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Granola Bars
By sunshinemom
*Preheat your oven to 400 degrees
- 2 cups oats (sometimes I substitute Multi-Grain Cheerios)
- 3/4 cup wheat germ
- 1 cup crushed peanuts
- *******
- 2/3 cup brown sugar
- 1/3 cup honey
- 4 T Smart Balance
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1/4 tsp Kosher salt
- 6-8 oz dried fruit (your choice)
- 1/3 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
Blueberry Peach Buckle
By sunshinemom
*Grease an 8-inch baking dish and preheat your oven to 350
- Topping--
- 1/3 cup butter, cut into small pieces
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp cinnamon (I used two)
- 1 tsp fresh ginger (I did not use ginger at all)
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- Batter--
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- pinch of salt
- 3/4 cup butter, room temperature
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 3 large eggs
- 2-3 cups wild blueberries (frozen fine)
- 2 ripe peaches (frozen fine)
Whole Wheat Banana Cake
By sunshinemom
*Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a 9x13-inch baking pan
- 1 1/2 cups King Arthur white whole wheat flour
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 cup mashed bananas (about 3)
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup butter, melted (Smart Balance stick)
- 1/4 cup milk (skim is fine)
- 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips (optional)
Blackberry Pork Loin
By sunshinemom
*Put the blackberry jam in a bowl and zap it in the microwave for about 20 seconds
- 1/2 cup seedless blackberry jam
- 3 T BBQ sauce
- 1 tsp Lawry's Seasoned Salt
Banana Bread
By sunshinemom
*In a small bowl, combine flours, baking soda, and salt--set aside
- 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 1/2 cups white flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup butter (Smart Balance!!)
- 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs (or egg substitute)
- 4 overripe bananas
- cinnamon (to taste)
- one loaf pan
Whole Wheat Peanut Butter Cookies
By sunshinemom
*Preheat your oven to 325 degrees
- 3/4 cup Smart Balance sticks (or butter)
- 1/2 cup brown sugar (light or dark)
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 3/4 cup peanut butter (creamy or crunchy)
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 2 cups white whole wheat flour
- ***********
- 2 T sugar for topping
Acorn Squash
By sunshinemom
*Preheat your oven to 400
- 2 acorn squash
- 4 T butter (Smart Balance!!)
- 4 T brown sugar (light or dark)
- Kosher salt
- 2 cups water
- aluminum foil lined 9x13in baking dish
Food Network Lemon Squares
By sunshinemom
1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a 9x13 pan with foil
- For the crust:
- 1 1/2 sticks cold, diced butter (Smart Balance)
- 2 cups flour (calls for all-purpose, but I used white whole wheat)
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar (you'll need more for dusting later)
- 1/4 tsp salt
- ***************************
- For the filling:
- 4 large eggs
- 2 egg yolks
- 2 cups sugar
- 1/3 cup flour
- 1 tsp lemon zest
- 1 cup fresh lemon juice (about 8 lemons)
Apple Cider Bread
By sunshinemom
*Preheat oven to 375. *Cream together the butter and sugar
- 1/2 cup butter (1 Smart Balance stick)
- 3/4 cups brown sugar (original recipe calls for white)
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups flour
- 3/4 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 cups apple cider
- 1 cups apples, peeled, cored, and chopped
Spaghetti Sauce
By sunshinemom
*Put the ground beef, onion, green pepper, garlic, and bullion cubes in a large pot and brown until the beef is don...
- 2 lbs extra lean ground beef
- 1 large green pepper
- 1 large onion
- 2 cloves or 1T crushed garlic
- 2 beef bullion cubes
- 2 small cans tomato sauce
- 2 small cans tomato paste (I love the roasted garlic flavor)
- 2 cans tomato soup