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Baked Spinach and Egg White Muffins

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egg white muffins
12 whites, 2 yolks- large eggs
1T parm cheese
1T Mexican blend cheese or another cheese of your liking, shredded
1t garlic powder
¼t good salt

This recipe will make 6 standard sized muffins or 4 large muffins.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a skillet, saute 3 handfuls of fresh, washed spinach in 2T of olive oil. Let the spinach cool and squeeze out the extra moisture.

In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs then add the cheese, seasonings and spinach.

Spray your muffin pan, even if you are using one with a nonstick surface. Pour the mixture into each of the cups, almost to the top.

Place the tin in a water bath, pouring water about halfway up the side of the tin.

water bath

Cook for about 25 minutes, or until the centers are set.

After cooling for a few minutes, remove from the tin and serve.

These “muffins” can be eaten warm or cold and is an Atkins friendly option.

Heart Pancakes

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2 cups sifted cake flour
1/2 tsp baking powder

Sift together in a large bowl.

In a separate, medium sized bowl, combine the following:

3 eggs
3/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon orange flower water
2 cups heavy cream
1 tablespoon cider vinegar
3 tablespoons orange flavored honey or other honey
1 tablespoon agave nectar
2 cups ricotta cheese
4 oz marscapone cheese

Blend together and add to the dry mix using a spatula.

Put into a heart-shaped mold and bake for 25 minutes at 350 degrees.

Here is good mold to use for chocolate, muffins and pancakes: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000M9N7CM.

Warm Pumpkin Pudding (*gluten free)

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Warm Gluten Free Pumpkin Pudding

6 dates
1 tsp Madagascar vanilla paste
2 tsp of flax meal dissolved in
10 tsp of water
1 tbsp of maple syrup
2 tbsp honey
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon (reserve 1 tsp for topping)
15 monukka raisins
3 tbsp almond flour
15 Marcona almonds (reserve for topping)

1 tsp cinnamon

In a food processor, blend the above ingredients until well combined. Then add 1 can of pumpkin puree (15oz) (not pumpkin pie filling).

Pulse until pumpkin is incorporated into mix and then evenly separate into two mini bread loaf pans or other bakings molds for one hour at 350 F.

Prior to the last 10 minutes of baking, combine cinnamon and almonds in a food processor and pulse until the almonds are crushed.  Divide in half, sprinkle and press into the top of each loaf, then replace in oven to continue baking.

pumpkin bread

Don’t under estimate how delicious this dessert can be without any processed sugars.  This can be served warm or cold.