An adapted recipe I found online, these bars are great tasting! Although if you are not used to a lower sodium diet you will want to put a pinch of salt in the crust (say a ¼ tsp). Otherwise...yum! Cranberry Date Nut Bars Ingredients: 2 cups dates, pitted (about 20 Medjool dates) ½ cup dried… Continue reading Cranberry Date Nut Bars
Category: baking
Recipes and ideas for baking.
Banana Apple Bread
Both vegan friendly and low-fat, an easy quick bread to bake and enjoy. Banana Apple Bread Ingredients: 2-3 very ripe bananas, mashed (about 1 cup) 1 apple, peeled, cored and diced (used a Red Delicious) 4-ounce tub applesauce (used cinnamon flavor) 1¾ cups all-purpose flour 2/3 cup granulated sugar 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp… Continue reading Banana Apple Bread
Pecan Pie and Crust (Vegan Friendly)
This was my first try at a vegan pecan pie and it was wonderful! I really like maple syrup based pecan pies (Kirk loves them) and I didn't miss eggs in this pie at all. More so, I really liked the creamy texture, it is thicker than our usual pies. Very easy to cut! I… Continue reading Pecan Pie and Crust (Vegan Friendly)
SB&J Muffins
I made PB&J Muffins for Walker but so that he could eat them I used sunflower butter, hence the SB&J! He was a happy little baby, snarfing down his muffin quickly. I liked the flavor, it is very mellow compared to natural peanut butter. Do read the label carefully though, many sunflower butters have sugar… Continue reading SB&J Muffins