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Carter’s

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Express

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Kohl’s

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Macy’s

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Old Navy

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Target

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Tarte

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Victoria’s Secret

Think PINK! Victoria’s Secret rewards members (it’s free to join!) get 25% off their purchase today, and 20% off tomorrow

Walmart

It’s Super Spring Savings Week at Walmart! Shop rollbacks on thousands of items!

(Cinnamon) sugar, (pumpkin) spice, and everything nice!! Autumn means delicious and comforting recipes featuring our favorite fall ingredients like pumpkin, apple, and cinnamon. Whether you’re looking for breakfast, lunch, or a sweet snack, we’ve got a fall recipe to fill your belly and warm your heart. See our fall recipes below!

Pumpkin Oatmeal

Hearty, healthy, and unbelievably flavorful, this pumpkin oatmeal with protein will have you feeling fueled up and ready to take on your day!

Frugal and Thriving may earn a small commission via affiliate links in this post. See full disclosure here.

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup almond milk
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/4 cup canned pumpkin
  • 1/2 cup rolled oats
  • 1/2 mashed banana
  • 1/4 tsp vanilla
  • Dash of cinnamon and pumpkin spice
  • 1 TBS vanilla protein
  • 2 egg whites
  • Toppings: melted almond butter, pecans, banana slices

Directions:

  • Combine all ingredients except egg whites and protein in a small pot
  • Stir on medium heat until thickened and then simmer until desired thickness
  • Remove from heat and whisk/stir in egg whites until mixed in well
  • Stir in your protein and finish off with your favorite toppings
  • Enjoy!

Harvest Salad

This mouthwatering harvest salad can be enjoyed on its own or served as a side to the main course!

Ingredients:

FOR THE SALAD

  • 1 bag of spinach
  • Cranberries
  • Low fat feta cheese
  • Pecans
  • 1 Granny Smith apple
  • 3 pieces of turkey bacon (can omit this to make it vegetarian)

FOR THE DRESSING

  • 4 TBS extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 TBS apple cider vinegar
  • 2 TBS sugar free maple syrup
  • 3 TSP Dijon mustard

Directions:

  • Combine all salad ingredients in a large salad bowl
  • Add dressing ingredients to shaker bottle. Shake & pour over salad
  • Enjoy!

Pumpkin Truffles

If you live with any sweet-toothed family members, you’re going to want to hide a few of these pumpkin truffles for yourself. Or maybe all of them…

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup pumpkin purée (not pumpkin pie filling)
  • 1 1/4 tsp pumpkin pie spice
  • 1/8 tsp salt
  • 3 packets of stevia (we recommend Sweet Leaf)
  • 3/4 cup oat flour
  • 1/4 cup dark chocolate chunks (we like Enjoy Life)

Directions:

  • In a medium bowl, stir together the pumpkin purée, pumpkin pie spice, salt, and stevia until well combined
  • Add in the oat flour
  • Roll into 1” round balls and place on parchment-lined cookie sheet
  • Melt chocolate (add 1/2 tsp coconut oil to help the chocolate not burn)
  • Roll pumpkin truffles in the melted chocolate and place back on the cookie sheet
  • Let sit in fridge until chocolate hardens and enjoy!

Pumpkin Donut Holes

These delicious donuts are a healthier, guilt-free version of the doughy dessert. Enjoy with a cup of coffee for a quick morning snack or after dinner for a little sweet treat to end the evening.

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup almond flour
  • 2 TBS coconut flour
  • 1/4 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 cup coconut sugar
  • 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tbs pumpkin purée

FOR COATING

  • 3 tsp coconut sugar
  • 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice

Directions:

  • Preheat oven to 350°
  • Mix all dry ingredients in a small bowl
  • Add pumpkin purée and egg to the dry mixture
  • Make 1” balls and roll in coating mixture
  • Place on parchment-lined cookie sheet
  • Bake for 12-14 minutes
  • Remove from oven, let cool, and enjoy!!

Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Cookies

If a cookie contains fruit, you can eat as many as you want, right?! These apple cinnamon oatmeal cookies are soft, sweet, and seriously difficult to have just one.

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup rolled oats
  • 3/4 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/8 tsp kosher salt
  • 2 TBS melted coconut oil
  • 1 egg (room temperature)
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup honey
  • 1 green apple – diced into small cubes

Directions:

  • Preheat oven to 325° and line baking sheet with parchment paper
  • Mix together the oats, flour, baking powder, salt & cinnamon in a medium bowl
  • In a separate bowl, mix together the melted coconut oil, vanilla extract and egg – stir in the honey
  • Combine wet and dry ingredients – fold in the apple and chill dough mixture for 30 minutes
  • Drop cookie dough into small balls and flatten a bit
  • Cook for 13-15 minutes
  • Remove from oven, let cool, and enjoy!

Spiced Apple Cider

This spiced cider is great for a Sunday brunch treat, and it also makes the perfect party beverage! Spike it to make your cider extra special (for adults only, please!).

Ingredients:

  • 12 cups of apple cider (or apple juice) 
  • 2 TBS of Torani Salted Caramel Syrup
  • 1 tsp of vanilla extract 
  • 1 navel orange 
  • 3 cinnamon Sticks 
  • 2 whole Nutmegs 
  • A few whole cloves 
  • Whipped cream (optional) 
  • Caramel sauce (optional)

Directions:

  • In a slow cooker, mix together the cider, syrup, and vanilla
  • Squeeze the juice from the orange and add it to the mixture
  • Take a cheesecloth (sterile gauze can be used as a substitute!!) and put the rind from the orange, the cinnamon sticks, nutmegs, and cloves and tie it tightly with twine. Add your cloth to the slow cooker and let it warm up on low
  • Let cook for three hours
  • Serve with whipped cream and caramel sauce and enjoy!! *add alcohol to make an adult-friendly version

(Cinnamon) sugar, (pumpkin) spice, and everything nice!! Autumn means delicious and comforting recipes featuring our favorite fall ingredients like pumpkin, apple, and cinnamon. Whether you’re looking for breakfast, lunch, or a sweet snack, we’ve got a fall recipe to fill your belly and warm your heart. See our fall recipes below!

Pumpkin Oatmeal

Hearty, healthy, and unbelievably flavorful, this pumpkin oatmeal with protein will have you feeling fueled up and ready to take on your day!

Frugal and Thriving may earn a small commission via affiliate links in this post. See full disclosure here.

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup almond milk
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/4 cup canned pumpkin
  • 1/2 cup rolled oats
  • 1/2 mashed banana
  • 1/4 tsp vanilla
  • Dash of cinnamon and pumpkin spice
  • 1 TBS vanilla protein
  • 2 egg whites
  • Toppings: melted almond butter, pecans, banana slices

Directions:

  • Combine all ingredients except egg whites and protein in a small pot
  • Stir on medium heat until thickened and then simmer until desired thickness
  • Remove from heat and whisk/stir in egg whites until mixed in well
  • Stir in your protein and finish off with your favorite toppings
  • Enjoy!

Harvest Salad

This mouthwatering harvest salad can be enjoyed on its own or served as a side to the main course!

Ingredients:

FOR THE SALAD

  • 1 bag of spinach
  • Cranberries
  • Low fat feta cheese
  • Pecans
  • 1 Granny Smith apple
  • 3 pieces of turkey bacon (can omit this to make it vegetarian)

FOR THE DRESSING

  • 4 TBS extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 TBS apple cider vinegar
  • 2 TBS sugar free maple syrup
  • 3 TSP Dijon mustard

Directions:

  • Combine all salad ingredients in a large salad bowl
  • Add dressing ingredients to shaker bottle. Shake & pour over salad
  • Enjoy!

Pumpkin Truffles

If you live with any sweet-toothed family members, you’re going to want to hide a few of these pumpkin truffles for yourself. Or maybe all of them…

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup pumpkin purée (not pumpkin pie filling)
  • 1 1/4 tsp pumpkin pie spice
  • 1/8 tsp salt
  • 3 packets of stevia (we recommend Sweet Leaf)
  • 3/4 cup oat flour
  • 1/4 cup dark chocolate chunks (we like Enjoy Life)

Directions:

  • In a medium bowl, stir together the pumpkin purée, pumpkin pie spice, salt, and stevia until well combined
  • Add in the oat flour
  • Roll into 1” round balls and place on parchment-lined cookie sheet
  • Melt chocolate (add 1/2 tsp coconut oil to help the chocolate not burn)
  • Roll pumpkin truffles in the melted chocolate and place back on the cookie sheet
  • Let sit in fridge until chocolate hardens and enjoy!

Pumpkin Donut Holes

These delicious donuts are a healthier, guilt-free version of the doughy dessert. Enjoy with a cup of coffee for a quick morning snack or after dinner for a little sweet treat to end the evening.

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup almond flour
  • 2 TBS coconut flour
  • 1/4 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 cup coconut sugar
  • 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tbs pumpkin purée

FOR COATING

  • 3 tsp coconut sugar
  • 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice

Directions:

  • Preheat oven to 350°
  • Mix all dry ingredients in a small bowl
  • Add pumpkin purée and egg to the dry mixture
  • Make 1” balls and roll in coating mixture
  • Place on parchment-lined cookie sheet
  • Bake for 12-14 minutes
  • Remove from oven, let cool, and enjoy!!

Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Cookies

If a cookie contains fruit, you can eat as many as you want, right?! These apple cinnamon oatmeal cookies are soft, sweet, and seriously difficult to have just one.

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup rolled oats
  • 3/4 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/8 tsp kosher salt
  • 2 TBS melted coconut oil
  • 1 egg (room temperature)
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup honey
  • 1 green apple – diced into small cubes

Directions:

  • Preheat oven to 325° and line baking sheet with parchment paper
  • Mix together the oats, flour, baking powder, salt & cinnamon in a medium bowl
  • In a separate bowl, mix together the melted coconut oil, vanilla extract and egg – stir in the honey
  • Combine wet and dry ingredients – fold in the apple and chill dough mixture for 30 minutes
  • Drop cookie dough into small balls and flatten a bit
  • Cook for 13-15 minutes
  • Remove from oven, let cool, and enjoy!

Spiced Apple Cider

This spiced cider is great for a Sunday brunch treat, and it also makes the perfect party beverage! Spike it to make your cider extra special (for adults only, please!).

Ingredients:

  • 12 cups of apple cider (or apple juice) 
  • 2 TBS of Torani Salted Caramel Syrup
  • 1 tsp of vanilla extract 
  • 1 navel orange 
  • 3 cinnamon Sticks 
  • 2 whole Nutmegs 
  • A few whole cloves 
  • Whipped cream (optional) 
  • Caramel sauce (optional)

Directions:

  • In a slow cooker, mix together the cider, syrup, and vanilla
  • Squeeze the juice from the orange and add it to the mixture
  • Take a cheesecloth (sterile gauze can be used as a substitute!!) and put the rind from the orange, the cinnamon sticks, nutmegs, and cloves and tie it tightly with twine. Add your cloth to the slow cooker and let it warm up on low
  • Let cook for three hours
  • Serve with whipped cream and caramel sauce and enjoy!! *add alcohol to make an adult-friendly version
baking ingredients

(Cinnamon) sugar, (pumpkin) spice, and everything nice!! Autumn means delicious and comforting recipes featuring our favorite fall ingredients like pumpkin, apple, and cinnamon. Whether you’re looking for breakfast, lunch, or a sweet snack, we’ve got a fall recipe to fill your belly and warm your heart. See our fall recipes below!

Pumpkin Oatmeal

Hearty, healthy, and unbelievably flavorful, this pumpkin oatmeal with protein will have you feeling fueled up and ready to take on your day!

Frugal and Thriving may earn a small commission via affiliate links in this post. See full disclosure here.

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup almond milk
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/4 cup canned pumpkin
  • 1/2 cup rolled oats
  • 1/2 mashed banana
  • 1/4 tsp vanilla
  • Dash of cinnamon and pumpkin spice
  • 1 TBS vanilla protein
  • 2 egg whites
  • Toppings: melted almond butter, pecans, banana slices

Directions:

  • Combine all ingredients except egg whites and protein in a small pot
  • Stir on medium heat until thickened and then simmer until desired thickness
  • Remove from heat and whisk/stir in egg whites until mixed in well
  • Stir in your protein and finish off with your favorite toppings
  • Enjoy!

Harvest Salad

This mouthwatering harvest salad can be enjoyed on its own or served as a side to the main course!

Ingredients:

FOR THE SALAD

  • 1 bag of spinach
  • Cranberries
  • Low fat feta cheese
  • Pecans
  • 1 Granny Smith apple
  • 3 pieces of turkey bacon (can omit this to make it vegetarian)

FOR THE DRESSING

  • 4 TBS extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 TBS apple cider vinegar
  • 2 TBS sugar free maple syrup
  • 3 TSP Dijon mustard

Directions:

  • Combine all salad ingredients in a large salad bowl
  • Add dressing ingredients to shaker bottle. Shake & pour over salad
  • Enjoy!

Pumpkin Truffles

If you live with any sweet-toothed family members, you’re going to want to hide a few of these pumpkin truffles for yourself. Or maybe all of them…

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup pumpkin purée (not pumpkin pie filling)
  • 1 1/4 tsp pumpkin pie spice
  • 1/8 tsp salt
  • 3 packets of stevia (we recommend Sweet Leaf)
  • 3/4 cup oat flour
  • 1/4 cup dark chocolate chunks (we like Enjoy Life)

Directions:

  • In a medium bowl, stir together the pumpkin purée, pumpkin pie spice, salt, and stevia until well combined
  • Add in the oat flour
  • Roll into 1” round balls and place on parchment-lined cookie sheet
  • Melt chocolate (add 1/2 tsp coconut oil to help the chocolate not burn)
  • Roll pumpkin truffles in the melted chocolate and place back on the cookie sheet
  • Let sit in fridge until chocolate hardens and enjoy!

Pumpkin Donut Holes

These delicious donuts are a healthier, guilt-free version of the doughy dessert. Enjoy with a cup of coffee for a quick morning snack or after dinner for a little sweet treat to end the evening.

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup almond flour
  • 2 TBS coconut flour
  • 1/4 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 cup coconut sugar
  • 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tbs pumpkin purée

FOR COATING

  • 3 tsp coconut sugar
  • 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice

Directions:

  • Preheat oven to 350°
  • Mix all dry ingredients in a small bowl
  • Add pumpkin purée and egg to the dry mixture
  • Make 1” balls and roll in coating mixture
  • Place on parchment-lined cookie sheet
  • Bake for 12-14 minutes
  • Remove from oven, let cool, and enjoy!!

Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Cookies

If a cookie contains fruit, you can eat as many as you want, right?! These apple cinnamon oatmeal cookies are soft, sweet, and seriously difficult to have just one.

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup rolled oats
  • 3/4 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/8 tsp kosher salt
  • 2 TBS melted coconut oil
  • 1 egg (room temperature)
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup honey
  • 1 green apple – diced into small cubes

Directions:

  • Preheat oven to 325° and line baking sheet with parchment paper
  • Mix together the oats, flour, baking powder, salt & cinnamon in a medium bowl
  • In a separate bowl, mix together the melted coconut oil, vanilla extract and egg – stir in the honey
  • Combine wet and dry ingredients – fold in the apple and chill dough mixture for 30 minutes
  • Drop cookie dough into small balls and flatten a bit
  • Cook for 13-15 minutes
  • Remove from oven, let cool, and enjoy!

Spiced Apple Cider

This spiced cider is great for a Sunday brunch treat, and it also makes the perfect party beverage! Spike it to make your cider extra special (for adults only, please!).

Ingredients:

  • 12 cups of apple cider (or apple juice) 
  • 2 TBS of Torani Salted Caramel Syrup
  • 1 tsp of vanilla extract 
  • 1 navel orange 
  • 3 cinnamon Sticks 
  • 2 whole Nutmegs 
  • A few whole cloves 
  • Whipped cream (optional) 
  • Caramel sauce (optional)

Directions:

  • In a slow cooker, mix together the cider, syrup, and vanilla
  • Squeeze the juice from the orange and add it to the mixture
  • Take a cheesecloth (sterile gauze can be used as a substitute!!) and put the rind from the orange, the cinnamon sticks, nutmegs, and cloves and tie it tightly with twine. Add your cloth to the slow cooker and let it warm up on low
  • Let cook for three hours
  • Serve with whipped cream and caramel sauce and enjoy!! *add alcohol to make an adult-friendly version

Can’t get enough of fall? Yeah, same here. If you also can’t get enough of beauty products (again, guilty) then do we have the list for you!! We’ve rounded up some of the best pumpkin beauty products out there so you can sit back and sip your PSL while simultaneously getting gorgeous. Check out the products below.

Body Scrub

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This all-in-one body scrub treatment is made with a rich blend of creamy pumpkin, cinnamon spice and buttery brown sugar, leaving skin luminous, exfoliated, and luxuriously soft.

Body Wash

This shower cream will have you feeling comfy and cozy with the delicious scents of vanilla and pumpkin. The foaming wash gently cleanses skin for a refreshing feel.

Cleansing Conditioner

Get gorgeous, healthy-looking hair with this vanilla white pumpkin cleansing conditioner. This shampoo, conditioner, deep conditioner, leave-in, and detangler will simplify your haircare routine with one easy step, giving you shiny, soft locks that smell amazing without the hassle.

Deodorant

Say no to B.O. with this sweetly scented pumpkin spice latte deodorant. This naturally derived, aluminum and paraben-free deodorant offers effective and long-lasting odor protection without the harsh ingredients.

Detox Mask/Scrub

This 2-in-1 Pumpkin Pore Detox Mask and Scrub purifies and exfoliates skin, leaving it smoother and more radiant. It also helps improve the appearance of pores and uneven skin tone.

Eye Cream

Goodbye undereye bags!! This lightweight pumpkin eye cream will de-puff and plump up the delicate undereye area, delivering nourishing moisture, brightening skin, and smoothing fine lines.

Eyeshadow Palette

This bite-sized eyeshadow palette is as sweet as pumpkin pie!! The ultra-pigmented shadows deliver creamy, blend-able color and come in a mix of matte and shimmer shades so you can take your look from day to night with ease.

Face Mask

This three-in-one skin resurfacing mask exfoliates, peels, and visibly polishes skin with the use of pumpkin enzymes and AHA’s. Diminish dullness and uneven texture and reduce the appearance of pores for brighter, more youthful skin.

Lip Balm

This Halloween-themed lip balm pack is so yummy you’ll want to eat it (although we recommend against that)!! Hydrate and nourish lips with delicious fall flavors like pumpkin spice and chai.

Moisturizer

This herbal body moisturizer contains whipped notes of pumpkin seed and vanilla extract and uses essential extracts to hydrate so you can smell amazing while rocking soft, beautiful skin.

Pumpkin Seed Oil

Great for skin and hair, pure pumpkin seed oil is packed with antioxidants and omegas to help hydrate, protect against external stressors, and promote hair growth. Use it alone or mix it into your favorite products for added benefits!

pumpkin on brown wooden surface

Can’t get enough of fall? Yeah, same here. If you also can’t get enough of beauty products (again, guilty) then do we have the list for you!! We’ve rounded up some of the best pumpkin beauty products out there so you can sit back and sip your PSL while simultaneously getting gorgeous. Check out the products below.

Body Scrub

Frugal and Thriving may earn a small commission via affiliate links in this post. See full disclosure here.

This all-in-one body scrub treatment is made with a rich blend of creamy pumpkin, cinnamon spice and buttery brown sugar, leaving skin luminous, exfoliated, and luxuriously soft.

Body Wash

This shower cream will have you feeling comfy and cozy with the delicious scents of vanilla and pumpkin. The foaming wash gently cleanses skin for a refreshing feel.

Cleansing Conditioner

Get gorgeous, healthy-looking hair with this vanilla white pumpkin cleansing conditioner. This shampoo, conditioner, deep conditioner, leave-in, and detangler will simplify your haircare routine with one easy step, giving you shiny, soft locks that smell amazing without the hassle.

Deodorant

Say no to B.O. with this sweetly scented pumpkin spice latte deodorant. This naturally derived, aluminum and paraben-free deodorant offers effective and long-lasting odor protection without the harsh ingredients.

Detox Mask/Scrub

This 2-in-1 Pumpkin Pore Detox Mask and Scrub purifies and exfoliates skin, leaving it smoother and more radiant. It also helps improve the appearance of pores and uneven skin tone.

Eye Cream

Goodbye undereye bags!! This lightweight pumpkin eye cream will de-puff and plump up the delicate undereye area, delivering nourishing moisture, brightening skin, and smoothing fine lines.

Eyeshadow Palette

This bite-sized eyeshadow palette is as sweet as pumpkin pie!! The ultra-pigmented shadows deliver creamy, blend-able color and come in a mix of matte and shimmer shades so you can take your look from day to night with ease.

Face Mask

This three-in-one skin resurfacing mask exfoliates, peels, and visibly polishes skin with the use of pumpkin enzymes and AHA’s. Diminish dullness and uneven texture and reduce the appearance of pores for brighter, more youthful skin.

Lip Balm

This Halloween-themed lip balm pack is so yummy you’ll want to eat it (although we recommend against that)!! Hydrate and nourish lips with delicious fall flavors like pumpkin spice and chai.

Moisturizer

This herbal body moisturizer contains whipped notes of pumpkin seed and vanilla extract and uses essential extracts to hydrate so you can smell amazing while rocking soft, beautiful skin.

Pumpkin Seed Oil

Great for skin and hair, pure pumpkin seed oil is packed with antioxidants and omegas to help hydrate, protect against external stressors, and promote hair growth. Use it alone or mix it into your favorite products for added benefits!