Healthy Blender Brownies

May 28, 2023 Amanda Plott

I’ve made healthy brownies in the past, but never quite like this. These Healthy Blender Brownies take it to the next level with all the ingredients easily being tossed into a blender and purred down into a smooth batter that you then bake and enjoy. Yep. That’s it. No bowl required for this one. Just a blender (or food processor) and the baking dish.

I used quick oats in mine, but I think regular old-fashioned oats would work just as well in these brownies. They bake up into a light brownie that’s just fudge enough for my liking without being overly wet or dense. I find that the more cakey brownies tend to be better for brownie sundaes anyway since they can soak up the ice cream goodness…

Mango Pineapple Chamoy Popsicles

May 22, 2023 Amanda Plott

This is the last week of school here and whether we like it or not the hotter weather is coming! I’m already preparing by making these Mango Pineapple Chamoy Popsicles! I’ve made some mango chili popsicles in the past, but I wanted these to have a bit more spice and some chamoy flavor too!

Although I didn’t do it today, you could add a little something something to these to spike them too. But, for today I kept mine clean. The chunks of fresh pineapple and mango in here along with the Tajin are perfection. Plus, I love that I get to control how much heat goes into these things too…

2 Ingredient Cookies

May 13, 2023 Amanda Plott

I didn’t think it could be done, but yes - cookies can be made with a mere two ingredients. These 2 Ingredient Cookies are super east to make, because it’s just two ingredients, and they’re great as a snack, or even for part of a breakfast or lunch. So what are the two ingredients? Oats and banana. The oats do need to be quick oats and the banana has to be overly ripe. Other than that? There’s nothing more to them!

There aren’t any tricks to these cookies. They do end up being vegan, vegetarian, dairy-free, low fat, and bunch of other things that make them into not only one easy cookie, but a healthy one too. I’ve been enjoying mine as part of my lunch with apple slices, peanut butter, and some other snacks treats…

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…

Air Fryer Sopapillas

March 8, 2023 Amanda Plott

Everyone loves a good Sopapilla after some tasty Mexican food. And these Air Fryer Sopapillas are not only easy to make, they also only take a handful of ingredients and just a few minutes of cook time. Being as there’s only a handful ingredients, there really isn’t much you can do to make them much ‘better for you’.

Sometimes you just need to indulge just a little bit. But, even with that being said? You get four of these to a serving that’s well under two-hundred calories. Dust them in some cinnamon sugar and a little bit of hunny and you’ve got an amazing dessert!…

Instant Pot Strawberry Shortcake Cheesecake Bites

February 24, 2023 Amanda Plott

I know that I’ve made mini cheesecakes in the instant pot before, but I still have some strawberry powder and strawberry cheesecake crumbs that I need to use up and for whatever ever reason it just seemed fitting to put them together in these Instant Pot Strawberry Shortcake Cheesecake Bites.

The way I was able to pack so much strawberry flavor into these cheesecakes was to use a strawberry powder. It’s basically freeze dried strawberries that have been ground down to a fine powder. That’s it. That’s all. Nothing more added than that - no added colors or artificial flavors there. Just pure strawberry goodness!…