Oct 2, 2007

These recipes just looked so good, and so seasonally perfect, that I just had to try them!! All of them are A+, Very Good!!


Apple-Honey Cereal Bars
...peanut butter, dried apples and sunflower nuts pack energy into delicious ready-to-go bars! great on the run, or at home :)
"A+ Apples: Apples are loaded with soluble fiber that helps to lower blood cholesterol. Start slowly sp you have time to get used top more fiber in your diet."
Recipe from eatbetteramerica.

Prep Time:20 min
Start to Finish:1 hr 20 min
makes:16 bars


3 cups Fiber One® Honey Clusters® cereal
1/4 cup roasted sunflower nuts
1/3 cup honey
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup dried apple slices, coarsely chopped
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 cup peanut butter

1. Butter bottom and sides of 8-inch square pan, or spray with cooking spray. Place cereal in resealable food-storage plastic bag; seal bag and slightly crush with rolling pin or meat mallet (or slightly crush in food processor).
2. In large bowl, mix cereal and sunflower nuts; set aside.
3. In 3-quart saucepan, heat honey, brown sugar, apples and cinnamon just to boiling over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat; stir in peanut butter. Pour over cereal mixture; stir gently until evenly coated.
4. Press mixture evenly into pan with back of wooden spoon. Refrigerate about 1 hour or until set. For bars, cut into 4 rows by 4 rows. Store covered at room temperature.
High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): No change.
Nutritional Information:
1 Serving: Calories 150 (Calories from Fat 50); Total Fat 5g (Saturated Fat 1g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 110mg; Total Carbohydrate 23g (Dietary Fiber 3g, Sugars 14g); Protein 3g Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 0%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 2%; Iron 8% Exchanges: 1 Starch; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 1 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 1 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
MyPyramid Servings 1 oz-equivalents Meat & Beans




"Healthified" Fresh Apple Cake

From eatbetteramerica.
Prep Time:20 min
Start to Finish:2 hr
makes:20 servings

3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup canola oil
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 cups finely chopped unpeeled apples (3 medium)
1 cup chopped walnuts

1. Heat oven to 350°F. Spray bottom only of 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray.
2. In large bowl, beat sugars, buttermilk, oil, vanilla and eggs with electric mixer on low speed 20 to 30 seconds or until blended. Add remaining ingredients except apples and walnuts; beat on low speed about 1 minute or until blended. Stir in apples and walnuts. Spread batter in pan.
3. Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on cooling rack 1 hour.
Nutritional Information
1 Serving: Calories 240 (Calories from Fat 90); Total Fat 10g (Saturated Fat 1g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 20mg; Sodium 150mg; Total Carbohydrate 34g (Dietary Fiber 2g, Sugars 18g); Protein 4g Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 0%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 4%; Iron 8% Exchanges: 1 Starch; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 2 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
MyPyramid Servings 1 tsp Fats & Oils, 1 oz-equivalents Grains, 1 oz-equivalents Meat & Beans


I am happy to hear that I have 'friends in loving Fall' out there! Hope you enjoy these recipes,too! <3 Stacey xoxo's

2 comments:

Heather said...

MMMM these look good! Thank you for posting them! :)

staceyhoff said...

they are really good... hope you enjoy them, too! :)