Southern Scraps

It's back to school here for the kids in my town this week, and I'm sure it is or will be soon for many of you. That means you may have a little less time for getting healthy breakfasts, so here are seven healthy breakfast cookies recipes that you can make ahead. And it should certainly appeal to the kids- who wouldn't want cookies for breakfast? You don't have to tell them they are healthy. This round up features a variety of paleo, gluten free, egg free and low sugar recipes. Pumpkin breakfast cookies     Cranberry almond breakfast cookies     Banana Oatmeal breakfast cookies     Lemon blackberry breakfast cookies     Blueberry oatmeal cookies     Chia oatmeal breakfast cookies       Peanut butter banana oat cookies Sharing here: Think Pink Sundays * Under the Table and Dreaming * Sundae Scoop * Suburb’s Mama Sunday link * DIY Sunday Showcase * The D...

  photo source   It's that time again- fall! Time for pumpkin everything! Since we've gone primarily paleo with our diet, I'm so happy to find that pumpkin is still easily included. Here are ten recipes that are paleo, gluten free, and or/dairy free. You can easily make them more compliant by substituting honey for sugar, almond milk for regular milk, and coconut oil for butter. I can't wait to try some of these.   Crockpot pumpkin oatmeal

***This post contains affiliate links to Amazon. I'll earn a small commission if you purchase through these links, but it will not increase your cost in any way.*** We're still trying sticking to a whole foods, grain free and mostly paleo diet. It seems to be helping the hubby with some pain and digestive issues.  The one old food he keeps saying he wants is pizza. So... we had pizza. A yummy, healthy pizza with an almond flour crust and lots of veggies. And we had mozzerella cheese. To be truly paleo, you need to leave off the cheese.

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  Did you make a resolution to eat healthier and or/lose weight this year? Are you afraid that those Valentine's treats will sabotage your efforts? If so, then these muffins are for you. You (or the recipient) can have your chocolate and eat it too. This recipe comes from Healthy is Always Better.   Here's the recipe:   Triple Chocolate Chunk Muffin Knock-Offs of Whole Food’s 6 Dollar per 4 Chocolate Chunk VitaTop Muffins Ingredients: 1 3/4 c oats 3 egg whites 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce 1 tsp. vanilla extract 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt (or regular plain low fat yogurt) 1/2 tsp cream of tartar (or 1-1/2 Tbsp. vinegar) 1-1/2 tsp. baking powder 1-1/2 tsp. baking soda 1/4 tsp. salt 1 cup hot water 1 cup sugar substitute (like Splenda granular) OR 1/4 cup + 2 tbs stevia 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (or use white chocolate or peanut butter chips!) Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line 2 (12-cup) muffin pans with foil cu...

I made these healthy lowfat pumpkin waffles last weekend. I must admit my title is a little misleading- the recipe does call for brown sugar, but I accidentally left it out. ( I must get in too big of a hurry. Remember when I left the eggs out of these cookies ? At least my mistakes haven't hurt the final product.)  Since you usually put sweet toppings on waffles, you might not miss the sugar. Hubby had his with honey, and said they were fine. You see mine covered in pure homemade cane syrup, and folk's that stuff is sweet. If you have a taste for low sugar, you might like them without the sugar. I think they would be better with the sugar. You can find the recipe here. Sharing at these great parties: Think Pink Sundays * Under the Table and Dreaming * Sundae Scoop * Craftomaniac Monday * Make the Scene Monday * Make It Pretty Monday * Masterpiece Monday * Motivate Me Monday * Inspire Me Monday * Market Yourself Mondays at Sumo’s Sweet Stuff * Pink Hippo Party...

I'm always trying out new recipes, ideas, and projects. (For those of you who are new here, that's why today is Tried It Out Thursday ) Lately, I've been spending lots of time on Pinterest (anyone else, shyly raise your hand) and I've been trying out some of the ideas and recipes I find there. What's the point of pinning them, if you are not going to use them? So this week I'm sharing some homemade granola bars that I found through Pinterest at two peas and their pod . These are my favorite treat so far! I've tried another granola bar, a couple of granola bites, and a couple of healthy cookie recipes, but these are my favorite. Here's the recipe: No-Bake Peanut Butter Pretzel Chocolate Chip Granola Bars Yield: 8-10 bars   Ingredients: 1/4 cup unsalted butter 1/4 cup brown sugar 1/4 cup honey 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 cups quick oats 1/2 cup crispy rice cereal 3/4 cup chopped pretzels 1/4 cup mini ch...

Yep, you read that correctly- eggless. I'll go ahead and admit I discovered this concept purely by mistake. I tried out this recipe shared by Love, Pomegranate House. And it's awesome. Even without the eggs. Let me explain. I don't normally get all the ingredients out ahead of time. I get them out and mix, etc as I go through the steps. So.... I mistakenly skipped step #2 of the recipe and totally missed the eggs and water. I was patting out the last cookie when it struck me as odd that I didn't use any eggs. Oh well, too late. I baked them anyway. Then I got on Google and searched. Eggless cookies aren't that odd after all. All you need in a recipe  is something to hold it together. And the peanut butter does a great job by itself. So next time, I'll probably leave the eggs out on purpose. I will add the water for a little more moisture, but these really were not hard or dry. The hubby loved them. He ate two before supper the night I baked them,...