Healthy Apple Spice Muffins

Healthy apple spice muffins are so delicious, you will forget that they are good for you!
From Overtimecook.com

• Ingredients

• ½ cup unsweetened applesauce (natural)

• ¼ cup oil

• ¼ cup agave syrup or honey

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

• 1 ½ teaspoons cinnamon

• ½ teaspoon ground ginger

• ¼ teaspoon nutmeg

• 1 teaspoon baking soda

• 1 teaspoon baking powder

• ⅓ cup sugar or dry sweetened such as splenda or stevia (8 splenda packets)

• 2 eggs

• 1 cup milk or soy milk

• 2 apples, peeled and very finely diced

• 2 cups white whole wheat flour

Directions

1. Add the vanilla, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, baking soda, baking powder and sugar/sweetener. Whisk to combine.

2. Add the eggs and milk, and whisk to combine.

3. Switch from the whisk to a spoon.

4. Add the finely diced apples and stir to combine.

5. Add the flour and stir until incorporated.

6. Spoon the mixture into the prepared muffin pan, filling the cups until almost full.

7. Bake at 350 for 16-18 minutes.

Enjoy!​

Pumpkin Crumb Cake

While I won’t say they are healthy, they have very little oil, you can easily leave out the chocolate chips, and I used coconut sugar instead of the (not so much) brown sugar-which makes it healthier than most muffins. But you wouldn't know that if you tasted them!

From Something Sweet

Ingredients

​Crumbs (see note)

1/3 cup sugar

3/4 cup brown sugar

3 tsp cinamon

pinch of salt

1 3/4 cups flour

3/4 cups oil

Cake

1 cup oil

1 cup sugar

1/2 cup brown sugar

2 eggs

1 cup pumpkin puree (not pie filling)

1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

2 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

2 1/2 cups flour

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350

Crumbs

1. Combine sugars, cinamon, salt, and flour in a small bowl

2. Add oil, mix until crumbs form, set adside

Batter

1. Beat oil and sugars until smooth

2. Add eggs, pumpkin puree, vanilla,  cinnnamon, baking powder, baking soda, and salt, beat until combined

3. Add flour gradually, mixing in between. Do not overmix.

4. Pour batter into a greased 9x13 pan

5. Cover entire surface with crumbs (see note)

6. Bake for about 1 hour

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Notes

• You can easily leave out the crumbs if you wish, it will still taste perfect

•  You can either pour all the crumbs on (there will be a very thick layer) or only use half (healthier that way;)), and either use other half on a later time, or turn into apple or pear crumble. 

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Banana Muffins

While I won’t say they are healthy, they have very little oil, you can easily leave out the chocolate chips, and I used coconut sugar instead of the (not so much) brown sugar-which makes it healthier than most muffins. But you wouldn't know that if you tasted them!

From my aunt

Ingredients

• 1 ¼cup flour

• 1 ¼ cup oats

• 1 tsp baking powder

• ½ tsp baking soda

• ¼ tsp salt

• ½ tsp cinnamon

• 1 cup applesauce or 3-4 bananas

• ½ cup milk

• ½ cup brown sugar (see note)

• 2 Tbsp oil

• 1 egg

• ¾ cup chocolate chips

Directions

1. If using bananas, blend and set aside

2. Preheat oven to 375

3. In a separate bowl, mix all the dry ingredients

4. Add milk, brown sugar, oil and egg, mix

5. Add bananas or applesauce, mix

6. Add chocolate chips

7. Pour into muffin tins (see note)

8. Bake for 20 minutes

9. Let it cool before eating

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Notes

• I like to use coconut sugar instead (its healthier) and it has the same look and texture as brown sugar. I don't like the taste of coconut at all, but you wouldn't know the difference in this recipe-don't worry.

• If you want to make mini muffins, then bake for 7-10 minutes

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Zebra Cookies

The first treat I baked as a kid, and I haven't stopped making these real crowd-pleasers since.

From Kosher by Design Short on Time

What you'll need:

• ½ cup oil

• 2 cups sugar

• 2 cups flour

• 1 cup cocoa

• 4 eggs

• 1 tsp vanilla extract

• 2 tsp of baking powder

• Confectioners sugar

How to create:​

• Preheat oven to 350

• Mix in all the ingredients

• Roll into cookies

• Roll the cookies in confectioners sugar

• Bake for 10 minutes

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Yields: 24 cookies

Banana Bread

A super easy melt in your mouth banana treat
From Spice & Spirit

What you'll need:

• 4 cups flour

• 2 cup sugar

• 2 tsp of baking powder

• 2 tsp salt

• 1 tsp of baking soda

• 4 eggs

• 1 cup margarine/ oil

• 4 cups of bananas (6-8 bananas)​

How to create:​

• Preheat oven to 350

• Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and baking soda

•  In the same bowl, put in eggs and oil

• In a separate bowl, blend bananas

• Pour the bananas into the ingredients bowl

• Bake uncovered for 65-75 minutes

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Yields: Half-size pan

Lemon Pancakes

Lemon is my favorite flavor pancakes, and this recipe uses basic ingredients you probably already have. You can use any type of berries—they all go with lemon—or omit them entirely if you prefer. With crispy edges and fluffy centers, these lemon beauties will add some sun to your day (especially if you convince someone else to make them for you!).

From Chabad.org

Ingredients

• ½ cup sugar

• 2 tbsp oil

• 2 eggs

• 1 cup milk (dairy or non-dairy)

• 1 ⅓ cups all-purpose flour

• 2 tsp baking powder

• Pinch of salt

• Juice of 1 lemon (at least 2 tbsp)

• 1 cup berries of your choice (fresh or frozen), roughly chopped

• Oil for frying

• Optional: chopped dark chocolate, chopped nuts

How to create

1. Mix the sugar and oil. Add in the eggs and mix well.

2. Alternate the flour and milk until batter is smooth. Add the baking powder, salt, and berries. Stir through the lemon juice. Let batter sit for 10 minutes.

3. Heat a skillet over medium heat. Pour in a tablespoon of oil and swirl to coat the pan. Use a ¼ cup or ⅓ cup measuring cup to pour out the batter. For smaller pancakes, use a ⅛ cup. Fry as many pancakes as you can at a time, leaving a little space between them (this will depend on the size of your pan). Cook until the surface is covered with small bubbles. Then flip the pancake and cook very briefly on the second side. Remove from pan.

4. Repeat, adding a new tablespoon of oil each time, until all the batter has been used.

Yields: 8 large pancakes​

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Best Classic Chocolate Cake

Not a one bowl recipe-but it's worth it. I made the batter (I'll admit, I'm kinda slow at that) in 10 minutes, tops. It's he absolute yummiest chocolate cake. It has a distinct coffee flavor-whether you like coffee or not you'll enjoy it-but you can add more coffee for more of its taste. A must-make!

From Spice&Spirit

Ingredients

1 ⅓ cups oil

4 eggs

2 ¼ cups sugar

1 ½ tsp vanilla extract

2 ¾ cups flour

3 tsp baking powder

1 ½ tsp baking soda

½ tsp salt

1 cup cocoa

1 ¾ cups strong hot coffee

Directions

Preheat oven to 350

Mix eggs, oil, sugar, and vanilla

Separate bowl: combine all dry ingredients but cocoa

Mix cocoa and coffee

Add dry ingredients alternately with liquid to mixing bowl, ending with dry ingredients

Bake for one hour

If frosting, let it cool first

Gluten-Free Apple Crisp

The dessert I share here is one that will surprise you with its simplicity and its absolute deliciousness. Best of all, it is sugar-and-potato-starch-free. Which is a good thing even if you're not health-conscious, because potato starch can get boring after a while!

From Overtimecook.com

Ingredients

Filling

• 5-6 pink lady apples, peeled and chunked

• 3/4 cup Haddar Unsweetened Applesauce

• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Crumble

• 1 cup Gefen Almond Flour

• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

• 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

• 1 teaspoon Gefen Vanilla Extract

• 3 tablespoons coconut oil, at room temperature

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Directions

Prepare the Filling

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

2. Combine chunked apples with applesauce and cinnamon.

3. Place in a lightly greased 10-inch round casserole dish or glass Pyrex dish (I do not suggest using an aluminum pan).  You can also divide the mixture into ramekin cups.

Prepare the Crumble

1. Mix all crumble ingredients together with a spoon until the mixture gets crumbly.

2. Sprinkle over apple mixture and bake uncovered for one hour.

Customizable White Cake

Want to create your own cake, but need a base? Then this is for you! We gave some options, but be creative!

From Spice&Spirit

What you'll need:

• 1 cup margarine

• 2 cups sugar

• 4 eggs

• 3 ½  cups flour

• ½ tsp salt

• 4 tsp of baking powder

• 1 ⅓ cup almond milk

• 2 tsp vanilla extract

How to create:​

• Preheat oven to 350

• Mix all the ingredients 

Customize:

• Pour 2 cups of​ blueberries after the batter is already in the pan.

• Mix sugar and cinnamon (equal parts) and pour over the batter once it is in the pan

• Mix 1 cup of chocolate or caramel chips into the batter before putting it in the pan

• Slice apples and cover the batter with it once it is in the pan

• Melt chocolate and swirl it in the batter (once in the pan) with a toothpick

• Put it in a pie crust

• Let us know your other ideas!

• Bake uncovered for 45-55 minutes

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Yields: Half-size pan

Healthy Apple Berry Crumble

Usually I believe healthy dessert=gross, just eat a fruit, but this is different. Try it!

From Overtimecook.com

Ingredients:

4 apples, peeled and sliced thin

1 cup frozen strawberries, thawed and chopped

½ cup frozen blueberries, thawed

1 Tablespoon cinnamon

For the crumble:

1 cup oatmeal

2/3 cup white whole wheat flour

1/3 cup ground walnuts

¾ cup sweetener of your choice* (18 splenda packets, if using)

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1 egg white

3 Tablespoons oil

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350.

Combine the apples, berries and cinnamon in a large bowl. Toss to coat the cinnamon evenly.

Bake in a large pan for 30-40 minutes, until soft. Spoon into ramekins.

Prepare the crumble: combine all ingredients and stir until coarse crumbs form. (This is best done with your fingers, you don’t want to over mix.)

Spoon the crumble mixture over the fruit in the ramekins. Bake at 350 for an additional 20 minutes.

Serve hot.

*Note about the sweetener – use which ever dry sweetener you like and consider healthiest. You can use sugar, stevia, splenda, xylitol, etc. Whichever you choose, make sure to use 3/4 cup worth.

*You can try muffin tins instead of ramekins

Yields: 4-6 ramekins

Enjoy!

Chewy chocolate chip cookies

Melt-in-your-mouth cookies have always been a favorite, here's how to make them

From my aunt

What you'll need:

• 1 cup salted butter softened

• 1 cup white (granulated) sugar

• 1 cup light brown sugar packed

• 2 tsp pure vanilla extract

• 2 large eggs

• 3 cups all-purpose flour

• 1 tsp baking soda

• ½ tsp baking powder

• 1 tsp sea salt

• 2 cups chocolate chips (or chunks, or chopped chocolate)

How to create:​

• Preheat oven to 350

• Mix all the ingredients but the chocolate

• Mix in the chocolate

• Bake uncovered for 10-15 minutes

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Yields: Half-size pan

Pumpkin Muffins

The go-to muffins of the year! These yummy muffins will keep calling you back for more

From Kosher by Design Short on Time

What you'll need:

• 3 cups flour

• 2 cups sugar

• 1 ½ tsp cinnamon

• ½ tsp of baking powder

• 1 tsp of baking soda

• 1 15 oz can pumpkin

• 1 cup canola oil

• 3 eggs

• ½ cup chocolate chips or cranberries-or put a lemon on top!

How to create:​

• Preheat oven to 350

• Mix all the ingredients but the chocolate or cranberries

• Mix in the chocolate or cranberries

• Bake uncovered for 45 minutes

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Yields: 24 muffins