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Apple Oven Pancake

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This recipe is now one of our go-to recipes for weekday lunches!  My kids adore pancakes, and it’s certainly easier for me to make a one-dish meal of oven pancakes than making dozens of individual pancakes on a griddle!  Not to say I never make pancakes, but I just wouldn’t have time to make them on mornings when I’m homeschooling.  So this recipe simplifies things a lot!

In the fall, we make apple oven pancakes, but in the spring we use strawberries and in the summer we use blueberries!  All of these varieties are delicious, so feel free to experiment using seasonal fruit!

You can double the recipe if you want (and use two baking dishes), because you can refrigerate the leftovers and reheat them the next day.

I got this recipe from Trina Holden. If you’re not following  her on Instagram, you should be! She shares lots of real food recipes.

Apple Oven Pancake
 
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Recipe type: Breakfast
Ingredients
  • 6 Tbsp. butter
  • 2 cups flour (you may mix whole wheat and all-purpose)
  • ¼ tsp. sea salt
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 2 cups milk
  • 2 apples, thinly sliced
  • 2-3 Tbsp. sugar
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Put butter in a 9x13 glass baking dish and put in oven to melt.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, sea salt, eggs, vanilla, and milk. If needed, add more milk to make thin, pancake-like batter. Pour into baking dish.
  3. Lay apple slices on top and sprinkle with sugar.
  4. Bake for 20-23 minutes until puffed up and golden around the edges.
  5. Cut into squares, and serve!

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Healthy Pumpkin Muffins (One Bowl & Gluten-Free)

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I’ve made this delicious recipe twice in the last week!  The kids (and by “the kids,” I mean “I”) ate them so fast I had to make another batch.  Even Tad, who’s not a huge fan of pumpkin (opposites attract?), liked them!

Healthy Gluten-Free Pumpkin Muffins made in one bowl! | Feathers in Our Nest

These healthy gluten-free pumpkin muffins are chewy, delicious, and have just the right amount of sweetness.  They are not cupcakes… they are healthy muffins!  You can feel good about eating them or feeding them to your kids.

But for my readers who have a sweet tooth, I do have a pumpkin cupcake recipe coming very soon.

Healthy Gluten-Free Pumpkin Muffins made in one bowl! | Feathers in Our Nest

I love enjoying one of these muffins with breakfast on the weekend, or alongside a cup of coffee in the afternoon as a little treat during naptime.

Healthy Gluten-Free Pumpkin Muffins made in one bowl! | Feathers in Our Nest

Healthy Pumpkin Muffins (One Bowl & Gluten-Free)
 
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Recipe type: Bread
Serves: 12 muffins
Ingredients
  • ¼ cup coconut oil, melted
  • ¾ cup unsweetened applesauce
  • ½ cup milk
  • ¼ cup maple syrup
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • ½ cup canned pumpkin
  • 1½ cups oat flour (see notes)
  • ½ cup old fashioned oats
  • ½ tsp. salt
  • ½ tsp. baking soda
  • 2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
Instructions
  1. Line 12 muffin cups with liners. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. In a large bowl, combine coconut oil, applesauce, milk, maple syrup, eggs, vanilla extract, and pumpkin.
  3. Add the oat flour, old fashioned oats, salt, baking soda, and pumpkin pie spice. Stir just until combined.
  4. Pour batter into 12 muffin tin cups.
  5. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.
Notes
To make oat flour: In a food processor, whir 1½ cups old fashioned oats until it forms a fine flour. To ensure that these muffins are gluten-free, purchase gluten-free oats.
Nutrition Information
Calories: 133

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Healthy Gluten-Free Pumpkin Muffins made in one bowl! | Feathers in Our Nest

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Granola Bites with Yogurt Drizzle

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All ideas, recipes, & opinions are entirely my own, however, this is a sponsored post on behalf of wholesome brands, Vans Simply Delicious® & Wallaby® Organic.

I love finding new wholesome snacks to enjoy, and I love it even more when I can prep them early in the week to enjoy all week long!

Today I want to share with you two delicious flavors of granola bites with yogurt drizzle!  I whipped these up in a few minutes over the weekend, and now I have them ready for nutritious snacking throughout the week.

Double Chocolate Granola Bites with Strawberry Yogurt Drizzle AND Cranberry Almond Granola Bites with Vanilla Bean Yogurt Drizzle - made with Van's Simply Delicious Gluten-Free Granola and Wallaby Organic Greek Yogurt | Feathers in Our Nest

The two flavors I made are double chocolate with strawberry yogurt drizzle, and cranberry almond with vanilla bean yogurt drizzle.  (Are you hungry yet?)

Double Chocolate Granola Bites with Strawberry Yogurt Drizzle AND Cranberry Almond Granola Bites with Vanilla Bean Yogurt Drizzle - made with Van's Simply Delicious Gluten-Free Granola and Wallaby Organic Greek Yogurt | Feathers in Our Nest

I found the granola and the yogurt for this recipe at Target when I was shopping with my family.
Double Chocolate Granola Bites with Strawberry Yogurt Drizzle AND Cranberry Almond Granola Bites with Vanilla Bean Yogurt Drizzle - made with Van's Simply Delicious Gluten-Free Granola and Wallaby Organic Greek Yogurt | Feathers in Our Nest

There were lots of varieties of Van’s Simply Delicious Granola to pick from!

Double Chocolate Granola Bites with Strawberry Yogurt Drizzle AND Cranberry Almond Granola Bites with Vanilla Bean Yogurt Drizzle - made with Van's Simply Delicious Gluten-Free Granola and Wallaby Organic Greek Yogurt | Feathers in Our Nest

I also enjoyed checking out the Wallaby Organic Greek Yogurt flavors!
Double Chocolate Granola Bites with Strawberry Yogurt Drizzle AND Cranberry Almond Granola Bites with Vanilla Bean Yogurt Drizzle - made with Van's Simply Delicious Gluten-Free Granola and Wallaby Organic Greek Yogurt | Feathers in Our Nest

Making the granola bites is simple.  Press the granola into molds (Van’s Simply Delicious Granola is so soft and chewy that it works perfectly for this!), then prepare the yogurt drizzle.  Pop out the granola bites, then add the drizzle.
Double Chocolate Granola Bites with Strawberry Yogurt Drizzle - made with Van's Simply Delicious Gluten-Free Granola and Wallaby Organic Greek Yogurt | Feathers in Our Nest

I decided to pair the Van’s Simply Delicious Double Chocolate with the Wallaby Organic Strawberry Greek Yogurt.  Such a good decision… the sweet tanginess of the strawberry yogurt pairs beautifully with the rich chocolate granola.  So good!

Double Chocolate Granola Bites with Strawberry Yogurt Drizzle - made with Van's Simply Delicious Gluten-Free Granola and Wallaby Organic Greek Yogurt | Feathers in Our Nest

As you can see, I used mini silicone molds for this recipe (they hold 1/3 cup of granola perfectly), but if you don’t have silicone molds, you could also try using ice cube trays!

Double Chocolate Granola Bites with Strawberry Yogurt Drizzle - made with Van's Simply Delicious Gluten-Free Granola and Wallaby Organic Greek Yogurt | Feathers in Our Nest

I love chocolate in any form, but the combination of chocolate and strawberry is especially delicious.

Cranberry Almond Granola Bites with Vanilla Bean Yogurt Drizzle - made with Van's Simply Delicious Gluten-Free Granola and Wallaby Organic Greek Yogurt | Feathers in Our Nest

For my second variety of granola bites, I chose to use Van’s Simply Delicious Cranberry Almond Granola and Wallaby Organic Vanilla Bean Greek Yogurt.

Cranberry Almond Granola Bites with Vanilla Bean Yogurt Drizzle - made with Van's Simply Delicious Gluten-Free Granola and Wallaby Organic Greek Yogurt | Feathers in Our Nest

This was another winning combo!  The cranberry almond granola has a hint of cinnamon, so with the vanilla yogurt it tastes like an indulgent baked good.  (Except it’s gluten-free! And has less sugar!)

Cranberry Almond Granola Bites with Vanilla Bean Yogurt Drizzle - made with Van's Simply Delicious Gluten-Free Granola and Wallaby Organic Greek Yogurt | Feathers in Our Nest

Here is the full recipe so you too can make a batch of these granola bites with yogurt drizzle!

Granola Bites with Yogurt Drizzle
 
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  • 1 bag Van's Simply Delicious Gluten-Free Granola
  • ¼ cup Wallaby Organic Greek Yogurt
  • 1 Tbsp. water
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • ½ tsp. gelatin
  • 1 Tbsp. honey
  • pinch of salt
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
  1. Form granola bites by firmly pressing ⅓ cup Van's Simply Delicious Gluten-Free Granola into individual mini silicone molds. (Or use ice cube trays.)
  2. Chill granola bites in fridge while preparing yogurt drizzle.
  3. In a small ramekin, combine water and vanilla extract. Sprinkle gelatin over top and whisk to combine.
  4. Meanwhile, measure ¼ cup Wallaby Organic Greek Yogurt into a bowl. Add honey and salt.
  5. Microwave yogurt mixture 5 seconds, then stir. Continue in 5 second bursts until yogurt is warm.
  6. Pour gelatin mixture into yogurt and stir. Add powdered sugar and whisk well.
  7. Pop granola bites out of molds onto a plate. Drizzle with yogurt coating and allow to dry.
Notes
I used these combinations: Van's Simple Delicious Gluten Free Double Chocolate with Wallaby Organic Strawberry Greek Yogurt, and Van's Simple Delicious Gluten Free Cranberry Almond with Wallaby Organic Vanilla Bean Greek Yogurt. Feel free to mix and match other combinations!

Double Chocolate Granola Bites with Strawberry Yogurt Drizzle AND Cranberry Almond Granola Bites with Vanilla Bean Yogurt Drizzle - made with Van's Simply Delicious Gluten-Free Granola and Wallaby Organic Greek Yogurt | Feathers in Our Nest

These perfectly portioned bites will keep you satisfied all week long!  Cheers to wholesome snacking! #liveconsciouseatdelicious

Double Chocolate Granola Bites with Strawberry Yogurt Drizzle AND Cranberry Almond Granola Bites with Vanilla Bean Yogurt Drizzle - made with Van's Simply Delicious Gluten-Free Granola and Wallaby Organic Greek Yogurt | Feathers in Our Nest
Enjoy!

Don’t forget: you can purchase Van’s Simply Delicious granola varieties and Wallaby Organic Greek Yogurt flavors at Target (there are so many delicious varieties to choose from)! Here’s a link to a cartwheel offer for Van’s Simply Delicious Granola and Wallaby Organic Yogurt.

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