Tag: Blueberries

What I Make

Healthyish Blueberry Muffins

Julia Parent

Makes: 12

Ingredients:
1 cup whole milk
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 cup quick-cooking oats
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg, beaten
1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
1 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup flour
1 tablespoon flaxseed meal
1 1/3 cup fresh blueberries

Directions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Stir milk and lemon juice together in a large bowl. Add oats. In a separate bowl, combine next 11 ingredients. Add to oat mixture and stir just until combined. Fold in blueberries. Pour equal amounts of batter into each muffin cup. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes.

What I Make

Apple Blueberry Maple Oatmeal

Julia Parent

Serves: 6 to 8

Ingredients:
1 cup steel-cut oats
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 tablespoon flaxseeds
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 1/2 cup whole milk
1 1/2 cup water
1/4 cup 100% pure maple syrup
3 apples, peeled, cored, and diced
blueberries, to taste
raisins, optional

Diresctions:
Combine first eight ingredients. Put mixture in a slow cooker. Cover and cook on low for 6 hours. Top with blueberries and raisins, if desired. Have with a glass of water.

What I Make

Individual Fruit Crisps

Julia Parent

Serves: 3

Ingredients:
1 apple (I used a Braeburn apple.)
1 pear (I used a Bartlett pear.)
1/2 cup blueberries
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
3 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons water
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
2 oats ‘n honey crunchy granola bars

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Peel and dice apple and pear. Whisk together butter, honey, water, and cinnamon. Put fruit in a 9-inch baking dish. Pour butter mixture over fruit. Stir until fruit is well coated. Bake for 30 minutes or until fruit is soft. While fruit is in the oven, put bars in a zipper baggie. Seal baggie and crush bars with a rolling pin. Spoon warm fruit into individual serving bowls and top with 1/8 cup granola crumbs.

What I Make

Waffle with Honey Butter and Blueberries

Julia Parent

Serves: 1

Ingredients:
1 gluten free frozen waffle
1/2 tablespoon unsalted butter
1 1/2 teaspoons honey
16 fresh blueberries, gently rinsed and dried

Directions:
Toast waffle until heated through. In a small microwave safe bowl, microwave butter for 15 seconds or until melted. Add honey and stir until thoroughly combined. Drizzle honey butter over waffle and top with blueberries. Have with a glass of water and a good source of protein that does not contain sugar, such as my Cheese Omelet recipe.