Applesauce Muffins

Imagine yourself waking up on a Saturday morning to the smell of freshly baked muffins. You suddenly bolt up and dash to the kitchen to get your hands on these muffins. 

What makes these muffins even better is that they're made with whole wheat flour. There's more fiber and nutrients in these muffins. And, you know what? They taste great too! My group baked these muffins in our culinary class the other day and I just have to share it with you guys. Here it is. 

Ingredients:

• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg
• 1/3 cup  + 2 tablespoon sugar
• 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 cup oil 
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp ground ginger
• 1/4 tsp ground cloves
• 1/2 tsp vanilla
• 1 egg
• dark chocolate chips or craisins (optional) 

And for the topping:

• 2 tablespoon sugar
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon

Directions:

1. In a small bowl, stir together the topping ingredients and set aside.
2. Into a medium bowl, sift the dry ingredients.
3.  In a small bowl, combine the liquid ingredients. Add the liquid ingredients to the dry ingredients
4. Spoon batter into muffin cups (about 2/3 full). Sprinkle top of each muffin with topping mix.
5. Bake 15 to 20 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center of muffin comes out clean.
6. Remove pan from oven; carefully remove muffins from muffin cups immediately; cool muffins on a rack.

I hope you guys enjoy these muffins!

What's your favorite breakfast food?

Whole Wheat Peanut Butter Banana Muffins

Hey hey everyone. I've been busy all week with classes. I'm sorry I didn't post this recipe earlier in the week. But, I finally have it up (I'll talk about my first week back in the next post)!
These whole wheat peanut butter banana muffins are delicious! They are really simple to make. These only make about 7-8 muffins. I made half the recipe since I only had one banana. But, hey. Making some is better than having none. Here's the recipe.
Remember that you guys can eat these as a snack or part of breakfast!




Ingredients:

• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 ripe banana, mashed
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1/3 cup sugar (or less, if you want them to have less sugar)
• 1/4 cup peanut butter 
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp vanilla extract (optional)
• chocolate chips (optional)

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 F. 
2. In a bowl, mix together the milk, sugar, banana, and peanut butter. 
3. In another bowl, sift together the flour and the baking powder. 
4. Slowly pour the flour mixture into the wet ingredients and mix as you pour the flour in. 
5. Pour the batter into the muffin pans, 
6. Bake for 20-23 minutes. 
7. Take it out, let it cool and enjoy!

I would have added chocolate chips (dark chocolate chips, that is!) but I didn't have any. So, next time, I will add it. 

I hope you guys enjoy these muffins!

Do you like muffins?

Who here LOVES school?

Banana Oatless Oatmeal (Paleo!)

Hey hey everyone. How are you guys doing today? I'm doing fine, thank you very much. My summer classes are over now and summer has finally started for me.
School doesn't start until late next month so, I have time to relax, hang out, and do whatever I want to do. Singing, blogging, hanging out with friends, training for my half-marathon.  By the way, I ran 8 miles yesterday. I'm so proud of myself for running that far (without stopping). It was at a little slower pace than the 7 mile run but I have time to improve.
Anyway, I decided to make oatless oatmeal. I've been hearing about this from other bloggers and I've finally decided to make it. It's suppose to be a paleo version of regular oats. I have to say, this oatless oatmeal tastes really interesting. It's not in a bad way, but the texture is a bit different.
I guess it's because egg whites are used in this.This basically only has 3 ingredients altogether. It's simple and nutritious. I topped it off with some almond butter I bought the other day. Here's the recipe.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup egg whites
• 1 banana, mashed
• almond butter (or whatever you want to top it off with)

Directions:

1. Mix together the egg whites and bananas together in a pot or sauce pan. 
2. Place over medium heat and gradually stir until the eggs are cooked. 
3. Pour it into a bowl and top it off with some almond butter (or whatever you want to eat it with). Enjoy! 

It's that simple. I hope you guys enjoy it. It's a great post-run meal, I think. You can call this an egg scramble, if you want. 

Have you tried oatless oats before?

What's your favorite go-to breakfast?

Mini Donuts!

 Hey hey everyone. How are you guys doing today?
I'm doing fine, thank you very much. I'm here just to post my recipe before I go about my day.
It's been a long time since I last ate donuts. But, they are saturated with all of that fat! No me gusta.
Well, what's a girl got to do when she wants a healthier donut? She makes her own, of course. She makes mini donuts because they look cute and they're so much easier to eat.
I cooked these donuts using a mini donut maker. It cooks up really quickly. You can also pour the batter into a donut pan and bake them. However, I like using the donut maker. It's so much fun (and, I don't have a donut pan). Anyway, these aren't the healthiest donuts ever but they are yummy and healthier than your average donut. Here's the recipe.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 egg
• 1 cup nonfat milk
• 2 tablespoon nonfat greek yogurt
• 3 tsp olive oil
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

Here's the link to my icing/frosting recipe. 

Directions:

1. Mix all the ingredients together. 
2. Heat up your donut maker and spray with non-stick spray.
3. Once it's heated up, pour 2 tablespoons of the batter into the donut maker and close it immediately. 
4. It should tell you once the donuts are done cooking. 
5. If you want some frosting, make some frosting! Here's the link. 

I hope you guys enjoy your donuts! It's that quick and easy to make.

So, do you like donuts?

If so, what's your favorite type of donut?

What's your favorite breakfast food?

How was your week?