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Monday, March 31, 2014

Sweet Carmalized Bananas

Today I have a guest post from Elizabeth from ReadySetEat to share with you - doesn't this look delicious (if you like bananas that is!)

Sweet Caramelized Bananas

This is a guest post by Elizabeth L. on behalf of ReadySetEat. Visit www.readyseteat.com to find easy recipes for dinner or pasta salad recipes for when the weather turns warmer.

Caramelized bananas are such a comforting dish, and they’re also really easy to make! Even if this dish is a dessert, you are still getting all of the benefits of the fruit, too. I remember the first time I had caramelized bananas, it was in a restaurant in Washington D.C, and I thought it was so good. I couldn’t wait to make them at home! With this simple recipe, you will have a dessert ready in no time, and you won’t even have to pay restaurant prices. You could pair this with some vanilla bean ice cream or maybe some salted caramel ice cream. Either would taste great with this!

Ingredients

1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
3 tablespoons Parkay® Original Spread-tub
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 slightly firm bananas, peeled, halved and sliced lengthwise
Reddi-wip® Original Dairy Whipped Topping

Directions

Heat sugar, Parkay and cinnamon in medium skillet over medium-high heat; when bubbly, add bananas. Cook 1 minute on each side or until bananas are warm and glaze has thickened slightly, spooning glaze over bananas.
Top each serving with Reddi-Wip. Serve immediately.

If you want to find some dinner ideas that are easy like this recipe, swing by ReadySetEat.com!

Monday, October 28, 2013

Apple Crisp

Its definitely feeling like fall these days, so it's time to start baking and cooking like it's fall. Last night I made beef stew (one of my husband's favorites!) and today I wanted to share this easy fall desert. Apples are plentiful and often you can find very good sales on them right now. I am spoiled living in the apple capital of Minnesota, so I have many delicious variety of apples available to me. You can use any type of apples you wish for this delicious apple crisp. Enjoy!

Ingredients

6 Granny Smith apples (peeled and sliced)
1/2 package of Kraft Caramel Bits

For the topping

2 tablespoons of butter or margarine
2 Tablespoons brown sugar
2 Tablespoons flour
2 Tablespoons oatmeal

Directions

Place the apples in an greased 8x8 glass baking dish. Sprinkle the caramel bits over the top.

In a separate bowl, mix the dry ingredients, then cut in the butter until the mixture is crumbly.

Sprinkle topping over apples. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes or until the apples are tender.

Serve warm with ice cream ice cream if desired.

Makes 6 servings

Better eat it quick before someone steals it!

Click on the magic button for nutrition information and a printer friendly version!

MyRecipeMagic estimates the calories of this apple crisp at only 31! How cool is that. For that many calories you could have two pieces! I hope you enjoy this healthy dessert!

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Monday, August 26, 2013

Puppy Chow

I needed a simple recipe to share with you this week. I'm exhausted after my first full week back to work (half of which I spent in the Cities at our office for in-service training - which mean staying in a hotel and being away from home because its 2 1/2 hours away).
And this past weekend, it's been HOT. Summer has returned with a vengeance this last week of August and its supposed to be over 90 and very humid every day. I don't like the heat. So the thought of turning on the oven to bake cookies or something else was not appealing.
But even so, I wanted to be able to make a sweet treat for my husband for this week coming up. Solution - puppy chow - quick and easy AND no oven needed. Just the microwave. Just what I needed this week.
So enjoy this classic recipe and stay cool!

Puppy Chow
Adapted from Chex Mix

Ingredients:

9 cups of Chex Mix - use rice Chex mix for a Gluten free option!
1 cup of chocolate chips
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/4 cup (4 Tablespoons) Margarine
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar

Directions:

Measure the cereal into a large bowl. I like to use my big Tupperware mixing bowl with the lid- just one bowl plus the measuring cup gets dirty then! In a 2 cup or larger microwaveable bowl, melt the chocolate chips, peanut butter and butter for 1 min on high power in the microwave. Stir. Microwave for an additional 30 seconds or until the mixture can be stirred smooth. Add in the vanilla and mix. Pour chocolate mixture over the cereal and stir with a large spoon until all the cereal is evenly coated. Pour the powdered sugar over the cereal, place lid on bowl and shake well until the powdered sugar covers the cereal. Allow to cool. Cover and store in cool place.