Healthy and Delicious Applesauce Muffins

Healthy and Delicious Applesauce Muffins

So, I have applesauce in my fridge, I’m only eating it in small doses. My husband mentioned that I haven’t been making muffins lately, so I thought applesauce muffins would be good.

I found a boring recipe at: http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/oat-applesauce-muffins/Detail.aspx
And thought that would be a good base, but I would have to kick it up a notch to make it really worth my time and effort. Here are my changes to the recipe, I hope you make them and enjoy the benefits, as well as feel satisfied!!

Ingredients
1 cup rolled oats
1 cup buttermilk, or soy milk, or regular milk
2-3 apples chopped in small chunks
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon allspice
¼ teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup applesauce
1 egg or 1 Tablespoon flaxseed and 3 Tablespoons water (mix and let sit for 2 minutes – this is a great egg substitute, if you don’t have any eggs, or you would rather clear out some cholesterol rather than add it to a dish.) You should be eating flax seed everyday, people!!

Directions

Place oats in a small bowl, pour in milk. Let sit for one hour at room temperature. Then add cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice, stir it up really good. (I added a little ginger powder). Let it sit for another half an hour to an hour.

Chop up your apples.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease 12 muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners.

In a large bowl, stir together whole wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda and brown sugar.

Stir in oat/milk mixture, applesauce and flaxseed egg substitute or egg; mix well.

Fold in apple chunks.

Pour batter into prepared muffin cups.

Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of muffin comes out clean.

Eat and enjoy!!

Left-Over Frittata (2 recipes in one)

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Frittata is a favorite of mine because it is super easy and it can also be made from left-over beans and rice, so you get double duty from your meals.

I usually make beans and rice with kidney beans and brown rice. Just get the rice going, rinse your beans from the can, cut up some veggies (pepper, zucchini, onion) add some cumin, paprika, pepper, and garlic. Let it cook until the brown rice is done (forever…).

The next day you can make frittata with the left-overs.

Left-Over Frittata

Put 2 small pans on the stove. If they have plastic handles, cover them with foil.
Pre-heat the oven to 350.

Once the pans are warm, add some veggie oil
Add the left-over beans, rice and veggies.

Beat your eggs (around 3 eggs per pan)

Once the mixture is warm, add the eggs.

Cook on the stove until the eggs are firm around the sides.

Pop the pans in the oven for around 20 minutes until firm. You can add some cheese to the top, or in the mixture if you remember, I usually add it to the top….

I top with avocado and salsa. It’s really good!!

ENJOY!!