Maple, Bacon, Pancake Bites

Originally from here, but I modified a decent amount.

Pancake Batter:

3 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 c. sugar
1 tbsp baking powder
2 1/2 c. almond milk
1 tbsp white vinegar
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 eggs
1/2 stick butter, melted

Preheat oven to 425. Combine milk and vinegar and let sit 1 minute. Whisk in vanilla, eggs, and butter until combined. Add flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder. Mix until combined. Fill mini muffin tins 2/3 cups full. Bake 9-12 minutes until lightly golden brown. Let cool and then frost and top with crumbled bacon. I think it would be good to drizzle maple syrup on top of too, but I forgot.

Frosting:
1/4 cup butter
2-3 cups powdered sugar
2 tbsp milk
2 tbsp maple syrup
(I didn't really measure this)

I mixed the butter and powdered sugar together, and then added syrup and milk until it was the right consistency.

1 package bacon, cooked and cooled

Sweet Potatoes & Egg Hash

Sweet Potatoes & Egg & Hash

1/2 lbs ham steak, chopped into cubes (I sometimes use bacon instead)
1 apple peeled, cored, and diced (I sometimes leave out)
1 medium sweet potato, peeled, diced (Sometimes I use 2 when I leave out apple)
1/2 medium onion, diced (I used minced when I'm out)
4 eggs scrambled
oil

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1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/4 tsp all spice
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper

I usually fry the bacon/ham while microwaving the potatoes to make them cook faster. Saute onion 3-4 minutes and leave them in the pan. Add sweet potatoes to the onion along with more oil if needed. Cooke for 5 minutes. Add spices to potatoes and add bacon/ham back in.

Eat it.

Belgian Waffles

Originally from here

2 cups flour
4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 cup sugar
2 eggs, separated
1/2 cup oil
2 cups almond milk

Sift the dry ingredients together in a large bowl. Separate the eggs. In a small bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff. Mix together the egg yolks, milk and oil and stir slightly. Add to dry ingredients and mix well. Fold in beaten egg whites.

Cook them. :)

Rice Pudding

Easy Rice Pudding

2 cups cooked brown rice (or white)
2 cups milk
3 tbsp butter
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp cinnamon

Mix all of the above in a heavy sauce pan. Bring to a gentle boil over medium low heat. Stir often to make sure it doesn't burn.

Cook for 15-20 minutes or until thickened. Let cool for 10 minutes. Serve hot or cold and enjoy.

Peanut Butter Banana Muffins

Peanut Butter Banana Muffins (from here)

1 cup whole wheat flour
3/4 quick-cooking oats
1/2 cup sugar
1 tbsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
1 cup milk
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup mashed bananas
1 egg
1 tbsp oil
1 tsp vanilla

Heat oven to 375. Whisk peanut butter and milk until blended; stir in bananas, egg, oil, and vanilla. Add to first 5 ingredients to mixture; stir until moistened.

Bake mini muffins 8-10 minutes.

Large muffins 18-20 minutes.

Carrot French Fries

From here

New favorite way to eat carrots…

1 lb fresh carrots
2 tsp oil
1/2 tsp kosher salt

Peel carrots & cut into thick slices or cut into strips of desired thickness

Toss slices in oil and salt.

Bake at 450 for 10-12 mins or until desired crispness is achieved.

Oats & Coconut Granola

From here. I pretty much followed it spot on except I didn't worry about exact measurements.

3 cups oats
1 cup slivered almonds
1 cup cashews
3/4 cup shredded sweet coconut
1/4 c. plus 2 tbsp dark brown sugar
1/4 c. plus 2 tbsp maple syrup
1/4 c vegetable oil
3/4 c salt
1 c raisins (I did half with raisins and half without)

Mix dry ingredients except raisons together. Combine wet ingredients in a separate bowl. Mix them together and pour onto two sheet pans. Cook for 1 hour and 15 mins. Stir every 15 mins to get an even color.