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Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Muffins

Soft fluffy muffins are great to eat with your morning coffee. These Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Muffins have a coffee glaze making them perfect for starting out the day caffeinated!

Our kids absolutely love having a box of muffins on the counter that they can grab when they are rushing out the door for school and do not have time to make a Skinny Cherry Banana Smoothie or these Bacon Egg Breakfast Tacos.

They are also a delicious treat to enjoy as an after school snack.

Muffins are so easy to make and have on hand for those morning munchies or snack attacks that regularly happen.

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No Bake Brownie Bites

These No Bake Brownie Bites are easy chocolate treats that are made with just six ingredients. Get ready to enjoy a sweet, fudgy bite in just minutes!

Say hello to my solution to chocolate cravings. These brownie bites made with natural ingredients will satisfy all those sweet cravings you are experiencing.

One of my all-time favorite cookies is Fig Newtons. Yes, it's true. I have always loved those little fig cookies. So, when I found these chocolate brownie bars from Nature's Bakery, I couldn't wait to try them. They have a couple of flavored fig bars, but the chocolate one is the best.

In my quest to make desserts that do not sabotage my skinny jeans, I made my own version of those brownie bars without any grains.

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Mocha Coconut Chia Seed Pudding Parfaits

These creamy Mocha Coconut Chia Seed Pudding Parfaits are an easy, delicious, and healthy breakfast that you can enjoy all week. This easy pudding is packed full of healthy fats, protein, and fiber and is sure to keep you full.

Let's talk new year and new goals. Do you set resolutions or choose a word of the year to define and motivate you? I usually try to set a few goals that I would like to personally work on.

Each year eating healthy and working out are always on my list. Yes, you can call me cliche, but I like to think of it as consistent. LOL!

Healthy eating is actually something that we incorporated a few years ago, and we still are going strong. Although the holidays came and brought with it a few extra pounds this year. We enjoyed a few extra cookies and treats all month long, and my skinny jeans are not very happy right now.

But that's ok because January is here and with it came our resolution to be careful about what we eat again. It's really all about moderation and enjoying life. [Read more...]

Creamy Italian Tomato Soup Recipe

Make a pot of this easy Creamy Italian Tomato Soup to serve on chilly winter nights. You can have this hearty tomato soup recipe on your dinner table in under 30 minutes.

Creamy Italian Tomato Soup - this easy homemade tomato soup is loaded with veggies, meat, and pasta. Make this comfort food recipe for a delicious dinner on cold nights! #soup #tomato #homemade #creamytomato #dinner

Our kids come home each and every day and head right for the refrigerator. You would think they had not eaten all day long based on the way they grab at anything and everything edible.

I try to fend off those hungry beasts by telling them dinner will be ready in less than an hour. That is met with moans and groans and claims of starvation. Most days I cave and let them have a tube of yogurt, a few Peanut Butter Banana Popsicles, or veggies & fruit.

They grumble a little more because they really want the cookies and candies they know I'm stashing in the pantry, but they will take any food at that point.

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Salted Chocolate Grain Free Granola

This easy Salted Chocolate Grain Free Granola is a delicious breakfast or after school snack choice. The grain free, gluten free, and vegan snack mix is great with all milk, in yogurt parfaits, or eaten by the handfuls.

Granola was one of those snacks that I always bought. It was just easy to throw a bag or two in the cart every time we went grocery shopping.

Then one day I forgot to buy a bag, so I decided to try making homemade granola for our daughter's after school snack. I had no idea granola was so easy to make.

One batch of this Raspberry Chocolate Chip Granola totally changed my mind. It's quick and easy to make, it's cheaper, and so much tastier.

In fact, until recently we have just made a bunch of different flavors like this Chocolate Covered Strawberry Granola to enjoy for breakfast and snacks. [Read more...]

Skinny Raspberry Mint Smoothie

This Skinny Raspberry Mint Smoothie is a refreshing drink to add to your breakfast or lunch routine. Adding frozen fruits and protein powder to a smoothie will help keep you full for longer.

It's that time of year again. Has everyone jumped on the healthy eating bandwagon yet? The first of the year tends to get everyone ready to start off with eating right and exercising.

I’m right there with you. Bring on the salads and smoothies!!!

We started an herbal cleanse and healthy eating on January 1^st. Yes, we are stereotypical here, too. It is time to say bye, bye to the cupcake butt and cookie thighs I developed from enjoyed way too many holiday treats last month. My jeans want to be happy again. [Read more...]

Top Ten BruCrew Recipes from 2019

It's crazy to think that another year has come and gone already. Making and sharing recipes with you is still our favorite job ever. None of this would be possible without you.

The love and support you guys give us is amazing. Thank you so much for all the comments and emails you send our way. We really do appreciate all the feedback you give us.

I love looking back over the blog stats from the year and seeing what recipes got the most love. It really does give us a better idea of what kind of recipes to make and share with you in the next year.

Last year four out the top ten recipes were healthy ones. And two of those were the very top two recipes out of all the ones I made. I'm thinking that means you would love to see a lot more healthy eats. Am I right?

Of course, the other six were amazing desserts, so I will definitely keep those kind of recipes coming.

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Cherry Almond Brie Bites

A tray of these Cherry Almond Brie Bites will get everyone's attention at your holiday parties. Flakey crescent rolls filled with melted Brie cheese and a homemade cherry filling is the perfect appetizer for any party.

A few years ago I kept seeing so many different Brie recipes, but I just had no desire to jump on that band wagon. So I waited to try Brie cheese. Oh, boy! Was I ever wrong to wait so long to try it. It is now one of my all time favorite cheeses.

A few years ago I made these Blackberry Brie Bites and was instantly hooked on the fruit and melty cheese combo. My husband wasn't so impressed. That's ok with me because that means more for me to enjoy and devour. [Read more...]

Merry Christmas 2019

We want to wish each of you and your families a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We appreciate you reading our posts and making our recipes throughout the year.

You make all of this possible, and your support makes it even more fun. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for letting us share fun stories and recipes from our kitchen.

It's our hope and prayer that sometime during this busy holiday season you take some time to relax and to enjoy everything that God has place in your life. It's so easy to be busy all the time that we forget to slow down, to be still, and to just enjoy the moment.

May the joy of Jesus and the gift of His son that He sent so many years ago in Bethlehem fill your heart and soul as you celebrate with your friends and family this week.

Merry CHRISTmas!!!

Luke 2:14 “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth, peace, good will toward men.”

Mini Puff Pancakes

Enjoy an easy breakfast this holiday season with these fun Mini Puff Pancakes. Add a few spoonfuls of Lucky Leaf Toppers to the center of each one and watch your guests dig in.

*I am partnering with Lucky Leaf this year as a blog ambassador bringing you delicious recipes using pie filling.

Mini Puff Pancakes with Lucky Leaf Toppers - these easy muffin pancakes are a fun and easy recipe to make for breakfast. Add a few different Toppers to your breakfast table and let everyone customize their pancakes. Easy recipe to make for holiday breakfast or brunch parties! #pancakes #dutchbaby @luckyleaf #toppers #ad #breakfast #brunch #recipe #ILoveLuckyLeaf

One of our kids favorite things to eat for breakfast are stacks of pancakes. In the spirit of true confession I am not a morning person, so I do not like to make pancakes very often.

The only time I make hot fresh pancakes for breakfast is on birthdays. The rest of the year I make a big batch of pancakes and freeze them.

This allows me to sleep in and allows our teenagers to make their own breakfast on busy mornings.

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