Tag: Super foods


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

Super Chips! Garlic Parmesan Baked Kale Chips!

categories: Fun for Kids, Gluten Free, Healthy Living, Healthy Snacks, Recipes, Sides

Healthy. Superfood! Delicious. Superfood! Bonus, Kid friendly! Superfood!
Kale chips can be a healthy snack or a side dish served with paninis for lunch! Whether dressed up or dressed down, kale chips can be accessorized with salt, garlic salt, freshly grated cheeses, hot pepper, hot sauce, taco seasoning…their styling possibilities are endless!! Experiment!

Garlic Parmesan Kale Chips

Preheat oven 350 degrees.

Separate kale leaves from thick stems.

I buy bunches of curly kale! Wash well!
I buy bunches of curly kale! Wash well!

Rinse and dry well.

Rip kale into chip size.

I have found that the kale chips bake the best on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet!
I have found that the kale chips bake the best on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet!

Place on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet.

Brush or spray with olive oil.

Use any flavors you like! Sea salt, paprika, cayenne pepper, etc!
Use any flavors you like! Sea salt, paprika, cayenne pepper, etc!

Shake on freshly grated Parmesan cheese and garlic salt.

Bake for 10 minutes or until chips are brown around the edges.
(There is a fine line between crispy and crumbling. You might need to experiment!
10 minutes seems to be perfect!

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Enjoy!
Ciao!