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Diabetic Dessert of the Week – Berry Cupcake Shorties

May 21, 2020 at 6:02 AM | Posted in dessert, diabetes, diabetes friendly, Diabetes Self Management, Diabetic Dessert of the Week | 2 Comments
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This week’s Diabetic Dessert of the Week is – Berry Cupcake Shorties. To make this week’s recipe you’ll be needing All-Purpose Flour, Sucralose-Sugar Blend, Baking Powder, Baking Soda, Salt, Fat Free Skim Milk, Eggs, Canola Oil, Vanilla, Unsweetened Cocoa Powder, Strawberries, Sucralose-Based Sugar Substitute, and Fat-Free Whipped Topping. And Dessert is served! The recipe is from the Diabetes Self Management website where you can find a huge selection of Diabetic Friendly Recipes, Diabetes News, Diabetes Management Tips, and more! You can also subscribe to the Diabetes Self Management Magazine. Each issue is packed with Diabetes News and Diabetic Friendly Recipes. I’ve left a link to subscribe at the end of the post. Enjoy and Eat Healthy in 2020! https://www.diabetesselfmanagement.com/

Berry Cupcake Shorties
These low-carb cupcakes are the perfect indulgent end to any seasonal meal. Take advantage of the beautiful bountiful berries available this time of year to whip up a batch of these sweet treats.

Ingredients
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup sucralose-sugar blend
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup fat-free (skim) milk
2 eggs
1/3 cup canola oil
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
4 cups fresh strawberries, sliced
1 to 2 tablespoons sucralose-based sugar substitute
Fat-free whipped topping

Directions
Yield: 12 servings

1 – Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 12 standard (2 1/2-inch) muffin cups with paper baking cups.

2 – Combine flour, sugar substitute, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in large bowl. Add milk, eggs, oil, and vanilla; mix until well blended. Transfer half of batter (1 1/4 to 1 1/2 cups) to 2-cup glass measure or medium bowl; stir in cocoa until blended. Divide vanilla batter evenly among prepared muffin cups. Spoon chocolate batter evenly over vanilla batter. (Cups should be about 3/4 full.) Swirl with knife to marbleize.

3 – Bake 28 to 30 minutes or until lightly browned and toothpick inserted into centers comes out clean. Cool completely in pan on wire rack.

4 – Mash about one third of berries in medium bowl. Stir in remaining berries and sugar substitute. Cut cupcakes in half. Spoon berry mixture over cupcake bottoms; top with whipped topping and cupcake tops.

Nutrition Information:
Calories: 140 calories, Carbohydrates: 15 g, Protein: 4 g, Fat: 7 g, Saturated Fat: 1 g, Cholesterol: 35 mg, Sodium: 170 mg, Fiber: 1 g
https://www.diabetesselfmanagement.com/recipes/desserts-sweets/berry-cupcake-shorties/

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Diabetic Dessert of the Week – Banana Peanut Butter Bread

April 2, 2020 at 6:02 AM | Posted in dessert, diabetes, diabetes friendly, Diabetes Self Management, Diabetic Dessert of the Week | Leave a comment
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This week’s Diabetic Dessert of the Week is a Banana Peanut Butter Bread. Made using Granulated Sugar, Eggs, Vegetable Oil, Reduced Fat Peanut Butter, Ripe Bananas, All Purpose Flour, Baking Powder, Baking Soda, and Unsalted Peanuts. 2 of my favorites, Peanut Butter and Bananas, all in one Dessert! The recipe is from the Diabetes Self Management website where you can find a huge selection of Diabetic Friendly Recipes, Diabetes News, Diabetes Management Tips, and more! You can also subscribe to the Diabetes Self Management Magazine. Each issue is packed with Diabetes News and Diabetic Friendly Recipes. I’ve left a link to subscribe at the end of the post. Enjoy and Eat Healthy in 2020! https://www.diabetesselfmanagement.com/

Banana Peanut Butter Bread

Ingredients
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Baking time: 45 minutes

3 tablespoons granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1/4 cup vegetable oil
3/4 cup reduced-fat peanut butter
3 small, ripe bananas, mashed
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup chopped, unsalted peanuts

Directions
Yield:
20 slices

Serving size: 1 slice

1 – Preheat oven to 350°F, and grease and flour a 9″x5″ loaf pan. In mixing bowl, combine sugar, eggs, and vegetable oil. Whip until smooth. Stir in peanut butter and mashed bananas until creamy. Add flour, baking powder, baking soda, and chopped peanuts. Stir until smooth and blended. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan and bake for approximately 45 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Turn loaf out of the pan and cool on a cooling rack. Slice.

Nutrition Information:
Calories: 169 calories, Carbohydrates: 18 g, Protein: 6 g, Fat: 9 g, Saturated Fat: 2 g, Sodium: 147 mg, Fiber: 2 g
https://www.diabetesselfmanagement.com/recipes/sides/banana-peanut-butter-bread/

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Diabetic Dessert of the Week – Peanut Butter and Banana Cookies

March 5, 2020 at 6:02 AM | Posted in dessert, diabetes, diabetes friendly, Diabetes Self Management | Leave a comment
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This Week’s Diabetic Dessert of the Week is – Peanut Butter and Banana Cookies. Made using Butter, Mashed Ripe Banana, No-Sugar-Added Natural Peanut Butter, Frozen Unsweetened Apple Juice Concentrate, Egg, Vanilla, All-Purpose Flour, Baking Soda, Salt, and Salted Peanuts. Peanut Butter Cookies are so good coming out of the oven, they just melt in your mouth! The recipe is from the Diabetes Self Management website where you can find a huge selection of Diabetic Friendly Recipes, Diabetes News, Diabetes Management Tips, and more! You can also subscribe to the Diabetes Self Management Magazine. Each issue is packed with Diabetes News and Diabetic Friendly Recipes. I’ve left a link to subscribe at the end of the post. Enjoy and Eat Healthy in 2020! https://www.diabetesselfmanagement.com/

Peanut Butter and Banana Cookies
No need for added sugar — these low-carb cookies get all their sweetness naturally from unsweetened apple juice and ripe bananas!

Ingredients
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter
1/2 cup mashed ripe banana
1/2 cup no-sugar-added natural peanut butter
1/4 cup frozen unsweetened apple juice concentrate, thawed
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup chopped salted peanuts
Whole salted peanuts (optional)

Directions
Yield: 2 dozen cookies
Serving size: 1 cookie

1 – Preheat oven to 375°F. Grease cookie sheets or lightly coat with nonstick cooking spray.

2 – Beat butter in large bowl until creamy. Add banana and peanut butter; beat until smooth. Blend in apple juice concentrate, egg, and vanilla. Beat in flour, baking soda, and salt. Stir in chopped peanuts.

3 – Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart onto prepared cookie sheets; top each with 1 whole peanut, if desired.

4 – Bake 8 minutes or until set. Cool completely on wire racks. Store in tightly covered container.

Nutrition Information:
Calories: 100 calories, Carbohydrates: 9 g, Protein: 3 g, Fat: 6 g, Saturated Fat: 2 g, Cholesterol: 14 mg, Sodium: 88 mg, Fiber: 1 g
https://www.diabetesselfmanagement.com/recipes/desserts-sweets/peanut-butter-and-banana-cookies/

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Blueberry Corn Muffins

January 15, 2020 at 6:01 AM | Posted in CooksRecipes | 1 Comment
Tags: All-Purpose Flour, baking, Baking powder, Baking Soda, Blueberries, Blueberry Corn Muffins, Buttermilk, Cooking, CooksRecipes, dessert, Egg Substitute, Food, recipes, Salt, Splenda® Granulated No Calorie Sweetener, Unsalted Butter, Vanilla, Yellow Cornmeal

These just sounded too good not to pass along, Blueberry Corn Muffins. These are made using All-Purpose Flour, Yellow Cornmeal, Baking Powder, Baking Soda, Salt, Splenda® Granulated No Calorie Sweetener, Unsalted Butter, Egg Substitute, Vanilla, Buttermilk, and Blueberries (frozen or fresh). The family will loves these! You can find this recipe at the CooksRecipes website which has a huge selection of recipes to please all tastes, diets, and cuisines so check it out today! https://www.cooksrecipes.com/index.html

Blueberry Corn Muffins
Blueberry Corn MuffinsIt takes no time to whip up a batch of these tasty muffins for your family or friends.

Recipe Ingredients:
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup yellow cornmeal
1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup Splenda® Granulated No Calorie Sweetener
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
1/3 cup egg substitute
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 cup buttermilk
1 cup blueberries (frozen or fresh)

Cooking Directions:
1 – Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Spray a muffin pan with nonstick spray or line muffin cups with paper liners. Set aside.
2 – Blend dry ingredients together in a medium mixing bowl. Set aside.
3 – Blend butter in a large mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Add egg substitute slowly. Scrape sides and continue to mix until butter forms small lumps. Add vanilla and buttermilk. Mix well. Add dry ingredients in three batches. Mix well and scrape the sides of the bowl after each addition.
4 – Fold blueberries gently into batter. Scoop batter into prepared muffin cups, filling cups to the top.
5 – Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until done.
Makes 10 muffins.

Diabetic Cornbread Recipe

September 21, 2019 at 6:01 AM | Posted in diabetes, diabetes friendly, Diabetes Self Management | Leave a comment
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For me Cornbread is perfect to go with Chili. Having Diabetes I have to watch my carbs though. So here’s a Diabetic Cornbread Recipe to help those with Diabetes to still enjoy Cornbread. It’s from the Diabetes Self Management website which has a huge selection of Diabetic Friendly Recipes along with Diabetes News and Diabetes Management Tips. Enjoy and Make 2019 a Healthy One! https://www.diabetesselfmanagement.com/

Diabetic Cornbread Recipe
Preparation time: 10 minutes. Baking time: 20–25 minutes.

Ingredients
1 1/2 cups white cornmeal
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup liquid egg substitute
1 teaspoon corn oil
1 cup low-fat buttermilk
1/3 cup water
Cooking spray

Directions
Preheat oven to 400°F. Place an 8-inch cast-iron skillet in the oven to preheat. In a large bowl, stir together cornmeal, flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Add egg substitute, oil, buttermilk, and water, stirring until just moistened. Using oven mitts, remove skillet from oven and coat liberally with cooking spray. (Alternatively, an 8″ x 8″ baking pan at room temperature, coated with cooking spray, can be used). Pour batter into skillet and bake for 20–25 minutes or until cornbread is golden and cooked through.

Yield: 9 servings.

Serving size: 1/9 of recipe.

Nutrition Facts Per Serving:
Calories: 138 calories, Carbohydrates: 25 g, Protein: 5 g, Fat: 2 g, Saturated Fat: <1 g, Cholesterol: 2 mg, Sodium: 251 mg, Fiber: 2 g
https://www.diabetesselfmanagement.com/recipes/sides/buttermilk-cornbread/

Kitchen Hint of the Day!

March 22, 2019 at 6:00 AM | Posted in Kitchen Hints | Leave a comment
Tags: Baking, Baking Soda, Cooking, Cooking Tips, Food, Grilling, Kitchen Hints, recipes

Is your Baking Soda still good…..

To test the potency of baking soda, add a teaspoon of vinegar or lemon juice to a pinch of baking soda. If it bubbles, the baking soda is still effective.

Kitchen Hint of the Day!

February 2, 2018 at 6:36 AM | Posted in Kitchen Hints | Leave a comment
Tags: Baking, Baking Soda, Cooking, Cooking Tips, Eggs, Food, Grilling, Hard-Boiled Eggs, Kitchen Hints, recipes, Vinegar

I hate peeling hard-boiled eggs……….

Looking for an easy way to peel hard-boiled eggs? Try adding baking soda or vinegar to the water when boiling.
* Thank you to Edie for passing this hint along!

One of America’s Favorites – Shortcake

January 15, 2018 at 7:24 AM | Posted in One of America's Favorites | 2 Comments
Tags: Baking, Baking Soda, Cake, Cooking, dessert, Flour, Food, One of America's Favorites, recipes, Shortcake, Strawberries, Strawberry Shortcake, Sugar

Strawberry Shortcake

Shortcake is a sweet cake or biscuit (in the American sense: that is, a crumbly bread that has been leavened with baking powder or baking soda). The earliest recipe for shortcake is in an English cookbook from 1588. In 1602, William Shakespeare used it as a character’s name in The Merry Wives of Windsor, Alice Shortcake.

Shortcake is typically made with flour, sugar, baking powder or soda, salt, butter, milk or cream, and sometimes eggs. The dry ingredients are blended, and then the butter is cut in until the mixture resembles cornmeal. The liquid ingredients are then mixed in just until moistened, resulting in a shortened dough. The dough is then dropped in spoonfuls onto a baking sheet, rolled and cut like baking powder biscuits, or poured into a cake pan, depending on how wet the dough is and the baker’s preferences. Then it is baked at a relatively high temperature until set.

The most famous dessert made with shortcake is strawberry shortcake. Sliced strawberries are mixed with sugar and allowed to sit an hour or so, until the strawberries have surrendered a great deal of their juices (macerated). The shortcakes are split and the bottoms are covered with a layer of strawberries, juice, and whipped cream, typically flavored with sugar and vanilla. The top is replaced, and more strawberries and whipped cream are added onto the top. Some convenience versions of shortcake are not made with a shortcake (i.e. biscuit) at all, but instead use a base of sponge cake or sometimes a corn muffin. Japanese-style strawberry shortcakes use a sponge cake base, and are a popular Christmas treat in Japan.

The largest strawberry shortcake ever made was in the town of La Trinidad, Benguet in the Philippines on March 20, 2004. It weighed 21,213.40 lb.

Though strawberry is the most widely known shortcake dessert, peach shortcake, blueberry shortcake, chocolate shortcake and other similar desserts are made along similar lines. It is also common to see recipes where the shortcake itself is flavored; coconut is a common addition.

Though today’s shortcakes are usually of the biscuit or sponge-cake variety, earlier American recipes called for pie crust in rounds or broken-up pieces, which was a variety still being enjoyed in the 21st century, particularly in the South.

The first strawberry shortcake recipe appeared in an English cookbook as early as 1588, according to Driscoll’s berry growers. By 1850, strawberry shortcake was a well-known biscuit and fruit dessert served hot with butter and sweetened cream. In the United States, strawberry shortcake parties were held as celebrations of the summer fruit harvest. This tradition is upheld in some parts of the United States on June 14, which is Strawberry Shortcake Day. It wasn’t until 1910 that French pastry chefs replaced the topping with heavy whipped cream.