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March 2025
Savory Breakfast Muffins
recipe and photo courtesy of Lindsay Harold
Ingredients:
- 36 frozen tater tots, thawed
- ½ lb. breakfast sausage, browned
- 9 large eggs
- ½ cup milk
- salt and pepper
- about 1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a standard muffin pan and place 3 tater tots in each well. Divide sausage bits evenly between the muffin wells. Beat the eggs and milk until smooth. Mix in salt and pepper to taste. Pour the egg mixture over the tater tots and sausage, dividing evenly. Muffin wells will be nearly full. Place a pinch or two of shredded cheese on top of each one. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until set. Serve warm. Yields 12 servings.
Sunshine Smoothie
recipe courtesy of Family Features/Culinary.net
Ingredients:
- 2 cups orange juice
- 2 cups grapefruit juice
- 2 bananas, peeled and cut into chunks
- 1 cup vanilla yogurt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions:
In blender, blend orange juice, grapefruit juice, banana chunks, yogurt and vanilla extract until smooth. Serve immediately. Serves 2-4. Note: If smoothie is too tart, reduce to 1 cup grapefruit juice.
Mixed Berry Whole-Wheat Muffins
recipe courtesy of Family Features/Healthy Family Project
Ingredients:
- 1 ¼ cups white whole-wheat flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 1 large egg
- ½ cup maple syrup
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- ¾ cup plain nonfat Greek yogurt
- ¾ cup unsweetened applesauce
- ½ cup chopped strawberries
- ½ cup blueberries
Directions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Grease muffin pan and set aside. In medium bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In a separate large bowl, mix egg, maple syrup, vanilla, yogurt and applesauce. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and stir until just combined. Do not overmix. Fold in strawberries and blueberries. Pour batter into prepared muffin tin, filling cups about 3/4 full. Bake 15 minutes, or until tops are golden brown and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from oven and let cool in muffin tin 5 minutes before removing. Serves 12.
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