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Green Monster Muffins

June 23, 2023 by Dinner Tonight

We are green with monster energy from these tasty Green Monster Muffins! These muffins are fun and colorful and even have some sneaky veggies worked in! Bring some color into your kid-friendly snacks with these muffins that will keep them full of nutrients for their Summer fun! green monster muffins


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1 2 mini muffins
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1 2 mini muffins
Ingredients
  • 1/2 Cup Medjool dates pitted and chopped
  • 1/2 Cup unsweetened applesauce
  • 1/4 Cup unsweetened almond milk
  • 1/2 Tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 1/4 Tablespoon Avocado Oil
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 2 bananas
  • 2 Cups baby spinach
  • 2 Cups oat flour
  • 1 Cup strawberries
Servings: 2 mini muffins
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  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and line a mini muffin tin with muffin liners or parchment paper
  2. Soak dates in a bowl of boiling water for 4-5 minutes or until softened.
  3. Add the soaked dates to a blender with the applesauce, almond milk, and vanilla extract.
  4. Blend on high until mixture comes together.
  5. Next add the avocado oil, baking soda, sea salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, bananas, baby spinach and oat flour to the blender and blend on high until well combined.
  6. Wash and dry strawberries.
  7. Gently fold in diced strawberries to combined mixture.
  8. Spoon the mixture into the prepped muffin tins and bake for 20-25 minutes. Transfer to a cooling rack until cool.
  9. Store muffins for up to 5 days in a sealed container in the fridge.
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Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: breakfast, Snacks

Strawberry Basil Lemonade

June 29, 2022 by Dinner Tonight

Needing a way to use up those herbs from your garden or a twist on a classic lemonade try out this Strawberry Basil Lemonade for a refreshing cool down this summer.


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16 3/4 cup servings
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Ingredients
Strawberry Basil Puree
  • 1/4 cup basil
  • 1 cup strawberries
  • 1/2 cups water
Lemonade
  • 2 1/2 cup lemon juice
  • 7 1/2 cups water
  • 1/4 cup stevia sugar substitute
Servings: 3/4 cup servings
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Strawberry Puree
  1. Wash the strawberries and basil until cold running water.
  2. Remove green stem from the strawberries and slice in half. Remove the basil leaves from the stem.
  3. Place the halved strawberries and basil leaves in a food processor and ½ cup of water. Blend until a smooth mixture.
  4. Pour into a small bowl and store in the refrigerator for at least an hour up to 3 days.
Lemonade
  1. Pour Basil Strawberry puree thru a mesh strainer over a bowl. Use a spoon to move the puree back and forth over the mesh strainer to drain the liquid.
  2. Pour the strained Basil Strawberry puree into a 2-quart pitcher
  3. Add lemon juice, 7 1/2 cups of water, and stevia and stir until mixed
  4. Place in the refrigerator to chill until serving or serve over ice.
Recipe Notes

Vitamin C = 11.94% DV

Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: basil, drinks, hydration, lemonade, strawberry

Chicken Garden Spring Rolls

June 3, 2022 by Dinner Tonight

Wrap in a balanced lunch by adding fruit in unexpected ways! For a balanced diet children need 1-2 cups of fruit a day and adults 1 ½-2 cups per day.


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4 servings (2 spring rolls)
Ingredients
Poppy Seed Dressing
  • 1/4 cup Plain non-fat Greek Yogurt
  • 1 Tablespoon Vinegar
  • 2 teaspoons honey
  • 1 Tablespoon lemon zest
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon Poppy seeds
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
Spring Rolls
  • 8 Spring Roll Wrappers
  • 8 ounces Grilled Chicken Breast sliced thin
  • 1 cup Persian Cucumbers cut into matchsticks
  • 1 slices Purple Cabbage chopped into
  • 2 cups green leaf lettuce
  • 1 cup strawberries sliced
  • 1 cup mandarin oranges peeled and sectioned
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Poppy Seed Dressing
  1. Wash hands and clean the preparation area.
  2. Combine all ingredients for dressing in a bowl and mix until smooth.
  3. Refrigerate until ready to serve spring rolls.
Spring Rolls
  1. Rinse produce under cool running water, and pat to dry.
  2. Prepare all produce and chicken as directed. Set aside.
  3. Fill a pie pan/dish with warm water. Place spring roll wrapper in water or 30 seconds or until softened. Remove wrapper from water and let water drip off. Place on clean surface.
  4. Layer 2-3 strawberry slices, 2-3 mandarin orange wedges, purple cabbage, Persian cucumbers, 2-3 slices chicken breast and green leaf lettuce down onto softened wrapper.
  5. To roll, fold the edge nearest to you over the filling, then fold sides towards center and roll until closed.
  6. Be mindful of overstuffing your roll, rice paper can break if overfilled.
  7. Repeat until you have 8 prepared spring rolls.
  8. Cover spring rolls with a wet paper towel to keep moist until ready to serve.
  9. Serve spring rolls with dressing on the side as a dip.
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Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: fruit, kid friendly, lunch, Snacks

Chocolate Mug Cake

February 10, 2022 by odessa.keenan

What better way to indulge in a little bit of chocolate than an easy Chocolate Mug Cake just for you? Just mix ingredients in your favorite coffee mug, pop it in the microwave and it is ready for you! You can also tailor this recipe with your favorite nuts or berries. Either scoop it out or eat it right out of the mug!1


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Ingredients
  • 2 Tablespoons strawberries
  • 1/2 teaspoon slivered almonds
  • 2 teaspoons semi-sweet chocolate chips sugar free
  • 1 tablespoon + 2 teaspoons unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 3 Tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoon splenda/sugar substitute
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 3 teaspoon mashed banana
  • 3 Tablespoons Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
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  1. Wash hands before beginning preparation.
  2. Mix all dry ingredients into an 8 oz. Coffee mug
  3. Add in wet ingredients (mashed banana, almond milk, vanilla extract) to dry mixture and mix well.
  4. Fold in chocolate chips gently.
  5. Bake in microwave on high for 1 minute and 20 seconds
  6. After baking, top with strawberries and slivered almonds. Enjoy!
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Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: cake, chocolate, dessert, Desserts, healthy desserts

Lemon Berry Almond Cake

June 17, 2021 by Dinner Tonight

Looking for a summer treat that is oh so BERRY sweet? Our Lemon Berry Almond Cake combines a light lemony cake topped with fresh Texas berries!


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Ingredients
Cake
  • 16.5 ounce Classic white box cake mix
  • 1 ounce Lemon instant pudding mix fat free, sugar free
  • 6 ounces nonfat vanilla greek yogurt
  • 3 each egg whites
  • 1 1/2 cup water
Topping
  • 1 ounce Vanilla instant pudding mix fat free, sugar free
  • 1 cup skim milk
  • 8 ounces whipped topping thawed, fat free
  • 2 Tablespoons almonds sliced
  • 1/3 cup Blackberries halved
  • 1/3 cup raspberries halved
  • 1/3 cup blueberries whole
  • 1/3 cup strawberries chopped
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  1. Wash your hands and clean your cooking area. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit
  2. In a large mixing bowl, combine the cake mix, lemon pudding, yogurt, egg whites, and water. Mix contents together for 3-5 minutes until well blended.
  3. Spray a 9x11 baking pan using a non-stick cooking spray.
  4. Pour cake batter into the cake pan and bake for 35-40 minutes.
  5. To begin the topping, place the vanilla pudding and milk in a medium mixing bowl and combine. Once mixed, fold in the thawed whipped topping.
  6. Once the cake is done and cooled, add cake topping. Finally, top the cake with almonds and berries. Serve and enjoy!
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Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: almond, berries, cake, dessert, Desserts, healthy desserts, strawberries, summer

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