Granola

4 1/2 cups old-fashioned oats
1/4 cup wheat germ
1/4 cup ground flaxseed
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/4 cup honey
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup raisins (optional)

In a large bowl, combine oats wheat germ and flaxseed; set aside. In a small saucepan, combine brown sugar, oil, honey and cinnamon; bring to a boil. Remove from the heat and stir in vanilla. Pour over oat mixture; stir to coat. Spread in a large shallow baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 15 to 20 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes. Cool. Add raisins if desired. Store in an airtight container.

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My review: LOVE this recipe! I make this nearly every week to put in yogurt and it's great to just snack on alone. I also want to try this recipe as crunchy granola bars (see the granola bar recipe) but haven't yet.

Granola Bars

4 1/2 cups old fashioned oats
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla
½ c + 2 tablespoons applesauce
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 cup additions
Additions can be any combination of: raisins, dates, cranberries, sunflower seeds, chopped nuts, etc.

Preheat oven to 325. Grease a 9x13 pan. Combine all ingredients. Mix well. Press mixture into pan. (Use a piece of wax paper on top and compact) Bake 18 to 22 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 10 min, then cut into 18 bars. Cool completely before serving.

Number of Servings: 18

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My review: These are chewy and quite good. My husband and son especially like them with raisins and mini chocolate chips.

Easy, Healthy waffles

Ingredients:
1 cup white flour
1 cup wheat flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk
1 cup pureed zucchini or pumpkin (can also used canned pumpkin)
1 cup applesauce
2 tablespoon oil
3 teaspoon vanilla
Optional: mix in some berries, chocolate chips, whatever you like

Directions:
1-Mix the dry ingredients in a bowl with any "mix-ins" (berries, chips). If you're using pumpkin, you might want to add some pumpkin pie seasoning.
2-Mix the wet ingredients in a different bowl.
3-Combine and mix until just mixed up.
4-Preheat waffle iron and spray with some nonstick oil, very important as they WILL stick without.
5-Cook according to the waffle makers instructions, which usually means putting about 1/4 cup batter on the iron, closing, and waiting for a light to go out. Serves: 4-6

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My reveiw: LOVE this recipe! I've made plain, strawberry, pumpkin and peach and they are SO yummy. I spray the nonstick oil between each batch and they come out easily.

Fluffy Pancakes

1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup whole milk
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 tablespoon water
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoon butter

Combine dry ingredients and mix slightly. Add milk, oil, water, and vanilla. Whisk together until just combined. Be careful not to over mix - it should still be slightly lumpy. Set aside to rest for a few minutes.
Heat a large skillet over medium heat until hot. While pan is heating, add butter. As soon as the butter is melted, add melted butter to pancake batter.
Return pan to stove and stir butter into batter.
When pan is hot, with a measuring cup or ladle, pour 1/4 cup of batter into the skillet for each pancake.
Cook until bubbles form on the surface. Carefully flip pancakes with turner/spatula and cook until golden brown. Makes about 6 medium-size pancakes.
Note: This recipe also works well with whole wheat flour. Chopped fruit or chocolate chips can be added to batter before cooking for a unique treat. Submitted by: Dawn Linke

My review: Love these! I usually make them with whole wheat flour and often will add pureed zucchini (substituted for part of the milk) to make them more nutritious.

French Toast

Ingredients:
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons flour
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon nutritional yeast
1 teaspoon cinnamon
10 slices bread

Directions:
1-Mix together all ingredients but bread.
2-Dip a piece of bread in the mixture and cook on a non-stick (very important) skillet until it's golden-brown. Makes about 10 slices.

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My review: I tried this recipe and it's quite yummy. I didn't miss the eggs at all. I also didn't use the nutritional yeast and it didn't matter as far as taste.

Apple Waffles

Ingredients:

• 1 large or two small apples (I use granny smith), grated
• 2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon allspice
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/8 teaspoon cloves
• 1 cup applejuice
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1/3 cup applesauce
• 2 tablepoons corn oil (canola or veg oil will do)
• 4 Tablespoons sugar
• 2 teaspoon vanilla

Directions:
1-Preheat waffle iron.
2-Sift together the dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl.
3-In a medium bowl, mix together all the wet ingredients (including sugar) until well combined.
4-Create a well in the center of the flour mixture and slowly blend in the wet ingredients until combined.
5-Fold in the grated apple.
6-Make your waffles according to manufacturers directions making sure that you use cooking spray with every other batch if not ever batch as the batter is fairly sticky.
Makes about 20 square waffles
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My review: Super yummy! Just tried these and they were so good and I love that they are also nutritious because of the apples. I'm sure if you wanted to substitute the regular flour with wheat flour they would be great and even healthier.

Light Cinnamon Vanilla Breakfast Biscuits

2 1/4 cups original Bisquick baking mix
2-3 tablespoons sugar (I use 2)
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2/3 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
cooking spray

Directions:
1-Preheat oven to 450°F (230°C).
2-Combine Bisquick, sugar and cinnamon in a medium bowl.
3-Stir in milk and vanilla and mix well.
4-Spray a baking sheet lightly with cooking spray (a non-stick baking sheet works best; you don't need cooking spray then) and drop the batter onto it by heaping teaspoons, 1 inch apart.
5-Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, or until golden brown.
6-Serve warm with a pat of butter or maple syrup. Makes 16 2 1/2 inch biscuits

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