Halloween is nearly here! Can you believe it? I feel like it was just the start of the year and I was photographing my birthday tart. I was carving pumpkins with a group of friends last week and talking about how it was by far my favorite childhood activity above everything else. Even riding my bike! Pumpkin carving a multi-sensory experience for me and I have always enjoyed every bit of it. After talking about it for a few minutes, someone said, “So, Halloween must be your favorite holiday?”. I had never really thought about it, but I guess it kind of is! I love Thanksgiving, but I think Halloween definitely holds the top spot.
I used to have a sort of Halloween season ritual as a kid. As soon as October 1st arrived, I would start planning for the holiday. I would check out the same Halloween book from the library every year. It was full of Halloween themed crafts, stories, and pictures. Upon getting it home I would plan out my costume, what decorations I wanted to create, and start thinking about the design for my jack-o-lantern. I would also insist that my mother buy these large orange trash bags with jack-o-lantern faces on them meant for filling with leaves and pine needles. I would happily help fill them up then place them in the front yard to act as bright orange sentries. All of the planning and scary movie watching would always culminate in me meticulously putting on my costume and heading out for some trick-or-treating on Halloween night. It was and still is the best time of year.
Since Halloween falls on a Saturday, I decided to give you some lazy Saturday morning breakfast inspiration. These pancakes are rather simple to put together. The maca and cacao nibs will give you some sustained energy for all of your Halloweeny festivities throughout the day without the crash that can accompany coffee. I love using cacao nibs in these because you get the flavors of chocolate without the added sugar. And, if you are making these for kids, they are getting a little dose of veggies in their breakfast with the added pumpkin puree. It’s a win-win for everyone! Have a wonderful Halloween friends 🙂
If you are still looking for further Halloween treat inspiration, try these favorites from the archives:
* spiced apple pumpkin muffins with quinoa pepita streusel
* chai spiced dark chocolate chunk cookies
* minty coconut & dark chocolate chunk patties
* dark chocolate pumpkin truffles with smoked sea salt
* monster munch
* cocoa hazelnut spread
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