Healthy Snack Recipe Ideas
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FRUIT MUFFINS
*Preheat oven to 400 degrees
In a small bowl stir together:
1 3/4 c whole wheat pastry flour
3.4 tsp. salt
1/4 c sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
In a large bowl:
Beat 2 eggs
Add 2 T vegetable oil
plus 3/4 skim milk
Combine liquid and dry ingrediants together with a few swift strokes (don't over mix). Add 1/2 c mashed ripe banana or 1/2 c chopped apple. Spray muffin tin with cooking spray oil and fill muffin cups 3/4 way full. Bake at 400 degrees for 20-25 minutes.
Recipe yields 1 dozen muffins
Baklava:
. cup chopped pecans
. cup chopped pistachio nuts
. cup sesame seeds
1¨8 cup honey
1 . teaspoons lemon juice
1 . teaspoons cinnamon
3 sheets phyllo dough
Fruit compote:
. cup orange juice
. cup apple juice
. cup honey
2 small apples, peeled, cored
and cut into wedges
Powdered sugar and cinnamon
for garnish
Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
To prepare baklava: Mix pecans, pistachios, sesame seeds, honey,
lemon juice, and cinnamon in a bowl. Gently unwrap phyllo dough
from its package so that it lies flat. Using a sharp knife, cut the phyllo
into 5x5-inch pieces, totaling 16 pieces. Stack 2 pieces of phyllo on
top of each other to form 8 squares.
Spread approximately 1 tablespoon of nut mixture in center of each
square of phyllo. Bring corners of dough together and pinch above
nut mixture to seal. Set each phyllo packet on a lightly greased
cookie sheet. Bake for 10 minutes until golden brown. Set aside.
To prepare compote: Combine juices, honey, and apples in a saucepan.
Simmer 5 to 10 minutes until apples are tender.
Spoon warm compote over each piece of baklava and serve
immediately.
Serves 8.
BLUEBERRY PEACH CRISP
6 cups fresh peaches, peeled and sliced
2 cups fresh blueberries
1/3 cup plus 1/4 cup light brown sugar, divided
2 taplespoons all purpose flour
1 tablespoon cinnamon, divided
3 tablespoons margarine
Preheat oven to 325 degrees
In a 2 quart baking dish, combine peaches and blueberries
Combine 1/3 cup brown sugar, flour and 2 teaspoons of cinnamon in a small bowl and mix well. Add to peaches and blueberries, tossing to mix.
Combine oats, 1/4 cup of brown sugar, and 1 teaspoon of cinnamon in a bowl. With a pastry blender or fork, cut the margarine until crumbly, then sprinkle over fruit.
Bake for 25 minutes or until fruit is just tender and mixture is bubbly. Serves 8