dried cranberries

Make-Your-Own Snack Mix

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Make-Your-Own Snack Mix

Cuisine

American

Prep Time

5 minutes

Servings

Ingredients

1 cup toasted oat cereal
1/4 cup unsalted dry roasted peanuts (or other unsalted nut)
1/4 cup raisins
1/4 cup dried cranberries

Instructions

Combine all ingredients, and toss well.
Serve immediately, or store for later snacking.

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Granola Crunch with Fruit Salad

By
Stephanie Kinturi

Granola Crunch with Fruit Salad

Servings

Ingredients

2 cups rolled oats
3/4 cup sweetened coconut shredded
1/8 cup wheat germ
1/2 cup almonds sliced or slivered
1/4 cup toasted sunflower seeds
1/2 cup golden raisins
1/2 cup dried cranberries chopped
4 Tbsp vegetable oil
4 Tbsp honey

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Combine all ingredients and toss
Pour onto a sheet pan and bake, stirring every 510 minutes with a spatula until golden brown (approximately 25 minutes)
Remove from heat, cool completely, and serve with sliced seasonal fruit.

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Cranbran Muffins

By
Stephanie Kinturi

Cranbran Muffins

Servings

people

Ingredients

4 cups bran cereal
1 cup sugar (you may substitute 1/2 cup sugar and 1/2 cup stevia)
2 1/2 tsp baking soda
2 1/2 cups self rising flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
2 cups dried cranberries chopped
1 cup waluts chopped
2 Tbsp orange zest (about two oranges worth)
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 cups low fat buttermilk
2 large eggs beaten

Instructions

Combine dry ingredients first and then add wet ingredients. Stir by hand until combined. (Be careful not to over mix as this will cause your muffins to be heavy)
Spoon into greased muffin cups until 2/3rds full.
Bake at 400 degrees for 1520 minutes. If muffins are fuller, allow more time. Muffins are done when a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
Serve warm with fresh fruit, and orange juice.

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Cranberry Orange Scones

By
Stephanie Kinturi

Cranberry Orange Scones

Servings

people

Ingredients

3 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup sugar
2 Tbsp orange zest (grated orange peel from approx. 2 oranges)
2 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp bakig soda
3/4 cup cold butter cut into cubes
1 cup dried cranberries
1 cup buttermilk
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp orange extract
2 Tbsp butter melted
few pinches ricotta cheese (optional)

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Grease a baking sheet (unless it is non stick) and set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, orange zest, baking powder, salt and baking soda. Using a pastry blender, cut in the ¾ cup cold butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add the dried cranberries and mix well.
Add the buttermilk, vanilla and orange extracts. Stir just until moistened.
Turn the dough out onto a floured surface. Knead dough by patting and folding into a 10 inch circle. Dough will be about 1” thick. With a knife, cut the dough circle into 8 wedges (like a pie).
Place the wedges 2 inches apart on the baking sheet. If desired, brush with melted butter and sprinkle with the coarse cane sugar (This will add shine and help them to brown evenly)
Bake for approximately 20 minutes or until bottom of the scones are golden. Cool on a baking sheet for 5 minutes. Serve warm.

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