I'm falling hard...

.....for fall, y'all.

To say that I have welcomed it with open arms would be THE understatement of the year. Seriously.

First off, I've brought all the scarves out. Yep. Every single 46 of 'em. 

Okay, I don't really know the exact number..but I'd say that's pretty close. Too much? Nah, I don't think so either.

Secondly, I scooted my butt on over to Bath&BodyWorks to stock up on some fall-y scented wallflowers! I believe I got Cider Lane, Leaves, Cinnamon Nut Bread, White Barn Nutmeg and Spice, and Pumpkin Caramel Latte. ...Told you I stocked up.

Anyway, I'm currently burning Cider Lane and I l.o.v.e. it. For real. It's ah-mazing and I love walking into my room. Heavenly, I tell ya. Go get some NOW!

And what "welcoming of fall" would be complete without baking some pumpkin goodies?! None. 

So my sweet roommates and I have been baking up a pumpkin storm since Friday night and let me tell you, these recipes are NOT disappointing! And before I share them with you, let me just say that while I love to cook/bake, I'm not the best at it BUT so far, all of these recipes have turned out just perfect and if I can do it, I know y'all can. So don't let your fear of the kitchen (if you have one..) stop you! Get to baking!

Gonna link up with the beautiful and super sweet Michelle over at The Vintage Apple for Oh, How Pinteresting to share these recipes because I found them ALL on Pinterest!

Imagine that....

 

First up...

Baked Pumpkin Donut Holes

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Y'all...to say these were divine, amazeballs, fan-flipping-tastic, so good they make you want to stuff all 24 of them into your mouth at the same time....STILL wouldn't do them justice. Yes, they're really that good.

I didn't change a dern thing in the recipe (except that I FORGOT to put the vanilla in. Whoops! And they were still amazing, so imagine how much better they would have been. Kicking myself, trust me). Do yourself a favor and go whip up a batch of these, pronto! 

Next up...

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread

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I so regret making this. NOT because it didn't taste good, but because it tasted TOO good. I've had a piece for breakfast every morning since I made it and I just can't get enough of it. I put a little sugar free syrup on mine in the morning and it seriously takes me to Heaven. Or at least pretty darn close to it. But be warned, the recipe makes a TON! I halved the whole recipe and it still made a good 12 slices (about 3/4 inch thick). Also, I subbed egg whites for the eggs. Can't tell a difference at all. And I also didn't have allspice and ginger on hand so I just subbed more cinnamon and nutmeg for those. Again, tastes just fine! And one more thing..I used dark chocolate chips because they're my favorite, but the recipe calls for semi-sweet. Use whatever you like best! Maybe even try white chocolate??

And then there was...

Pumpkin Mousse Dip

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 Mmmmm so good, y'all. I just whipped this up last night actually and it's so quick and easy to make. I subbed unsweetened vanilla almond milk for regular milk, just to shave off some calories. And I used fat free cool whip, too. Tastes all the same to me! I paired it with vanilla wafers, but ginger snaps, graham crackers, apple slices...anything like that would go perfect with it!

 Last but certainly not least...

Cinnamon Toast Crunch Krispies

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Just a little twist on the regular rice krispy treat! I love love love homemade rice krispies and I actually made a batch of those Friday night. But between 3 very stressed out college girls, they didn't last very long. Whoops. 

Anyway, we tested these out tonight and DING! DING! We have a winner, ladies. Absolutely de-lish. I didn't bother with the white chocolate drizzle on top just to save some calories. 

 That's a lie. 

I was just too lazy to melt the chocolate and get it in the ziploc and make a mess everywhere.

Sorry, I'm not sorry.

Now here are just a few other recipes that I'm dying to try this fall!

Pumpkin Cornbread

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Apple Fritters

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Pumpkin Spice Sugar Cookies

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 And just because I don't want y'all thinking I'm a total fat kid for posting only desserts (I seriously just realized that...ouch)..

Baked Brown Sugar Wings w/ Roasted Red Pepper Sauce

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Are y'all as excited about fall as I am? Have ya'll already started decorating? Do y'all have any favorite fall recipes? Please share!!

P.S. You can follow me on Pinterest...here! 

P.P.S  I head to NYC in only 17 short days!! YAYAY! Can ya tell I'm excited?!

 Have a great week, y'all!! xo