27 low fat fruit nut Recipes

rolled oats, whole wheat flour, oat bran, brown sugar, flax seed meal, freshly ground, cinnamon, ginger, vegetable oil, orange juice, orange juice or 3 tbsp pure maple syrup, dried fruits, nuts

fruit-flavored low-fat yogurt , such as peach, strawberry, etc. (i use soy yogurt), banana, ripe , cut in half lengthwise and sliced, kiwi, chopped, fresh blueberries, cinnamon , to taste, walnut pieces

low fat cottage cheese, banana or pear of 1/2 cup of berries, chopped mixed nuts

white rice (cooked, warm ), dried apricot (chopped ), currants, walnuts (chopped ), evaporated low-fat milk, cinnamon, sugar (or substitute)

granny smith apples, halved red seedless grapes, mandarin orange segments, drained, marshmallows, low-fat vanilla yogurt, chopped nuts, lime , zest of

post shreddies cereal, walnut halves, coarsely chopped, sweetened dried cranberries, low-fat sweetened condensed milk, salt, chocolate chips, toffee bits

fat free greek yogurt or 3/4 cup low-fat greek yogurt, almonds, apple

muffin pans, a special metal baking pan , sometimes referred to as a muffin tin, with 6 or 12 cup-shaped depressions. most often this pan is made from aluminum., muffin cups are, standard muffin cup is about 2 1/2 inches in diameter and holds 1/4 to 1/3 cup batter., giant or texas-size muffin cup is about 3 1/2 inches in diameter and holds 5/8 cup batter., muffin cup is about 1 1/2 to 2 inches in diameter and holds 1/8 cup or 2 tbsp batter., muffin-top cup is about 4 inches in diameter but are only 1/2 inch deep ., substituting a different size muffin cup, substitute another size muffin cup for original size listed in recipe. if substituting a larger size muffin cup the recipe will yield fewer muffins and if using smaller size muffin cup the recipe will yield more muffins. the bake time will be changed also. bake a larger muffin longer than the original time and smaller muffins a shorter time., tips on baking muffins, grease muffin cups by spraying each cup with no stick cooking spray or using a paper towel dipped in shortening to grease each cup., use paper liners in muffin cups for easy clean-up., if muffin cups are filled more than 3/4 full the muffins will have flat, flying saucer tops. if sufficient room is not allowed for muffins to expand before reaching the top of the cup the muffin will flatten on top., if some muffin cups will remain empty during baking , put 2 to 3 tbsp water in the unused muffin cups to keep the pan from warping., if baked muffins stick to the bottom of the muffin cup, place hot muffin pan on a wet towel for about two minutes., source : land o lakes, all about muffins, are you eating muffins or cupcakes, hot breads are always a hit and muffins are 1 of the easiest to make. they are more quickly and easily made than biscuits and no kneading, rolling or cutting is required. they can be a savory, last minute dinner muffin or a sweet delicious breakfast muffin. made using whole-wheat flour, wheat germ, bran, honey, fruits and nuts they can be very nutritious. but like the healthy granola craze which turned into candy bars, muffins also can quickly turn into cupcakes. eating cupcakes for breakfast is your choice, but don tsp tell yourself you are eating healthy breakfast muffins. a recent magazine article revealed some muffins available in new york delicatessens were claimed to be low fat, but actually contained up to 23 g of fat. that s more fat than two egg mcmuffins., what is the difference between muffins and cupcakes, some say cupcakes have frosting. a basic formula for muffins is 2 cups flour, 2-4 tbsp sugar, 2 1/2 tsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp salt, 1 egg, 1/4 cup oil, shortening or butter, 1 cup milk. when the fat, sugar and egg ratio in a recipe reaches double or more than this, you have reached the cake level., other technical difference between muffins and cupcakes, method of cooking is different for muffins and cupcakes. the muffin method is by far the fastest and easiest. flour, sugar, baking powder and salt (all the dry ingredients) are mixed together. this is where the leavening can be uniformly dispersed into the flour. sugar is mixed with the flour to prevent the flour from lumping when combined with the wet ingredients., making and baking muffins, in a large bowl, oil (or melted butter) and egg are beaten together to form an emulsion to disperse the fat more uniformly. then the milk is stirred in. this much mixing can be done ahead and held. the two are combined just before baking., combine, cut and fold liquid into the dry ingredients. mix only to combine. batter will be lumpy but no pockets of dry ingredients should remain. the general rule is only 12 strokes., bake as soon as it s mixed. when filling cups, do not mix batter between scoops. excessive mixing causes loss of leavening., cake method for making muffins, sometimes muffins are made using the cake method , i.e. cream the fat and sugar, add eggs, add the dry ingredients and milk alternately. this is more time consuming but produces a lighter, more tender, cake-like muffin., perfect muffin, perfect muffin has a thin brown crust , a slightly rounded top with a pebbled appearance and a moist, even interior. there should be no peaks, no tunnels which are usually caused by excessive mixing and too much liquid (muffin batter should not be fluid)., more leavening is not better, just because a recipe is in print does not mean that it is in balance. a guide for leavening 2 cups of flour in a recipe is either 2 1/2 tsp double acting baking powder, or 4 tsp fast acting baking powder, or 1/2 tsp soda plus 1 cup buttermilk (for the acid) and 1 1/4 tsp baking powder. excess baking powder and soda taste bitter., here are a few tips for altering muffin recipes, substitute 2 egg whites for 1 egg in the recipe. if these are stiffly beaten and folded in at the end it will produce a lighter muffin with less fat., use non-fat milk instead of whole milk ., use salad oil in place of butter. in place of the fat in the recipe , use 1-fourth of the oil and replace the other three-fourths with fruit puree such as applesauce. jars of baby food fruits provide a quick choice of purees other than apple. adding non-gluten grain products (bran, germ, oatmeal, corn meal) for part of the flour makes a more tender muffin., create your own taste sensations, begin with the basic formula and change 1/2 cup of the flour to corn meal, bran, wheat germ, rye, oatmeal or leftover cooked cereal. add 1/2 to 1 cup chopped apple, dates, prunes, raisins, apricots, figs, blueberries, cranberries, cheese, nuts., make your favorite muffin mixes by measuring the dry ingredients twice (or more ) into two separate bowls. use 1 and package 1 with the list of wet ingredients to be added when mixing at a later date.

warmed unsweetened applesauce, cage free egg whites (well beaten ), splenda granular, splenda is a calorie free ingredient extracted from sugar that is also aspertayme free , do not use a, smart balance light butter spread, softened but not melted, super ripe bananas , if you wrap them in a brown paper bag and put away in a shelf they will ripen faster, ground cinnamon, allspice, lemon juice , orange juice works well too, fruit (the white part under the peal), maple extract, baking soda, baking powder, whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, pecans (or nuts of your choice), fruit (i used the already dried ones and they worked well. blueberries and strawberries usually work well tsp)

oatmeal (or other rolled wholegrain cereal), whole wheat flour (or other wholegrain flour, can use 1/2 cup.flour and 1/4 cup. wheat germ, if you prefer), natural bran (wheat, oat, rice), maple syrup, cinnamon, salt, coconut extract, dried fruit (optional), nuts (optional) or 1/2 cup seeds (optional) or 1/2 cup unsweetened dried shredded coconut (optional)

crescent roll dough (they make it without the triangle shaped cuts in it now, so if you can find it, use it. if not, the ), part-skim ricotta cheese, light cream cheese, chopped fresh rosemary, honey, sliced canned mango (in light syrup), grapes (halved ), chopped dates, canned mandrin orange section (in light syrup, any fruit of your liking will do fine. you could even use nuts too if you want, i wo), honey, white wine, lemon juice, splenda granular (or sugar ), light syrup , from canned fruit

oil free french dressing, mixed dried fruit, chopped into small pieces (craisins, apricots & figs), raisins, fruit chutney, coarse grain mustard, spring onions, chopped, low-fat cheddar cheese or 125 g mozzarella cheese, cubed, feta or 65 g creamy blue cheese, crumbled, pecan nuts, coarsely chopped, butter lettuce, shredded, red oak lettuce, leaves left whole, leafy fresh herbs (oregano, basil etc)

serve cup fruit flavored custard style low fat yogurt, granola or grape nuts, cut fruit from in store service deli

all-purpose flour, brown sugar , packed, butter or 3 tbsp margarine, flaked coconut (optional), chopped pecans or 1/2 cup chopped macadamia nuts, low-fat ricotta cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla extract, lime zest, raspberries, kiwi fruit, peeled and sliced

matzo farfel, shredded coconut, chopped nuts (, your choice ), oil, sugar (or other sweetener), salt, cinnamon, grated orange rind, raisins (or other chopped dried fruit)

old-fashioned or quick-cooking oatmeal, brown sugar, vegetable oil, wheat germ (opt), cinnamon or to taste, nuts of your choice, minced dried fruit of your choice, chocolate pieces if desired

mangoes (or use drained tinned ), orange juice, passion fruit, low-fat vanilla yogurt or 2 cups fruit yogurt, macadamia nuts, chopped

vanilla wafers, sugar (diabetic s...use 4 tsp sweet n low instead), cream cheese, softened (may use low fat or fat free), vanilla extract, eggs, muffin foil liners (foil ones work best), favorite fruit or preserves or nuts or pie filling