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Pineapple Oatmeal Muffins

February 5, 2015 ·

An easy recipe for Pineapple Oatmeal Muffins made with buttermilk, brown sugar, cinnamon and crushed pineapple.

Mornings just got more tasty thanks to these Pineapple Oatmeal Muffins! This is a simple muffin recipe featuring oats and buttermilk, which are always sure to make baked goods delicious. Made with real chunks of pineapple and pineapple juice, these muffins have a wonderful, light pineapple flavor. Combine pineapple with brown sugar and cinnamon, and the result is a wonderful breakfast treat. Even better, these muffins take about 10 minutes to mix together and then bake to tasty breakfast perfection!

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Filed Under: bread, breakfast, healthy, kid-friendly, Recipes, vegetarian Tagged With: #butterimprovement, brown sugar, brunch, buttermilk, easy, light, muffins, oatmeal, pineapple, quick, snack

Cabbage and Pineapple Slaw Burgers

July 3, 2014 ·

Celebrate summer with a this unique, delicious and easy to make Cabbage and Pineapple Slaw Burger! Thank you to MIRACLE WHIP (through the Mom It Forward Blogger Network) for sponsoring this post.

With the 4th of July just around the corner, we are looking forward to a fun celebration (plus a day off work!) We are planning to have a super tasty backyard barbecue with some old favorite recipes as well as tasty new ones!

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Filed Under: kid-friendly, main dishes, Recipes Tagged With: #proudofit, beef, burgers, cabbage, dinner, easy, grilled, hamburgers, MIRACLE WHIP, pineapple, quick, slaw, sriracha

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Avocado Green Smoothie {health key™ system}

January 6, 2014 ·

Avocado Green Smoothie is a nutritious, vegan smoothie made in minutes. Combining fresh fruits and vegetables, this healthy pick me up is a delicious way to get your little ones to eat their veggies!

The other day I went to my local Rainbow Foods to pick up some produce. Their cored, fresh pineapple is a favorite, and a welcome addition to our diets as we make an effort to increase our fruit and vegetable intake after the New Year. As I continued shopping the produce section, I noticed little tags that said ‘organic,’ ‘gluten free,’ and ‘vegan.’ I learned this was part of their health key™ system, which is a wellness program designed to simplify your shopping experience and make it easier to select healthier foods….

Filed Under: breakfast, gluten free, healthy, kid-friendly, Recipes Tagged With: #myrainbow, avocado, banana, pineapple, smoothie, spinach, vegan

Ginger Chicken Satay

August 30, 2012 ·

Chicken Satay is one of my favorite chicken dishes. While I doubt there will ever be anything that comes close my favorite recipe, I enjoy experimenting with different versions from time to time. The thing that caught my eye in this particular version was the interesting use of pineapple juice.

The result was a subtle yet delicious Ginger Chicken Satay. The flavors are mild yet interesting. The pineapple juice isn’t obvious, but was indeed a tasty addition. The heat can obviously be adjusted to taste with the crushed red pepper. I’m not really a skewer fan, so I just grill the chicken directly instead of threading it on skewers. If you want to do skewers, then cut the chicken into bite-sized pieces before marinating. Then thread the chicken on the skewers once you are ready to fire up the grill.

Ginger Chicken Satay

Yields: 4 servings

Ingredients

1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts or tenders
1 cup pineapple juice
6 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
1 tablespoon sugar
2 teaspoons red-wine vinegar
2 teaspoons finely chopped ginger
2 cloves garlic, chopped
Crushed red pepper, adjust to taste

Instructions

Put the chicken in Ziploc bag.
In medium bowl, combine pineapple juice, peanut butter, sugar, vinegar, ginger, garlic and crushed red pepper. Pour the marinade over chicken in the Ziploc bag. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes to overnight.
Preheat grill (or grill pan) to medium high. Cook chicken 3 to 5 minutes per side, or until chicken is cooked through. Serve with additional crushed red pepper, if desired.

Adapted from Fitness, May, 2011

Filed Under: gluten free, healthy, main dishes, Recipes Tagged With: chicken, dinner, grilled, peanut butter, pineapple, satay, summer

Pineapple Zucchini Cupcakes with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting

September 16, 2011 ·

One of my favorite things about birthdays is birthday cake. Especially making birthday cakes! The birthday person chooses a cake or simply gives me inspiration. Then I try to make the best cake I can. When it came time to choose my birthday cake, believe me, it was a tough decision. My head was still in zucchini-mode. I love pineapple, and I love cream cheese. So I was on zucchini, pineapple, and cream cheese mission. Seems easy enough, right?

I researched a few recipes until deciding on this one, and made a few changes, reflected below. The frosting is a nice balance of cinnamon and cream cheese and the perfect complement to the cupcakes. There are chunks of pineapple and hints of coconut and zucchini in the cake. They are healthy and come in under 200 calories. Pineapple Zucchini Cupcakes with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting made the perfect birthday treat!

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Pineapple Zucchini Cupcakes with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting
Yields 18 cupcakes

Cake:

3/4 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup white whole wheat flour
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup sweetened flaked coconut
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt (optional)
2 teaspoons cinnamon
2 tablespoons canola oil
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups shredded zucchini (squeeze out some of the moisture)
20 ounce can of pineapple tidbits or crushed in juice, drained (I used tidbits for chunkier pieces)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line 18 standard muffin cups with paper liners (fill the empty cups halfway with water).
In a large bowl, whisk together flours, sugar, coconut, baking soda, salt (if using) and cinnamon. Set aside.
In a medium bowl, stir together oil, eggs and vanilla until well blended. Add zucchini and pineapple and mix until combined.
Add zucchini mixture to dry ingredients and gently fold until combined. (Note: Batter will be thick).
Divide batter evenly among 18 muffin cups. Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool completely on a wire rack.

Frosting:

8 ounces Neufchâtel (1/3 less fat) cream cheese
1 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
3/4 teaspoon cinnamon

In a large bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, vanilla and cinnamon.
Pipe or spread frosting on cupcakes, as desired.

Note: If not serving immediately, cupcakes/frosting should be refrigerated. Otherwise, the frosting gets too soft. When serving after refrigeration, let cupcake sit out for 10-15 minutes at room temperature. (They are good straight from the fridge, however…if you can’t wait like me!) 🙂

Nutrition Information per Serving (1 cupcake and 1/18 frosting)

Calories: 190 ~ Fat: 6g ~ Carbs: 33.6g ~ Fiber 2.9g ~ Protein: 3.2g

Adapted from Skinny Taste