Homemade Granola

 Ingredients:

5 cups oats

1/2 cups coconut oil

1 cup maple syrup or honey

1 t. vanilla

1 t. salt

1 T. cinnamon (or more)

1 cup chopped nuts

1 cup raisins (or any other mix ins)

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 300 and line a baking sheet with parchment paper (you may need two)

Mix everything in a bowl

Transfer to prefered baking sheet and bake for 7-10 minutes

Let cool and store in airtight container

Enjoy!

BBQ Chicken Pizza

BBQ Chicken Pizza in 10 minutes:(Makes 2 servings)

Ingredients:2 soft pitas (I found mine in the bakery section at Walmart)
1/4 cup BBQ sauce
2 Tablespoons of red onion, chopped
1/2 cup of mozzarella cheese, shredded
1/2 cup of Tyson’s pre-cooked grilled chicken (found in the frozen section at walmart)

Directions:Microwave your chicken until thawed. Then cut it into small pieces.  Next spread your BBQ sauce on both Pitas.  Put 1/4 cup of cheese on one pita and the other 1/4 of cheese on the other pita.  Add your onions and chicken on both pitas and place on a microwaveable plate.  Microwave one pita at a time for about 1 minute or until the cheese is melted.  Using a pizza cutter, cut the pita into 4 slices. Serve it Hot!

~Ginger's Cereal Mix

Ginger's Cereal Mix

 

2 1/2 c. Rice Chex

2 1/2 c. Honey nut cheerios

1 1/2 c. oatmeal squares

1/2 c. butter, melted

1/3 c. brown sugar

2 1/2 t. cinnamon

1/3 c. honey

 

Mix cereal together, mix butter sugar, honey, cinnamon and pour over the cereal.  Put in a pan and bake at 275 degrees for 45 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes. 

 

Add dried cranberries when cooled. 

~Stuffed Pizza Cupcakes

Stuffed Pizza Cupcakes

Author: Pennywise Cook

Recipe type: Main Dish, Snack

5 simple ingredients lead to the tastiest of all cupcakes. STUFFED Pizza Cupcakes!

Ingredients

• 1 pkg Store-Bought Pizza Dough
• ½ Jar Pizza Sauce
• 1 c. Mini Pepperonis, Divided
• ½ c. Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
• 6 Mozzarella String Cheese, cut into 1 inch pieces

Instructions

1. Preheat oven according to pizza dough’s directions.
2. Begin by rolling out the pizza dough flat. Spread the pizza sauce over the dough, leaving 1 inch around the edges. Sprinkle with ½ c. mini pepperonis. Cut the dough in half.
3. Lay 4-5 pieces of string cheese across the dough, adding more as you roll. Do this with both of the pizza doughs.
4. Cut into 1 inch pieces and place in a greased muffin pan with the swirled side up.
5. Bake according to your pizza dough’s directions checking after about 12 minutes. When tops begin to brown, remove from oven.
6. Use a knife to separate from the pan and cool.

Zucchini Muffins

These tasty zucchini muffins would also be delicious with about 1/2 cup of chopped walnuts or pecans, either in addition to the carrots or to replace them.

Ingredients:

• 2/3 cup vegetable oil
• 2 large eggs
• 2/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup light or dark brown sugar, packed
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 1/2 cups finely shredded unpeeled zucchini
• 1/2 cup finely shredded carrot

Preparation:

Grease and flour 12 muffin cups. Heat oven to 375°. In a mixing bowl, beat the oil with eggs, sugars, and vanilla extract.
Combine the flour, soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon; add to the wet ingredients; stirring until blended. Fold in the shredded zucchini and carrots.
Fill muffin cups about 3/4 full; sprinkle with cinnamon sugar or granulated sugar, if desired. Bake for 20 minutes.