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Pumpkin Spice Trail Mix

I love making gifts for the holidays, lately I have been on the kick of making trail mix. Trail mix is so versatile. This one is a new favorite, especially if you like pumpkin. I also incorporated some of my grandpa’s homegrown dehydrated apples for a new texture and natural sweetness.

This recipes yields 12 cups.

Ingredients:

10 oz bag of white chocolate baking chips
2 cups of dehydrated apples slices
1 cups of roasted lightly salted sunflower seeds
1 cup of roasted pepitas seeds
2 cups of pumpkin flavored cheerios
1 1/3 cup of cinnamon baking chips
2 cups of craisins

Directions:

Place all the ingredients into a large bowl and toss until well incorporated. Portion out in individual mason jars. I placed them in individual pint size jars. You could also portion out in individual snack size sealable bags.

Whole Grain Oat and Raisin Cookies

I was getting ready for our Topsail Trip this summer and made a batch of these cookies for our road trip down. The journey usually takes 12 hours on average for us. I always look forward to the road trip. My mom always says it is not always the destination but the journey it takes to reach the destination. I love this piece of advice, and I learn the older I get the more I find truth to the quote.

We make a lot of memories on our drive down and back to Topsail. We put on various xm stations (90 on 9, The Blend, Highway, Y2K Country) and hit the cruise control. We usually get lost along the way but we always find new markets, cars for sale, or antique stores along the way. We laugh about getting lost later.

To fuel our journey, we pack our car with a lot of snacks so we don’t have to stop as much. Plus it saves us some money to spend later ….. on another vacation (hehe). My husband always says more than half of what I pack is food. Which is true and I guess because that is the dietitian in me.

I did make one healthy swap on these cookies and it was to incorporate more whole grain by using whole wheat flour. Next time I will try and decrease the saturated fat and sugar content by using unsweetened applesauce.

This recipe yields: 36 rather large cookies (when you use a number 40 cookie scoop)

Ingredients:

2 cups of whole wheat pastry flour

1 teaspoon of baking soda

1 teaspoon of kosher salt

1 teaspoon of baking powder

1/2 teaspoon of ground cinnamon

2 egg

2 teaspoons of vanilla extract

1 cup of sugar

1 cup of brown sugar

1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temp (soften)

3 cups Old fashioned Oats

1 1/2 cups of raisins or your favorite dried fruit

Tools for the job:

2 half sheet cookie sheets: Line with Parchment paper

#40 cookie scoop

Oven : Preheat to 350 degrees.

Directions:

In a large glass bowl, whisk together the cinnamon, flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
In a bowl attached to a stand mixer beat the butter until light and fluffy, add the sugar and cream the two together. Add in the eggs one at a time and lastly add in the vanilla.
Gently add in the flour mixture to the wet ingredients. Mix on low until incorporated. Caution not to over mix.
Lastly fold in the oats and raisins.
Use a number 40 cookie scoop to portion out the goodies on the parchment lined pan.
Make sure to keep the cookies about 2 inches apart from one another.
Bake for 11-12 minutes on 350 degrees.
Remove from pan right away and allow to cool on wire rack.

Whole Grain Raisin Oat Bars

I love baking… I know no surprise! Today I was reviewing my food network magazine September 2015 edition and came across the 50 bars insert. I must say I adore the inserts of 50 recipes of a specific item!! I couldn’t wait to try one …. Okay so I tried two tonight. I did some mods to the oat bars (#15) and this is what I came up with.

Pre-directions preheat oven to 350 in line a glass 9 by 13 baking dish with foil. Set aside.

This recipe yields 18 bars

Ingredients:

2 1/2 cups of rolled oats (not instant)

1 1/2 cups of whole wheat pastry flour

1 teaspoon of kosher salt

1 teaspoon of baking powder

2 teaspoons of pure vanilla extract

4 tablespoons of unsalted butter softened

1/2 a cup of unsweetened applesauce

1/4 cup Canola oil

2 eggs

2 cups of raisins

3/4 cup of brown sugar (not packed)

3/4 cup of granulated sugar

Directions:

1. In a stand mixture cream together, butter, applesauce, vanilla, and canola oil with both sugars.

2. Decrease mixer to low and add in rolled oats, flour, salt, and baking powder. Also add eggs at this time adding one egg at a time.

3. Finally add in raisins and mix one last time until all raisins are well incorporated.

4. Place batter in prepared pan. Bake for 35 minutes. Remove from oven an allow to cool before cutting into bars.

Oatmeal Raisin bars

We had our monthly NST meeting today. I decided to make some whole grain oatmeal bars for the meeting since these are super quick and easy. They are also perfect for an after lunch snack! They remind me of an oatmeal raisin cookie but without the butter !

Yields 20 bars

Ingredients

2 TB Ground flaxseed

2/3 cup raw sugar

1 TB pure maple syrup

1/2 tsp allspice

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp kosher salt

1 cup 100% quick oats

1 cup 100% old fashioned oats

1/4 c canola oil

1/2 c unsweetened applesauce

1 c whole wheat pastry flour

1/2 cup of raisins

9 by 13 baking dish

Parchment paper

Cooking spray
Directions

1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees and parchment line a 9 x 13″ baking pan. Spray with cooking spray and set aside.

2. In a large bowl mix together with whisk both oats, flour, flaxseed, sugar, allspice, baking soda, & salt . Add applesauce, maple syrup, canola oil, and mix to incorporate.

3. Lastly fold in raisins. Pour batter into 9 x 13 pan and press the batter into the pan evenly. It helps to spray a spatula with cooking spray to prevent sticking and smooth the bars prior to placing in the oven.

4. Bake 15 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool on wire rack. Allow to cool completely before cutting.

Enjoy! I know my husband and the team did!

Ginger Oatmeal Raisin Bars

These are a sample of whole grain goodness. My kitchen smells amazing while these are baking in the oven!

Ingredients:

3/4 cup whole wheat pastry flour

1/3 cup raisins

1/3 cup chopped toasted pecans or slivered almonds (I used a combo since I had some roasted pecans leftover from another baked good)

1/4 cup canola oil

1/2 cup raw sugar

1 egg

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp kosher salt

2 TB crystallized ginger

1/4 cup ground flaxseed

1 1/3 cup 100% old fashioned oats

1 TB honey

1 tsp good quality vanilla extract

1/4 tsp almond extract

8 by 8 glass baking dish

Parchment paper

This recipe yields 8 bars or 9 squares

Directions:

1. Whisk together oil, honey, sugar, flaxseed,egg,extracts in a large bowl. Mix well to incorporate. Add in flour, salt, soda, and oats. Use spatula to incorporate the dry ingredients throughout. Fold in raisins and nuts.

2. Place parchment paper into baking vessel. Pour batter evenly (it will be thick pasty like) into dish press with spatula.

3. Bake for 25 minutes. Remove from oven allow to cool for 10 to 15 minutes befor cutting into bars.

4. Enjoy!

Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

My nephew stayed the night last night and one of his favorite things to eat is raisins. I wanted to make something he could help assist with in the kitchen and cookies came to mind.

Preheat Oven to 350 degrees and line half sheet pans with parchment paper.

This recipe yields 62 cookies using number 60 scoop!

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cup of Quick Oats
1 1/2 cup of 100% old fashion oats
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup AP flour
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pure vanilla
1/2 cup unsalted butter (room temperature) aka one stick
1/2 cup canola oil
1 1/2 cup raisins
2 large eggs
1 cup brown sugar not packed
3/4 cup granulated sugar

Directions:

Beat butter in stand mixer until fluffy.