Spicy Pumpkin Surprise Muffins
Oh boy are these good! They are not super sweet and the cream cheese in the center is very creamy and savory so this is a great brunch muffin. If you wanted to make them more desert-like you’d probably want to add more sugar to the batter and mix the cream cheese with powdered sugar to taste to make kind of a spice cake/icing centered muffin. If you are sugar free you could add honey or bananas for sweetness. You can leave off the sugar sprinkle on top too (it makes a delicious crunchy top!). Alternatively, you could sprinkle some honey-soaked oats on top. I’ve only...
Read MoreYes Cookies: chocolate chip cookies to feel good about
I am always looking for easy ways to get my family to eat more healthy foods. My kids eat veggies and fruit but who doesn’t love a cookie? I wanted a Yes Cookie. Something the kids could eat for breakfast or anytime and I’d still feel good about what they ate. This recipe is inspired by a recipe in Jessica Seinfeld’s Deceptively Delicious. She uses chemical sugars and “food-like” stuff like margarine but it gave me a starting point for amounts. Yes Cookies 1 cup organic coconut sugar 3/4 cup organic butter 1 organic egg 2 teaspoons organic vanilla extract 2 cups...
Read MoreSweet & Salty Cherry Almond Bars (Chewy too!)
I’ve been experimenting with various granola bar recipes in order to save some money! The ingredients in something like a Nature Valley bar are a no go and we really like the Cascadia Farms Granola Bars but at $6.19 for 5 that’s $1.24 per bar! However, most of my attempts were either too crumbly, too hard, or too soft and melty. What magic was at work with the retail bars?? Then I came across this great recipe from Betsy at The Green Phone Booth called Chewy (Not Crumbly) Granola Bars. This got me on the right track but I still felt they were a bit sweet and soft. After...
Read MoreCinnamon Flax Banana Bread
I’ve been making lots of banana breads lately because Pete really likes it and I think I’ve found the most delicious combination! Here it is: Cinnamon Flax Banana Bread 3 or 4 very ripe organic bananas 1/3 cup melted organic butter 1 cup organic coconut sugar (can easily reduce to 3/4 cup) 1 organic egg 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 teaspoon cinnamon or to taste 1 teaspoon baking soda (aluminum-free) Pinch of salt 1 1/2 cups of organic all-purpose flour 1/4 cup ground flax seed chopped walnuts (optional) sugar for sprinkling on top of loaf Directions: (I use a stand mixer with the...
Read MoreHealthy Cookies
If your toddler is like mine she has a steady rotation of only a few foods over and over and over! And chocolate? Watch out! She could eat a pound of it. So I wanted to make a chocolate cookie that she would want to eat that had some hidden goodness in it. I came up with this recipie that I call Carrot Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies Some of the secret goodies in these: Prunes – prunes are the highest fruit in antioxidant level and a good source of fiber. They add a sweetness but also a stickiness that replaces fat in the recipe. It makes shortening or butter uneccessary...
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