Tag: gluten free


May
2014

Gluten Free Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins! No eggs!

categories: Breakfast, Healthy Living, Recipes
I always add chia seeds!! Especially for breakfast!
I always add chia seeds!! Especially for breakfast!
I always add chia seeds!! Especially for breakfast!

Gluten Free Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins
Makes 18 muffins
(Recipe adapted from Skinnygirl Bethenny Frankel’s skinny blueberry muffin recipe)

Ingredients:

1-1/4 cups oat flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup chocolate chips
1/4 cup chia seeds
2 tbsp. butter, melted
1/2 cup Almond Milk
3 ripe bananas, smashed

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Spray muffin tins or line with baking cups.
Mix dry ingredients in a mixing bowl and add wet ingredients.

Muffins are so easy! No mixer required!
Muffins are so easy! No mixer required!

Pour into muffin tin cups 3/4 full.

Don't overfill the tins! 3/4 full is perfect as they will expand as they bake!
Don’t overfill the tins! 3/4 full is perfect as they will expand as they bake!

Bake for 20 mins. Turning at 10 mins.
Bake until golden brown on top and around edges!

The chunks of warm smashed banana are my favorite bites!
The chunks of warm smashed banana are my favorite bites!

Enjoy!
Ciao!


Apr
2014

Skinny Girl Bethenny Frankel’s Blueberry Muffins!! Plus a Few Extras!

categories: Breakfast, Healthy Living, Recipes, Sides

We woke up in the mood for breakfast muffins!  I absolutely love this recipe! It is quick and easy! 5 minutes to mix the ingredients and 20 minutes to bake!  Bonus, they are gluten free!!
Makes 9 muffins!!

An explosion of flavor!! Warm chocolate chips and blueberries are the best!
An explosion of flavor!! Warm chocolate chips and blueberries are the best!

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Bethenny Frankel’s Skinny Blueberry Muffins

(We add chocolate chips, too! And maybe a spoon of chia seeds!)

Ingredients:
1 1/4 cups oat flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. baking powder
3/4 cup sugar
2 tbsp. butter
1 tsp. salt
1/2 cup soy milk
3/4 tsp. vanilla
3/4 cup blueberries
(We add 1/4 cup chocolate chips and 1 tbsp. of chia seeds!)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees

Insert baking cups into muffin tin or spray with nonstick spray.

Mix dry ingredients add wet ingredients and gently stir in blueberries and chocolate chips last.

Throw in some Chia seeds for health and youth!
Throw in some
Chia seeds for health and youth!

Fill half of muffin tins with batter.

I love my non -stick muffin tins ! No messing with baking cups!
I love my non -stick muffin tins ! No messing with baking cups!

Bake for 20 mins. Rotate pan half way at 10 minutes.

These muffins are so delicious and Super easy to make!
These muffins are so delicious and Super easy to make!

Enjoy!
Ciao!

 


Apr
2014

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categories: Fun for Kids, Healthy Living, Recipes, Shopping

We are adding chia seeds to our meals, making fresh veggies a staple,  and preparing homemade healthy meals instead of going out, BUT what are we eating in between meals?? Yeah, I took a fork to my son’s leftover birthday cake today because it was sitting on my kitchen counter saying “Eat Me!!!”

I didn't even cut a piece...who knows how much I ate!!!
I didn’t even cut a piece…who knows how much I ate!!!

What if we had super healthy snacks that could satisfy our sweet, salty, spicy cravings?? And were sitting on the counter ready to grab???
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Ciao!