Wild Berry Pop Tart Bars

May 7, 2023 Amanda Plott

I don’t know about you, but I grew up eating pop tarts. One of my favorite flavors has always been wild berry. So when I decided to turn them into cookie bars, I knew I was going to have to do them in a bright and colorful wild berry version. I started these bars off with a sugar cookie style dough, and being as it’s a take on pop tarts, I wanted to make them a sandwich style of cookie bar.

So the mixed berry jam is sandwiched in between two layers of sugar cookie like dough and then all topped off with a bright and colorful frosting that’s made to look like the original variation of the wild berry pop tarts…

Skinny Biscuits & Gravy Breakfast Casserole

April 25, 2023 Amanda Plott

Several years back I whipped up this wonderful breakfast casserole for myself for Mother’s Day. It’s so easy almost anyone could make it for the wonderful mother in their life. This breakfast (or brunch) casserole is full of the homestyle flavors of biscuits and gravy, but lightened up to give mom a guilt free meal!

Since this is an older recipe, I decided to revisit it, and wouldn’t you know it? Not far off from Mother’s Day again. It’s a happy coincidence!…

Breakfast Crunch Wrap

April 18, 2023 Amanda Plott

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And here we have a Breakfast Crunch Wrap. It’s a crunch wrap like you know and love, but with a breakfast twist. That’s right, this crunch wrap is filled up with all the breakfast favorites like bacons eggs, and cheese - oh my! I also added in some fresh pico and of course some pickled jalapeños for an extra kick.

To keep this Breakfast Crunch Wrap nice and light, I went with a low carb tortilla and low sodium center cut bacon, because no one will ever be able to tell the difference. I also swapped in an egg white and chose a reduced fat cheddar. In the end you get this tasty Breakfast Crunch Wrap that you can share - or not…

Breakfast Fried Rice

April 15, 2023 Amanda Plott

We’ve probably all had fried rice before, but have you had breakfast fried rice? Who said you can’t have fried rice for breakfast? This fried rice starts out in the best of ways, with bacon! It’s also made all in one skillet. So first you cook the bacon, then you cook the eggs, and then it’s time for the rice. At the end you toss it all together and tada! Breakfast fried rice!

I did lighten this fried rice up by using a low sodium center cut bacon. I also used a brown rice instead of white or any other kind. And of course, low sodium soy sauce to boot. You could definitely use egg whites for at least some of the eggs, but I did not since - well eggs are expensive these days and I didn’t want to waste any yolks…

Peanut Butter Banana Muffins (Flourless!)

April 2, 2023 Amanda Plott

Did you know that you can make muffins without flour of any kind? Yep! It’s completely possible. These magic Peanut Butter Banana Muffins are made entirely without flour of any sort. And yet they still come out as if they were any other standard muffin. Crazy right? Peanut butter (or any nut butter), eggs, and banana are the main ingredients here to make these things work.

Basically, you whip it all up together in a blender and then fold in the chocolate chips. Bake them and you’re done. It’s just that simple and no one will ever guess that they’re gluten free because some how or another they still come out light and as fluffy as any other muffin out there…

Lemon Poppy Seed Waffles

March 30, 2023 Amanda Plott

Yes, I’m still very much so in love with my waffle maker. I love sweet waffles. I love savory waffles. I love waffles. With Spring kicking in the door lately, I’ve turned my attention to the bright and vibrant flavors of lemon and berries. These Lemon Poppy Seed Waffles are a perfect transition into Spring. Light and citrusy and made from scratch.

I lightened these waffles up firstly by swapping regular milk for unsweetened almond milk, because you aren’t going to be able to tell the difference here. I also used a whole wheat white flour in place of regular just to get the added bonus points for the whole wheat in there.