Month: November 2012

Cranberry Coconut Donuts (Vegan)

Melissa King 16 Comments

Cranberry Coconut Donuts that are vegan.  Once again here is another donut recipe.  This time it’s healthy cranberry donuts.   They are just so darn easy to make.

I think out of all the donuts I have made so far, these cranberry coconut donuts are my daughter’s favorite.  She puts cranberries in everything.

In our house, cranberries have become a bit of a bribing tool.  “Meadow, eat your tomatoes.” She replies, “No.” “I will give you a cranberry if you do.”

It works too!  All the moms reading this will totally understand.  🙂  So I knew these would be a hit for her.

 

Cranberry Coconut Donuts

 

Did I mention that these were healthy too?  They also freeze well for when you need quick breakfast ideas.

Cranberry Coconut Donuts

Cranberry Coconut Donuts

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Prep Time 10 min Cook Time 14 min

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350.
  2. In a medium bowl combine the flour, coconut, salt and baking powder.
  3. In a large bowl, combine the sugar, oil, applesauce and vanilla.
  4. After that, add in the egg, milk and orange zest.
  5. Then fold in the cranberries.
  6. Spoon onto greased donut pans and bake for 10-12 minutes. Enjoy!

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Peanut Noodle Stir Fry (Vegan)

Melissa King 127 Comments

Peanut Noodle Stir Fry.  Of all the different cuisines out there, I would have to say Asian cuisine is my favorite.  This peanut noodle stir fry dish is another one of my husband’s creations and his favorite Asian stir fry of the blog as well.

Both of us love pad Thai, so this dish is a spin on those Thai flavors we love so much.  It just seems as if every time we make this, we can’t eat it enough.

The sauce leaves you wanting more, and the vegetables all compliment each other nicely. Any vegetable combos work with this too, so you can customize the recipe to suit your needs.

 

peanut noodle stir fry

 

For another Asian style recipe click here

You can see my husband and daughter making this recipe in this video.

 

Peanut Noodle Stir Fry

Peanut Noodle Stir Fry

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Prep Time 15 min Cook Time 20 min Serves 4-5 servings     adjust servings

Ingredients

  • 1 pkg rice noodles
  • 1 cup broccoli
  • 1 cup shredded carrots
  • 4 green onions cut into strips
  • 1 cup sliced mushrooms
  • 4 stalks celery chopped
  • 1/3 cup unsalted peanut butter
  • 1/4 cup fresh orange juice
  • 1/4 cup organic soy sauce or bragg's aminos
  • 1 tsp red pepper flakes
  • 1 pkg of firm tofu cubed (optional)

Instructions

  1. Cook the rice noodles according to the package instructions and set aside.
  2. In a small bowl, whisk together peanut butter, orange juice, soy sauce and red pepper flakes to set aside for later.
  3. In a large skillet pan, saute the carrots, mushrooms, celery, broccoli and onions for about 5-7 minutes or until they begin to soften.
  4. Add the sauce from above and saute for another 4-5 minutes.
  5. Add the noodles and stir.
  6. Saute until everything is nicely incorporated and remove from the heat.
  7. Serve immediately or refrigerate for later.

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Sweet and Spicy Holiday Almonds

Melissa King 20 Comments

This is a super easy recipe for a great snack addition to your holiday celebrations.  Who needs chips when you can eat sweet and spicy almonds?  This snack would be great alongside my Gingerbread Granola.  Click here for that recipe.

Roasted Almonds

I am thinking about giving my daughter’s teachers a batch of these instead of the applesauce I was going to make for them.  This is so much easier.  They take only a minute to throw together and then 20 minutes in the oven.  Plus, they will make your house smell fabulous!

Sweet and Spicy Holiday Almonds

Sweet and Spicy Holiday Almonds

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Prep Time 10 min Cook Time 20 min

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 325. 
  2. In a medium sized bowl , add the almonds and the spices. 
  3. Stir them around and then add the molasses and maple syrup. 
  4. Stir until all the nuts are coated. 
  5. Spread them out onto a lined baking sheet , sprinkle with salt and bake for 10 minutes. 
  6. Take them out and shake. 
  7. Then bake for an additional 10 minutes. 
  8. Store in an airtight container once cooled.  Enjoy!

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Gluten Free Pumpkin Donuts (Vegan)

Melissa King 13 Comments

Gluten Free Pumpkin Donuts.  Just because Thanksgiving is over doesn’t mean we need to give up pumpkin yet.  Here is my second attempt at gluten free baking.

It’s very similar to my pumpkin donuts.

 

gluten free pumpkin donuts

 

These came out pretty good.  They got the thumbs up from my in-laws.  My father in-law is great.  He will try just about anything I give him to taste.

In fact, when they stop by, he checks the cupboard for the goodies. 🙂  We have a family member who has celiac disease so I will probably be experimenting with more of these gluten free recipes in the future.

So here they are.

Gluten Free Pumpkin Donuts

Gluten Free Pumpkin Donuts!

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Prep Time 10 min Cook Time 10 min Serves 12 muffins     adjust servings

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350. 
  2. Mix all dry ingredients in one bowl . 
  3. Mix wet in another bowl . 
  4. Add wet to dry and mix until combined.
  5. Spoon batter into greased donut pans and bake for 10 minutes.

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Recipe Notes

I got 12 out of my batch. They should last a couple weeks and you can even freeze them for longer storage. Enjoy!

Healthy Gingerbread Donuts

Melissa King 22 Comments

So the holiday season is officially here.  Let’s bring on the food!

These donuts are full of flavor, with none of the bad stuff.  My kids and husband could not stop eating them.

I know it is going to be a good recipe when Meadow is willing to lick the beater.  She insisted on wearing her Thanksgiving hat she made at school.  Even Olive had a taste.  I wasn’t able to get a picture of that, but here she is eating a cucumber.

Healthy Gingerbread Donuts

Healthy Gingerbread Donuts

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Prep Time 10 min Cook Time 15 min

Ingredients

  • 2 1/4 cup spelt flour
  • 1 cup applesauce (unsweetened)
  • 1/3 cup coconut palm sugar
  • 1/4 cup molasses
  • 1/4 cup light oil (I used organic safflower)
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 egg (I used a flax egg)
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 T ginger
  • 1/2 tsp nutmeg
  • 1/4 tsp cloves

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350.
  2. Mix all the dry ingredients in one bowl.
  3. Mix wet into another.
  4. Add wet to dry slowly. Be careful not to over-mix.
  5. Spoon batter into greased donut pans.
  6. Bake for 15 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
  7. Place on a wire rack to cool.

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Recipe Notes

For another yummy gingerbread recipe, click here or here .

Enjoy!