Strawberry Banana Muffins

Oh, muffins, how we love thee.  Seriously.  They are T's favorite thing.  Ever.  Newest muffin recipe: Strawberry Banana Muffins from A Hint of Honey.  Yum, yum!

Ingredients:
2 ripe bananas, mashed
1 1/2 cups strawberries, sliced and diced
1/4 cup honey
1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a small bowl, combine the strawberries and honey.  Set aside. 
In a medium bowl, whisk the flour, baking soda, and salt.  Set aside. 
In a separate bowl, combine banana, egg, applesauce and vanilla.  Add wet ingredients to the dry until just moistened.  Fold in strawberry mixture. 
Spoon batter into lightly greased muffin tins.  Bake for approximately 20-25 minutes, or until inserted toothpick comes out clean. 
Makes 12 muffins.

Strawberry Oat Muffins

Morning!  I thawed strawberries earlier this weekend for the delicious Strawberry Cheesecake Delight, but later made an adjustment to the recipe.  I wanted to use the strawberries before heading back to work this week, so I decided to try out a Strawberry Oat Muffin recipe from Spark People. 

Ingredients:
1 cup quick oats
1 cup buttermilk (I didn't have buttermilk, but found a simple substitute on About.com.  You'll need milk and lemon juice.  Put 1 tablespoon lemon juice into liquid measuring cup.  Add milk for total of 1 cup liquid.  Let stand for 5 minutes.)
1 cup flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 egg
1/4 cup applesauce, unsweetened
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup strawberries, chopped

Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  Grease a muffin tin, or use paper liners.  Prep your buttermilk substitute if necessary. 

In a small bowl, mix oats and butter milk.  Let stand for 5 minutes.

In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.  Set aside.

In a large bowl, beat together egg, applesauce, brown sugar and vanilla.  Add oat mixture.  Next, add the flour mixture, until just moistened.  Fold in strawberries.

Pour batter into each muffin cup 3/4 way full.  Bake 15-20 minutes or until toothpick inserted into cup is clean.

Makes 12 muffins.

These were wonderful!  I'm looking forward to trying this recipe with different fruits - peaches, blueberries, etc. 

Strawberry Cheesecake Delight

I'm always looking for quick and easy desserts.  I ran across a Strawberry Cheesecake Salad from the Time for Supper blog and decided to change it up a bit.

Ingredients:
8 oz. whipped topping
1 small package cheesecake pudding, powder only, sugar-free
3 strawberry greek yogurts, Yoplait Greek 100
miniature marshmallows
graham crackers

Directions:
Start by thawing whipped topping.  Mix whipped topping, pudding powder, and yogurt in a bowl.  At serving time, crush graham crackers into bottom of serving dish.  Spoon cheesecake mixture on top.  Top with mini marshmallows. 

Store leftover cheesecake mixture in airtight container in refrigerator. 

 

So simple, yet so delicious!

Enjoy!