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“Breakfast at Midnight” Brunch Charcuterie Board for New Year’s Eve

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This post is sponsored by Wildgrain.

My goal for 2023 is to “Eat More Brunch” . . . and I’m starting now with this “Breakfast at Midnight” snacking board. It’s so perfect for our stay-at-home New Year’s Eve celebration. I’m not a fan of going out on this crazy night and would rather stay at home in my PJs and eat my favorite foods – and a breakfast grazing board pretty much covers all the favorite comfort food bases!

With help from Wildgrain Box (more details below), I made this gorgeous grazing board overflowing with beautiful brunch and breakfast trimmings. To balance my board nutritionally, I like to offer an array of nibbles and noshes.

This is a must make for your breakfast and brunch celebration. – or anytime of day!

Ideas for Your Breakfast or Brunch Charcuterie Tray

Eggs: Deviled eggs, sous-vide egg bites, slices of quiche, egg salad, or simple slices of hard-boiled egg.

Meats: Bacon, breakfast sausages, chunks of steak, and traditional charcuterie meats such as salami, prosciutto and summer sausage.

Cheese: Your favorite cheese cut in “cracker stacker” form, along mini wedges of bold cheese like blue cheese, and spreadable cheese and even a ooey-gooey baked brie.

Seasonal Fruit:  All the beautiful fruits you love, avocados and tomatoes too for sandwich building. 

Dried Fruits and Nuts

Butter, Honey, Jams, Spreads

Artisan Breads, Pastries, Crackers: Sourdough sliced for breakfast sandwich making, biscuits, pastries, donut holes, muffins, crackers and more!  I even added homemade cottage fries with this brunch board.

Croissants from Wildgrain are magnifique! For a limited time, new orders get a FREE 4-pack with each shipment for life.


When it comes to artisan breads and pastries, I’ll admit right here and now – I’m NOT a scratch baker (those croissants above would literally take ALL DAY from scratch, but only 18-22 minutes the Wildgrain way)!  Wildgrain Box to sends me other baking championship-worthy items – and no one is the wiser!  Wildgrain is an amazing subscription box that sends artisanal pastas, breads and pastries to my home that are frozen and ready to prepare in no more than 25 minutes!  

I transformed my Cranberry Orange Biscuits from Wildgrain into look-alike baby scones by cutting in half diagonally, giving an egg wash on top, and sprinkling with sugar crystals.

All the labor-intensive work has been done for me thanks to Wildgrain Box. The dough has been hand-prepped, the breads have been proofed, and the pastries given extra TLC. This means I save a ton of time and no extra mess is made at my house, lol!  I also appreciate that Wildgrain use clean, non-GMO ingredients and their fermentation process provides benefits you won’t find at the grocery store. Items are always shipped free in and eco-friendly box and recyclable stay-cold packaging. They also support small bakeries and responsible source products from some of the best bread and pasta makers in existence. With each bite, I can taste the talent and love these yummy delights.

BTW, you can save $10 on your first order with code THEFITFORK. Every month (pause or cancel at any time), I get a frozen shipment of tender pastas, artisan breads and pastries delivered to my door. 

Slow-fermented Olive Oil Ciabatta from Wildgrain is a winner with any meal. I sliced it up to use for breakfast sammies on my brunch board.

For New Year’s Eve . . . and beyond, keep Wildgrain in mind as your secret shortcut. One of my quick and east dinner solutions throughout the year (and to support my carb loading for longs runs, haha) are the artisan pastas from Wildgrain.  These fresh hand-cut pastas taste oh-so “old world,” yet only need to be plopped into boiling water for mere minutes. Add a sauce, some veggies, a protein – and boom-bam, it’s a nutritious meal in under 30 minutes!  

This No Cook Artichoke Fettuccini using Hand Cut Pasta from Wildgrain  is a quick and easy meal to incorporated into your healthy new year!

Whip up a fresh fit meal in minutes with this easy, no-cook pasta sauce that features tomatoes, marinated artichokes, garlic and feta cheese - plus a little EVOO. It's tossed with hot noodles that warms it up! A delicious summer dinner! Used pasta from the Wildgrain subscription box, save $30 with code THEFITFORK at http://bit.ly/Wildgrain
Artisan bread, pastas and pastries in the the Wildgrain subscription box, save $30 with code THEFITFORK at http://bit.ly/Wildgrain

SNEAK PEEK: 

 January 2023 Wildgrain Mixed Box

  • Plain Sourdough Load
  • Cranberry Pecan Sourdough Loaf
  • Spelt Sourdough Loaf
  • Fettuccine Pasta
  • Tonnarelli Pasta
  • Giant Chocolate Chunk Cookes
  • + Free Croissants

 January 2023 Bakery Box: 

  • Plain Sourdough Loaf
  • Cranberry Pecan Sourdough Loaf
  • Spelt Sourdough Loaf
  • English Muffins
  • Slow-Fermented Brioche Rolls (likely but not confirmed)
  • Giant Chocolate Chunk Cookes
  • + Free Croissants

Oh yeah, did I mention that every subscription of a Wildgrain Bread Box started now through January gets a free 4-pack of croissants sent with EVERY box shipment for LIFE. There are no words to describe how good they are! Remember to use my Wildgrain coupon code to save $10 — THEFITFORK

Rustic Mushroom Bacon Blue Cheese Tart with Garlic-Thyme Pastry “Leaves”

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This post is sponsored by Wick’s Pies.

Autumn is here, the cozy yet bold flavors are dropping faster than the leaves from a tree! Like this Rustic Mushroom Bacon Blue Tart (with Garlic-Thyme Pastry “Leaves”), an autumn-inspired, delightfully delicious meal that comes together conveniently thanks to frozen pie crusts from Wick’s Pies.

So bold and beautiful, this mushroom blue cheese tart is filled with flavor and easy to make thanks to a frozen pie crust! Sever with a green salad for a brunch or light dinner -- or as an appetizer for your fall-season party!

Eating pie for dinner is where it’s at! This is one of the best savory tarts I have ever made and is brimming with mushrooms, leeks, bacon and fresh herbs on a bold layer of creamy blue cheese.

Oh, and the crust! Let’s talk about the crust! Delicate, tender, flakey yet oh-so convenient! It’s a frozen pie crust from Wick’s Pies. I am NOT a pastry chef, and having the time and skill to make a pie crust worthy to envelope all the delicious ingredients in this mushroom tart stresses me out!

A glimpse at how easy this “use a froze pie crust” recipe actually is!

Using a frozen (and thawed) 8” Raw Circle of rolled out dough from Wick’s Pie, make my life so much easier – and I can spend my culinary talents focusing on the fillings and overall flavor of my tart rather than worrying about a dry, soggy, or otherwise lackluster crust.

So bold and beautiful, this mushroom blue cheese tart is filled with flavor and easy to make thanks to a frozen pie crust! Sever with a green salad for a brunch or light dinner -- or as an appetizer for your fall-season party!
Fold up the sides, easy-peasy – you can’t make a mistake!

Also, I making a “rustic” tart, NOT in a pie pan with fancy lattice work, pinching or braiding also makes easy savory tart recipe a winner. Just put fillings in the middle, leaving about a 1-inch border, and then fold up the edges to secure. This mushroom pie CAN’T be messed up and any imperfections in executing the crust “fold up” just adds to the rustic, country charm.

So bold and beautiful, this mushroom blue cheese tart is filled with flavor and easy to make thanks to a frozen pie crust! Sever with a green salad for a brunch or light dinner -- or as an appetizer for your fall-season party!

Because I’m so addicted to this delicious, tender convenience pie crust, I decided to use a leaf-shaped cookie cutter to make extra savory pie-crust pastries. You can NEVER have too much crust, am I right?! I simply sprinkled these pie dough cut outs with garlic salt and pressed in a bit of fresh thyme decoratively. Feeling so fancy serving this casual yet pretty darnclassy meal to my mom and dad this weekend!

So bold and beautiful, this mushroom blue cheese tart is filled with flavor and easy to make thanks to a frozen pie crust! Sever with a green salad for a brunch or light dinner -- or as an appetizer for your fall-season party!
Use a cookie cutter to punch out your favorite shape and sprinkle with garlic salt!

Mushroom Tart Pro Tips:

After sautéing mushrooms, slightly tilt pan to pool up excess liquid and mop off with a paper towel. This will prevent the crust from getting soggy.

Don’t skip the egg wash step in the recipe, this helps the crust turn a beautiful golden brown with a nice gloss.

If you are not a blue cheese fan, you can substitute another type of cheese (maybe crumbled Feta or even grated sharp white cheddar) instead.

I like to use a vented pizza pan, I think it keeps the crust crispier and flaker.

Check out Wick’s Pies wholesaler page for the source of the 8” Raw Circles used in my recipe . . . or you can also order whole pies of the dessert type to be delivered to your door– what a fabulous way to minimize upcoming holiday entertaining stress!

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o bold and beautiful, this mushroom blue cheese tart is filled with flavor and easy to make thanks to a frozen pie crust! Sever with a green salad for a brunch or light dinner -- or as an appetizer for your fall-season party!
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o bold and beautiful, this mushroom blue cheese tart is filled with flavor and easy to make thanks to a frozen pie crust! Sever with a green salad for a brunch or light dinner -- or as an appetizer for your fall-season party!
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Rustic Mushroom Bacon Blue Cheese Tart with Garlic-Thyme Pastry “Leaves”
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
36 mins
Total Time
35 mins
 

So bold and beautiful, filled with flavor and easy to make thanks to a frozen pie crust! Sever with a green salad for a brunch or light dinner — or as an appetizer for your fall-season party!

Course: Appetizer, brunch, dinner
Cuisine: American, country, French
Keyword: bacon, blue cheese, mushroom, pie crust, tart
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
  • 4- ounce bacon
  • 10 ounces mushrooms of choice I used Cremini and White Button
  • 1 cup sliced leeks whites and light greens
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • ¼ teaspoon sea salt
  • 4 ounces cream cheese softened
  • 2 ounces blue cheese crumbled
  • 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves plus extra for garnish and crust “leaves”
  • 1 whisked egg for wash
  • ½ teaspoon garlic salt
  • 2 frozen Wick’s Pie crusts, thawed 1 for tart, 1 for extra crust “leaves” (optional
Instructions
  1. Heat 12-inch stainless steel skillet over medium-high and cook bacon for several minutes each side, until browning and crispy. Remove to paper towel-lined plate to drain, reserving about 1 tablespoon bacon fat in pan (discarding the rest).
  2. Add sliced leeks to pan, and sauté for 2 minutes and then add mushrooms and continue to cook for a 4 to 5 more minutes until softened and liquid released. Season with salt and pepper. Remove from heat and slightly tilt pan to pool up any remaining mushroom liquid and carefully pour off or sop up with paper towel. This will help prevent tart from getting soggy.
  3. Preheat oven to 400F.
  4. Allow mushroom mixture to cool for a few minutes. Meanwhile, make cheese filling by coarsely mashing together 2 ounces of crumbled blue cheese with 4 ounces cream cheese.

  5. Place thawed Wick’s Pie crust on a baking sheet (I prefer a vented pizza pan), coated with non-stick spray.

  6. Using spatula, spread on cheese mixture eaving a 1” border. Next pile on mushroom mixture over cheese and lightly pat down.

  7. Fold up edges of pie crust “rustically,” pinching excesses in the folds together as needed. Brush exposed edges of pie crust with egg wash.
  8. Top with crumbled bacon.

  9. Bake at 400F for 25 minutes or until crust golden and cheese bubbling.

  10. Once you stick tart in oven, start preparing the optional garlic-thyme “leaves” which will bake in the same oven as the tart for the last 5 to 6 minutes of baking.

  11. Spread thawed Wick’s crust on a baking sheet and sprinkle with garlic salt. Use leaf shaped cookie cutter (or other cutter design of choice) to make impressions that cut through – slightly wiggle the cut crust from them, but leave on the pan to cook as “extra” snacking material for later! Press on some of the fresh thyme into to dough decoratively. Bake at 400F for 5 to 6 minutes or until golden. Remove to cool on pan for 5 minutes before handling.
  12. Serve garlic-thyme leaves alongside the tart, if desired (making the leaves is an optional step).

Pumpkin Spice French Toast Casserole with Pecan-Oat Crumble

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Pumpkin Spice French Toast Casserole with Pecan-Oat Crumble topping is a scrumptiously seasonal dish for upcoming holiday breakfasts and brunches.

Treat your holiday crowd this delicious pumpkin spice breakfast bake inspired by French toast! A crusty loaf of sourdough soaks up all the goodness and a pecan-oat streusel like topping adds extra yum and then some! Make it ahead, stick in fridge overnight and bake in the morning for brunch

Throw it together the night before you plan to serve and keep this make-ahead breakfast casserole in the fridge until ready to bake and serve. This takes so much stress out of a busy morning when hosting guests or just otherwise have a lot on your proverbial plate.

Pumpkin spice everything is LIFE this time of year, and using a pumpkin pie spice blend and already pureed pumpkin from a can minimizes the steps and adds convenience to putting together a holiday brunch recipes. A Wildgrain subscription box is another way to simplify and add convenience to your holiday entertaining and recipe plans.

Artisan bread, pastas and pastries in the the Wildgrain subscription box, save $10 with code THEFITFORK at http://bit.ly/Wildgrain

 Wildgrain is a delicious bread subscription box that also delivers artisanal pastas, pastries all kinds of breads (made with clean, nutritious ingredients) to your door that are frozen and ready to prepare in a flash – no more than 25 minutes from freezer door opening to your mouth opening for the first bite! I love to cook, but baking from scratch is a whole ‘nutha skill set and patience level, so I’m happy to let Wildgrain come to my rescue this holiday season when there is already more than enough “to-dos” on my list!

Save $10 on artisan bread, pastas and pastries Use code: THEFITFORK http://bit.ly/Wildgrain

For this pumpkin breakfast casserole, I used the plain sourdough loaf in my box. Wildgrain bakers start with wild yeast to made the sourdough starter which takes days from start to finish and provides nutrients such as fiber-rich bran, proteins, probiotics, and vitamin-rich germ. The exterior of this loaf bakes up fabulously crusty and audibly crunchy while the interior is soft and tender with that old-school sourdough zip. So good! 

When making a French toast casserole, it typically usually turns out best with bread a tad on the stale side so that it better soaks up the milk-egg mixture like a sponge.

With a fresh-baked loaf, the easy work around is to cut up in bite-sized cubes and leave on the counter uncovered for a couple hours.

Check out the No-Cook Tomato Artichoke Pasta made using one of Wildgrain’s hand-cut pastas! This was a quick and simple summer-inspired dish I created but would also be great for the holiday season, to bring to a party or serve at home on one of those busy nights when everything’s happening at once.

Treat your holiday crowd this delicious pumpkin spice breakfast bake inspired by French toast! A crusty loaf of sourdough soaks up all the goodness and a pecan-oat streusel like topping adds extra yum and then some! Make it ahead, stick in fridge overnight and bake in the morning for brunch
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Let me know what you think about this pumpkin spice breakfast casserole and don’t forget to check out Wilgrain. Use code THEFITFORK to save $10 on your first box (AND, if you sign up now, they will treat you to a free 4-pack of croissants with each and every box you have delivered for life – and these croissants ARE AMAZING, we were fighting over the last one at my house!!!)

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Treat your holiday crowd this delicious pumpkin spice breakfast bake inspired by French toast! A crusty loaf of sourdough soaks up all the goodness and a pecan-oat streusel like topping adds extra yum and then some! Make it ahead, stick in fridge overnight and bake in the morning for brunch
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Pumpkin Spice French Toast Casserole with Pecan-Oat Crumble Topping
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
45 mins
Total Time
1 hr
 

Treatyour holiday crowd this delicious pumpkin spice breakfast bake inspired byFrench toast! A crusty loaf of sourdough soaks up all the goodness and apecan-oat streusel like topping adds extra yum and then some! Make it ahead,stick in fridge overnight and bake in the morning for brunch

Course: Breakfast, brunch
Keyword: entertaining, fall, holiday, make ahead
Servings: 8 servings
Ingredients
  • 1 16- ounce loaf sourdough bread I used plain sourdough loaf from Wilgrain
  • 6 large eggs
  • 2 1/4 cups whole milk
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla
  • 1 cup pumpkin puree from can
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
CRUMB TOPPING
  • 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup rolled oats
  • 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
  • 6 tablespoons butter cold
  • 3/4 cup roughly chopped pecans*
  • Optional topping ideas: maple syrup caramel sauce, or powdered sugar drizzle
Instructions
  1. Cut or tear loaf into approximate 1” cubes. Stale bread soaks up the egg mixture better, so if loaf is fresh-baked, let the bread cubes sit on counter uncovered for a few hours.
  2. Spray a 10”-diameter oven-proof skillet or 9”×13” inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
  3. Add bread cubes to skillet or dish.
  4. In large bowl, whisk eggs, milk, vanilla, pumpkin, brown sugar, and pumpkin pie spice together. Pour mixture evenly over bread.
  5. Cover skillet and chill in fridge for 2 hours or more (even overnight) so that bread absorbs as much of the egg-pumpkin mixture as possible.
  6. Prepare topping by tossing brown sugar, oats, and pumpkin pie spice. Cut cold butter in little cubes and, using a fork or pastry cutter, mash around until mixture is coarsely combined and crumbly. Do not add topping until ready to bake (also keep in fridge until ready).
  7. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  8. Sprinkle pecan-oat crumb topping evenly over casserole and bake uncovered for 20 minutes. Then, cover skillet with aluminum foil and bake for an additional 25 minutes or until center appears set. Total bake time is about 45 minutes.
  9. Remove from oven and let cool for 5 minutes. If desired, drizzle with a sauce such as maple syrup, caramel sauce, or a simple powdered sugar-milk drizzle.

Spicy Avocado Noodles with Egg

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This post is part of a blogger’s recipe contest sponsored by JSL Foods.

An egg, green noodles and tomatoes, oh my! It sounds kinda Dr. Suess-y, but your taste buds will enjoy the flavor fun! Spicy Avocado Noodles with Egg makes a well-round, hearty, delicious breakfast or, for that matter, lunch or dinner!  

Make a nourishing, balanced noodle bowl for breakfast in just 10 minutes! Thanks to pre-cooked, fresh noodles and a no-cook sauce featuring spinach and avocado! Also perfect for lunch or dinner! Serves one, great on those solo days!

Nothing easier than making noodles for a meal . . .  especially when they’re already cooked for you! I had a crazy, busy week and definitely needed to simply life and shave time of meal making – yet still eat well to fuel all my sports activities.

Fortune Noodles from JSL Foods - thefitfork.com

I started this breakfast noodle bowl with packaged fresh noodles from Fortune — the Hot & Spicy Yakisoba noodles. These fresh noodles are available in the refrigerated shelves of the grocery store. There are other flavors and noodle types available and these single-serve packages of noodle goodness come along with spice packets to add flavor (I actually incorporated the packet in my special sauce for this recipe).  To prep the noodles, they simply need to be steamed in the fridge or stove for a minute or two with a bit of water – so easy and tender fresh!

Make a nourishing, balanced noodle bowl for breakfast in just 10 minutes! Thanks to pre-cooked, fresh noodles and a no-cook sauce featuring spinach and avocado! Also perfect for lunch or dinner! Serves one, great on those solo days!
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The avocado sauce for pasta is uncooked and blends up in seconds. The spicy avocado sauce that coats these noodles is simply water, the “hot & spicy” spice packet, spinach, lemon juice and ripe avocado!

The roasted grape tomatoes are thrown down in a toaster oven. Just slice them in half, spray with olive oil and let roast for about 8 to 10 minutes until softened. If you don’t have the 10 minutes to spare, throw on fresh grape tomatoes or even sun-dried tomatoes. This green noodle and egg recipe finishes up with a sunny side up egg placed on top – cook it to your preference hard yolk or runny!

Make a nourishing, balanced noodle bowl for breakfast in just 10 minutes! Thanks to pre-cooked, fresh noodles and a no-cook sauce featuring spinach and avocado! Also perfect for lunch or dinner! Serves one, great on those solo days!

This breakfast noodle bowl is a wonderful morning meal that offers veggies, protein and carbs to get you up and charging ahead for the day! You can use the same spicy avocado sauce and top with roasted shrimp for a fabulous dinner noodle bowl! The Fortune noodles from JSL Foods are so easy and versatile – and perfect for making meals for singles or couples (I’m a new empty-nester, so getting used to cooking on a smaller scale)! But, if you have a bigger family, they offer a larger-sized bags of pre-cooked plain yakisoba noodles, too!  

With Fortune noodles and a few simple ingredients, a wonderful breakfast, lunch or dinner bowl can be made in minutes!
Make a nourishing, balanced noodle bowl for breakfast in just 10 minutes! Thanks to pre-cooked, fresh noodles and a no-cook sauce featuring spinach and avocado! Also perfect for lunch or dinner! Serves one, great on those solo days!

You can purchase Fortune products at: Safeway, Fred Meyer, QFC, Albertson’s, Associated Stores, Cub Foods, United Supermarkets, Roche Bros, Meijer, Shaw’s, Stop N Shop, Price Rite, Shop Rite, Wakefern, Price Chopper, Giant, HEB, Walmart and Grocery Outlet.

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Make a nourishing, balanced noodle bowl with green avocado sauce and an egg in just 10 minutes! It’s a quick and convenient meal thanks to pre-cooked, fresh noodles and a no-cook sauce featuring spinach and avocado! Also perfect for lunch or dinner! A single serve portion which is great on those solo days, for college students, empty-nesters, or to whip up ASAP if you’ve missed a meal.
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Spicy Avocado Noodles with Egg
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
10 mins
 

Make a nourishing, balanced noodle bowl for breakfast in just 10 minutes! Thanks to pre-cooked, fresh noodles and a no-cook sauce featuring spinach and avocado! Also perfect for lunch or dinner! Serves one, great on those solo days!

Course: Breakfast, lunch
Cuisine: Asian, fusion
Keyword: avocado, egg, pasta, rice noodles
Servings: 1 serving
Calories: 468 kcal
Ingredients
  • 6 grape tomatoes halved*
  • Olive oil cooking spray
  • 1 large egg
  • Salt and pepper to season
  • 2 oz. avocado flesh about ½ of a small avocado
  • ¼ cup water
  • 1 cup loose-packed spinach leaves
  • 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
  • 1 single-serve package of fresh stir-fry noodles like Fortune with seasoning packet.
Instructions
  1. Place halved tomatoes on toaster oven pan, spray with olive oil spray and roast at 400F for about 10 minutes. This is the longest step, so start first. *Can skip and use fresh tomatoes, sun-dried tomatoes from jar, or marinated tomatoes from the olive bar at store.
  2. Make sauce in small blender with spice packet from noodles. Add ¼ cup water, spinach, lemon juice, and avocado to blender pitcher. Blend for about 30 seconds until smooth.
  3. Cook noodles according to manufacturer’s instructions (but without spice packet as it’s already been used ;-). Drain noodles if there is residual water.
  4. Cook single egg, sunny side up, to desired yolk doneness, in small skillet. Season with salt and pepper.
  5. Pour sauce over hot noodles. Top with roasted tomatoes and egg.
Recipe Notes

Low-carb Pumpkin Spice Latte Cookies (gluten-free)

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Who wouldn’t love a low-carb, gluten-free cookie inspired by the most coveted coffee shop drink of autumn – pumpkin spice latte!?  Easy to make, using almond flour and natural sweetener alternatives to keep the carbs down, these pumpkin spice cookies turn out soft, chewy and heavenly-scented every time!

Whip up a batch of these amazing autumn-inspired pumpkin spice cookies in under 30 minutes! Lower carb, gluten-free plus, soft, chew and amazing flavorful -- especially with the coffee glaze!

Ready in under 30 minutes from mixing up to munching down! So, let’s get going!

The first step in these table sugar-free pumpkin cookies is to mix up the dough. With the butter softened, I found it easy enough to mix up by hand – but a mixer is fine too! 

First the butter and sugar substitute are creamed. I used a monk fruit-erythritol granulated baking blend that has a 1:1 sugar replacement equivalency. So, for this matter, you can swap back in any type of sugar that you care for (like coconut sugar or a stevia blend), but be aware that it will change the nutritional value. Also note, the cookies are one the lighter sweet side because the glaze is very sweet – so you might consider adding an additional ¼ cup if you are planning to make the cookies WITHOUT glaze.

Whip up a batch of these amazing autumn-inspired pumpkin spice cookies in under 30 minutes! Lower carb, gluten-free plus, soft, chew and amazing flavorful -- especially with the coffee glaze!
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Next beat in egg. Then pumpkin and vanilla. Finally mix in the dry ingredients including raw almond flour and 1:1 gluten-free baking blend.  Three cups of total flour is used in this low carb pumpkin spice cookie recipe – 2 cups of almond flour and 1 gluten-free flour mix.  The gluten-free flour mix bumps up the carb count a bit, you can also substitute back in all almond flour, but I suggest using a super fine ground almond meal for better consistency that won’t crumble apart after baking. Using all almond meal will also lower the per-cookie net carb count, making it officially a compliant with keto pumpkin cookie.

Whip up a batch of these amazing autumn-inspired pumpkin spice cookies in under 30 minutes! Lower carb, gluten-free plus, soft, chew and amazing flavorful -- especially with the coffee glaze!
Portion dough into approximate 2 Tablespoon balls.

While the gluten-free pumpkin cookies are baking in the oven (on a sheet lined with parchment or silicone baking mat) for 15 minutes, whip up the easy coffee-spiked glaze. It’s a bit of heavy cream, along with espresso powder, vanilla and POWDERED confectioner’s erythritol (or similar powdered product).  Achieving the perfect glaze consistency is the trickiest part of this recipe, so I always hold back just a TINY amount of my cream until I have the powdered sugar substitute, espresso powder and vanilla mixed it. If it’s too thick, I add it back in, plush a few more drops if needed. If it’s too thin, I mix in more confectioner’s sugar substitute until just right. The consistency should not be runny or stiff – somewhere in between!

Whip up a batch of these amazing autumn-inspired pumpkin spice cookies in under 30 minutes! Lower carb, gluten-free plus, soft, chew and amazing flavorful -- especially with the coffee glaze!

Once the cookies have cooled on the pan to “almost” room temperature (about 5 or 10 minutes), I put a dollop of the glaze/frosting on top – the small amount of warmth left on the cookie will help it spread. However, if the low carb pumpkin spice cookies are too hot still, it will run right off. After glazing the pumpkin coffee cookies, let it set up fore 5 minutes before serving or storing.

Whip up a batch of these amazing autumn-inspired pumpkin spice cookies in under 30 minutes! Lower carb, gluten-free plus, soft, chew and amazing flavorful -- especially with the coffee glaze!

Store these gluten-free pumpkin cookies layered between wax paper in an air-tight container. Should stay fresh for up to a week, or also freezes well.

Whip up a batch of these amazing autumn-inspired pumpkin spice cookies in under 30 minutes! Lower carb, gluten-free plus, soft, chew and amazing flavorful -- especially with the coffee glaze!
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Whip up a batch of these amazing autumn-inspired pumpkin spice cookies in under 30 minutes! Lower carb, gluten-free plus, soft, chew and amazing flavorful -- especially with the coffee glaze!
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Low Carb Pumpkin Spice Latte Cookies (gluten-free)
Prep Time
10 mins
Total Time
25 mins
 

Whip up a batch of these amazing autumn-inspired cookies in under 30 minutes! Lower carb, gluten-free and amazing flavorful — especially with the coffee glaze!

Servings: 20 cookies
Calories: 183 kcal
Ingredients
  • 1/4 cup salted butter
  • 1/3 cup monk fruit–erythritol granulated sweetener (or other 1:1 cup equivalency sweetener0
  • 1/2 cup pumpkin puree
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 cups almond flour
  • 1 cup gluten-free baking blend 1:1 cup equivalency or additional almond flour
  • 1 tbsp pumpkin pie spice
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
For glaze/frosting
  • 1/4 – 1/3 cup powdered confectioner’s monk fruit- erythritol granulated sweetener
  • 1 tablespoon espresso powder
  • 2 tablespoons cup heavy cream
  • 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 350 F degrees. Line a large baking sheet with silicone baking sheet or parchment paper.
  2. In large bowl, beat together the butter and sweetener, until creamy
  3. Beat in the pumpkin puree, egg, and vanilla.
  4. Beat in the almond flour, gluten-free flour blend, pumpkin pie spice, and baking powder until a uniform cookie dough forms.
  5. Use a cookie scoop to scoop balls of dough, about 2 tablespoons per cookie. Release onto the lined baking sheet, 2 inches apart.
  6. Use bottom of a glass to flatten cookies to about 1/4 inch thick.
  7. Bake approximately 15, until set and turning lightly golden brown at edges.
  8. Meanwhile, make the glaze/frosting, if using. In a small bowl, whisk together the glaze ingredients, until smooth. If too thin, add additional sweetener, if too thick, add a few drops more of cream – however, will melt some on warm cookies, so you don’t want it to be too thin at beginning.
  9. When the cookies are done, let cook for 5 or so minutes until just slightly warm. Spread a teaspoon of glaze on top of each cookie and let set to completely cool for another 10 minutes.
  10. Store in an air tight container.
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