Cinnamon-Oatmeal Muffins Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Sugar-Free

1 1/2 c. GF flour ( I use a mix of 2 parts white rice flour, 2/3 part potato starch flour, and 1/3 part tapioca flour)
1 Tbsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
3/4 c. oats
2/3 c. agave
3/4 tsp. cinnamon
3/4 c. rice milk, or coconut or almond milk
1/3 c. unsweetened applesauce
1 1/2 tsp. oil
3 egg whites

Combine dry ingredients, then add wet ingredients.  Spoon batter into 12 greased muffin pan cups, filling each 3/4 full.  Bake at 400 F, for 18-20 minutes.

Crisscross Apple crown muffins

4 small Granny Smith apples
3 Tblsp. flour
3/4 c. sugar, divided
1 Tablespoon ground cinnamon, divided
1 Tablespoon butter, melted

2 cups flour
1 Tablespoon baking powder
1/4 c. sugar
1/4 tsp. baking soda
2 1/2 Tablespoon powdered buttermilk
1/3 c. shortening or butter
3/4 c. milk

Preheat overn to 350 F. Peel, core and slice apples into pieces.  Place in bowl with flour, 1/4 c. sugar and 1 tsp. of cinnamon.  Microwave apple mixture for 3 minutes.  Set aside

In a medium bowl stir together flour, sugar, powder, soda, and buttermilk powder.  cut in shortenin or butter until resemebles crumbs, then add milk and stir with fork until moist.  Roll into dough ball and cut into 12 pieces.  Roll each dough ball into a circle, and sprinkle with cinnamon/sugar mix.  put in 1/4 cup of apple mixture, and grab all sides and pull to the middle and pinch together enclosing apple mixture.  Grab by the pinched together dough side, and dip the top into the melted butter and flip over and set in the muffin tin butter side up.  Sprinkle with cinnamon/sugar mix, and cut a criss cross pattern in the top with a serrated knife.   repeat with each dough ball
Bake for 25-30 minutes. 

Vanilla Ice Cream

I love my Cuisnart Ice Cream Maker

1 c. whole milk, well chilled
3/4 c. sugar
2 c. heavy cream, well chilled
2 tsp. pure vanilla

Whisk to combine the milk and sugar until sugar is dissolved (1-2 minutes)  Stir in the heavy cream and vanilla to taste.  Freeze in ice cream maker

Variations
Mint Chip:  Omit the vanilla and replace with 1 to 1 1/2 tsp pure peppermint.  Chop 4 oz of semit sweet chocolate and add during last 5 minutes of mixing.

No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Chia Bars

1/2 c. Agave
1/4 c. Coconut oil (can use butter)
1/4 c. Cocoa Powder
2 tsp. Cinnamon

1 tsp Vanilla

1/2 c. Crunchy Peanut Butter (Creamy can be used)
1/2 c. rolled oats
1/2 c. chia seed
1/2-1 c. chopped walnuts or cashews (I prefer cashews)

Combine first 4 ingredients in a small pot and bring to a boil.
Boil 3 minutes and remove from heat.
Stir in vanilla
Stir in peanut butter, oats, chia, and nuts
Spread into an 8 x 8 pan and cut into bars when cool

Chocolate Fudge Peanut Butter Stuffed Cookies

Peanut Butter Cookie Centers
1 cup creamy peanut butter
1/2 c. sugar
1 egg

Mix together and set aside

Chocolate cookies
2 sticks softened butter
1 c. sugar
3/4 c. brown sugar
2 eggs
1 Tablespoon pure vanilla extract
1 3/4 c. flour (I use half whole wheat)
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 1/2 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 cup cocoa powder

1.  Preheat oven to 350 F and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper, or spray with oil
2.  Beat butter and sugar for 2-3 minutes.  Add eggs and vanilla, beating until well combined
3.  Place flour, soda, and salt in a large bowl.  Add to wet ingredients along with cocoa powder, and chocolate chips, slowly mixing until just combined.  With a medium cookie scoop form chocolate balls, and then get peanut mixture and from peanut butter balls.  Put one peanut butter ball between two chocolate balls and squish together, trying to hide the peanut butter ball with chocolate (it's okay if some sticks out) making it semi-flat, between 1/2 and 1 inch deep.  Cook for 15-18 minutes until cooked through.  Cool and serve with milk or ice cream....Yummmy!

Irish Soda Bread

1 tsp. salt
12 oz club soda
3 c. flour
1/4 c. sugar (white or brown)
1/4 c. butter, melted
1 tsp. oregano
1 tsp. baking powder

1.  Combine flour, baking posder, suagr, oregano (or herb of choice) and salt in a large bawl.
2.  Stir in club soda just until mixed
3.  Pour into a sprayed loaf pan
4.  Pour the melted butter over the top
5.  Bake at 375 F for 1 hour
Optional (instead of an herb bread, leave it out, and sprinkle the top with cinnamon/sugar mix to make a wonderful breakfast bread)

Apple Crisp

5 cups sliced, peeled apples (about 8 medium) I use Granny Smith
4 Tblsp sugar
1/2 c. oats
1/2 c. brown sugar
1/4 c. flour
1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/4 c. butter
1/4 c.  chopped nuts (optional

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  Place apples in 2-quart square baking dish.  Stir in sugar.  In a separate bowl for topping, combine oats, brown sugar, flour, and cinnamon.  Cut in butter with two knives or pastry knife until mixture resembles coarse crubs.  STir in nuts and sprinkle over fruit.  Bake for 30-35 minutes until golden.