Almond Banana Bread from Bakerita.com | A delicious recipe that's gluten-free, refined sugar free, and paleo.

Almond Banana Bread

Almond Banana Bread from Bakerita.com | A delicious recipe that's gluten-free, refined sugar free, and paleo.My goodness. I really want to give you guys a good recipe post right now. I want to write something long, and inspiring, or at least entertaining.

But…I want to do that less than I want to sleep.

To all other sorority girls out there, it’s polish week. Or work week, or prep week, or whatever you call the week before recruitment.

If you’ve gone through it, well, you know that it is exhausting! Fun, because I’ve been with my sisters non-stop, but we’ve also been going long hours and I need to sleep! So, unfortunately, all your getting out of me tonight is a kick-ass recipe for paleo, refined sugar free, gluten free, delicious almond banana bread. [Read more...]

Carrot Cake with Pecan Cream Cheese Frosting | Bakerita.com

Carrot Cake with Pecan Cream Cheese Frosting

Carrot Cake with Pecan Cream Cheese Frosting | Bakerita.comI’ve been baking a lot since I’ve been better. I’ve got time to make up for since I was sick for so long – I only got so much time at home! I’m already going back to school on Tuesday, so I need to have a ton of posts ready to share with you guys.

I have a ton of amazing posts and recipes lined up that I’m dying to share with you guys, but all in good time. Patience, guys. Patience.

(I’m talking more to myself than all of you…I’ve just been dreaming about some of the things I made recently!)

But currently – I have an amazing carrot cake recipe to share. [Read more...]

Gingersnap Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars | Bakerita.com

Gingersnap Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars

In my last post, I discussed my two favorite fall flavors: apples and pumpkin, and shared a recipe for Caramel Apple Cinnamon Rolls, featuring apples, obviously.

So isn’t it only fair that I share a recipe featuring pumpkin next?! I think so.

This recipe I have to share with to you is a variation on the Pumpkin Cheesecake Squares from the new Baked cookbook from the wonderful Matt Lewis and Renato Poliafito, Baked Elements: Our 10 Favorite Ingredients. [Read more...]

Caramel Apple Cinnamon Rolls | Bakerita.com

Caramel Apple Cinnamon Rolls

Apples are arguably the best fall ingredient, held in stiff competition next to pumpkin. I, personally, don’t like to pick favorites. I give an equal shot to both pumpkin and apples and let them in each shine in their way the way only the season of fall let’s them do.

Each of them benefits from a good dash of cinnamon and nutmeg, and falls perfectly into the cocoon of freshly made pie dough. Yum.

Break me off a piece of that.

Erm, a slice of that? [Read more...]

Hummingbird Muffins [a delicious muffin full of toasted pecans, pineapple, and mashed bananas!] from Bakerita.com

Hummingbird Muffins

Life has definitely caught up with me lately. Gone is the slow, leisurely pace of summer and back is the hectic, crazy lifestyle that only other college students seem to understand. There is definitely a balancing act that’s involved in college success. Each person needs to find their rhythm – the correct balance of classes, studying, and socializing that works for them.

I also throw baking into that equation, as it’s something that ranks pretty highly on my importance list. I arrived back on campus this past Friday, and since then has been a complete whirlwind of reconnecting with friends and acquaintances, shopping for room necessities and decorating, and the worst – unpacking and organizing. It’s been extremely hectic around here, but I’m happy to say my new room is completely organized to my liking and is looking super cute thus far! [Read more...]

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Coconut Pecan Granola (GF & Refined SF)

As I'm sitting here writing this, I'm eating handfuls of this granola. Yes, I know, it's two hours before dinner and I'm going to get full. Guess what?

I don't even care. This granola is so good, and so addictive, I just can't stop eating it!

I'm a granola fiend, and I've always loved it, but once I started making my own, there was no going back to the almost-stale, too-sweet, practically-a-candy-bar granola that you find in most grocery stores. Yeah, you can find “homemade” granola at lots of breakfast restaurants and cafes, but a 1/2 pound bag goes for $10 a pop! Who needs to spend that much money on granola, when you can make it yourself, personalized just how you like it, for waaaay cheaper? [Read more...]