Homemade Cinnamon Sugar Lavash Chips

Since I opened a can of pumpkin for my breakfast this morning, I wanted to use the “fresh” squash in my lunch today as well. There’s no such thing as too much pumpkin for this gal.

Last night in preparation for my pumpkiny lunch, I made cinnamon and sugar Lavash chips. I started by cutting up a Joseph’s lavash bread into pieces. I placed them on a cookie sheet sprayed with cooking spray before spraying the chips lightly with the spray as well. I dusted them with a sprinkling of cinnamon and sugar and baked the chips at 350 for approximately seven minutes.

Cinnamon Sugar Lavash Chips

They came out crispy and sweet! I snacked on a few before baggin’ them for today’s lunch.

Bag o' Chips

(Truth be told, I burnt my first attempt at these chips. Apparently cooking dinner, putting away dishes and prepping for today’s meals makes it easy to forget about some little chippies baking in the oven.)

I’m a big fan of chips and dip, so I used pumpkin to create a sweet dip for my chips. I blended equal parts pumpkin and cottage cheese with a little sweetener, cinnamon and pumpkin pie spice.

My Lunch

Who says chips and dip for lunch isn’t healthy???

When I Dip, You Dip, We Dip

Making Your Own Healthy Chips and Dip

Click here to read my latest Examiner article with tips for how to make healthy homemade chips and dip.

What’s your favorite kind of dip?

Floats, Frapps and a First

Yesterday

Ryan and I were still in vacation mode throughout the day yesterday. Ryan even refused to unpack until 8:30 last night so the vacation wouldn’t be officially over until the evening. 🙂

Since the vacation mindset still plagued us, we decided to keep the yummy vacation eats going and enjoy two ice-cold favorites: a light pumpkin spice Frappuccino for me and a root beer float for Ryan.

Light Pumpkin Spice Frappuccino

I ordered this while we were running errands at a nearby outlet mall and the icy cold drink definitely cooled me down… a little too much! I was freeeeezing in every store for an hour after I finished the delicious drink.

Made Just For Me! 🙂

Shocking news of the month: Ryan and I left the outlet mall and he was the only one who bought anything! Victory!!!

We stopped by the grocery store on the way home where Ryan was instantly drawn to the ice cream freezers. He picked up a pint of vanilla ice cream and a two liter of root beer to make a good old fashioned root beer float.

Blue Bell Vanilla Ice Cream

Cold and Creamy

Mug Root Beer

Naturally I enjoyed quite a few spoonfuls of his vanilla ice cream before it made it into the float. 😉 I’m not a huge root beer float gal. I like ’em, but I prefer milkshakes about 1,000 times more.

Root Beer Float

Close Up

We sure do love our ice-creamy treats in this household. 🙂

Today

My day started on a good note when the morning BodyPump instructor heard that Ryan and I recently got engaged and gave me a big ol’ hug at 5:40 a.m.  Hugs that early in the morning feel great! Other women in the class were also excited, so I started the day with a big smile on my face (that quickly disappeared as soon as we started doing squats. 😉 Ugh! )

Last night I planned ahead for my breakfast and made my first attempt at baked chips! I baked a Joseph’s lavash bread into cinnamon sugar chips for dipping into my Greek yogurt.

Lavash

I cut the lavash into chips with kitchen sheers and placed the chips on a cookie sheet sprayed with cooking spray. I then lightly sprayed the chips with cooking spray and topped them with a sprinkling of cinnamon and sugar.

Lavash Chips Pre-Cooked

I baked them at 350 degrees until the edges were slightly brown and the lavash bread became slightly crispy.

Cinnamon Sugar Chips

The chips came out perfectly… very tasty! They reminded me of cinnamon sugar pita chips.

For breakfast today, I used the chips to dip into my Greek yogurt. I stirred freshly sliced strawberries into the yogurt and then scooped ’em out with the sweet lavash chips.

Dippin' Chips

Monday Breakfast

I paired the chips and yogurt with a tumbler of hot Barnie’s cinnamon butter cookie, complements of my gym! Gotta love free coffee.

Question: What are your favorite kind of chips (healthy or not)?

I think my favorite chips are sea salt and vinegar chips or cheddar and sour cream chips. Yummmm. Greasy goodness.