Honey Orange Rolls

Any roll recipe, though I used my pizza crust recipe (doubled) and it was awesome and FAST!

Here is the sauce:
3/4 cup honey (or 1 cup sucanat, raw cane sugar etc)
1/2 cup butter/coconut oil
1/4 cup frozen orange juice concentrate
1/4 cup water
2 TBS grated orange peel (either fresh or dehydrated)
8-10 drops orange essential oil (optional)

Preheat oven to 350. Prepare a bundt cake or fluted 10 inch tube pan. Melt together in a sauce pan on low heat. If you have used my pizza dough, that was about the same time to have it resting. Oil your hands and shape into balls, make one layer and pour some of the sauce over it. Add another layer and pour sauce over it until you have used the dough and sauce all up. Pour the extra sauce over the top.

My oven wasn't hot yet, so I let it rise over one of the warm burners for probably 10 minutes. Then I put it in.

Bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes. Serving warm is best. My 8 year old said it's the best breakfast ever. It was our special General Conference breakfast this morning.

Chocolate pudding recipes!

These are chocolate pudding, but are not your typical recipes! So, please, don't turn your nose up, try it out, it's DELICIOUS!

Chocolate pudding #1
2 cups baby Thai meat or 2 small avacados
3/4 cup coconut water or just water (more if it needs to be thinned)
1/2 Cup maple syrup
1/3 cup agave nectar
1/2 cup cocoa powder or carob powder
2 TBS vanilla extract
1/4 tsp sea salt

Blend and enjoy!

Chocolate pudding #2 (less ingredients)
2 small avacados or 1 large
1-2 TBS cocoa
1 TBS honey (or to taste)

Use blender or food processor to mix. Use coconut milk or water to thin.

I usually make the second recipe because I really do have those ingredients on hand. I also sometimes decrease the amount of honey or sweetener and will use berry flavored stevia extract. SO YUMMY!

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins

These are so tasty! My kids loved them. They are very easy too. I doubled it, so I will be posting the doubled recipe :)

1 1/2 cups honey (if you are used to really sweet, you might like to add just a little more)

1/2 cup olive oil

4 eggs

2 cups mashed pumpkin (I used canned this time)

1/2 cup water

3 cups whole wheat flour

1 1/2 tsp baking powder

1 tsp of baking soda

3/4 tsp ground cloves

2 tsp cinnamon

3/4 tsp nutmeg

1/2 tsp salt (which I forgot--with not bad results)

1 1/4 cups semisweet chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 375. Prepare pans (either grease/flour or use paper muffin liners)

Mix honey, oil and eggs. Add the pumpkin and water. Then add ingredients in order listed mixing just before adding the flour. Add flour and mix until wet. Then add in chocolate chips.

Fill muffin tins 2/3 full and bake for 20-25 minutes. Mine took only 20 minutes, but my oven runs a little hot.

Enjoy! The house smelled divine and the kids each ate 3 each for breakfast!

Buttermilk syrup

Hey there all! This recipe was given to me from a friend. I have changed it up and the kids gave it a thumb's up. Here you go!

1 cube butter (or coconut oil)
1 2/3 cups honey (or 2 cups sugar)
3/4 cups buttermilk (or soy/rice/almond milk with 2 TBS lemon juice/vinegar and let sit for 15 minutes, this is true also of just plain milk)

Bring to a boil and let boil for 2-3 minutes while whisking. Take off of the heat and stirn in 1 tsp vanilla and 1 tsp baking soda. THIS WILL DOUBLE in size, so make sure your pan size allows for that.

This makes a foamy fun syrup that is very tasty. I intend to try it with maple extract soon. ENJOY!

Banana Muffins

These are so versatile and yummy! I make a double batch a lot of the time, but it is a big batch, so be prepared if you double it.

Dry ingredients:

1/2 cup wheat germ
2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 cup chocolate chips

Wet:

1/2 cup butter/coconut oil
3/4 cup sugar/honey
2 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup ripe bananas (about 2-3 bananas)

This batter should be creamy, if it seems too thick then you can add a little extra milk.

Preheat the oven to 350 and prepare 12 muffin tins

Cream butter and sugar with mixer. Beat the eggs in 1 at a time. Add the bananas (it says to add them mashed, I always let my mixer do it) and add vanilla.

Mix the dry together and then put into the wet and mix until moist, but a little lumpy.

For muffins you will let them bake about 25 minutes.

Breakfast Cookies

These are tasty and I use them when we go hiking or have a busy week.

1/2 cup butter/coconut oil softened
2/3 cups brown sugar (or 1/2 cup honey and 2 TBS molasses)
2 eggs
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup rolled oats
1 cup dried fruit/cranberries, cherries, raisins, dried apricots (chopped) etc
1/2 cup banana chips--broken up (opt)
1/2 cup chopped nuts of any sort

Turn on oven to 350 and prepare a pan.

Put oil (butter/coconut oil) and beat until creamy add honey or brown sugar and mix until combined.

Add the eggs and vanilla dn beat until combined. Put the rest of the ingredients up to the oats and mix in a separate bowl and then pour into the first mixture.

Fold/stir in items from the oats down and mix.

Use about 1/4 cup per cookie 2 inches apart onto cookie sheet. Bake 12-15 minutes. I use an ice-cream scoop.

ENJOY!

Peanut Butter and Honey Granola

We really like this recipe. It's great for a change of pace in the granola world. We try not to eat cold cereal because 1. It's unhealthy, even the "organic" varieties. 2. It's WWWWAAAAYYYY cheaper!

I am the kind of cook that really thinks you should use what you have on hand. Don't let a recipe stop you! So, this recipe is pretty flexible.

6 TBS oil (butter, olive oil, coconut oil etc)
1 cup Peanut Butter crunchy or smooth (or almond butter---though if you use almond butter, I recommend extra honey)
1 cup honey
2 tsp vanilla
3/4 tsp salt
9 cups oats


1. Over medium heat warm the oil, honey and peanut butter. This is basically just to get it all smooth and melted, no need to simmer or boil.
2. Add the vanilla and salt and dissolve.
3. Add oats and stir until coated.
4. Place on a cookie sheet (you could use a 9X13 pan too, but you would need a couple of them) and put in the oven and bake at 375 degrees for 5-10 minutes. I don't like my granola crispy, so mine comes out at 5 mintues to cool, but you can leave it in closer to 10 if you like it more toasted.

Once it is cooled you can put it in a sealed container for 1-2 weeks or in the fridge longer. Honestly, I never have that problem, so I don't really know how long it would last! ENJOY!

Alicia's Awesome Staple Granola

Combine in a large bowl:

4 c rolled oats
1 c chopped nut
¾ t salt
½ c coconut
½ c seasame seeds
1 tsp cinnamon

Mix seperatley, then add to above mixture:
½ c honey
½ t vanilla
1/3 c oil

Mix thoroughly, spread on 2 large cookie sheets and bake @ 350 degrees for 20-25 min. I just let it get warm to melt the honey into it for 10-12 min. Add dried fruit if you like and our favorite is eating it with applesauce.

German Pancake Recipe

This is our traditional Sunday breakfast!

1 cup milk
1 cup flour
6 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
dash of salt

Preheat oven to 425 and melt butter in the 9X13 pan you intend to use. I usually use 1/4-1/3 of a cube of butter to melt. Depending on how big the recipe I do is.

I have successfully increased this by 1 1/2 times. I also double it and use my great big pan that I have, it isn't a 9X13, I am unsure of the size.

We then sprinkle powdered sugar, maple sugar or date sugar over the top of them. YUM YUM!

Rice Porridge

This is for about 1 serving, I always double/triple it.

¼ cup rice flour
½ cup water
1 cup milk (or soy milk)
A dash of salt

Boil water and milk slowly adding the rice flour until it thickens. Top with honey or maple syrup after putting in serving bowls. If you don’t wash your pan right away, this becomes GLUE, so don’t leave it too long!

Blender pancakes

This is an easy breakfast that we love and are so easy that even my 6 year old can produce. Well, I do the pouring, but he can add all the ingredients and turn the blender on. You don't need a fancy schmancy blender for it either.

1 cup milk (any variety will do, cow, soy, almond etc)
1 cup uncooked wheat berries
2 eggs
2 TBS oil
2 tsp baking powder
2 TBS honey
1 tsp salt

Put in the first two ingredients and blend on high until smooth. This could be 4 minutes, with my blender it's about 90 seconds. Turn to low and add the remaining ingredients. If not using a non-stick surface I would choose to use oil.

Tasty Granola Recipe!

From one of my dear friends, this is her recipe and we love it! I always at least double it.

Granola

Combine in a large bowl:

4 c rolled oats
1 c chopped nut (any combination, I have used almonds, pumpkin seeds, flax seed etc)
¾ t salt
½ c coconut (optional, though very tasty!)
½ c seasame seeds (also optional, but very nutritious)
1 tsp cinnamon (I am VERY generous with this)

Mix seperatley, then add to above mixture:
½ c honey
½ t vanilla
1/3 c oil (coconut is great, but I use olive most of the time)

Mix thoroughly, spread on 2 large cookie sheets and bake @ 350 degrees for 20-25 min. I just let it get warm to melt the honey into it for 10-12 min. Add dried fruit if you like.