- Ironman Brownies
Molasses adds iron back into this popular dessert. Ghirardelli chocolate assures you minimize your exposure to cadmium, which occurs naturally in chocolate. The ground oatmeal adds even more iron along with phosphorus, copper, and zinc. Oats contain a rare antioxidant that helps regulate blood pressure.
- Kick-It-Up a Notch Ramen
I saw a young couple in Walmart with their cart full of ramen noodles. They said they bought ramen because it is easy to cook,but I suspected it was because it is inexpensive. Families cannot live on ramen alone! Here are a few ideas to take ramen’s poor nutrition profile and “kick it up a notch.”
- Gooey Butter Coffee Cake
Accidents happen, and that is the case with the invention of Gooey Butter Cake, the result of an incorrect ratio of ingredients made by a baker in my home town. This recipe is a smashup of a gooey butter crust with coffee cake.
- Banana Chip Bread
When you are confined to shelf-stable ingredients from your pantry, you don’t have to give up all-time favorite banana bread. Use banana chips instead. This recipe uses molasses and Sucanat, a natural sugar retaining molasses, to sweeten the mash.