I
don't know about you, but I felt a little chill in the air this morning... Fall
is just around the corner and with it the turning of the leaves, the smell of
cinnamon and spices, and yes, pumpkins!
We are heading into one of my favorite times of the year! I'm talking about the triumphant return of
the fall season and the inevitable hoopla surrounding apple festivals and trips
to the pumpkin patch. Not to mention our national obsession with a certain
warm, frothy beverage. #PSL,
forever!
Okay,
technically it's still summer and the official start to fall is a few weeks
away. But, here in the Midwest, the leaves have started to get that yellow tint
to them and already my Pinterest boards are filling up with pumpkin-infused
everything. So, it got me inspired to get my culinary act together and share
some of my favorite fall-friendly, gluten-free recipes. And it's all about the
pumpkin, people. Rich in Vitamin A in the form of beta carotene, pumpkin is
also a good source of heart-healthy potassium and folate. So, it totally rocks
that it is a popular staple in many gluten-free recipes, from smoothies to
bread to brownies.
Pumpkin
+ Spice = Twice as Nice
Cinnamon,
ginger, nutmeg, cloves, and allspice create such a perfect spiceland utopia in
this smoothie that you will be questioning where it has been all your life.
Seriously, whip this one up for breakfast or a fun fall snack (or for lunch or
dinner—there's
no judgment here). Just be certain that
all of your spices are gluten free!
This
Is What Winning at Life Looks Like
Betty
Crocker got it so right with this recipe. The convenience of using their
gluten-free yellow cake mix and canned pumpkin does nothing to diminish the
excellence of this fall favorite.
Forever
Yours, Faithfully
The
folks at Faithfully Gluten-Free have been faithfully trying to destroy both my
waistline and willpower with this beautifully decadent dessert. The pecans
and dulce de leche make the perfect unexpected accompaniment to this
gluten-free masterpiece.
Fall
Festivus for the Rest of Us
If
you're like me, you've probably already
been to the apple orchard twice this season and are scratching your head at
that bushel of apples stashed in your kitchen corner, wondering what in the
world will become of them. This recipe is their destiny. Figs or dates can be
handily swapped in as the main fruit in this recipe, if you are not yet
suffering from an abundance of apples.
The
#PSL Craze Is Real
Forget
baseball or the Kardashians as the nation's pastime/obsession. A few years ago,
America discovered the wonder that is the pumpkin spice latte, and our nation
was forever transformed. Well, most of the nation. Gluten-sensitive and Celiac
consumers have been trying to answer the question, "Is
Starbucks pumpkin spice latte gluten-free or not?"
since it first appeared on the Starbucks menu, with concerns about potential
gluten in the syrups and the very real risk of cross contamination from the
baristas brewing non-gluten-free beverages on shared equipment. On August 17,
2015, Starbucks
announced they were revising their
ingredients list to add real pumpkin and remove the caramel coloring. So, the
jury is still out on whether we are (gluten) free to be part of this fall
obsession.
I
say, simply save yourself the worry (not to mention a few bucks) and try one of
these delicious gluten-free pumpkin spice latte recipes at home!
For
this recipe, it felt very luxurious to buy the Godiva Pumpkin Spice coffee. Go
ahead and splurge!
I
love the addition of the agave nectar in this recipe, and swirling the cinnamon stick around
in the delicious foam makes me feel like an adult.
With
that, I will sign off so you can head out to the grocery store, stock up on
pumpkin (real or canned--again, no judgment), and raid the spice aisle at Whole
Foods. What is your favorite gluten-free, fall-friendly, pumpkin-inspired
recipe? Drop us a note in the comments section!
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