Coconut Apple Cinnamon Pecan Muffins - Wheat Flour

Oh my gosh.....these are REALLY REALLY good.  These are nice and moist and have a GREAT flavor.  You can definitely taste the cinnamon, coconut  and apple pieces and there is a crunch from the pecans.   

Comments from my co-workers:  "These are SOOOOO good... These are DELICIOUS.....I could eat these all day...These are VERY VERY good...YUM...I LOVE these...These are AWESOME...They are SOOO moist !!!! "

This recipe was adapted from Southern Food Apple Pecan Muffins.

Ingredients:

1 and 1/2 cups whole wheat flour (I used Bob's Red Mill Whole Wheat Flour )

1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1/4 cup Sucanat   (or brown sugar)
1 cup pecans, chopped  
1 cup  Unsweetened Shredded Coconut  (I use Bob's Red Mill)
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2 Tbsp molasses
1 cup unsweetened applesauce
1/3 cup unsweetened almond milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 and 1/2 cups chopped peeled apples
2 medium to large very ripe bananas, mashed

Topping:

1 Tbsp brown sugar
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg

Directions:
Mix molasses, applesauce, milk, vanilla, apples and mashed bananas in one bowl. 

Mix the dry ingredients in another bowl.    

Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir just until the dry ingredients are moistened.  


Pour into muffin pan, sprinkle with topping mixture and bake at 350 degrees for about 20-25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.  

I like using the silicone bakeware for my muffins.  The muffins  come out so easily and I don't need to grease the pan.  My favorites are:   Casabella Silicone Standard Muffin Pan, Casabella Silicone Large Muffin Pan, Casabella Jumbo Muffin Cups.

The OXO Large Scoop  is GREAT for scooping out batter into the muffin pan.  It is MUCH neater than when I used a spoon to scoop the batter into the pan - I no longer get batter all over the muffin pan !!!


Estimated Nutritional Value per muffin based on 12 muffins:  Calories 236,  Total Fat  12.2g, Cholesterol 0mg,  Sodium 64 mg, Carbs 29.6g, Fiber 3.7g, Sugars 11.8g, Protein  3.4g

Great is the Lord, and most worthy of praise, in the city of our God, his holy mountain.
Psalm 48:1 (NIV)

Pinto Beans and Rice (DF, GF)

I ALWAYS liked beans and rice !!!  Beans and rice makes a GREAT side dish or burrito filling.  It also is GREAT to take for lunch.

This recipe was adapted from Sandy's Rice Salad.

Ingredients:

2 cups cooked brown rice
3/4 cup salsa (no sugar)
1 can pinto beans, drained and rinsed
1/4 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp cilantro flakes

Directions:
Combine all ingredients together in a bowl.  Serve warm or cold.  To serve warm, microwave for a few minutes.


Estimated Nutritional Value per serving based on 4 servings:  Calories 284, Total Fat 1.4g, Cholesterol 0mg,  Sodium 393mg, Carbs 58.1g, Fiber 9.8g, Sugars 3.1g, Protein 10.9g


Let us try to know the Lord.  He will come to us as surely as the day dawns, as surely as the spring rains fall upon the earth.
Hosea 6:3 (GNT)

Refried Beans Corn and Rice Burrito Filling (DF, GF)

This is SOOOOOO good as a burrito filling!!!  I adapted this recipe from my Refried Bean Casserole and Sandy's Rice Salad.

Ingredients:

2 cups cooked brown rice
3/4 cup salsa (no sugar)
1 can refried beans (I used Casa Mamita - no sugar)
1 can corn, drained
1/4 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp cilantro flakes
1/4 tsp onion powder
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/8 tsp chili powder

Directions:
Combine all ingredients together in a bowl.  Warm in the microwave for a few minutes.   Fill a burrito with the filling and enjoy !!!!



Estimated Nutritional Value per serving based on 4 servings:  Calories 344, Total Fat 2.3g, Cholesterol 0mg,  Sodium 760mg, Carbs 75.9g, Fiber 9.2g, Sugars 5.7g, Protein 11.8g


God has set a day that he will judge all the world with fairness, by the man he chose long ago.  And God has proved this to everyone by raising that man from the dead!
Acts 17:31 (NCV)

Make a Pliable Ice Pack

To make your own pliable ice pack, combine the following in a zip lock freezer bag, seal, and put in freezer:

• One part water
• Four parts rubbing alcohol
• A handful of cotton balls

Bananas

If you separate bananas so they are not attached in one bunch, they do not ripen as fast.

Sugar

Refined sugar (like white sugar) has a high acid-forming effect on the body.  If the body is too acidic, it leaches calcium from the bones to neutralize the acid.  This causes weaker bones. 

The more I read I'm amazed how bad refined sugar is for us.  I was just reading today that sugar feeds the bad bacteria in the intestines.  I've also been reading how sugar increases inflammation in the body.

'Stir' Natural Peanut Butter

 I'm probably the ONLY person that doesn't know this....but....

I never got the oil completely stirred in so the peanut butter at the bottom would be REALLY dry and hard.  SO..I searched the web and found two similar things:  store the peanut butter jar upside down in the cupboard until opened OR store the peanut butter jar upside down in the fridge and turn it daily until opened.  I'm not sure if the results are different from the two methods - so, I have two jars of unopened peanut butter, one just sitting upside down and the other in the fridge that I'm turning daily.  I'll post if one method is better or if there is any difference between the two.

Well, I opened the jar that was just sitting on the counter upside down and I was thrilled with the result.  My peanut butter was already "stirred" and the oil was mixed throughout !!!  YEAH !!!!!  An easy way to "stir" my peanut butter !!!

I opened the jar that had been in the fridge that I was turning upside side every day.   I have to say - I think I like this better.  It seems to be better mixed. 

Lemon Water

Lemon water helps make the body alkaline.  First thing in the morning (on an empty stomach), drink a glass of warm water with the juice from 1/2 of a lemon.   

Clean Fruits and Vegetables

By spraying fruits and vegetables with vinegar and hydrogen peroxide, you can kill most of the bacteria. Rinse the fruits and vegetables under running water after spraying.  They must be in separate spray bottles (not mixed together in one bottle).  It doesn't seem to matter which you spray first.   Spraying with both vinegar and hydrogen peroxide is better than either one individually.

Daniel Fast Coconut Peanut Butter Sweet Potato Muffins - No Flour (DF, GF)

I decided to try a chocolate peanut butter muffin - that just sounds good to me !!!!  Chocolate, peanut butter and banana - what a GREAT combination !!! Plus it provides protein from the peanut butter, making it a good breakfast muffin !!  These just get better and better every day !!!

These are SOOOOOO good.  They have a crunch from the pecans.   There is only a slight taste of the peanut butter.  There is a DEFINITE coconut taste - which I LOVE !!! 

As with all Daniel Fast muffins, since you can not use leavening agents (baking powder or baking soda),  they do not rise like "regular" muffins - resulting in a denser muffin.  They are great for either breakfast or a snack.

My co-workers really liked these.  They thought the flavor was good - definite coconut flavor but not a strong peanut butter flavor.  One of my co-workers was just going to take one bite and save the rest for later....then she decided to take one more bite....then one more bite....she didn't have any left for later !!!!


This recipe was adapted from this recipe and this recipe . 

Ingredients:

1 and 1/2 cups Quaker old fashioned oats
1/4 cup Hershey's Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
1 cup  Unsweetened Shredded Coconut  (I use Bob's Red Mill)
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1/2 tsp ground cloves
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1/8 tsp ground cardamom
1/2 cup pecans, chopped
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1 tsp vanilla extract
3 medium very ripe bananas, mashed
1/2 cup cooked sweet potato, mashed
3/4 cup  date syrup
2/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
1/2 cup natural peanut butter (no sugar added), slightly melted so it mixes in the batter easily

Directions:
Mix the vanilla, bananas, sweet potato, date syrup, applesauce, and peanut butter in one bowl. 

Mix the dry ingredients in another bowl.    

Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir just until the dry ingredients are moistened.  

Pour into muffin pan and bake at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.  

I like using the silicone bakeware for my muffins.  The muffins  come out so easily and I don't need to grease the pan.  My favorites are:   Casabella Silicone Standard Muffin Pan, Casabella Silicone Large Muffin Pan, Casabella Jumbo Muffin Cups.

The OXO Large Scoop  is GREAT for scooping out batter into the muffin pan.  It is MUCH neater than when I used a spoon to scoop the batter into the pan - I no longer get batter all over the muffin pan !!!


Estimated Nutritional Value per muffin based on 12 muffins:  Calories 242, Total Fat 15.1g, Cholesterol 0mg,  Sodium 10mg, Carbs 22.7g, Fiber 5.4g, Sugars 7.4g, Protein 6.6g

In the past, people did not understand God, and he ignored this.  But now, God tells all people in the world to change their hearts and lives.
Acts 17:30 (NCV)