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Homemade Edible Gifts (plus pumpkin granola recipe)

Homemade Edible Gifts (plus pumpkin granola recipe)

I have always been in aww with people who make homemade edible gifts. Unfortunately, I am not a crafty person, I try for my girls but to be honest its just not me. Now that Miss E is in kindergarten I am feeling the pressure…

What is the Teal Pumpkin Project?

What is the Teal Pumpkin Project?

It’s that time of the year again when the kids will be busy carving their pumpkins. Have you seen any teal pumpkins on neighbour’s door steps? These teal pumpkins represent an initiative called the Teal Pumpkin Project. The color teal is allergy awareness.  A recent…

Pumpkin Buckwheat Waffles (gluten free)

Pumpkin Buckwheat Waffles (gluten free)

These pumpkin waffles remind me of my mom’s pumpkin pie and these pumpkin muffins. It’s like your having dessert for breakfast. Just kidding!  My little taste tester’s Miss E and Q gobbled these waffles up with smiley faces. I mean who doesn’t love pumpkin, they are healthy and delicious.

PUMPKIN BUCKWHEAT WAFFLES

Pumpkins are a fall must have in my house. Not just for carving but eating as well, sweet pumpkins that is. The flesh of pumpkins are a great source of fibre, vitamin A & C, folate, potassium, and phosphorous. Similar to other orange vegetables, they are high in the antioxidant beta carotene which is a precursor to vitamin A. Vitamin A plays a key role in night vision, healthy skin and teeth.

BUCKWHEAT PUMPKIN WAFFLES

Pumpkin Buckwheat Waffles (gluten free)

Yields 6

10 minPrep Time

10 minCook Time

20 minTotal Time

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Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup of buckwheat flour
  • 1/2 cup of oat flour
  • 1/2 cup of brown rice flour
  • 2 TBSP sugar
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 1 cup of milk of your choice
  • 3/4 cup of pure pumpkin puree
  • 1/2 cup of coconut oil, melted
  • 1 tsp pure vanilla extract

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 200 degrees.
  2. Preheat waffle iron
  3. In a large bowl, combine all the dry ingredients.
  4. In a medium bowl, whisk eggs, milk, pumpkin, coconut oil, and vanilla.
  5. Pour wet ingredients into dry and combine.
  6. Place 1/2 cup of batter into waffle iron and cook as per manufacturers directions
  7. To keep waffles warm and crispy place in oven, single layer until ready to eat.
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https://www.zestnutrition.ca/pumpkin-buckwheat-waffles-gluten-free/

To be honest, I have very little experience with making gluten free foods. For some reason I just couldn’t get the right ratio of flours. With a little (more like a lot) of experimenting, I found the combination of brown rice, oat, and buckwheat flours worked the best. One thing I love about gluten free recipes is they tend to use healthier ingredients, by healthier I mean less sugar. We could all go for less sugar in our diets.

What are your favorite pumpkin recipes?

Pumpkin muffins three ways !

Pumpkin muffins three ways !

    I am blessed with a three year old daughter, who loves to roll up her sleeves in the kitchen. This week she informed me we were making pumpkin muffins. So we made pumpkin muffins three ways. I also have a baby, almost one,…