Tag: Bites

Bacon Egg Bites

Note: I was sent a copy of The Dirty, Lazy, Keto Cookbook in order to write this review. Opinions are mine alone.

January is the time of year where many set goals for themselves for the next 12 months, with a lot of those goals centered around diet and exercise. I am not a registered dietician, and am not here to tell you what’s best for you to eat, but I do hope to offer a range of recipes for you to peruse.

Adding to my repertoire, this recipe is adapted from a Keto-inspired cookbook called The Dirty, Lazy, Keto Cookbook. The cookbook is written by Stephanie Laska, who lost more than half her body weight be adjusting the traditional keto diet into something she could stick with without using expensive, hard-to-find ingredients and without adhering to so many strict rules.

The general gist of the keto diet is based on a low-carb, high fat, adequate-protein diet that forces the body to burn fats rather than carbohydrates for weight loss. These Bacon Egg Bites have very few carbs per serving, but will keep you full through a busy morning. The addition of multiple types of dairy make for fluffy, creamy eggs that can be transported to work or eaten quickly before heading out the door, a perfect breakfast for busy mornings!

What I really like about this recipe is it’s completely adaptable to what you might have on hand. I used this as a bit of a fridge cleaner, so feel free to substitute ingredients as you see fit!

Note: this recipe is adapted from The Dirty, Lazy, Keto Cookbook’s recipe for Starbucks Egg Bites

Ingredients:

  • 4 strips no-sugar added bacon, cooked and crumbled
  • 6 large eggs
  • 1 cup shredded cheese of your choice (I used manchego)
  • 1 (8 oz bar) full-fat cream cheese
  • 1/4 cup sour cream
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/4 cup baby arugula (or whatever greens you have on hand – kale or spinach would also work)

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Baked Cranberry Almond Brie Bites

I know that most of us are probably partied out. But it can never hurt to have some really great (and easy) party appetizer recipes on hand, like these Baked Cranberry Almond Brie Bites, right?

This recipe for Baked Cranberry Almond Brie Bites is a bite-sized version of baked brie wrapped in puff pastry; some versions of baked brie are stuffed with jam and nuts. This mini version uses mini phyllo cups stuffed with brie and cranberry sauce, then is topped with toasted almonds and fresh thyme. Mini phyllo cups (paid link) are typically available in the dessert frozen section of the supermarket.

Ingredients:

  • 1 teaspoon unsalted butter
  • 1 tablespoon sliced almonds
  • salt, to taste
  • 1 box mini phyllo shells (15 shells in each box)
  • 4-5 ounces brie
  • 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon cranberry sauce
  • 1 tablespoon thyme leaves

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Spinach-Chive Potato Bites with Kerrygold Cheese and Butter

You can always find the signature gold wrapping with green logo in my fridge. Kerrygold is my go-to butter brand for when butter quality is key. My favorite way to use it though is just on a slice of toasted Rosemary Olive Oil Bread, yum!

The Kerrygold brand is a line of all-natural, grass-fed cheeses and butters crafted at dairy farms throughout Ireland. The hormone-free cheese and butters are available around the world but still come from milk supplied from independent dairy farmers within the Emerald Isle. My relatives in Ireland actually own some dairy farms so this concept is pretty close to my heart.

Needless to say, I was so excited to make a recipe using both Kerrygold Butter and Cheese. Through Cooking Light Bloggers’ Connection, I was sent coupons to buy and use some yummy Kerrygold products. I decided to adapt a recipe from the Kerrygold website.

Ingredients:

Potatoes:

  • 15 small yellow, white or red potatoes (about 2 pounds)
  • 1/2 package (3.5 ounces) Kerrygold Dubliner Cheese, shredded, divided
  • 2 tablespoons Kerrygold Garlic and Herb Butter
  • 3 tablespoons milk
  • Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
  • Chopped fresh parsley (optional)

Filling:

  • 1 tablespoon Kerrygold Garlic and Herb Butter
  • 1 cup spinach leaves, finely chopped
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 2 tablespoons fresh chives, finely chopped

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Pumpkin Cake Bites

I’ve waited long enough. It’s time to give in to the most wonderful time of year. No, not Christmas. Autumn! And the best way to really dive in to the season? Pumpkins, of course!

I love pumpkin. Like, really love pumpkin. I actually hoard Green Mountain Pumpkin Spice K-Cups around this time of year so that I can drink them year-round. From sweet to savory, pumpkin is just the best. I have so many pumpkin recipes on here so if you’re a pumpkin aficionado like myself, be sure to check them all out! (Just a sample of some pumpkin-filled recipes: Cheesecake bars, Flan, Whoopie Pies, Eggnog, Trifle, Ravioli, Bread, Soup… you get the idea)

So, I came across this recipe looking for a Pumpkin Brownie. Despite this recipe being called Pumpkin Brownies in the original recipe, it is most certainly cake. But who am I to worry about semantics? It’s still delicious! I  added more pumpkin-y spices to give the pumpkin flavor a boost and added in some dark chocolate chips because, why not?

 

Ingredients:

  • 1 (15 oz) can solid-pack pumpkin
  • 4 eggs
  • 3/4 cup canola oil
  • 1/2 tablespoon vanilla powder (can substitute in 1/2 tablespoon vanilla extract)
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground allsplice
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
  • 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup dark chocolate chips

Frosting:

  • 6 tablespoons butter, softened
  • 3 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla powder or vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon 1% milk (can substitute whatever milk you have)
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 2 cups confectioners’ (powdered) sugar

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Grilled Hazelnut Strawberry Shortcake Bites #SLSweetTreats

I love pound cake.  I mean, honestly, who doesn’t? It’s so stinking delicious! So I’m excited to be doing another post with Sara Lee Desserts! (You can check out my last post with Sara Lee here — Mini Berry Trifles with Lemon Whipped Cream)

This time around, I wanted to try out grilling the pound cake. I’ve seen a few recipes using grilled pound cake and I was intrigued. (Like this recipe for Mini Grilled Strawberry Shortcake Skewers or this one for Grilled Pound Cake with Berries and Whipped Cream).

Strawberries are in season so a Strawberry Shortcake recipe was in order… but I upped the flavor by adding Nutella Whipped Cream.  Oh yes.

 

Ingredients:

  • 1 family sized Sara Lee Pound Cake
  • 1 16 oz pack of strawberries
  • 1/2 cup nutella
  • 1 cup whipping cream
  • cooking spray

 

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thinkThin® Wellness Box Giveaway!

As a culture of people always on the move, it can be really difficult to maintain a healthy lifestyle (more power to those who can!) Finding a quick and healthy snack is particularly difficult. Most “healthy” granola bars pack in the sugar and calories, but thinkThin® delivers a tasty snack without refined sugar, GMOs, or gluten. thinkThin® Protein and thinkThin® Bites products contain 0g sugar while the thinkThin® Crunch Fruit & Nut bars have sugar in the range of 3g-8g.

In honor of Mothers Day, thinkThin® has graciously offered to give one lucky reader a Wellness Box to help busy moms (and non-moms) maintain a healthy lifestyle! The bars are great as a breakfast option, right before a workout, or as an afternoon pick-me-up.

 

The Wellness Box includes: one 10 bar box of thinkThin® high protein bars, one 10 bar box of thinkThin® Crunch (with 10g protein and 70% less sugar than leading fruit and nut bars), and three boxes of thinkThin® Bites.

The high protein bars have 20g protein and 0g sugar to help avoid sugar spikes and fatigue. The bars are also gluten free, kosher, and have a low glycemic index. Flavors include creamy peanut butter, chocolate espresso, caramel fudge, chocolate covered strawberry, white chocolate, chunky peanut butter, brownie crunch, cookies and creme, chocolate fudge, and dark chocolate.

The crunch bars are made with 100% non-GMO ingredients and contain 8g-9g protein, 4g-8g sugar, and 4g fiber. The bars are also gluten free. Flavors include white chocolate dipped mixed nuts, mixed nuts, chocolate dipped mixed nuts, coconut chocolate mixed nuts, caramel chocolate dipped mixed nuts, blueberry and mixed nuts, cherry and mixed nuts, and cranberry apple and mixed nuts.

thinkThin® bites are 100 calorie bars with 0g sugar and 5g-8g protein per bar. The bites are also gluten free. Flavors include chocolate toffee nut, cookies and cream, and dark chocolate bites.

Want to win a Wellness box of these delicious bars? Just use the widget below! Good luck!

 

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Caprese Tomato Bites

I know, I know. It’s January. What the heck am I doing posting a Caprese recipe? I had a craving for a Caprese salad and I can’t bring myself to buy large tomatoes so out of season. Cherry tomatoes always seem to be around the same level of taste all year long, so I thought this might hold me over until the spring. The recipe incorporates all ingredients found in a traditional Caprese salad, while making it into a cute appetizer bite. I found this recipe on Taste of Home and mainly stuck to the recipe, with  a few changes based on what I could find.
Ingredients:
  • 1 pint heirloom cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 3 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
  • 1/2 pound fresh mozzarella cheese, torn into smaller pieces
  • 6 fresh basil leaves
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • Salt and pepper, to taste
  • 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar

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