Monday, August 27, 2007

Scrumptious Apple CoConut Muffins

Ingredients:
1 cup FAT FREE plain yogurt
1 cup rhubarb sauce (see recipe below)
1 cup shredded coconut flavored jicama (see recipe below)
1 tsp. Apple flavoring (Spice Barn)
1/4 cup Xylitol
1 cup 5 grain whole oats
1 cup organic wheat bran
1 cup organic finely milled whole wheat flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. cream of tarter
2 tsp. cinnamon/xylitol mixed
1/2 tsp. salt

Procedure:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a large bowl, add yogurt, rhubarb sauce, and coconut jicama (drain off excess liquid from jicama), stir to combine.
3. Next, add whole oats, wheat bran, whole wheat flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, cinnamon/xylitol mix, and salt. Mix well until combined.
4. Spoon batter into 12-14 individual silicone muffin cups or 12 cup silicone muffin pan and place on baking sheet. Dust muffin tops with additional cinnamon/xylitol mixture.
5. Bake for 30 minutes, remove from oven and allow to cool.
6. Pop muffins out of cups and place in a large ziplock freezer bag. Keep refrigerated or frozen until ready to use.

Eat & Enjoy!, Betsÿ

Note: When reheating from frozen state, just pop 2 muffins in the microwave for 45 seconds to 1 minute each and they are ready to eat!


ADDITIONAL RECIPES:
Rhubarb Sauce:
4-6 stalks of fresh rhubarb (sliced)
1/4 cup xylitol (you can use any sugar substitute)
1/4 cup water

Place ingredients in a small saucepan, cook until rhubarb softens and breaks apart while stirring often. Finished sauce should resemble cooked applesauce, set aside to cool.

CoConut Jicama:
1/2 half of medium sized jicama
1 cup Torani Sugar Free Coconut Syrup

Cut ends off of jicama, then cut in half. Set one half aside. Using the other half, carefully strip away the outer peel, then shred. Place shredded jicama in small storage bag, add 1 cup sugar free coconut syrup, securely seal and place in refrigerator for 24 hours. Occasionally turn bag so that the syrup will be evenly distributed over the jicama.

It just keeps getting better!

OMG ...it just keeps getting better! LoL

Okay, I think I'm going to have to change the name of my restaurant from "Betsy's Bistro" to "Betsy's Bistro & Bakery" ...since I'm becoming so successful at making my sugar-free baked goods!

My newest muffin recipe simply tops the rest, ...not sure if it's the apple flavor or the coconut but it's scrumptious. I had a feeling it was going to be good when they were baking and everyone started coming into the kitchen to find out what the wonderful cinnamon aroma was. LoL