Healthier Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread

I need to make a confession: I'm obsessed with pumpkin.  Anything that involves pumpkin is added to my must make list.  I've made cinnamon rolls, cookies, soup, and most recently pumpkin bread.  I adapted this recipe from a vintage cookbook I found in my grandmother's house.  It is super easy and you can freeze the leftovers.

   Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread

• Container of vanilla flavored Greek yogurt
• 2 cups loosely packed brown sugar (or substitute the equivalent of your favorite sweetener)
• 1 egg
• 3 egg whites
• 16 oz pureed pumpkin
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2/3 cup water
• 3 cups whole wheat flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/4-1/2 cup chocolate chips

Directions

• Heat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.  Make sure to have 2 loaf pans (9x5x3in) greased and ready to go once your batter is mixed. 
• In a large bowl, mix together the sugar and yogurt.  Once well combined, add the egg, egg whites, pumpkin, water, and vanilla.
• Next, blend in the flour, baking soda, salt, baking powder, and the spices.
• Stir in the chocolate chips, I had mini chocolate chips on had so I only used 1/4 of a cup but you could use more depending on what you have on hand.
• Pour into greased loaf pans and bake for 40-60 minutes or once a wooden toothpick is inserted and it comes out clean.  
• Let them cool slightly and then remove them from the pans and set on a wire rack to cool.  They are ready to slice once they are cooled completely. 

Again I loved this recipe! Hope you get the chance to try it and love it as much as I did!! 

Easy Fluffy Scarf: Pintester Movement

So fall is right around the corner here in western Pennsylvania and if you're anything like me that means sweaters, boots, and scarves. Alright I could probably wear scarves anytime during the year, but not the one that I've recently had my eye on.   I really don't have the time to do a craft project right now with school taking over my life but when I heard that the Pintester  was doing another  Pintester Movement  I decided that school work and real life could wait, I mean this is the Pintester and all.  Seriously though if you haven't checked out her blog you are really missing out, it's the best thing since sliced bread and I love me some sliced bread

I found the original idea for this scarf over at LittleTreasures blog and immediately fell in love with it, the reason being: EASY!! I love anything that involves minimal effort and looks like I spent weeks or hours on it, it makes me look much better at crafts than I really am!  Alright so let's get this party started.

Supplies:

-Fluffy Yarn

-Matching Thread

-Sewing Machine

Directions:

• Determine the width you want your scarf to be. Mine is about 5 inches wide.

• Gather yarn in groups and sew down the center, making sure you hold onto the bundles tightly.  If you don't have a nice bundle your scarf won't be very fluffy which would mean you failed.

• Keep sewing until you have the desired scarf length and backstitch at the end of the scarf.
• Wear your scarf like a boss.

Overall, I believe it would be considered a success.  We'll see how it fairs when I wear it out in public.

Like it, love it, want more of it?? Leave me a comment!