Coconut Custard Pie

Ingredients

1 unbaked pie crust
1/2 stuck unsalted butter, melted
2 eggs, beaten
1 tablespoon flour
3/4 cup sugar
1 cup sweetened shredded coconut
1 cup of half and half
1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Bake the pie crust for about 13 minutes before adding the custard. Make sure to poke holes with a fork and to cover the whole crust with foil and weigh it down with beans. Cool the crust for a few minutes before adding the custard.

In a large mixing bowl, combine all the ingredients. Let the melted butter cool a little bit before adding in to avoid cooking the eggs.
Pour into the pie shell and bake until firm, for about 45 to 60 minutes.

Healthier Flourless Peanut Butter Cup Style Muffins

Ingredients:

1/4 cup cocoa powder
2 tablespoons oat flour or blended oats
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons light brown sugar
1/2 cup creamy all natural low sodium peanut butter
1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
1/4 cup vanilla fat free Greek yogurt
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 tablespoon honey
1 large egg
5 tablespoons chocolate chips of your choosing

Instructions:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Spray the 9 spots of a muffin tin with non stick oil spray and fill the remaining 3 spots halfway with water to allow for even baking.
Don't use muffin liners.
In a large bowl, mix together the cocoa powder, oat flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and brown sugar.
In another large bowl, mix together the peanut butter (don't heat), applesauce, yogurt, vanilla, and honey.
Mix together these ingredients. One mixed, stir in the egg, and mix until just combined.
Stir in the chocolate chips. If you want a little extra chocolate, you can top each muffin with a few chips before putting in the oven.
Fill the 9 spots of the muffin tin and put into the oven to bake for about 18 to 22 minutes, or until a tooth pick comes out clean.
Enjoy!

BLT Restaurant Popovers Recipe

Makes 12 popovers

Ingredients:

- 4 cups milk, warmed
- 8 eggs
- 4 cups flour
- 1 1/2 heaping tablespoons salt
- 2 1/4 cups grated gruyere cheese
- popover pan
- non stick oil spray

Instructions:

Preheat oven, with popover pan inside, to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
Carefully warm the milk over low heat and set aside. Whisk the eggs until frothy and slowly whisk in the milk. Set aside.
Sift the flour and the salt. Slowly add this dry mixture to the wet mixture and combine until mostly smooth.
Remove popover pan from oven. Spray with nonstick oil spray. While the batter is still slightly warm, or room temperature - not cool, fill each popover cup 3/4 full. Top each popover with about 2 1/2 tablespoons of the grated gruyere cheese.

Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 50 minutes, rotating pan half a turn after 15 minutes of baking.
Remove from the oven, remove from the pan, and serve immediately.

Zucchini Quiche

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease large glass baking dish.

Ingredients:

- 3 zucchini: 1 sliced thinly, 2 finely grated
- 1 cup of the low fat heart smart Bisquick
- 1/2  sweet onion finely grated
- 1/2 cup grated Locatelli cheese
- 2 tablespoons parsley - dry or fresh
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon orregano
- dash of black pepper
- 1/2 cup canola oil
- 4 eggs slightly beaten

Mix all ingredients together and pour into pan and bake for about 30 minutes, or until edges are golden brown. Toothpick should come out dry. Enjoy!

Deliciously Healthy Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal

Preheat the oven to 375 Degrees F and grease a large glass baking dish.



Dry Ingredients:

- 2 cups of old fashioned oats
-1 - 2 tablespoons of light brown sugar - depending on how sweet/healthy you want it
- 1 1/2 to 2 teaspoons of cinnamon - the less sugar you use, the more cinnamon you want to use to replace the sweetness
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder

Mix together all dry ingredients and then add the wet to the dry. 

Wet Ingredients:

- 1/3 cup of egg whites
- 2 cups of milk: you can either use skim milk, skim plus, or unsweetened plain almond milk
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
- one 3.9 ounce container of unsweetened apple sauce (this is an oil replacement)

After all ingredients are combined, pour into greased baking dish and bake at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for about 20 - 25 minutes. Enjoy! 

Bake for about 20 - 25 minutes

Yummy Healthy Overnight Oats

Yummy Healthy Overnight Oats

Ingredients for a single serving

1/2 cup oatmeal - I use Trader Joe's old fashioned oats
slightly less than 1/2 cup coconut water - I use Zico, no sugar added
splash of Coffee Mate all natural cinnamon coffee creamer
splash of maple syrup - I use Kirkland Organic 100% grade A amber
several dashes of cinnamon

Instructions

Add the oatmeal to a small glass bowl.
Using 1/2 cup measuring cup, pour in slightly less than 1/2 cup coconut water, and fill the rest with the creamer. add to the oatmeal. Add a splash of maple syrup - the amount depends on how sweet you like it, but keep in mind that it will be sitting over night and absorbing all the sweetness. Add several dashes of cinnamon, depending on how much you want. Mix well! cover and refrigerate overnight. You can eat cold. I chose to microwave for 30 - 35 seconds and eat warm. That's why I kept it in a glass bowl. If you plan on eating it cold, you can obviously store it in a plastic container. You can add any fruit of your choosing. I would recommend blueberries. You can also add unsweetened shredded coconut if you like. The options are endless! Most importantly, enjoy! :)







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Healthy Crustless Cauliflower Quiche

Healthy Crustless Cauliflower Quiche

Ingredients

16 oz riced cauliflower
4 eggs
about 1/8 cup skim plus milk
grated Locatelli cheese - about 1/3 cup
1/8 cup white whole wheat flour
3/4 small sweet vidalia onion
1 small red pepper
olive oil
cooking spray canola oil
salt
pepper
garlic powder
parsley
part skim grated mozzarella
whole wheat unseasoned panko bread crumbs

Directions
preheat oven to 350 degrees F
in large sautee pan, sautee onion and pepper in olive oil until onion is clear and lightly browned.

in large mixing bowl, mix together eggs, milk, locatelli cheese, cauliflower, and flour. mix well. let the onion mixture cool slightly before mixing it with the raw egg mixture, and then add it to the bowl. mix well. season with salt, pepper, garlic power, and parsley - be careful with the salt, you can always add, but you can't take away. keep in mind, we will be adding salt to the bread crumbs on top.

use cooking spray to grease large rectangular glass baking pan/ casserole dish. pour mixture from bowl into dish.sprinkle the top with the mozzarella. then sprinkle the bread crumbs on top. next, on top of the bread crumbs LIGHTLY sprinkle a little salt, pepper, parsley, and garlic powder. So that the breadcrumbs don't burn and get crispy, spray the top lightly with the canola oil cooking spray.

bake in the oven until all of the liquid is absorbed and the top is golden brown. check after 20 minutes  - depending on your oven, you might have to rotate the dish - but it should take about 30 - 40 minutes.

let sit outside the oven for 5 minutes before cutting. enjoy! :)