Nut Berry Rice Cake Crunch

(Cindy’s favorite snack)

Sale

Healthy Cooking: Rice Cakes

Sale Price: $0.99 Original Price: $1.99

Purchase

This snack is yummy, fast, and will kill your sweet craving! Its healthy, high in protein and big on taste!

Ingredients:

• 1 Caramel Corn Rice Cake
• 2 tablespoons of Greek yogurt
• 2 strawberries sliced
• 10-12 Almonds
• A pinch of mozzarella cheese
• A dash of cinnamon
• 1 packet of stevia

Directions:

1. Spread the yogurt on top of the rice cake
2. Layer with sliced strawberries
3. Top with Mozzarella cheese, almonds, cinnamon, and stevia
4. No baking required!
5. Serve and enjoy!

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins

Delicious Healthy Snacks loaded with Fiber

Ingredients: 

4 egss

2 cups of baking Stevia

1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 1/4 cups of canola oil

3 cups of flour ( I used almond flour) 

2 teaspoons baking soda

2 teaspoons baking powder

2 teaspoons cinnamon

1 teaspoon sea salt

12 ounces dark chocolate chips ( I like the mini ones better) 

Directions: 

1. In a large mixing bowl beat eggs, stevia, pumpkin, vanilla, and oil until smooth. 

2. Mix dry ingredients together and mix into pumpkin mixture. Fold in chocolate chips

3. Fill greased or paper lined muffin cups full

4. Bake @ 400 degrees for 16-20  minutes

Makes 24 muffins! Enjoy

Apple Cinnamon Slices over Frozen Greek Yogurt

Ingredients:  

Apple Cinnamon Slices

3 medium apples, peeled & sliced thin {I used Pink Lady}

1/2 tsp. cinnamon

4 tsp. brown sugar ( brown sugar-stevia)

2 graham crackers, broken into small pieces

Directions

Peel the apples & slice them into thin pieces.  Sauté them in a large skillet (you can add a 1/2 T butter, if desired), along with cinnamon and brown sugar until slightly tender and caramelized. 

I used the Frozen Greek Yogurt from Ben & Jerry's with this recipe. Very high in sugar, so moderation is key :)

Remove from the heat and then chill until ready to use.  You don’t want to add hot apples to ice cream… that doesn’t work out so well!

Greek Yogurt Crumb Cake

This crumb cake will definitely be a crowd pleaser! I made this last night for a dinner party and my husband begged our guests to take some with them so he wouldn't be tempted to eat the whole pan :)

Ingredients:

• 4 1/2 cups of flour ( I used almond flour for a gluten free dessert)
• 2 cups of baking stevia
• 1 cup of dark brown sugar ( I used stevia brown sugar mixture)
• 1 tsp of sea salt
• 1 tsp of ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp of allspice
• 4 cups of smart balance butter spread
• 1 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp of baking soda
• 1 cup of plain greek yogurt
• 3 Eggs
• Confection Sugar or baking Stevia for a light dusting

Directions:

1. In a large bowl mix together 2 cups of flour, 1/4 cup of baking Stevia, the brown sugar, 1/2 tsp of sea salt,  the cinnamon, and allspice. Mix well. Using a fork, mix in 2 cups of melted smart balance butter spread until crumbly and set aside. 

2. Preheat oven 350 degrees. Spray with cooking oil a 11x15 glass cooking dish. 

Using an electric mixer, cream the remaining 2 cups of melted smart balance butter spread at high speed. Gradually blend in the remaining 2 cups of baking Stevia. Beat until fluffy. Increase the mixer and blend in 1 egg at a time. Beat in the vanilla, 1/2 tsp of sea salt, and baking soda.

3. Lower the mixture speed to low; gradually beat in 1 1/4 cups of flour. Mix in 1/2 cup of plain greek yogurt until blended together. Mix in remaining 1 1/4 cups of flour and 1/2 cup of greek yogurt.

4. Pour in to prepared glass baking dish. Spread evenly and then top with Crumble evenly over the batter. Bake until cake feels spongy and a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Approx. 40 minutes

5. Let cool, dust with Confection sugar or Baking Stevia. Cut into squares and ENJOY!

Oatmeal/ Banana/ Peanut Butter Protein Squares

Oatmeal/ Banana/ Peanut Butter Protein Squares

Ingredients:

• 1 & 1/2 cups of old fashioned oats
• 1/4  cup of stevia/brown sugar blend
• 1 teaspoon of baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon of sea salt
• 1 teaspoon of cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup of almond milk
• 1 Large mashed banana
• 1 large egg, lightly beaten
• 1/4 cup of creamy natural Jiff peanut butter

Directions:

1. Mix together the oats, brown sugar, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon
2. Add in the vanilla extract, milk, and egg
3. Mix the ingredients together
4. Add in the mashed banana and peanut butter 
5. Mix the ingredients together
6. Pour the mixture into a lightly greased 8x8 baking pan. 
7. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 min
8. Cool and cut into squares

Makes 12-14 squares

ENJOY!

10 grams of protein per square

6 grams of carbohydrates

4 grams of sugars

Cindy's Homemade Bread Pudding

Cindy's Healthy Bread Pudding

Ingredients

6 slices of 1 day old Whole Grain Bread or Wheat Bread

2 cups of Skim Milk

2 Tablespoons of Butter or Margarine (melted)

4 Eggs (Beaten)

3/4 cup of baking Stevia

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/2 cup of raisins (optional)

Preheat oven 350 degrees

Break bread into small pieces into an 8" square glass baking dish

Drizzle melted butter or margarine over bread. If desired, sprinkle with raisins.

In a medium mixing bowl, combine eggs, milk, sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla. Beat until well mixed. Pour over break, and lightly push down with a fork until all the bread is submerged

Bake in oven for 45 minutes

Enjoy and share with others!