Food Fucking Rocks

I love food, so I decided to make a sideblog for all the recipes I come across!

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Skinny Girl Mozzarella Sticks

When I am craving junk food, for whatever reason, mozzarella sticks always come top of mind. And because deep fried cheese is truly a heart attack waiting to happen, I very rarely allow myself to indulge. So when I saw this recipe for baked, panko-crusted mozzarella sticks on Pinterest, I simply had to give it a try. The result was amazing! A non-fried alternative to the traditional mozzarella sticks, these babies satisfied my junk food craving at only a fraction of the calories. This recipe is also super easy to make, since it uses string cheese, so this is a great appetizer to whip up for last minute get togethers or tailgating parties. (they freeze well, too!)

BAKED MOZZARELLA CHEESE STICKS RECIPE

(adapted from TheGunnysack.com, original recipe here.)

Ingredients:

1 package string cheese

1 cup panko

1 cup Italian bread crumbs

1 cup flour

2 eggs

2 tablespoons milk

2 tablespoons butter

marinara or pizza sauce

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to  400°F 

2. Unwrap string cheese and cut in half.

3. Put equal amounts of panko and Italian bread crumbs to a bowl and mix together.

4. Beat together 2 eggs and a little milk with a fork.

5. Put flour in a third bowl and roll each piece of cheese in the flour. Dip the flour coated cheese in the egg mixture and then coat with the bread crumb mixture.

5. Place mozzarella sticks in the freezer for about 30 minutes. Remove the mozzarella sticks from the freezer and place them on a baking sheet. Melt butter and drizzle it over the mozzarella sticks.

6. Bake at 400°F for about 8-10 minutes.

Serve with marinara or pizza sauce. Enjoy!

Here’s a really quick and easy photo guide from The Gunny Sack for how to make this fun recipe:

Happy cheese stick Tuesday!

xx, MM

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Basic Vegan French Toast

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Avocado Fries / Recipe

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Greek yogurt is a fantastic baking swap for butter- it makes these brownies rich and chocolaty, moist and fat free! I tried using it in my lighter Greek yogurt cupcakes and it worked so well I thought I’d give it a try with brownies too! You can make these in a traditional brownie pan but I love getting perfect brownies in cupcake tins- you get the gooey center and chewy edges on every piece! Mix and match whatever fruits, extract, nuts or anything else you like in your brownies, these are just a suggestion to get you started! (The mint were my favorite though!)

For more healthy baking recipes go here. :)

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Clean Eating Triple Chocolate Chunk Muffins

Ingredients:

1 3/4 cup Oats

3 Egg whites

3/4 cup Unsweetened cocoa

1/2 cup Unsweetened applesauce

1 tsp Vanilla extract

1/2 cup Plain greek yogurt (or regular plain low fat yogurt)

1/2 tsp Cream of tartar (or 2 tsp. vinegar)

1 1/2 tsp Baking powder

1 1/2 tsp Baking soda

1/4 tsp Salt

1 cup Hot water

1/2 cup Baking stevia OR 1 cup sweetener of choice that measures like sugar 1

1/2 cup Semi-sweet chocolate chips

Tip- Foil cupcake liners, remove the inner paper lining (because paper liners tend to stick to muffins!)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line 2 (12-cup) muffin pans with foil cupcake liners, or spray muffin tin with non-stick cooking spray. Set aside.

In a blender, (or food processor), mix all of the ingredients together, except for the chocolate chips. Blend until oats are ground and mixture is smooth.

Place mixture in a bowl and gently stir in 1/2 of the chocolate chips (set the rest aside). Scoop mixture into prepared muffin pans.

Place muffins tins in the oven for 10 minutes.  After 10 minutes, remove muffins from the oven (but don’t shut oven off), and distribute the other half of the chocolate chips on top of each muffin.

Place the muffins back into the oven and bake for an additional 2-5 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.*Note, you could skip this step by putting all of the chips in the batter, and baking the muffins for 12-15 min straight, but this method gives the muffins the traditional ‘VitaTop Muffin’ look with the chocolate chips on top!

Cool muffins before removing from pan. ENJOY!!!

***This amazing recipe and more can be found HERE at Dashing Dish

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Raspberry Brown Butter Cake with Goat Cheese Buttercream & A Raspberry Port Reduction

Really nice recipes. Every hour.

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Vegan (and G-F) Apple & Oat Tartlets

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Baked Apple Chips…RECIPE

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Baked Banana Oatmeal - Clean & Delicious® Full Recipe

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These are some of my favorite desserts but redone in a healthier way! Many of them use lighter ingredients like bananas and other fresh fruit, avocado and nut whole grains to lower calories and fat while adding nutritional value and still tasting great!

The hand pie recipes are here! :)

For more healthy baking recipes and cookie recipes go here! :)

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Apple Pie Baked in an Apple….RECIPE

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A few weeks ago I made Greek Yogurt scones and they were so delicious that when my sisters started asking me to make scones for them I immediately revisited the recipe! This recipe features Greek yogurt to add moisture and 4-5 grams of protein per scone!

You can use the base recipe to make all different flavors and combinations savory and sweet. They’re great for breakfast with yogurt, cottage cheese & fruit or as a perfect afternoon snack!

Here’s the first Greek Yogurt Scone post, if you want all the recipes for these versions go here! :)

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I love cupcakes; they’re just the right portion size, the toppings are endless and they’re surprisingly easy to whip up! These are just a few healthier recipes ideas but get creative with spices and add ins to use these recipes to make your own favorite cupcakes! The rest of the Greek yogurt cupcake recipes are here.

You can find all these and more lighter cake & cupcake recipes here! :)

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Go here to vote for the newest mini muffin flavors!

I started making these lighter, healthier mini muffins after seeing my little sisters grab Hostess packs too many times! I love coming up with new flavors and making on the run packs so I can enjoy a few between classes, on the way to work or any other time I need an on the run energy boost. They’re so quick and easy to make, I can throw together a few flavors in one afternoon and store them 4 at a time in mini ziplocks.

All the mini muffin recipes are under 40 calories each!

For all the mini muffin recipes go here. :)

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Chocolate Covered Strawberry Popsicles

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After my run today I wanted something sweet so I decided to whip up some healthy cupcakes. I wanted to swap out the butter for something with a bit more protein and the Greek Yogurt base turned out so amazing I just kept making more flavors! Greek Yogurt makes them moist, rich and adds 3g of protein while making them (except where I added nuts) completely fat free! You can use the base recipe of yogurt, Truvia, egg whites, flour, soy milk, vanilla & salt then add whatever other fillings, extracts or flavors you like (next on my list is chocolate raspberry). Next time you want a sweet treat give these a try, they’re really easy to make and perfect for whatever your sweet tooth desires. :)

For more healthy cupcake recipes go here!

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THESE LOOK SO GOOD. Wow I am going to the store tomorrow for ingredients.