Blueberry Doughnut Crumble

Making breakfast is just something I really enjoy doing....okay...eating breakfast is something I enjoy A LOT. I think it's because growing up my dad would always make me a big breakfast before school. I wasn't a morning person, and I think it was his way of making mornings more enjoyable for me. I think I have just always carried that with me, and forever will. Sharing breakfast time with the ones I love means a lot to me. 

Anyways, since I'm always on the hunt for different products I can try. I'm always experimenting. I tried a different brand of pancake and waffle mix. It's called Maple Grove Farms Gluten Free Pancake & Waffle Mix. I first started by making waffles, they were amazing waffles! The had the right texture which is sometimes hard to get with waffles. After making waffles, I was excited to make pancakes. 

For some reason, the batter just isn't the right consistency for pancakes. I tried many times. And I mean come on, pancakes are one of the easiest things to make...especially from a mix! Needless to say I got quite frustrated. So I quickly decided that since pancakes weren't happening, I needed to improvise. This is how my Blueberry Doughnut Crumble was born. 

When I put the pancake batter into the the muffin/souffle cups, I just hoped for the best. 

Then....

Unsuccessful pancake batter turned into an amazing creation that tasted exactly like a cinnamon sugar doughnut. No joke. 

Do you love blueberry doughnuts? If so you'll love this recipe because it's super fast and easy. In no time you'll have a blueberry doughnut with a cinnamon sugar crumble on top. 

Blueberry Doughnut Crumble

Ingredients:

1 Cup Maple Grove Farms Gluten Free Pancake & Waffle Mix (this is the only mixed I have used with the recipe so I'm not sure if others will work) 

1 2/3 Cup of Water

2 eggs

1 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract

1 tsp Cinnamon

1/2 Cup Brown Sugar

1/2 Blueberries, fresh or frozen 

Crumble Topping

4 Souffle bowels, or a muffin tin will work

Directions: 

Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit 

Grease the bowels with coconut oil 

Combine all ingredients except the blueberries and crumble topping into a medium bowel. And just whisk until all combined. 

Then gently stir in blueberries. 

Pour into the bowels 3/4 of the way. 

Add your crumble topping.

Bake for 20-25 minutes. Checking on them half way through with a toothpick. Bake until crumble is golden brown and the toothpick comes out clean.

Enjoy!

Crumble Topping

3/4 Cup Gluten Free Flour, I used an All-Purpose Coconut Flour

3/4 Cup Brown Sugar

1/3 Cup of Coconut oil, do not melt

1 tsp Cinnamon

1 tsp Vanilla

Combine all ingredients except the coconut oil. Mix well

Next add in the coconut oil and mix with a fork.

Crumble should have clumps. 

                                                                       Cheers!!

Daiya Cream Cheese Alternative Review

Have you heard of Daiya before? If not they make a large variety of dairy free cheese alternatives. One of the newest addition is cream cheese. If you are like me, someone who used to have dairy but then turned lactose intolerant, you know what cream cheese taste like. I miss cream cheese a lot. Well I should say I MISSED it. Because now, this is just like cream cheese. 

I have tried other brands, the other one that I don't mind is from Go Veggie. But the texture is kind of off. This Daiya got the texture of actual cream cheese spot on. 

Daiya Cream Cheese on top of an Udi's Cinnamon Raisin Bagel

That is cinnamon sugar sprinkled on top of everything...try it...it's amazing

Like most alternatives, if you're expecting it to taste exactly like the "regular" thing. Don't. Because then you will be disappointed. The taste to me kind of has a tang to it. But it's not to bad. What I like most is the texture. It's what you would expect cream cheese to be.

They also have a strawberry cream cheese as well. I CAN NOT wait to get my hands on that! 

Overall I would defiantly recommend this to anyone. Especially since they do not use soy in anything. A lot of cheese alternatives use soy, which for me soy is better than dairy, but soy isn't good for you. 

Here's a link to their website so you can check out all their great products!

http://us.daiyafoods.com/

Cheers!

Udi's Gluten Free Cinnamon Raisin Bagels Review

Before I was gluten free, I probably had a bagel for breakfast everyday. My favorite bagels were Paneras....amazing. So I recently discovered these bagels. Could they live up to my bagel taste? I tried other brands of bagels last year, but they weren't that good, at all. So I thought I wouldn't ever have a bagel again. Until I found these round gems. 

Considering my experience with gluten free stuff not tasting exactly what I'm used to. I didn't really think they would be "normal" so I toasted these up in hopes.....

And I wasn't disappointed. At all. These really seemed like I was eating a regular bagel. The texture is on point, as well as the flavor. These are the best bagels I have had in a year. Kind of sad isn't it. I wish I discovered these sooner! Also along with being gluten free, they are dairy, soy, and nut free. So they cater to those with multiple food allergies and intolerances.

I would defiantly recommend these to anyone! They are a good bagel, that won't make you feel bad!

Cheers!!

Read This Before Eating McDonalds Chicken McNuggets

Think of the last time you had McDonalds. Was it today, yesterday, or how about last year? What did you get there? McDonalds is probably the most famous fast food restaurant in the world. Almost everywhere you go, you'll find that famous arch that is loved by millions of people. 

Fast food is loved by millions of people....

and children. 

I will admit, that yes, of course I used to eat fast food. It was quick and easy. That's what it attracts people. You get in your car, pull up to a window, and get your food handed to you. Or if you're feeling fancy you can go in and sit down and eat your food. Fast food is called fast food for a reason, because it's fast and cheap.  

It's especially convenient for people who have kids. It's a quick solution to little kids hunger strikes. What kids love most are those chicken McNuggets. They seem to be just so perfect for little hands and stomachs. Whenever I could eat whatever I wanted, I did love some chicken mcnuggets. But after realizing gluten made me sick. I had to stop eating them. Thank goodness. 

Have you had McDonalds chicken nuggets recently? Or given your kids them. Well in this video below, will make you rethink ever eating those so called "chicken nuggets" again. 

Watch this video, it will seriously make you truly rethink fast food again. It's all processed. All of it. No matter how healthy something is advertised, if it's from a fast food place, it's not healthy at all. 

Take a couple minutes and watch the video that I found on YouTube, this is from someone called The Health Ranger. They investigate food under a high powered microscope. And this is a mcnugget under the microscope. 

The link to their YouTube page: http://www.youtube.com/user/TheHealthRanger?feature=watch

If this doesn't stop you from eating fast food. Then I don't know what will...

Why would you want to put this in your body?

Better yet, why would you feed this to your kids? 

Stay away from ALL fast food!!!!!!!! 

I'm serious. 

Cheers!