Truffles with a Twist

Avocado Truffles

We all know that it would be better to eat a piece of fruit or vegetables than it would be to eat a piece of chocolate. However, a lot of the time we still choose chocolate over "healthier" options. It is probably impossible to eat chocolate and not feel happy--it has actually been proven that eating chocolate can help improve your mood. Today, we recreated a treat that we all love by combining it with avocado. The idea of avocado truffles may seem absurd, but you might be surprised that you cannot taste any avocado in these chocolate truffles. Instead, the avocado lends itself to making the truffles soft, rich, and creamy. So next time you are craving a sweet treat, try this no-bake recipe and remain guilt-free. Enjoy!

Apples to Apples

Cinnamon Sugar Apple "Chips"

Today we decided to make apple "chips" by slicing up some apples, sprinkling them with cinnamon and sugar, and baking them until they were crispy and golden brown. These chips were so easy to make and are such a healthy snack. Instead of eating processed potato chips or other unhealthy foods to satisfy your snack cravings, these are purely made of fruit! They are delicious, addicting, and are sure to beat any store-bought snack you'd find in the supermarket aisles!

Crab Cakes

Crab Cakes

Today we decided to make homemade crab cakes. Making crab cakes may seem like it would be difficult and require a lot of time, skills, and ingredients, but you wouldn't believe how simple these crab cakes are to cook. They are incredibly easy to make, and our family loved eating them. See our step-by-step photos below!

Ravioli Made Easy

Spinach Ravioli

After seeing how successful our “healthy” mozzarella sticks were last week, we decided to use wonton wrappers in another recipe. The wrappers seem to be able to be used in an endless variety of ways, and they are an easy shortcut to having your own pre-cut squares of dough. We knew that we wanted to cook homemade ravioli, but it is a long process to make your own pasta. So, we wanted to make a fast and easy ravioli recipe and thought of using wonton wrappers once again! We stuffed our ravioli with spinach, part skim ricotta cheese, and Parmesan cheese, but you can really add whatever add-ins you would like. We put about a tablespoon of the mixture in each ravioli, sealed off the ravioli with a wonton wrapper on top, and crimped the edges down with a fork before baking them in the oven.

Fruit Doughnuts

Strawberry and Blueberry Doughnuts

After seeing how successful our cinnamon roll flavored doughnuts were, Kimberly and I wanted to make a second doughnut recipe. Typically, I enjoy eating richer, chocolatey foods, and Kimberly loves sweeter, sugary ones. So, this fruit doughnut recipe is right up her alley. Kimberly's favorite doughnut to eat is a strawberry-frosted glazed doughnut, while mine is either a chocolate cake doughnut or Boston cream! These strawberry and blueberry doughnuts pack in tons of fresh fruit to naturally sweeten them, and applesauce keeps them nice and moist. We also decided to use whole-wheat flour to make them even healthier. These doughnuts are delicious! Again, they are baked in the oven and only take a few minutes to cook! Thanks to a neat doughnut pan that we borrowed from our friend, we have been able to cook doughnuts in our very own home (and we also may want to invest in buying a pan for ourselves!). So, next time you're craving a doughnut, skip the doughnut shop and bake one of these wholesome fruit doughnuts instead!

Cinnamon Bun-Fun

Greek Yogurt Cinnamon Roll Doughnuts

Happy almost-National Doughnut Day, everyone! In honor of National Doughnut Day, which is June 5, we decided to cook up a healthy take on this classic treat. Kimberly absolutely loves to eat doughnuts. It is always a good day when our mom comes home from the local doughnut and coffee store with a brown bag heavy with the weight of a strawberry-frosted doughnut. Without a doubt, doughnuts are delicious, but they can be deep-fried and loaded with sugar and fat. We wanted to make doughnuts that were baked--not fried--and utilized healthy substitutions for butter and sugar. In these doughnuts, you will find Greek yogurt and applesauce making them extra moist, and whole-wheat flour making them even heartier. We have even combined them with one of our other favorite breakfast treats--cinnamon buns! We love how these doughnuts taste delicious, yet are SO much healthier than the ones you can buy at the store. Enjoy!

Colorful Cupcakes

Rainbow Cupcakes

Today we were having friends over and wanted to make a fun, colorful recipe. This recipe was definitely not cooked "from scratch," nor is it "healthy." Not all of our recipes can be completely homemade and natural, after all. This recipe was meant to be fun to make, which it certainly was. We used a boxed cake mix and separated the batter into four different bowls, dyed them various colors with food dye, and placed spoonfuls of each color inside of cupcake trays to create a rainbow or tie dye effect. The results were pretty neat, and the cupcakes were even more delicious to eat!