Oh My … Pumpkin & Apple Pie!

October 4, 2016

OCTOBER IS absolutely my favorite time of the year! I love the smells and taste that make autumn so yummy…like crisp harvested apples and fresh apple cider. Then there are the pumpkins…in all shapes, sizes and colors. I can’t get enough of them! And the taste of a freshly baked pumpkin and apple pie.. oh my!!  

Now the truth is, as much as I do love to cook and create in the kitchen, I have never been a “Betty Crocker” when in comes to baking. I almost flunked Home Economics in high school because I couldn’t even bake a pie from scratch OR a box. Seriously! I think my teacher passed me simply because of the effort I did put into to trying both. 

This past September I have spending time in my the kitchen. I’ve been broadcasting a few Facebook LIVESTREAMS while preparing to the kick off of my 10-day all natural sugar detox program. I also created some new recipes for a FALL Customer Appreciation Event I hosted along with some of my favorite holistic health coaching buddies.

Today I am going to share 2 sensational autumn recipes that I created for those of you, like me, that really don’t like to bake, but love the taste of apple pie and pumpkin pies!

PS… Check out my blog  on why ACV rocks and why you may want to add this to your daily routine There’s also 2 more yummy recipes too!

Sparkling Apple Pie Spritzer Recipe


Ingredients:

  • 1 Liter of plain sparkling water
  • 3 Tbsp. Braggs Raw unfiltered apple cider vinegar
  • 4 drops Lemon essential oil (or a squeeze of lemon juice
  • 2 drop Cinnamon essential oil (or 1 tsp. of cinnamon powder)
  • 20 drops Vanilla Creme Sweetleaf brand liquid stevia*
  • 1 drop Ginger Oil (optional)
    * As an extra energy boost you can substitute 1 tsp. of local raw honey or maple syrup in place of stevia

Directions:

  • Blend all ingredients, chill and serve over ice

Pumpkin Pie Cheesecake Smoothie

Ingredients:

  • 1-2 handful of your FAV greens : )))
  • 1/3 cup organic canned / boxed pureed pumpkin
  • 1 cup almond or coconut milk  (I like culinary coconut milk)
  • ¼ cup cashews
  • 1 tsp. apple cider vinegar
  • ½ frozen banana *
  • 1 date **
  • 1 drop doTERRA Cinnamon oil
  • 1 drop doTERRA Lemon Oil
  • 1/8 tsp. nutmeg
  • 2 tbsp. chia seeds***
  • ½ cup ice cubes 
  • cinnamon stick for garnish

Directions:

  • Blend all ingredients in a high-speed blender until smooth 
  • Top with cinnamon and add a cinnamon stick for garnish

 Note: to cut down sugar do these substitutes
* Replace banana with ¼ slice of avocado
** Replace date with 4-6 drops Vanilla Creme Sweetleaf brand liquid stevia; then eliminate Vanilla extract
*** Optional replace chia seed with ground flax meal

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