Thursday, February 24, 2011

Sugar Free Peanut Butter Cup Cupcakes

1 box sugar free chocolate cake mix (prepared as directed) 1 bag of sugar free mini reeses peanut butter cups Frosting: use store bought sugar free milk chocolate and add a little peanut butter and milk to make creamier before frosting. Garnish chopped peanuts or reeses peanut butter cups Directions: Prepare cake batter according to directions on package. Pour batter into cupcake liners about 1/3 of the way to the top. Plop in a mini reeses peanut butter cup upside down in the center. Cover the candy with another spoonful of batter to cover the reeses butter cup completely. Bake according to cake mix directions. When cupcakes have cooled, frost and garnish and enjoy!

Monday, February 21, 2011

Banana Nut Bread (light version)

1/2 cup Splenda sweetener
1 stick butter
2 eggs
3 mashed ripe bananas
3 tbls. milk
2 cups flour
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 cup chopped pecans (optional)
1/2 cups raisins (optional)
1 cup applesauce
1 tsp. cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350. Grease a loaf pan with cooking spray.
In a large bowl, mix all ingredients and pour batter into prepared pan.
Bake for about an hour or until golden brown and toothpick inserted in center
comes out clean. Let cool completely before removing from pan and slicing.

Cranberry Pecan Muffins

1 3/4 cups flour 1 cup dried cranberries 3/4 cup chopped pecans 1 cup Splenda brown sugar 2 1/2 tsp. baking powder 1/2 tsp. salt 1 tsp. vanilla 3/4 cup milk 1/4 cup melted butter (1/2 stick) 1 egg, beaten Preheat oven to 400. Grease or paper line 12 muffin cups. In a large bowl, mix all ingredients and spoon into muffin cups, careful not to overfill. Bake 16-18 minutes or until golden brown and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Makes a great breakfast or snack.

Banana Chocolate Chip Snack Cake

1 1/4 cups flour 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips 3/4 cup Splenda brown sugar 1 cup Splenda sweetener 1/2 cup chopped walnuts 1 tsp. baking powder 3/4 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. baking soda 1 1/4 cup mashed ripe bananas 1/2 cup oil 2 eggs 1 tsp. vanilla Preheat oven to 350. Grease a 9 inch pan with cooking spray. In a large bowl, combine all dry ingredients and mix well, then add the wet ingredients and mix well. Pour batter into the pan and bake 40-45 minutes or until the toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely before removing from pan and slicing into squares.