After all the rich, decadent baking I have been doing lately, I thought I had better bake something a little healthier – especially after some of you advised you were gaining weight just from visiting us 🙂
This morning I baked some Low-Fat Banana, Apple, and Cinnamon Muffins. I used a recipe I found at All Recipes. The best thing about these muffins is that they are wonderfully moist from the fruit. They use no butter, oil, or eggs so I can eat them without feeling guilty.
Sarah did not feel as compelled to make something low fat 🙂 She made a start on the Easter baking, with some delicious little chocolate cups. They look especially sweet in their foil polka dot cases which I bought from Kitchen Warehouse and Spotlight.
Chocolate Cups
125 g dark chocolate
25 foil cases
Filling:
1 egg yolk
1/3 cup icing sugar
60g butter
125 g dark chocolate
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 tablespoon cream
Method:
1. Melt chocolate in top part of double saucepan over simmering water; cool. Place 1 teaspoon chocolate inside cases and spread around sides with back of spoon. Place on oven tray and leave in refrigerator until set.
2. Place egg yolk and sifted icing sugar in top part of double saucepan, stir over simmering water until thick, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat, cool. Place butter in small bowl of electric mixer, beat until softened, beat in egg mixture. Melt chocolate in top part of double saucepan over simmering water. Cool. Spoon chocolate into egg mixture, add vanilla and cream, beat until thickened. Refrigerate mixture for 5 minutes.
3. Spoon mixture into piping bag fitted with small star nozzle, pipe small rosettes into chocolate cases. Refrigerate 15 minutes or until serving.
Posted by Lisa and Sarah
Now that’s what I need , something healthy without the guilt.
I think I would be leaning towards the chocolate cups…they look delicious Sarah, especially in those polkadot cupcake cases!
mm, yum yum! love the pretty cases too!
oh yum!!! what more can I say xx
Both recipes look fabulous! Thanks for sharing them.
Best wishes,
Natasha.
mmmm yum they both look delicious.
Linda
I see you pay attention to details! They look so delicate … miam!
Yum! They look so pretty in those wrappers too!
I think I would love love love those healthy muffins, so I bookmarked that recipe. But I also love the way Sarah thinks, with her scrumptious chocolate cups. They look so adorable in those colorful paper cups.
I cant wait to try them 😀
Excellent! another recipe with bananas in! I’m off to check out the link now, they look yummy! Thanks for sharing!
Always looking for healthy recipes thanks…
Karen
Great recipes! Thank you very much. Now if I can just stop at only eating one… well maybe two…
Wait! You’re supposed to give US the healthy recipe — WE are the ones gaining the weight LOL. All those goodies looks wonderful!!!
I love muffins and who doesn’t love chocolate?
ill take the chocolate please!
I’m all over the low fat baking lately, trying to get in shape for the summer. 🙂 I will definitely have to try the muffins!