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Pumpkin Muffins with Vanilla Chai Glaze

posted on : October 11, 2019 posted by : Kirsten Bell 5 Comments

These are the most delicious pumpkin muffins ever! Moist, perfectly sweet, and warmly spiced. Topped with cinnamon streusel and vanilla chai drizzle, these easy muffins are perfect for cool fall mornings and afternoon snacks. These homemade muffins are full of autumn spices and pumpkin flavor that nobody can resist!

As you might be able to tell from my recent recipes, I’m a wee bit obsessed with pumpkin! It’s such a delicious fall flavor, and autumn only rolls around once a year! The chai drizzle on these muffins is next level, you seriously have to try it! These are like a chai pumpkin spice latte in pumpkin form, and it’s amazing!

Muffin Ingredients:

1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter, melted
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 1/3 cup canned pumpkin puree
2 eggs
1/4 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla

Streusel Ingredients:

1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup cold butter, cut into pieces

Chai Spice Mix:

1 1/4 teaspoons cinnamon
3/4 teaspoons ground ginger
1 teaspoons cardamom
1/4 teaspoon allspice

Vanilla Chai Glaze Ingredients:

1 cup powdered sugar
2 tablespoons heavy cream
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon Chai Spice Mix (Above)

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F, and line a muffin tin with liners.

For the streusel: mix together the flour, brown sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl. Rub the butter into the dry ingredients until the mixture resembles course crumbs. Set aside.

In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients, flour through brown sugar. In a large bowl, using a rubber spatula, combine all the wet ingredients, pumpkin through vanilla. Add the dry ingredients, and mix until just combined, scraping down the sides of the bowl as necessary.

Fill each well about 3/4 full of batter, and top generously with the streusel, gently pressing the streusel into the top of each muffin. Bake 20-22 minutes or until a toothpick comes out with moist crumbs. Allow the muffins to cool in the tin for 10 minutes, and allow to cool completely before drizzling with glaze.

For the glaze: combine the powdered sugar, heavy cream, vanilla and chai spice mixing together with a fork. Transfer to a plastic piping bag, and drizzle the glaze over each cooled muffin.

More Fall Recipes:

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Simple Bourbon Apple Crisp

posted on : October 4, 2019 posted by : Kirsten Bell 4 Comments

This simple bourbon apple crisp is one of my very favorite fall recipes! It’s a tradition in our house to bake some easy fall sweets, turn on a fun Halloween/autumn movie (Hocus Pocus anyone?), and smell the delicious autumn recipe baking while we watch it. Way better than a fall scented candle because your house smells amazing, and you get to eat it! (Not recommended with candles, I’m told.)

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Quick & Easy Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bars

posted on : September 27, 2019 posted by : Kirsten Bell 3 Comments

The leaves are starting to change colors where we live, and it’s seriously feeling like fall! That makes my heart SO happy – I actually squealed with delight today seeing them and scared Charlotte by accident haha!

If you haven’t noticed, autumn is by far my very favorite season. It’s so cozy, and such a perfect time for fun fall baking recipes, snuggling up and watching movies…I could wax romantic about it all day long!

If you’re looking for a super quick and easy fall baking recipe for this weekend, these pumpkin bars are it! Soft and cakey with just enough spice, these are guaranteed to be gone faster than you may like to admit. I’m such a sucker for pumpkin and chocolate recipes, aren’t you?

These delicious pumpkin bars take 10 minutes max to whip up, and 30 minutes to bake. So in under an hour you could be enjoying scrumptious, gooey, melted chocolatey pumpkin bar goodness. No excuses, just make them! (And if you’re looking for a super delicious cake, check out my Pumpkin Caramel Layer Cake recipe!)

Makes 24 Bars

Ingredients:

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
2/3 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter, melted
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup canned pumpkin (not pumpkin pie filling)
1 1/2 cups chocolate chips

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F,. Grease a 9×13 pan with butter, and line it with parchment paper with a small overhang for super easy removal of the bars.

In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients, flour through salt. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the butter through pumpkin. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, and combine with a spatula. Stir in the chocolate chips.

Spoon the dough into the prepared baking dish, using the spatula to make sure it’s evenly spread. Bake for 30 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Allow to cool at least 10 minutes before serving.

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Easy Beef Brisket with Homemade Bourbon BBQ Sauce

posted on : September 13, 2019 posted by : Kirsten Bell 0 Comment

Whew, it’s Friday! Has it been a week or what? Well, I have an amazing recipe to share with you today! The most delicious, easy beef brisket recipe plus my super easy homemade Brown Sugar Bourbon Barbecue Sauce. After trying this delicious barbecue sauce, trust me! You will never buy barbecue sauce from the store again! It’s smokey, sweet and savory all at the same time, and so easy to make!

I have to give a quick shout out to my husband. He and I tag teamed these recipes – he put together the brisket and I owned the barbecue sauce. We wanted these recipes to be really easy, and relatively hands-off.

Beef brisket reminds me of tailgating at football games, and that’s exactly what I was imagining as we pulled these recipes together! So with that in mind we thought up recipes that could be made in advance, be easily transported, and would taste incredible on a fall day.

Easy Beef Brisket & Barbecue Sauce Flavors:

Now let’s talk flavor! Because we all know that good, strong flavor is the cornerstone of both a good brisket and a good barbecue sauce! Since both the brisket and the barbecue sauce feature the same major flavors, (Brown Sugar Bourbon, worcestershire sauce, and garlic) they compliment each other so well. I love that the brisket itself leans toward the savory side, and the sauce slightly favors the sweet side thanks to the molasses and brown sugar. They are such a delicious combination when paired!

One of the flavors I especially want to call out is from the Brown Sugar Bourbon. It is soooo good! I love a splash of it in my coffee on the weekends! You might also remember it from my Pina Colada Cake and Mint Julep Cupcakes. Grab a bottle and cook through all of these recipes with me – more to come! (hint hint, it might involve pumpkin spice!!!)

Easy Beef Brisket with Homemade Bourbon BBQ Sauce

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Author: Kirsten Bell
Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Cook Time: 6 Hours
Total Time: 6 Hours and 10 Minutes
Yield: 10 Servings
Category: Barbecue
Method: Barbecue
Cuisine: American

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Description

Easy and delicious beef brisket and bourbon barcecue sauce. Perfect for tailgates, backyard parties and cook offs!

Ingredients

Easy Beef Brisket:

5 lb Beef Brisket

1 Tablespoon Smoked Paprika

1 Tablespoon Garlic Powder

1 Tablespoon Ground Black Pepper

1 Tablespoon Sea Salt

1 Cup Worcestershire

2 Tablespoons Brown Sugar Bourbon

Brown Sugar Bourbon BBQ Sauce:

1/2 Onion, diced

4 cloves garlic, diced

3/4 cups Brown Sugar Bourbon

1 1/2 cups ketchup

1/3 cup Molasses

2 Tablespoons Apple Cider Vinegar

2 Tablespoons Worcestershire

1/2 teaspoon soy sauce

1 Tablespoon Dijion Mustard

1 teaspoons liquid smoke

1/8 teaspoon Chili Powder

3 Tablespoons Brown Sugar

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Instructions

Combine all of the brisket ingredients, paprika through Brown Sugar Bourbon, in a small bowl. Rub onto both sides of the brisket. Wrap the brisket and refrigerate overnight. Meanwhile, prepare the Brown Sugar Barbecue Sauce below!

Preheat the oven to 260 degrees F. Place the meat on a rack in a roasting pan, fat side up. Pour excess juices/liquids into pan. Cook for 1 to 1.5 hours per pound of meat. Flip the meat over once, about halfway through cook time. The meat is done cooking when it has reached 180 degrees F, as measured by a meat thermometer. Wrap the meat in foil, turn the oven off, and then place the foiled brisket back into the now off oven for at least an hour.

Serve hot, with the Brown Sugar Bourbon Barbecue Sauce below!

Barbecue Sauce:

In a medium saucepan over medium heat, simmer together the onion, garlic, and Brown Sugar Bourbon for about 10 minutes or until the onion because translucent.

Add the remaining ingredients, ketchup through brown sugar to the saucepan. Stir well to combine, and then bring the mixture to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low, and simmer about 25 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Allow the sauce to cool to room temperature, and then refrigerate overnight. The flavors will continue to come together as it sits, so it will taste even better the next day!

If you prefer a chunky barbecue sauce (like me!), serve as is. If you prefer a smooth sauce, run the sauce through fine mesh sieve.

Serve with the above brisket recipe, chicken, fries – this sauce will taste amazing with pretty much anything!

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Healthy Banana Bran Muffins with Blueberries

posted on : August 30, 2019 posted by : Kirsten Bell 1 Comment

Easy, delicious and healthy banana bran muffins with blueberries! These are a regular breakfast and afternoon snack in our house – I love that they’re so quick for me to whip up, and I usually have all the ingredients on hand! Plus the fact that they’re full of healthy fiber and sweetened mostly with bananas and blueberries! That wins extra mom points, right?

Back to school is in full swing! Charlotte isn’t in school yet, but a lot of her friends are, so I’ve been observing and trying to learn all of the tips and tricks because I know we will be there before I know it! I’ve partnered with some of my favorite bloggers for more back-to-school recipes – scroll to the bottom to check them out too!

As I child, I remember really looking forward to after school snacks! It was always soooo exciting when we came through the door, and smelled a freshly baked treat waiting for us. And these healthy banana bran muffins are the perfect after-school snack. Easy for busy schedules, delicious for the kiddos, and healthy for all of us! I made these this past weekend for a quick and easy breakfast, and they were gone in a flash!

Tools Needed To Make Healthy Banana Bran Muffins with Blueberries:

Muffin Tin: I love this muffin tin! What you bake muffins in makes a big difference, because different materials conduct heat differently! This tin bakes super evenly, so my muffins (and cupcakes!) always come out more moist! That’s the goal!
Mixing Bowls: I love this mixing bowl set for all my baking! It’s actually the only set I have in my kitchen right now, which is saying a lot since I bake alllll the time! There’s a perfect size for every task!
Measuring Cups and Spoons: Another item where quality makes a difference! I’ve owned lots of measuring cups that bend when I scoop ingredients, and it’s so frustrating! This measuring cups and spoons set is strong, and will last you forever! I’ve had mine for about a decade and they’re still good as new!