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Friday, February 7, 2014

Vegan Cake Batter Ice Cream




ORIGINAL Source: She Knows

Ingredients:
5 frozen bananas
2 tablespoons pure vanilla extract
1 teaspoon butter extract
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
1/4 teaspoon maple extract
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
2 tablespoons agave nectar (
I'd sub honey or maple syrup.)
2 tablespoons sprinkles (I'd bite the bullet and leave the sprinkles in! So fun and yum!! Gotta enjoy life. :)

Directions:
  1. Slice frozen bananas into chunks and pulse them in a food processor until smooth.
  2. Add remaining ingredients except for the sprinkles, and pulse until smooth.
  3. Add sprinkles and gently them fold into the batter.
  4. Serve and enjoy.
Use the picture above as your guide.
Raw Cake Batter Ice Cream !! :)) Yum!! Haha. These banana ice cream recipes are great. 

Based on 4 individual servings:

Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1/4 batch
Amount Per Serving
Calories 
210
Calories from Fat 
14
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 
1.5g
2%
Cholesterol 
0mg
0%
Sodium 
83mg
3%
Total Carbohydrates 
45.8g
15%
Dietary Fiber 
3.9g
15%
Sugars 
29.3g
Protein 
1.6g
Vitamin A 0%Vitamin C 35%
Calcium 1%Iron 15%
Nutrition Grade B+
* Based on a 2000 calorie diet

Nutritional Analysis

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  • Very high in sugar
  • Contains alcohol

Baked Zucchini Sticks and Sweet Onion Dip






Ingredients:
Zucchini:
3-4 zucchini, washed and sliced into spears
1 egg
2 Tbsp water for egg wash
1 cup Panko bread crumbs
scant 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
1 tablespoon Pizza Seasoning or mixed Italian herbs.

Dip:
1 med caramelized onion (to caramelize saute onions in 1 tbsp of butter until nice and brown on low heat)
2 tablespoons cider vinegar
2 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon prepared mustard

Directions:
Zucchini:
  1. Preheat oven to 350F.
  2. In a small bowl, whisk egg well and then whisk in the water.
  3. In a separate bowl, combine Panko, Parmesan and seasonings or herbs.
  4. Roll zucchini spears in egg wash.
  5. Dip zucchini into Panko mixture and coat well.
  6. Bake for 12-15 mins.
Dip:
  • While zucchini is baking, combine ingredients for the dip into a food processor and blend.
Dip and enjoy!!

Based on 1/2 zucchini:
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1/2 Zucchini - WITHOUT Dip
Amount Per Serving
Calories 
165
Calories from Fat 
59
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 
6.6g
10%
Saturated Fat 
3.3g
17%
Trans Fat 
0.0g
Cholesterol 
42mg
14%
Sodium 
328mg
14%
Total Carbohydrates 
17.2g
6%
Dietary Fiber 
1.9g
8%
Sugars 
3.1g
Protein 
10.6g
Vitamin A 7%Vitamin C 28%
Calcium 22%Iron 8%
Nutrition Grade B+
* Based on a 2000 calorie diet

Nutritional Analysis

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Sweet Onion Dip Nutrition Facts, based on 1/6th of the batch:

Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1/6th
Amount Per Serving
Calories 
49
Calories from Fat 
18
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 
2.0g
3%
Saturated Fat 
1.2g
6%
Trans Fat 
0.0g
Cholesterol 
5mg
2%
Sodium 
44mg
2%
Total Carbohydrates 
7.7g
3%
Sugars 
6.6g
Protein 
0.3g
Vitamin A 1%Vitamin C 5%
Calcium 0%Iron 0%
Nutrition Grade C
* Based on a 2000 calorie diet

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Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Baked Mozzarella Bites




FB Source: Dale Adams


Ingredients:
String Cheese sticks, cut into 8 pieces each
Skim Milk (scant amt for dipping)
Italian Bread Crumbs

Directions:
  1. Cut up string cheese, dip in skim milk, then Italian bread crumbs.
  2. Bake at 425 for 7-10 minutes.
Yummy Dipped in Marinara Sauce!!!

Based on a serving of 8 pieces:

Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 8 bites/1 cheese stick, cut up and processed.
Amount Per Serving
Calories 
47
Calories from Fat 
10
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 
1.1g
2%
Trans Fat 
0.0g
Cholesterol 
0mg
0%
Sodium 
250mg
10%
Total Carbohydrates 
7.8g
3%
Dietary Fiber 
0.7g
3%
Sugars 
2.2g
Protein 
1.2g
Vitamin A 2%Vitamin C 1%
Calcium 3%Iron 4%
Nutrition Grade C+
* Based on a 2000 calorie diet

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