Do you know how to tell that it is fall? You might say it is the cool, crisp change in the air or the fact that your husband has pulled out his favorite football tailgate equipment, or maybe even in your state the leaves are starting to change. But nope. It's the fact that everyone has put out their pumpkin pie spice flavored everything! But you know what most of those pumpkin pie spice scented, flavored, fragrant things have in common? Synthetic processed chemicals. Um. No thank you. I prefer to do things more natural and that includes my pumpkin pie spice everything. We use this blend of pure essential oils in everything from our homemade room sprays to our made from scratch pumpkin pie. Do you have diffuser? Then add a few drops of this blend and not only will your house smell like a warm pumpkin pie hug but you are also going to reap the benefits from the essential oils contained in this blend. We also just posted a healthy protein shake recipe here on the blog that you could use a few drops of this blend in place of the Thieves essential oil.

Pumpkin Pie Spice essential oil blend:
20 drops Cinnamon Bark
15 drops Clove
15 drops Nutmeg
10 drops Ginger
10 drops Orange
5 drops Cardamom
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Combine all oils in a 10mL glass bottle. Gently mix oils before each use. Use 4-5 drops in a diffuser for a warm fresh baked pumpkin pie aroma and also enjoy the therapeutic benefits from these Young Living oils. Use Young Living Vitality essential oils for this blend and use 1-2 drops in your favorite recipe that calls for pumpkin pie spice! Look for more of my favorite recipes this month that use this inviting, warm blend!

Happy Fall y'all!​

I should call these next gazillion recipes the “101 days of Fall!” I am kidding. There will only be 99 pumpkin spice recipes. Lol. But seriously, I was so super excited to get my Young Living Essentials Rewards order this month because I added Vitality oils I need for a “pumpkin pie spice” blend!  But that is a whole other thing we need to talk about!

I wanted to share with you a smoothie recipe I made this week.  It was so awesome tasting!  As I am typing this recipe, I am wanting it so badly! I may have to take a break and go make one! Even my boys loved this smoothie.

Did you know that pumpkin is such a good food choice for you? I didn’t know until I started looking in to it some more and was excited about what I found. Consuming one cup of cooked, canned pumpkin would provide well over 100% of your daily needs for vitamin A, 20% of the daily value for vitamin C, 10% or more for vitamin E, riboflavin, potassium, copper and manganese at least 5% for thiamin, B-6, folate, pantothenic acid, niacin, iron, magnesium, and phosphorus. Not to mention it is packed with the antioxidant beta-carotene. Want to talk about preventative medicine! Look up all the things that are affected by beta-carotene and vitamin A (cancer defense, heart health, delay aging (what?!). It and the avocado or banana are also packed full of fiber and potassium! Good for heart health, fertility and eye sight! Holy cow!

The coconut oil is totally optional and while it does add more fat and calories it does have its benefits too. It can give a great boost to your metabolism in the morning which is always a good thing. Know what else it can do? Coconut oil contains so many things that your body benefit from. Here is a short list of somethings I found in my own research that can be supported by consuming coconut oil: metabolism, muscle building, appetite suppressant, promotes heart health, memory function, healthy digestion, balance hormones. So if you don't mind the extra calories you can see that there are a lot of great reasons to include it!
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The Young Living Pure Protein Complete contains 5 different proteins and a full range of amino acids. Protein is a building block for most of your body so don’t skimp on that! It is also great at making you feel more full longer. Amino acids have multiple benefits for your body besides just being the building blocks of proteins. Amino acids also benefit your immune system and your nervous system!

Young Living's Thieves Vitality Essential Oil is the perfect way to add a little bit of the warm, spicy flavor that we all love in pumpkin pie. It is a special blend that contains Clove, Cinnamon, Lemon, Eucalyptus and Rosemary essential oils that help support overall wellness and a healthy immune system. Perfect for this season when we could use some strong immune systems! 

Okay so go make this like now! See just how easy it is to make by checking out our recipe videos here!

PUMPKIN PIE SMOOTHIE
INGREDIENTS
3/4 cup pumpkin purée
1/4 of a ripe avocado or 1/2 banana
1/2-1 cup of cashew, coconut or almond milk
1 tsp raw honey or organic maple syrup
1 TBS coconut oil (optional)
1 tsp ground cinnamon or 1 drop of Cinnamon Vitality Essential Oil
1 -2 drops Thieves Vitality Essential Oil (option 1-2 drops "pumpkin pie spice" blend)
1-2 scoops Young Living Pure Protein Complete Vanilla Spice

DIRECTIONS
Add pumpkin, avocado, milk, oil, cinnamon and honey to blender and mix completely. Use more or less milk to suit your consistency tastes. Stir in essential oil. I add my protein powder at the end because I find if I add it sooner and mix to much it becomes really whipped up and fluffy and I don’t like fluffy smoothies. Pour into glass and enjoy!

Pumpkin just screams fall but I am curious what is your favorite fall treat?

#cookingwithessentialoils
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Note: We would never recommend that you take internally any essential oil that is not specified as safe for consumption or ingestion. Know your oils and always consult your health care provider before taking any supplements. I trust Young Living essential oils because of their Seed to Seal guarantee and how their oil plants are selected, grown, harvested and distilled. If you have any questions about it or any essential oils please feel free to contact us and we would be happy to chat about it with you.

I don’t know about you, but my guy LOVES the woods. He is a hunter and fishermen. He spends any time he can in the woods. Thankfully there are oils for that too! Don't even let them fool you! They all turn to eventually LOVE oils!
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Make your guy a super awesome bug spray, or even better a mixture of oils to help him on his hunting expedition!

Hunting Cover Spray
8 oz bottle
4 oz water
4 oz witch hazel
10 drops each Cedarwood, Cypress, and Pine

Bug Spray
8 oz spray bottle
4 oz distilled water
4 oz witch hazel, preferably unscented
10 drops EACH Thieves, Purification & Peppermint
shake & spray

​Itch Stick
5ml roller bottle
5 Lavender
5 Purification
3 Peppermint (Could also use Melrose in place of Peppermint.)
Fill with carrier oil.

For His Owies:
10 ml roller bottle
7 EACH Lavender, Tea Tree or Melrose & Frankincense
Fill with carrier oil.

​The Amazing Allergy Trio
5 EACH Lavender, Lemon & Peppermint Vitality in a capsule.

There are times we all just want a little something sweet but we don't have time or the ingredients to make it. This yummy dessert only has a couple ingredients PLUS, it's fun and simple!

Buy yourself some organic kernels and pop to your hearts desire. Then follow the recipe below. Perfect for a date night in with your significant other!!

Makes: 6 cups

Ingredients
½ - ¾ cup of popcorn kernels
6-8 ounces of semi-sweet or bittersweet chocolate (or your favorite!)
5 drops of Peppermint Vitality essential oil

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​Instructions
1. Prepare your popcorn however you prefer.
2. Transfer the popped corn to a rimmed baking sheet and spread it out.
3. Once the popcorn is ready, start melting you chocolate. Melt your choc chips in your method of choice.
4. Stir in 3-5 drops of peppermint essential oil, less if you want a lighter taste and more if you like it stronger.
5. Pour or spoon the chocolate over the popcorn and stir/toss it to coat.
6. Enjoy! But be ready for messy hands if the chocolate is still melty.
7. Allow the chocolate to cool completely as possible (this usually takes several hours!) before transferring it to an airtight container for storage.

​You can also sub in Orange Vitality Oil for the Peppermint Vitality Oil!!