Apple Pie Spice

Even though I am totally team pumpkin pie spice, I’ve been loving this homemade apple pie spice! It’s a deliciously festive blend of spices that’s perfect for any fall-inspired baked good, especially challahs. It’s also pretty amazing as a topping for your oatmeal, a latte, or mixing with sugar for the ultimate cinnamon toast!

Spices such as cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and cardamom come together in this easy homemade Apple Pie Spice. This warm and comforting spice blend can be used for so much more than just apple pies!

What you will need:

4 tbsp ground cinnamon 

1 ½ tsp ground nutmeg 

½ tsp ground allspice 

1 tsp ground ginger 

1 ½ tsp ground cardamom

Directions:

Combine spices in a small bowl, mix well to combine. Store in a small jar or spice container. {I reuse my Trader Joe’s glass spice jars!}

Enjoy!

{Healthy} Spinach Banana Donuts

These cute healthy donuts are the perfect toddler-approved two bite snack. There are only 6 ingredients!

These green donuts are packed with nutrients, and if your toddler is like mine and does not like most veggies these help fill in that area.

These donuts are so easy to make and are versatile. You can make them in mini donut pans like I did, or even muffins. They freeze well {in an airtight bag or container} for months and you can pop them out as needed. 

What you will need: 

1 ½ packed cups baby spinach 

1 banana 

2 large eggs 

3 tbsp rolled oats 

½ tsp cinnamon 

1 tbsp ground flaxseed 

Glaze- 

6 tbsp powdered sugar 

 2-3 tsp water 

Directions: 

Preheat the oven to 350°. Grease your donut pan.

Add all of the ingredients into a blender and process until smooth.
Pour the batter into the donut cavities and bake for 17 minutes or until the donuts are firm and browning on the edges. 

Pop out of the donut cavities and let cool completely before adding the optional glaze or freezing. 

Glaze- 

Combine the powdered sugar and 2 tsp water in a bowl until it’s a thick consistency. If too thick, add another tsp water. 

Glaze your donuts by either turning over and dunking into the glaze, or drizzle over the top with a spoon. 

Decorate with some sprinkles! 

Enjoy!

Honey Apple Biscotti

It’s almost Rosh Hashanah and apple picking season, so what better way to bring in the new year and celebrate with an abundance of apples from apple picking than with some biscotti. These biscotti are sweetened with honey and have traditional warm apple spices in them. Then, they are topped with some dried apples. Alternatively, you can cube fresh apples and add to the middle of the biscotti.

What you will need:

3 ½ cups of flour

3/4 cup honey

1 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. cinnamon

½ tsp. nutmeg

½ tsp. cardamom

½ tsp. ginger

1/4 tsp. allspice

Pinch of salt

1 ½ tsp. vanilla extract

3/4 cup canola oil

2 eggs

1.5 oz dried apples (I use Trader Joe’s freeze dried Fuji apple slices)

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°F. 

In a large bowl add flour, salt, baking soda, and spices.

In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, oil, honey, and vanilla extract. 

Pour the wet mixture into the flour mixture. Give it a quick stir to incorporate all of the ingredients, the dough will be a little crumbly.

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.  Form the dough into 2 long logs.  The logs should be relatively flat, only about ½ inch high, otherwise you will have really big slices of biscotti.  

Crush your dried apple chips and sprinkle over the top. 

Bake for 20-25 minutes at 350°F, until the center is firm to the touch.

Let biscotti cool for 15 minutes.  Use a serrated knife cut the log into 1 inch wide pieces.

Turn the oven to 300°F and bake for an additional 15-20 minutes. Allow to cool completely.

Biscotti may be still be a little moist and chewy, so if you prefer it crisp let it sit uncovered overnight in a dry space. 

Enjoy!