Recipes With Course: Breakfast

Yogurt, Fruit & Granola


Granola bars are convenient, but like most prepared foods, convenience comes at a price. The banana granola bar pictured below is less than 1 ounce (25 g) and has 110 calories. It’s also low in sodium (40 mg). That does not seem too bad except you only get 1 gram ...

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Easy Whole Wheat Muffins

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This recipe is based on my Easy Homemade Muffins recipe. Substituting whole wheat pastry flour for refined white pastry or all-purpose flour increases dietary fiber from less than 1 gram per large muffin to up to 5 grams per muffin depending on the brand and type of flour used. Muffins ...

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Bite Size Napoleons

Simple Bite Size Napoleons

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Napoleons are a crispy, light French pastry made with layers of puff pastry, a cream filling, and topped with a white glaze decorated with streaks of dark chocolate. This deliciously light pastry can be made at home using prepared puff pastry available from most supermarkets (usually found in with other frozen doughs ...

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Better Than Brioche White Bread and Rolls

Better Than Brioche White Bread and Rolls

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Traditional brioche bread and rolls is made with lots of eggs which adds saturated fat and calories. This Better Than Brioche White Bread and Rolls recipe has only one egg, but produces soft sandwich bread and rolls/buns with a dark crust. This recipe is ideal for French Toast, sliced sandwich bread, ...

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Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

Easy Banana Nut Chocolate Chip Muffins

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Easy Banana Nut Chocolate Chip Muffin recipe is perfect for using bananas too ripe to eat. It makes moist, slightly sweet muffins with a hint of chocolate. Unlike store bought muffins or muffin mixes, you control the amount of sugar there are no artificial ingredients or preservatives unless you use ...

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Banana Lassi

Fruit Lassi

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A Lassi is a refreshing, low fat, low calorie, yogurt based beverage popular in India and Pakistan. It is available at roadside cafes and major hotels and restaurants. A basic Lassi is a slightly sweetened mixture of unflavored yogurt thinned with water and served cold. For a richer drink, you can ...

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English Muffins

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If you make yeast breads, you can make English Muffins. You can make the dough by hand, using a stand mixer, or a food processor. This recipe is for stand mixer and hand kneading. Homemade English Muffins have a unique flavor and texture unlike most store bought muffins. Plus they ...

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mango peach smoothie

Mango Peach Smoothie


Recipes do not get much simpler than smoothies. You just place all ingredients in a blender and process until smooth and creamy. Smoothies can be thick or thin. A smoothies sweetness usually comes from natural sugars instead of added sugars. You can make dozens of variations of this mango peach ...

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Easier Than Apple Pie


Americans love pie. Pies are part of America’s British roots. But instead of kidney pies, Americans crave sweet fruit pies made with apples, strawberries, cherries, and blueberries, and for the holidays pumpkin and mincemeat pies. Pies take healthy, low calorie fruit, add lots of sugar to make the filling, and then ...

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Amaretto Chocolate Chip Cookies

Amaretto Chocolate Chip Cookies

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This Italian variation on America’s favorite homemade cookie, chocolate chip, has less chocolate chips and replaces vanilla extract with almond extract and amaretto an almond flavored liqueur. The method of preparation for Amaretto Chocolate Chip Cookies is similar to chocolate chip cookies, but rather than placing a spoon full of cookie dough onto the ...

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