Chocolate Zucchini Muffins

These have even less fat than the low fat choc chip zucchini muffins I posted last week. These are also more moist. I thought they were super delicious, and my 5 year old couldn't stop eating them.

1/3 cup boiling water
1 large zucchini, shredded
1.5 cups whole wheat flour
1/2 cup cocoa powder
3/4 cup sugar
1.25 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 ripe banana, mashed
1.5 tablespoons flaxseed meal mixed with 1/8 cup water
1 teaspoon vanilla

1.) Preheat the oven to 350 degrees

2.) Pour the boiling water over the shredded zucchini

3.) Mix in the rest of the ingredients

4.) Scoop batter into muffin pan (makes 18 servings)

5.) Bake for 30 minutes.

Potato Zucchini Pancakes

Mix together: 
One large zucchini, grated
Three large potatoes, grated
1 tablespoon salt
1 teaspoon ground pepper
3/4 cup whole wheat flour 

I then cooked these on my George Foreman grill with no oil. The whole family ate them up. 

Low Fat Chocolate Chip Zucchini Muffins

Dry Ingredients: 
One and a half cups flour
1/2 cup sugar
Half teaspoon baking soda
half teaspoon baking powder
have teaspoon salt
half teaspoon cinnamon

Wet Ingredients: 
1 tablespoon ground flaxseed meal combined with 6 tablespoons of water
half cup of applesauce
2 cups of shredded zucchini
half cup chocolate chips

Instructions: 
Mix the dry and wet ingredients separately, then gently combine them and put the batter into a 12 count muffin pan and bake at 350° for 25 minutes.

Lentil Oat Loaf

Ingredients: 

2.5 cups of water
Small onion, chopped
1 stock celery finely sliced
4 cloves of garlic, minced, 
Half cup dry brown lentils
Bayleaf 
3/4 cup steel cut oats
1 cup rolled oats
1 teaspoon dry oregano
1 teaspoon dry basil
Half teaspoon ground thyme 
Salt and pepper to taste
3 tablespoons of soy sauce
1 tablespoon of tahini
1 tablespoon of molasses
1/2 cup of barbecue sauce, divided 
2 egg whites
1 tablespoon flaxseed meal 

Instructions: 

1.) Pre-heat the oven to 375 degrees. 

2.) Saute the onion, garlic, and celery in a small amount of water for a few minutes. 

3.) Add the water, bay leaf, and lentils and simmer until the lentils are cooked. 

4.) Remove the bay leaf, add the oats, spices, soy sauce, tahini, molasses, and half of the barbecue sauce, and cook another 10 minutes. 

5.) Stir in the egg whites and flaxseed meal and pour the mixture into a 9" x 5" bread pan. 

6.) Top with the last 1/4 cup of barbecue sauce, then bake for 25-30 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes before slicing. 

Spinach and Quinoa Bars

1.) Cook 1 cup of dry quinoa. (Simmer, covered in 2 cups of water for 20 minutes.) 

2.) Defrost 18 oz frozen spinach. 

3.) Mix 2 tablespoons of flaxseed meal with 6 tablespoons of warm water. 

3.) Mix the quinoa, spinach, and flaxseed mixture together with: 

• 1.5 cups nonfat cottage cheese
• 4 green onions, chopped
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• Four drops of liquid smoke (optional) 
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 cup nutritional yeast

4,) Spray a 9" x 12" pan with canola oil, pour it in, and bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour. 

Pumpkin Spice Muffins

A fat-free muffin recipe for autumn: 

Dry Ingredients:
1.5 cups whole wheat flour
1 tsp cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon ground ginger 

1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 tablespoon honey

Wet Ingredients: 
1 cup pumpkin purée
2 tbsp flaxseed meal mixed with 6 tbsp warm water
1/4 cup apple butter
1/4 cup apple cider

1.) Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. 

2.) Mix up the wet and dry ingredients separately, then together. 

3.) Scoop the mixture into a standard size muffin pan for 12. 

4.) Bake for 25 minutes. 

Pumpkin Spice Pancakes

Another fat free pancake recipe. I made these for breakfast this morning. Seasonal and very delicious, especially with apple butter and maple syrup. 

Wet Ingredients: 

1.5 cups almond milk
1 cup pumpkin purée
2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
3 tbsp honey 
2 teaspoons flaxseed meal and 1/4 cup hot water (mix together first, then add to the rest of the wet ingredient mixture.) 

Dry Ingredients: 

1 cup whole wheat flour 
1 cup all purpose flour 
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ginger
1/2 teaspoon salt 
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

1.) Mix the wet and dry ingredients separately, then together. 

2.) Cook a few minutes per side in a frying pan or on a griddle on low heat using spray canola oil. (Or just use a non-stick pan if you want to be totally fat free.) 

Waffles (Fat Free)

1 and 1/4 cup flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon corn starch
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 and 1/3 cup soy milk
1 tablespoon cider vinegar
2 tablespoon agave nectar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup blueberries (optional)

Mix all ingredients together and use in a waffle iron.