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Low Fat Chocolate Chip Banana Nut Bread

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Submitted by randilicious
12 Servings
260 calories, 10.4 g total fat, 36 mg cholesterol, 206 mg sodium, 31.3 g carbohydrate

Ingredients

2 eggs 2/3 c. white sugar
4 very ripe bananas, mashed ¼ c. apple sauce
1/3 c. nonfat milk 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 tbsp vanilla extract 1 tbsp Kahlua
1¾ c. all purpose flour 2 tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda ½ tsp salt
1/3 c. chopped walnuts 1 c. chocolate chips

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 325°F. Spray bread pan with non-stick cooking spray then lightly dust with flour.
  2. In a large bowl, beat eggs & sugar until light & fluffy. Beat in bananas, apple sauce, milk, olive oil, vanilla extract, & Kahlua.
  3. In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, & salt.
  4. Stir flour mixture into banana mixture, mixing until well blended.
  5. Fold in walnuts & chocolate chips. Pour batter into prepared pan.
  6. Bake in preheated oven until golden brown & a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean (usually around 1 hour). 
  7. Turn bread out onto a wire rack & let cool.

Cheddar Pineapple Bake

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Submitted by Happy13
Serves 8

Ingredients

8 oz crushed pineapple 8 oz pineapple chunks
¼ c. + 2 tbsp all purpose flour 1/3 c. sugar
2 c. grated sharp cheddar cheese 35 Ritz crackers (1 stack)
½ c. melted butter

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  2. Mix together the pineapple (do not drain), flour, sugar, & cheese and spoon into a 9″ greased square pan.
  3. Crush the crackers into crumbs & mix with the butter. Sprinkle it over the pineapple/cheese mixture in pan.
  4. Bake uncovered for 30 minutes.

Chef’s Note: You can double the recipe & cook in a 9″x13″ pan as well.

Honey Lemon Chicken

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Submitted by randilicious
Serves 4

Sauce Ingredients

1 c. water ½ c. sugar
1/3 c. distilled white vinegar 1½ tbsp corn starch
½ c. honey 1 c. orange juice
1 lemon

Chicken Ingredients

1 lb. chicken cut into 1½” strips 3 tbsp all-purpose flour
3 tbsp corn starch

Other Ingredients

2 cloves garlic, minced 10 sticks asparagus, cut into 2″ strips
3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 1½ c. steamed white rice

Sauce Directions

  1. In a medium sauce pan over medium heat, mix water & corn starch until well blended. 
  2. Stir in sugar, vinegar, orange juice, & honey. Squeeze in 1 lemon. 
  3. Heat over medium heat for approximately 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until it reaches a syrup consistency. 
  4. Set sauce aside.

Directions

  1. Mix together 3 tbsp flour & 3 tbsp corn starch. 
  2. Dredge chicken strips in flour/corn starch mixture until each chicken strip is well coated. Set aside chicken.
  3. Prepare rice in rice cooker, & set aside.
  4. In a wok or saucepan, heat olive oil. When oil is hot, toss in garlic. Add chicken & fry in garlic & oil.
  5. Stir in asparagus & hear with chicken for 2 minutes. Drain oil.
  6. Pour sauce over chicken & asparagus. Serve over bed of steamed white rice.

Lemon Poppy Seed Bread

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Submitted by Trish
Serves 20

Ingredients

2 c. flour 1 c. vegetable oil
3 eggs 1½ tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp lemon extract 2 tbsp poppy seeds
3 c. all-purpose flour 1½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt 1½ c. milk
2 tbsp lemon juice ¾ c. confectioners’ sugar

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease & flour 2 loaf pans. Combine sugar, oil, eggs, vanilla & lemon extracts in a large bowl; mix well. Stir in poppy seeds.
  2. Sift together flour, baking powder & salt. Add flour mixture & milk to sugar mixture alternately, mixing well after each addition. Divide batter evenly between prepared pans.
  3. Bake loaves for 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Loosen edges from sides of pans. Cool loaves in pans for 10 minutes. Turn out onto wire racks.
  4. For icing, blend lemon juice & confectioners’ sugar in a small bowl. Drizzle over warm loaves.

Double Berry Blueberry Muffins

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Yields: 1 Dozen

Ingredients

1½ c. all-purpose flour 1/3 c. (5-1/3 tbsp)
1 c. Quaker Oats margarine or butter, melted
½ c. sugar 2 egg whites, lightly beaten
1 tbsp baking powder 1 tsp grated lemon peel
¼ tsp salt (optional) ¾ c. fresh or frozen blueberries
1 c. low-fat or skim milk ¼ c. raspberry or strawberry preserves

Directions

  1. Heat oven to 400°F. Line 12 medium muffin cups with paper baking cups or lightly grease bottoms only. 
  2. Combine dry ingredients; mix well. 
  3. Add combined milk, margarine, egg whites & lemon peel; mix just until dry ingredients are moistened. 
  4. Gently stir in blueberries. Fill muffin cups ½ full. 
  5. Spoon 1 tsp preserves over batter. Spoon remaining batter over preserves. 
  6. Bake 23 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. 
  7. Let muffins stand a few minute; remove from pan. Serve warm.