Almond Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Blondies

Gluten Free

Vegan

Almond Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Blondies

    I have to admit, the recipe below will not produce the exact results pictured above. I've been known to start a recipe before checking to make sure I have all the necessary ingredients... When that happens, my options are (a) wait until I get the ingredients, setting the half assembled recipe aside, or (b) use substitutes.

    I usually opt for b, as in this case. The actual recipe (from blissfulbasil.com) is what I've put below, but I will also include the ingredients I used as substitutes along side them in parenthesis. Use those if blondies you can eat with a spoon is your thing. ;)

Ingredients:

• 1 cup coconut sugar (or 1/2 cup brown sugar/1/2 cup honey)
• 1 cup natural almond butter (or 1/2 cup almond butter/1/2 cup coconut oil)
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 1/4 cups oat flour
• 1/4 cup oat
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 cup + 2 T unsweetened almond milk
• 1/3 to 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips (or 1 cup)

Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line an 8x8 pan with parchment paper, and non-stick spray.
2. Cream together the sugar, almond butter, and vanilla in a medium bowl. 
3. Slowly stir in the oat flour, oats, baking powder, and salt, alternating between dry ingredients and the almond milk.
4. Add the chocolate chips, mixing by hand.
5. Transfer dough to the prepared pan and spread in an even layer.
6. Bake for 22-26 minutes or until the edges are golden and crackled. Allow to cool completely before cutting into 9 bars.

Vegan Pumpkin Muffins

Vegan Pumpkin Muffins

Yields about 10 muffins

Ingredients:

Streusel Topping

• 1/4 cup coconut oil
• 1/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
• 1/4 cup gf 1 to 1 flour, or all-purpose flour

Muffin Batter

• 3/4 cup pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling)
• 1/2 cup maple syrup
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/3 cup coconut oil, melted (vegetable or canola oil can also be used)
• 1/4 cup water
• 2 T molasses
• 1 T vanilla extract
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
• 1/2 tsp allspice
• 1/4 tsp ground cloves
• 1/2 tsp nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 cup + 2 T gf 1 to1 flour, or all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp baking powder

Instructions: 

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray muffin tin with non-stick cooking spray.
2. In a medium bowl, combine the coconut oil, sugar, and flour with a fork. Set in the refrigerator while you make the batter.
3. In a large mixing bowl, combine pumpkin, syrup, sugar, oil, water, molasses, and vanilla. Add in the dry ingredients and stir until just combined.
4. Fill muffin tin about 3/4 full with batter, then sprinkle about a teaspoon of the streusel on top. Bake for 14-16 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.