Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins

These are so tasty! My kids loved them. They are very easy too. I doubled it, so I will be posting the doubled recipe :)

1 1/2 cups honey (if you are used to really sweet, you might like to add just a little more)

1/2 cup olive oil

4 eggs

2 cups mashed pumpkin (I used canned this time)

1/2 cup water

3 cups whole wheat flour

1 1/2 tsp baking powder

1 tsp of baking soda

3/4 tsp ground cloves

2 tsp cinnamon

3/4 tsp nutmeg

1/2 tsp salt (which I forgot--with not bad results)

1 1/4 cups semisweet chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 375. Prepare pans (either grease/flour or use paper muffin liners)

Mix honey, oil and eggs. Add the pumpkin and water. Then add ingredients in order listed mixing just before adding the flour. Add flour and mix until wet. Then add in chocolate chips.

Fill muffin tins 2/3 full and bake for 20-25 minutes. Mine took only 20 minutes, but my oven runs a little hot.

Enjoy! The house smelled divine and the kids each ate 3 each for breakfast!

Christmas Mincemeat Bars

1 1/2 cups brown sugar (or 1 1/4 cups honey with 2 TBS molasses)
2 TBS molasses
1 TBS butter (softened) or coconut oil
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
2 cups sifted flour (I NEVER sift)
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cloves
3 TBS HOT water
1/4 cup sliced almonds (I almost never have these, so I chop my almonds)
1 1/2 cups prepared mincemeat

In a mixing bowl combine first 5 ingredients and mix thoroughly. Sift together flour, salt, sinnamon, baking soda and cloves, then stir into the molasses mixture. Stir in hot water, then stir in almonds and mincemeat.

Divide mixture in half and spread evenly over the bottoms of 2 greased 9X13 inch baking pans. It is a little tricky, but as it bakes the dough will puff up and take care of any holes.

Bake at 400 degrees 12-15 minutes until when touched lightly no imprint remains. Immediately use icing.

ICING
1 1/2 cups sifted powdered sugar
About 3 TBS hot milk
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp almond flavoring

In a small mixing bowl, combine powdered sugar, milk, vanilla and almond flavoring. Mix until smooth and ice! It's more like a glaze.