Persimmon Bars with Citrus Glaze

These persimmon bars are the perfect dessert (or breakfast treat) to capture the flavor of fall.

Today Was The Day

The first day that I’ve truly felt fall in the air.

I walked outside and didn’t instantly break out in a sticky sweat. The pumpkins and corn stalks that have graced my porch for a month no longer look out of place.

Fall is upon us friends, and we shall bake to celebrate.

Eating Seasonally

We try to stick to a diet that utilizes seasonal ingredients. This doesn’t always happen, but we try our best. This means that certain foods are only on our menu during a very short window of time each year. So when I finally saw the persimmons on the ground, I knew it was time to whip up this utterly autumn treat.

They are best when nibbled in the fresh, crisp fall air, wrapped in a flannel blanket, and sipping a good cup of coffee. Maybe while leisurely reading a good bookand watching your husband through the window as he washes dishes and mops the floors.

Ahhh, doesn’t that just sound dreamy? 

The reality is that I threw this together with persimmon pulp that I froze from last year, I stepped on no less than 6 Legos while trying to bake this and squeeze in a feeew minutes of a podcast to motivate me to be a contributing member of society this week, and I ate a good third of it before I told anyone else it was ready.

I don’t get to bake often, so even though my three-year-old is giving me a hard time for not playing the never-ending game of police with him, I’m hoping I’ll be forgiven when I give him a rare sweet treat.

Where’s the podcast on Mom guilt?

I hope you love this perfectly autumn concoction, dear friends. Maybe you’ll even get to enjoy it in a pinterest-worthy fashion that I mentioned earlier. Maybe you’ll just sneak bites when nobody’s watching, then look at them all like they’re crazy when they ask where the dessert went, you do you.

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