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fall love pear muffins.






BEAUTIES
it's been a loooooong time
you have been so patient
for another fall recipe!
what do i love about these
pear muffins you ask? 
part brekkie, part snack, part desert
it fits all three molds & more!

inspired by the kitchn
fall love//pear muffins
*gather*
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup cane sugar
1 stick (4 oz) unsalted butter//softened
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups of gf flour (cup4cup)
(can use any kind of flour here)
2 tsp baking powder
2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup milk
(try almond, soy or any kind)
2 to 2 1/2 cups pears
(unpeeled and diced small)
cinnamon & sugar for sprinkling on top
added 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips to the mix

*mix & fire it up*
i use parchment cups to line
muffin tin
heat oven to 425
cream sugars & butter together
till they resemble a fluffy texture
about 1 minute//mix in eggs one at a time
mix in vanilla extract
mix all the dry in another bowl
then add dry and milk to sugar/butter combo
add small amounts at time and then mix
do not over mix!
scrape sides with spatula
add diced pears & chocolate chips
fold them in
pour into cups
sprinkle cinnamon & sugie on top
bring oven down to 400
bake for about 20 - 25 minutes
you can rotate pan
toothpick em' to see if they are ready
transfer to wire rack to cool
and ENJOY!

let me know how it goes beauties!
share this with your family & friends
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i will make room for YOU
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granola love fest.








beauties!
i have a truth to share
i have been in some deep (random)
resistance about making this granola
i just wasn't ready until now
***AND I AM SO HAPPY I BROKE THRU IT***
IT'S THE BEST GRANOLA I HAVE EVER HAD
I DREAM ABOUT IT AT NIGHT
I TAKE A LITTLE HERE, A LITTLE THERE
I CAN'T STOP LOVING IT
am i still in caps? that just means passion 
behind each word, sound, love fest for reals
and now i am a changed woman, mama, human
*no granola can ever compare to homemade*

 so here it is:
inspired by 

*jules granola love fest*

*gather*
3 cups gf bobs red mill oats
(old fashioned/no quick oats)
2 - 2 1/2 cups in total of 
pumpkin seeds & slivered almonds
*also added a hand full of some wide flake, 
unsweetened coconut*
1 1/2 tsp kosher coarse (pink) salt
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup olive oil
1/2 cup maple syrup
(i did a little less than this)
3/4 tsp vanilla

*mix it up*
first put oven to 350 bake
grab a big bowl you love
pour all the dry stuff together
mix it up
then add the wet ingredients
mix it up
throw it onto a baking sheet
& flatten it out (see pic above)

*fire it up*
bake for about 40 minutes
stir it up every 15 minutes
this granola was pretty wet
even at the end but it dried up 
in the cooling process
*also the coconut i threw in at the beginning
made it very very crispy ;) you can add it in at the 
20 - 25 minute mark of your baking
if you prefer it less crisp!*

 also in the pics you will see beautiful dried cherries
the recipe noted to put these in at the end
but i like to put everything together
bc it's easy and i am a 'no time like the present' kinda gal...
well.. they turned into burnt dried cherry whoppers!
so pretty in the pic but a disaster in the mouth :)
so i took those out promptly & this is why i made it first...
so you can know to put the dried fruit in later! 

i am loving this granola by the hand full
or in my vanilla goat yogurt
it's super crunchy & crisp
i wish i could give you a taste right now!

let me know how it works for you
leave a comment below so we can 
feed & inspire each other
have a beautiful weekend

and..........
SUMMER
SOLSTICE
MIRACLE
JUNE 21
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