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Oatmeal Apple Raisin Cookies

September 24, 2009 by Firehouse Chef  
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htyck Oatmeal Apple Raisin Cookies - This sweet, simple, fruity oatmeal cookie recipe is not only deliciously nutricious, with it’s fabulous fresh ingredients, it’s also Low Fat! Healthy, plump, raisins, fresh, juicy apples, and crunchy oatmeal are the stars of these healthy cookies that are perfect for kids snacks, and even dessert. Enjoy this quick, easy, healthy recipe

Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 12-15 mins
Main Ingredient: Oatmeal, Apple, Raisin
Difficulty Level: 1

Ingredients to make Oatmeal Apple Raisin Cookies

4 1/2 oz (130 g) uncooked quick oats, toasted (lightly browned)
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 cup light brown sugar
1/4 cup low fat spread
1 large apple cored and grated
1 egg
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/3 cup tsp dark raisins

Directions to make Oatmeal Apple Raisin Cookies

Step 1:Preheat oven to 180 C (350F). Spray 2 baking sheets with nonstick cannola oil spray.
Step 2:In a large bowl, mix the oats, flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt, and set the mix aside. In another bowl, whip the brown sugar together with the low fat spread till the mixture goes light and fluffy.
Step 3:Add the grated apple, egg and vanilla extract, and beat until well blended. Add the oat mixture to the egg and apple blend, mix well, and add the raisins. With an ice cream scoop, spoon the dough and drop onto the baking sheets forming 24 equal cookies and leaving 2 inches distance between each cookie.
Step 4:Now flatten each cookie with spatula, and bake in center of middle oven rack 12-15 minutes, until the low fat apple and oat cookies go lightly browned.

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Best Baked Apple

September 2, 2009 by Firehouse Chef  
Filed under Baked, Breakfast, Buffet, Dessert, Easy, Easy Healthy Recipes, New Healthy Recipes, Snack, healthy

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bkd_apl1 Best Baked Apple - This fragrant, quick-fix, healthy recipe, is so very versatile. The nuts and the spices can be swithched with your favorites, or mixed and matched for a new fresh, sweet, snack or even dessert everytime! A crunchy, fruity, creamy, taste of citrus, that is still warm, is what you get from this quick and easy fruit recipe.

Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 5 mins
Servings: 1
Main Ingredient: Fruit
Difficulty Level: 1

Ingredients to make Best Baked Apple

1 apple, should be baking appropriate
1/8-1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, to taste
1/2 cup cottage cheese (fat-free is healthiest)
1 tablespoon sour cream (again, fat-free is best)
1/8 cup walnuts or other nuts
1/2 banana

Directions to make Best Baked Apple

Step 1:Wash, core and dice apple; dice can be very large, as they will reduce in size during baking. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and microwave on full power for 5 minutes.
Step 2:While it cooks, chop up the nuts and banana. Remove apple from microwave and carefully remove plastic.
Step 3:Add in the walnuts, banana, cottage cheese and sour cream and stir all ingredients together.

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Low Fat Apple Topped Cake

July 15, 2009 by Firehouse Chef  
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  apl_cakeLow Fat Apple Topped Cake - This simple, scrumptious, naturally sweet cake is so full of rich flavor, it’s hard to believe it’s low fat. The natural sweetness come from the juicy, fresh apples, which are also cholsterol free, with lots of vitamin C. Enjoy this healthy dessert guilt free while it lasts, because it never lasts long at our house.

Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 25-30 mins
Servings: 6-8
Main Ingredient: pple, Cake
Difficulty Level: 2

Ingredients to make Low Fat Apple Topped Cake

3/4 c All-purpose flour, sifted

3/4 c Whole-wheat flour, sifted

1 ts Baking powder

1/4 c Honey

1/2 c Brown sugar, lightly packed

1/4 c Oil

4 lg Egg white

1 tb Nonfat yogurt, plain flavor

5 Apples, peel/core/slice thin

Topping

Bring to a boil: 2 tb Oil

1/4 c Granulated sugar, OR brown sugar

1 ts Cinnamon

1 ts Natural dehydrated butter

Directions to make Low Fat Apple Topped Cake

Step 1:

Preheat the oven to 425F. Grease a 9×13 inch baking pan.

Step 2:

Sift both flours and the baking powder together in a medium sized bowl. Beat the honey, 1/2 cup brown sugar, vegetable oil, egg whites, and nonfat yogurt together. Pour this into the flour mixture and stir well. Pour the dough into the prepared pan and smooth out evenly. Lightly press the apples into the dough in straight lines. Bake for 10 minutes at 425F.

Step 3:

Remove the cake from the oven. Drizzle the topping over the top of the apples. Return the cake to the oven and bake at 375F for 15 to 20 minutes or until cake tester comes out clean.

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Homestyle Apple Bread

June 12, 2009 by Firehouse Chef  
Filed under Baked, Breakfast, Easy, Easy Healthy Recipes, Side Dish, Snack, healthy

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ap_brd Homestyle Apple Bread - A wonderful old fashioned, healthy recipe, that bakes to a golden brown perfection in less than thirty minutes! Great for breakfast, although the aroma this gives the whole house while cooking, makes it hard to wait that long!

Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 20-25 mins
Servings: 6-8
Main Ingredient: Apple, Raisins
Difficulty Level: 2

Ingredients to make Homestyle Apple Bread

2 c Flour
1 ts Salt
2 tb Brown sugar
3/4 c Milk
1 ts Cinnamon
2 tb Melted butter or butter
3 Apples
4 ts Baking powder
4 tb Shortening
2 c Chopped raisins
1 Egg, well beaten
2 tb Brown sugar

Directions to make Homestyle Apple Bread

Step 1:Sift flour, measure, and sift with baking powder, salt, and sugar. Cut in shortening and add raisins. Add sufficient milk to which egg has been added to make a stiff dough. Mix thoroughly.
Step 2:Pour into well-oiled shallow pan. Brush dough with melted butter. Pare, quarter, and core apples and cut in thin slices. Arrange in rows in the dough, allowing edges to overlap. Brush apples with more melted butter and sprinkle with cinnamon and brown sugar which have been mixed together.
Step 3:Bake in oven (400 F) 20 minutes or until apples are tender.

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Apple Cinnamon Bread

June 8, 2009 by Firehouse Chef  
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ap_cin Apple Cinnamon Bread - An incredible homemade bread with a light fluffy texture, with the added benefit of healthy sweet apples! And, of course what are apples without cinnamon? Not as good, so we added some. Enjoy!

Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 50-60 mins
Main Ingredient: Bread, Apples
Difficulty Level: 2

Ingredients to make Apple Cinnamon Bread

2 C All-purpose flour,unbleached
1/2 C Rolled oats,old-fashioned
1 T Baking powder
1 T Baking soda
1 T Ground cinnamon
1/4 Ts Salt
1 Lg Egg
1 Lg Egg white
1/2 C Brown sugar,packed
1/4 C Honey
1 Tb Vegetable oil
1 C Buttermilk
1 1/4 C Apples,unpeeled,finely chopped,2-3 apples

Directions to make Apple Cinnamon Bread

Step 1:Preheat oven to 350 degrees; coat a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray. Whisk the flour with the oats, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; set aside.
Step 2:Beat the egg, egg white, brown sugar, honey and oil with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Add the buttermilk and beat again. Stir the flour and apples into the batter by hand just until combined.
Step 3:Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 50 to 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean. The crust may crack.
Step 4:Cool in the pan on a wire rack for about 10 minutes. Turn out onto rack and cool completely.

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