Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Blondies & a few fall favorites ♥

Hello Friends! ♥

Well, we made it through Monday and here we are on Tuesday! The weekend seems like an eternity ago. 

 In case you're wondering John had a great first weekend at his new job and officially LOVES it at the theater!  He worked Friday, Saturday, and Sunday to train and said the time flew by.  

He can't wait for his next shift. I'm so happy he's happy! : ) 

Rob and I had a lovely weekend too.  I did some house chores, errands, stopped by the farmers market (which is much more enjoyable now that the weather is getting cooler), and we managed to get out for a coffee date and a nice walk on the beach Sunday morning.  There was a classic car show going on which was quite fun too.  We love the classics.  Especially the old Cadillacs! :) 

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Remember I said I wanted to do some fall baking with pumpkin this weekend?  Well, I did!  

I remembered I had a recipe for pumpkin chocolate chip blondies that sounded like just what I was in the mood for.  It was the perfect little treat to have with tea while watching Downton Abbey! 

I had totally forgotten that a few years ago I made a YouTube video making this recipe!  I'd thought I share it again today, because this video is full of fall favorites and everything I love about the season.

I hope you enjoy it! ♥

 

Here's a link to the recipe and my original post:  pumpkin chocolate chip blondies

They are really yummy! 

Have a wonderful week my friends!  xo 

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Blondies ♥

Hello Everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful FALL weekend!  Can you believe this was the last weekend of September?!  Seriously, where did it go??  The leaves are changing right in front of our eyes!

Well, keeping on my pace of fall baking, I made a batch of pumpkin chocolate chip blondies today.  I had never made them before so I was excited to try something new.  Over the past month I have been going down the list of my usual fall baked goods....pumpkin bread ✔, pies ✔, donuts ✔, apple cake ✔... time to shake things up.  Well, I was pleasantly surprised by these blondies.  I was expecting more of a brownie and what I got was more like cake, which is always OK with me.  

I found the recipe through Pinterest on a site called I Heart Naptime.  Here is a link to the original recipe (here) if you want to check out the website.  Jamielyn Nye has some delicious stuff on there there so I highly recommend you take a peek : )

Here's all you need to whip these together.  Last week I remembered to stock up on canned pumpkin, so I had everything I needed on hand. 

2 1/2 cups flour

1 1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1 tbsp pumpkin pie spice 

1 cup softened, unsalted butter (2 sticks)

1 3/4 cups sugar

1 egg

1 1/2 cups pumpkin puree

2 tbsp vanilla

1 1/2 cups chocolate chips 

Sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, and pumpkin pie spice.  In a separate bowl, cream the butter and sugar.  Add in the egg, vanilla, and pumpkin.  Slowly incorporate the dry ingredients into the wet pumpkin mixture. When combined, stir in the chocolate chips.  Spread batter in a greased 9x13 baking pan.  Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven 35-40 minutes. Mine was perfectly done in 35 mins.

Very delicious on a late September evening with a cup of tea :)

I filmed a little video today while making these.  I filmed the process of me making them plus a few of my favorite things for fall.  It's a bit cringy, but I hope you enjoy it!! : ) 

Happy new week everyone! ♥