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Orange-Apricot Balls

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Try these super delicous Orange Apricot Balls topped with chocolate! The flavor combination is amazing and it has mostly healthy ingredients! In this cooking video Karen Breyer will show you step-by-step how to make these yummy Orange Apricot Balls!

These Orange Apricot Balls are perfect for a impressive dessert, treat or gift! You could even pack a few of these fancy candies in your lunch or take them camping! Everyone will love these, especially your kids. Orange, apricot and chocolate tastes amazing together. Watch this cooking video and make this easy, yummy Orange Apricot Ball recipe today!

Orange-Apricot Balls

Ingredients

  • 10 oz. dried apricots
  • 2/3 cup whole almonds, toasted
  • 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
  • 2 tablespoons orange zest (from 2 oranges)
  • 2 tablespoons orange juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/3 to 1/2 cup chocolate chips or chunks (semi-sweet, or dark)

Instructions

  1. Wash and dry oranges. Zest oranges, set aside.
  2. Separately chop apricots and almonds in a food processor or strong blender.
  3. In a large bowl, mix together the chopped apricots and almonds.
  4. Stir in sugar, orange zest, salt, and orange juice.
  5. Roll mixture into 1 inch balls and place on a cookie sheet.
  6. Microwave chocolate in a glass container on high until melted. Start with one minute and stir. If needed, microwave a little longer (30 second increments) and stir again. Repeat until chocolate is melted.
  7. Spread the chocolate on top of the apricot-orange balls. Set them aside until the chocolate hardens.
  8. After the chocolate is dry serve!

Notes

Place leftover candies in an airtight container.

Store them in the refrigerator for up to a week.

See a cooking demonstration of this Orange Apricot Balls recipe on the Cooking Lessons for Dad YouTube channel.

© Karen Breyer

 

Polynesian Fruit Bars

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Make this easy, healthy Polynesian Fruit Bars recipe the next time you are looking for a delicious, healthy dessert! In this cooking video Karen Breyer will show you step-by-step how to make Polynesian Fruit Bars. This fruit bar recipe is so easy to make and full of delicious, healthy, easy to find ingredients.

Need a healthy dessert recipe for a crowd? This Polynesian Fruit Bar recipe makes about 12 – 16 servings so there is plenty for everyone! If you happen to have some leftover fruit bars they are healthy enough to eat for breakfast the next day! Watch this cooking video and make this Polynesian Fruit Bar recipe today!

 

Yield: 12 servings

Polynesian Fruit Bars

Ingredients

  • 1 cup oat flour (blended oats)
  • 3 cups old fashioned oats
  • 2 cups coconut, unsweetened
  • 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup banana, mashed
  • 1 cup (more if needed) orange juice
  • 20 ounce can pineapple, crushed (unsweetened)
  • 2 cups dates, chopped

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. In blender or food processor, blend enough oats to make 1 cup oat flour.
  3. In a large bowl, mix together 1 cup oat flour, 3 cups oats, coconut, walnuts, and salt.
  4. In another bowl, mix together the banana and orange juice.
  5. Then combine the juice mixture with the dry ingredients. If needed, add more orange juice to make the oat mixture hold together.
  6. Press half of the oat mixture in the bottom of a 9 x 12 baking pan and set aside.
  7. Add the pineapple and dates to a medium saucepan. Bring the mixture to a simmer while stirring frequently. Cook and stir until the mixture is thickened.
  8. Spread thickened fruit mixture over the oat mixture.
  9. Top with remaining oat mixture.
  10. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 - 35 minutes or until the fruit bars start to brown.

Notes

You can use any other nuts in place of the walnuts.

To make the oat flour, blend enough old fashioned oats to make 1 cup of oat flour. I sometimes make enough oat flour to make another Polynesian Fruit Bars recipe later.

See a cooking demonstration of this Polynesian Fruit Bars recipe on the Cooking Lessons for Dad YouTube channel.

© Karen Breyer

 

Lemon Custard Pie

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In this video Karen Breyer will show you step-by-step how to make a delicious, healthy Lemon Custard Pie! This is an easy, no-bake Lemon Custard Pie recipe that you are going to love! You will be pleasantly surprised how easy it is to make. I think it is a no-fail lemon pie recipe that anyone can make. Looking for a new healthy desert or pie recipe? I think this Lemon Custard Pie will be one of your favorite dessert recipes that you will make over and over.

This healthy Lemon Custard Pie is perfect for almost any occasion. Serve it to your family, a casual get-together and even to very important guests. They will all be so impressed and they will never know how easy this yummy dessert was to make! If you have never made a pie before, try this Lemon Custard Pie recipe and impress yourself! Watch this cooking video and make this easy, healthy Lemon Custard Pie today!

Yield: 8 servings

Lemon Custard Pie

Ingredients

  • 20 ounce can pineapple, sliced or chunks (drained)
  • 1 tablespoon lemon zest
  • 13.5 ounce can coconut milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/3 cup honey
  • 5 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 5 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1/4 teaspoon turmeric
  • 1 pie crust (baked)

Instructions

  1. Blend all ingredients (except pie crust) until smooth.
  2. Pour mixture in a saucepan and cook over medium heat until thickened.
  3. Pour thickened mixture into piecrust.
  4. Chill pie until pie mixture is firm.
  5. Serve.

Notes

I prefer the taste of Kosher salt.

This Lemon Custard Pie is also delicious topped with whipped cream.

Store any leftover pie in the refrigerator.

Use fresh lemon zest and juice.

See a cooking demonstration of this Lemon Custard Pie recipe on the Cooking Lessons for Dad YouTube channel.

© Karen Breyer

 

Pumpkin Raisin Oatmeal Cookies

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Try these yummy, healthy Pumpkin Raisin Oatmeal Cookies! In this video Karen Breyer will show you step-by-step how to make this Pumpkin Raisin Oatmeal Cookies recipe. These cookies are so easy to make even a beginner can make them!

Looking for healthy recipes you can make with your ripe bananas? If so, this is the perfect recipe for you. You can also turn these cookies into healthy chocolate chip pumpkin cookies by adding some chocolate chips. There are also many other tasty variations, like nuts, raisins, and dried fruit, for this cookie recipe.

I think this Pumpkin Oatmeal Raisin Cookie recipe will become one of your favorite healthy dessert or snack recipes. Your kids will love these cookies in their lunch! This cookie recipe is even healthy enough you can eat them for breakfast! Try these delicious, easy Pumpkin Raisin Oatmeal Cookies today!

Yield: About 36 cookies

Pumpkin Raisin Oatmeal Cookies

Ingredients

  • 1/2 - 3/4 cup raisins, soaked in hot water
  • 3 large or 4 small bananas, ripe
  • 3/4 cup pumpkin, canned
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1 egg (optional)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
  • 1/2 - 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 3 cups old fashioned oats
  • Cooking spray

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°. Spray the 2 cookie sheets with a cooking spray.
  2. Pour hot water over the raisins to cover them. Soak them for a few minutes, then drain off the water.
  3. In a separate large bowl, mash the bananas with a fork and mix together with the pumpkin, oil and egg.
  4. Add the vanilla, pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon and salt. Mix well.
  5. Stir in the oats and drained raisins.
  6. Drop mixture by a heaping tablespoonful on a greased cookie sheet.
  7. Bake at 350° for 25– 30 minutes or until they start to become golden on the top and bottom.

Notes

You could also add dried cranberries and/or chopped nuts in place of, or in addition to the raisins. You could also experiment with other ingredients.

These cookies are best eaten within 24 hours.

I prefer the taste of Kosher salt.

Do not over bake these Pumpkin Raisin Oatmeal Cookies or they will be dry.

See a cooking demonstration of this Pumpkin Raisin Oatmeal Cookies recipe on the Cooking Lessons for Dad YouTube channel.

© Karen Breyer

 

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