap…tap…is this thing on? Apologies for the radio silence as of late. Things have been going well with work and between that, gearing up for football season and spending time with my friends and family, I haven’t had as much time to blog lately. But I had to pop in to tell you about some delicious pumpkin spice peanut butter muffins and an AWESOME giveaway.

As I’ve mentioned before, I’m a member of Peanut Butter and Co.’s Yum Squad. And I have to say, they know how to treat their Yum Squad members good. So when this beauty showed up on my doorstep, to say I was excited would be an understatement.

pumpkin spice peanut butter muffinsYes, that is PUMPKIN SPICE PEANUT BUTTER.  Peanut Butter and Co. combined two of my favorite things into one incredible jar of deliciousness. I’m also known as a serial coffee mug purchaser (it’s a problem), so getting the adorable #PSiloveyou mug was just icing on the cake.

Instead of just eating the pb straight from the jar (which by the way is totally acceptable in my book), I decided to pretend that it wasn’t 90+ degrees in SoCal and baked pumpkin spice peanut butter muffins with it.

Pumpkin Spice Peanut Butter MuffinsThe great thing about the pumpkin spice peanut butter is that it has just a hint of sweetness with a delicious pumpkin flavor.  I didn’t end up adding any extra sugar to my muffins because the sweetness was perfect.

These muffins are grain-free, dairy-free, and the perfect fall treat. Now if only the weather would cooperate…

Pumpkin Spice Peanut Butter Muffins (adapted from this recipe)

Makes 12 muffins

Ingredients:

1 cup Peanut Butter and Co.’s Pumpkin Spice PB

1/2 cup canned pumpkin

2 egg whites

1/3 cup water

1 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp ginger

1 tsp nutmeg

1/4 tsp salt

1/4 tsp baking soda

Directions:

Preheat your oven to 350F. Line a muffin tin with paper liners.

Whisk all of your ingredients together in a bowl. Gently pour your batter into the lined muffin tins.

Bake for 15 minutes, cool and enjoy!

And now the fun part.  Peanut Butter and Co. is kind enough to offer a #PSiloveyou box to one lucky winner!  All you have to do is tell me your favorite pumpkin recipe and enter below.

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Ends on 9/21/15 at 12AM PT. Open to US residents only.

Grain-Free Honey Peanut Butter Banana Bars

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Since we are no longer planning our wedding, I’ve been spending more time in the kitchen.  After making my frozen honey peanut butter bites, I knew I wanted to make something else with the Bee’s Knees Peanut Butter.  Enter grain-free honey peanut butter banana bars.

Grain-Free Honey Peanut Butter Banana BarsWhen I was in the middle of wedding planning, a lot of our weekends were taken up with early morning appointments and a lot of the time I found myself having to make a quick breakfast to take in the car.  I am a big fan of the Paleo Breakfast Bread from Elana’s Pantry, so I decided to create my own version using Peanut Butter and Co.’s the Bee’s Knees PB.

Frozen Honey Peanut Butter Bars PB COPer usual we had a bunch of ripe bananas lying around, and since banana and peanut butter is a pretty perfect combination, I knew it would make the perfect breakfast bar.  The banana and peanut butter provide enough sweetness so these bars don’t have any added sugar, and they can be cut up and frozen for a quick breakfast or snack.

If you want to make these bars paleo, you can swap almond butter or sunflower seed butter for the PB, but I personally think they taste delicious with some honey peanut butter.

Grain Free Honey peanut butter banana barsGrain-Free Honey Peanut Butter Banana Bars (inspired by Elana’s Pantry)

Ingredients:

1/2 cup Bee’s Knees Honey Peanut Butter

2 small ripe bananas

2 eggs

1 tsp vanilla

1/4 tsp salt

1 tsp cinnamon

Directions:

Preheat your oven to 350F.

In a food processor combine your bananas, peanut butter, eggs, vanilla, salt and cinnamon.  Mix until the batter is well blended and there are no lumps.

Pour your batter into an 8×8 baking dish lined with parchment paper and place in the oven.  Bake for 45 minutes or until batter is firm.

Grain Free Honey Peanut Butter Banana BarsRemove from the oven, cool, and slice into bars.  This should make 4-6 bars.

What’s your favorite breakfast on the go recipe?

Frozen Honey Peanut Butter Bites (Giveaway)

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***This Giveaway has ended and the winner has been notified.  Thanks to all for entering!***

A few weeks ago my wonderful friends at Peanut Butter and Co. sent me two jars of The Bee’s Knees Peanut Butter along with the cutest tote ever.  Of course this meant I had to dig into the jar right away, and after a few spoonfuls of delicious peanut butter, I decided to make some Frozen Honey Peanut Butter Bites (pssst – there’s a giveaway at the bottom of this post!).

Frozen Honey Peanut Butter Bars PB COIt’s been unseasonably warm in Southern California lately, so instead of just making traditional peanut butter bites, I took it one step further and made frozen ones, because nothing is better during a heat wave than a delicious frozen peanut butter snack.

Frozen Honey Peanut Butter Bites PieceThese bites are packed with good-for-you ingredients like chia seeds, unsweetened coconut and almonds.  And since the Bee’s Knees peanut butter already has a natural sweetness to it from the honey, there’s no added sugar! These bars are also gluten-free, and can be grain-free if you omit the puffed rice cereal.  Basically, the sky’s the limit when it comes to them.

Frozen Honey Peanut Butter Bites PinI’ve been finding these bites to be the perfect after dinner dessert or mid-afternoon snack.  I might even have had one (or ten) for breakfast one morning.  Delicious!

Of course you could make these chocolate with some Dark Chocolate Dreams Peanut Butter, but I think the honey version is top notch.

Frozen Honey Peanut Butter Bites

Frozen Honey Peanut Butter Bites Pin 2Ingredients:

2/3 cup The Bee’s Knees Honey Peanut Butter

1/4 cup slivered almonds

1/4 cup chopped cashews

1/3 cup puffed rice cereal

2 tbsp unsweetened shredded coconut

2 tbsp chia seeds

2 tbsp melted coconut oil

1 tsp vanilla

Directions:

In a small sauce pan or microwave, melt your coconut oil.  Set aside.

In a large mixing bowl add your peanut butter, vanilla, and coconut oil.  Mix until well blended (the mixture will be sticky!).

Fold in your almonds, chia seeds, unsweetened coconut, cashews and puffed rice and continue to mix well.

Frozen Honey Peanut Butter Bites ParchmentLine a baking sheet with parchment paper.  Spread your mixture onto the parchment paper and place in the freezer for a couple of hours.

Frozen Honey Peanut butter BitesCut your bars into small squares and enjoy!

But now here’s the fun part.  The team at Peanut Butter and Co. is offering one lucky reader a chance to win 2 Jars of The Bees Knees Peanut Butter!  Since Honey and Peanut Butter are such a delicious combo, this is one giveaway you’ll definitely want to enter.

The giveaway runs from Thursday 5/15 through Thursday 5/22.  Open to US Residents Only.

Enter Here! OR leave a comment below sharing what you would make with the Bee’s Knees Peanut Butter!

As a member of Peanut Butter & Co.’s Yum Squad food blogger club, I received product in exchange for this post. All opinions expressed are my own.