Mexican Loaf

Full of fiber, this is a healthy Mexican dish to enjoy as a side dish or as a snack.

 

Serves 6


Ingredients:


12 oz can of spicy refried beans

packet of Batchelor's Mexican Rice

3 medium eggs
Fry Light or other light oil spray



Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 220C/425F.


2. Spray low-calorie oil spray into deep, small rectangular glass pan.


3. Mix the eggs together in a bowl.


4. Cook the rice according to the instructions on the packet.


5. Mix the refried beans into the egg mixture.


6. Add the rice to the refried beans and egg mixture and mix well.


7. Pour mixture into pan.


8. Bake in oven for 25 to 30 minutes.


9. Enjoy!

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Easy Banana Bread

This recipe only takes 5 minutes to prepare before baking.

Ingredients

3 ripe bananas, smashed
1/3 cup melted light butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup sweetener
1 egg, beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon baking soda
pinch of salt
1 1/2 cups of whole wheat flour
Fry Light (or other low calorie cooking oil spray)


Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).

2. With a wooden spoon, mix butter into the mashed bananas in a large mixing bowl.

3. Mix in the sugar, sweetener, egg, and vanilla.

4. Sprinkle the baking soda and salt over the mixture and mix in.

5. Add the flour last and mix.

6. Pour mixture into a 4x8 inch loaf pan that is sprayed with Fry Light.

7. Bake for 1 hour.

8. Cool on a rack.

9. Remove from pan and slice to serve.

Enjoy!








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Snickerdoodle Balls

(I will add a picture in here when I get one taken.)

When I lived in the US, once of my favorite cookies was the snickerdoodle. Snickerdoodles are wonderful cinnamon vanilla cookies, and I really wanted to come up with a healthier version of them. This is the result of my efforts.

Ingredients

6oz self-raising flour
3oz low-fat margarine
12 tbsp sweetener
2 tsp vanilla extract
3 tbsp fat-free vanilla yogurt
1 tbsp ground cinnamon
1 egg yolk

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350F.
2. Mix the sweetener, flour and cinnamon in a bowl. Add the margarine and rub it in using your fingertips until the mixture looks like breadcrumbs.
3. Stir in the yogurt and the egg yolk. Knead the mixture with your hands until it forms a soft dough.
4. Divide the mixture into 24 small balls. Place the dough balls on a baking tray sprayed with Fry Light or other low calorie oil spray. Bake these in the oven for 12 to 15 minutes, or until golden. Cool before serving.


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