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Apple Cranberry Muffins

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Apple Cranberry Muffins

Apple Cranberry Muffins

Ingredients

  • 1 cup white whole wheat flour
  • 1 cup rolled oats
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 egg
  • 2/3 cup milk
  • 1/3 cup olive oil
  • 1 cup grated apple 2-3 apples
  • 1 cup cranberries chopped
  • 1/2 cup pumpkin seeds
  • 2 tbsp. sugar

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400.
  2. Line a 12-cup muffin pan with liners and spray lightly with cooking oil.
  3. Combine the dry ingredients (flour, rolled oats, sugar, baking powder, salt and cinnamoin a large bowl and stir to combine.
  4. In another bowl, mix the eggs, milk and butter together until well combined. Stir in the grated apples and mix thoroughly.
  5. Stir the wet mixture into the dry mixture a little at a time until fully incorporated.
  6. Mix in the cranberries and pumpkin seeds, reserving some to top each muffin.
  7. Fill the muffin liners about two-thirds full. Top each muffin with reserved cranberries and pumpkin seeds and sprinkle with sugar.
  8. Bake 25-30 minutes until golden. Cool on a wire rack.

Nutrition Information

Serving Size

1
Amount Per Serving Calories 2543Total Fat 120gSaturated Fat 23gCholesterol 16mgSodium 1270mgCarbohydrates 301gSugar 120gProtein 77g

Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes

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Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes

Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 4 sweet potatoes
  • sea salt to taste
  • 1/4 cup unsalted butter
  • 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 pinch cayenne pepper, or more to taste
  • ground black pepper to taste
  • 1 cup mini marshmallows

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. Rub olive oil onto the outside of each sweet potato and sprinkle sea salt over each. Arrange sweet potatoes on the prepared baking sheet.
  3. Bake in the preheated oven until a sharp knife easily pierces the potato, 50 to 60 minutes. Cool sweet potatoes until easily handled, 10 to 15 minutes.
  4. Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat until solids begin to brown and smell nutty, 5 to 8 minutes.
  5. Slice potatoes in half lengthwise and scoop insides into a large bowl. Add browned butter, cream cheese, 1/2 teaspoon salt, cayenne pepper, and black pepper and mash using a potato masher until smooth. Spoon mixture back into the sweet potato skins and top each with 1/4 cup marshmallows. Place sweet potatoes back onto the baking sheet.
  6. Bake in the oven until warmed through and marshmallows are toasted, about 10 minutes.

Nutrition Information

Serving Size

1
Amount Per Serving Calories 1244Total Fat 70gSaturated Fat 36gCholesterol 151mgSodium 1776mgCarbohydrates 149gSugar 52gProtein 12g

Pumpkin Nut Bread

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Pumpkin Nut Bread

Pumpkin Nut Bread

Ingredients

  • cooking spray
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 
  • 1/8 teaspoon allspice
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 3/4 cup walnuts, chopped

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
  2. Spray a 9x5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray.
  3. Mix butter and sugar in a large bowl until light and fluffy.
  4. Whisk in eggs one at a time until combined.
  5. Whisk in the pumpkin puree, cinnamon, and allspice until combined.
  6. Stir flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda into the pumpkin mixture and mix until just combined. Stir in chopped walnuts.
  7. Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan.
  8. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour.

Nutrition Information

Serving Size

1
Amount Per Serving Calories 2946Total Fat 119gSaturated Fat 38gCholesterol 169mgSodium 4727mgCarbohydrates 418gSugar 204gProtein 63g