Baking Heart Healthy

Baking is actually one of the easier things to make heart-health, because sugar and carbs make things taste good! Warning, though: although these recipes are very low in fat, they are not low calorie!

A modification of banana bread, using oil and Egg Beaters instead of butter and eggs. I made the batter ahead, scooped it into muffin papers, and froze it. Christmas morning all that’s needed is an extra 5 minutes in the oven and we have fresh, no-work muffins. These pass the heart-test, but that doesn’t mean […]

So named by Owen years ago the first time I made them. He took one bite and looked up and said “these are the goodest pancakes ever!”  They can easily be made these diet-approved without losing flavor. Preheat a griddle to 350 degrees. 1 1/2 cups flour 3 tbsp sugar 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder […]

I really love cornbread so these were a must-try. We all liked them, even Scott, who doesn’t like corn bread. They were good with “butter” (aka Smart Balance), but just as good plain too. I served them with the Pumpkin Chile Vichysoisse. Adapted from Allrecipes.com Makes 12 muffins 1 cup all-purpose flour 3/4 cup yellow […]

I first had these at a girls weekend of high school friends several years ago. I started making them for winter breakfasts at holidays and my kids and nieces and nephews all love them. I discovered this time around that they taste just as good with Egg Beaters and whole wheat flour. 1 1/2 cups […]

This is my first attempt at a yeast dough and I have Sunny Side Up in San Diegoto thank for the great recipe and instructions. It was easy to follow and allowed me to succeed in baking (that doesn’t happen much)! We all loved this, and Owen pronounced it “epic.” Not much more I can […]

Adapted from 100 Days of Real Food Ooo this one is so good! It has a great, silky texture and is spicy and pumpkin-y and delicious. It is not sweet, so I served it with maple butter (to my brunch guests), though I loved it plain or, gulp, with my Smart Balance margarine (I really […]