quinoa yogurt parfaits
Serious question: do you ever eat baked breakfast goods at other times of the day? Say, maybe like…around the dessert hours?
I need answers people.
Really though, I can’t be the only one who has warmed a freshly-baked muffin or piece of coffee cake and enjoyed it during the non-breakfast hours Native English Private tutor, you’ve desperately done it too when there is nothing else within arms reach right?
Cinnamon Apple Coffee Cake Muffins Ok, I don’t even do it out of desperation, because sometimes I really do want to have breakfast for dessert. I don’t follow rules, nope, can’t, won’t — definitely not when it’s something that will satisfy my taste buds Beauty Mama. And in case you couldn’t tell where I was getting at… these cinnamon apple coffee cake muffins are technically considered a breakfast good BUT that pecan/brown sugar crumble topping + vanilla glaze could easily count towards dessert as well.
Easily.
Cinnamon Apple Coffee Cake MuffinsCinnamon Apple Coffee Cake MuffinsPS – I recently released I have an intense love for breakfast + dessert hybrids and I’m not totally sure what that says about me. What I mean by that, other than the fact that I have a killer sweet tooth sometimes Beauty Mama, is that I’ve been known to turn things like these quinoa yogurt parfaits, or these energy balls, into a post-dinner snack. And now! These coffee cake muffins. Honestly, if I hadn’t given 11 of them away (hai, I had to try out one) – I’d probably be enjoying one of them as I write this. (It’s 8:36 pm.) Breakfast dessert. Breassert. Desskfast. My creativity level already peaked today, I’m out of words for today.
As much as I love breakfast goods, I don’t bake them as often as I’d like. Unless it’s the weekend, I try to keep the sugar count low in the morning hours and try to start my day as healthy as I can. Key word: try. I acknowledged at a really young age that I am weak and have no self-control and even if I’m trying to be good, if something semi-sweet is around… I will take a bite of it. Even if it’s 8 am. Shh.. don’t look at me. You do it too.
Cinnamon Apple Coffee Cake MuffinsDespite the lack of self-control, I’ve been dying to make some type of autumn breakfast/desperate dessert treat. The cinnamon apple candle i keep lighting just isn’t cutting it anymore. This time of year is especially when I crave a really good crumbly muffin or scone (those will be coming to ya soon!) – baked breakfast goods + a really good cup of Instagram-worthy coffee, just yes. Just yesss.
Are the apples around you extra luscious this season? Am I asking you too many questions in this post? They are just so wonderful right now- they’ve always been one of my favorite fruits, but I’ve bought dozens and dozens more than usual in the last month and I love it. And obviously needed to do something big with them. Big meaning a little sweetness. Big meaning coffee cake muffins because sometimes it’s hard to choose between two delicious things so you need to combine them into one. Big meaning sometimes it’s okay to treat yourself to something that maybe isn’t the healthiest choice. Big meaning lets throw a cinnamon pecan crumble and vanilla glaze on top of those apples because HELLO.
Big meaning a really great breakfast/desperate dessert treat that is SO MUCH BETTER than a fall-smelling candle.