Use up the Halloween Candy - Get it gone!

So, there have been more days than one, that I've totally over done it with the sickening amount of Halloween candy that's left in my house. We went up one side of our street and back down the other. The kids didn't come home with a whole lot, it's what we had left in our own bowl that's causing a problem. Apparently, we missed all the trick or treaters while we were out! After making myself physically ill a few days back, I decided that something must be done. I separated all the crap that tempts me from all the crap that doesn't. The crap that doesn't is for the kids - 2 pieces per day. All the yummy stuff (Areo Bars, Kit Kats, Coffee Crisp, Peanut M & M's, Hershey Bars etc.) was then unwrapped and cut up into chunks:

Then, I made my new favourite cookie recipe and added the bowl of Halloween junk instead of chocolate chips!

New Favourite Cookie Recipe?

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

1 Cup Pumpkin Puree

1 Cup White Sugar (I used 1/2 cup Agave Syrup)

1/2 Cup Oil (I prefer Olive)

1 Egg

1 tbsp Vanilla

2 Cups All Purpose Flour (I use all whole wheat)

2 tsp Baking Powder

2 tsp Cinnamon (Epicure Apple Pie Spice is yummy!)

1/2 tsp Salt

1 tsp Baking Soda

2 Cups Chocolate Chips (Wow! That's a lot of chocolate! I use about 3/4 Cup - And in this case, Halloween Candy)

Combine pumpkin, sugar, oil, vanilla and egg in electric mixer.

Add dry ingr to wet, mix till combined.

Add chocolate.

Bake at 350F for 10 mins (Mine usually need a few minutes longer when I use the syrup - about 15)

Yum!

The kids have no idea they're eating whole grains mixed with vegetable!!!

Seriously, we've eaten these babies for breakfast as we're running out the door. Zero guilt here!

Awesome!