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Breakfast Smoothie

March 14, 2010 by Firehouse Chef  
Filed under Beverage, Breakfast, Easy, Easy Miscellaneous Recipes, Lunch, New Miscellaneous Recipe, No Cook, Snack

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misc4 Breakfast Smoothie - This BEST breakfast, creamy fruit smoothie recipe is phenomenal when you are in a hurry and don’t have time to sit down and eat. Jam packed with all colors of fresh succulent berries, potassium rich banana, and orange juice, and then blended with tofu or yogurt for the creamy texture. This quick and easy recipe really “packs a punch” of healthy to start the day!

Prep Time: 5 mins
Cook Time: 0 mins
Servings: 3 C
Main Ingredient: Fruit, Juice, Tofu
Difficulty Level: 1

Ingredients to make Breakfast Smoothie

1 1/4 cups orange juice, preferably calcium-fortified
1 banana
1 1/4 cups frozen berries, such as raspberries, blackberries, blueberries and/or strawberries
1/2 cup low-fat silken tofu or low-fat plain yogurt
1 tablespoon sugar or Splenda

Directions to make Breakfast Smoothie

Step 1:Combine orange juice, banana, berries, tofu (or yogurt) and sugar (or Splenda), if using, in a blender; cover and blend until creamy. Serve immediately.

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Fresh Fruit Tacos

September 17, 2009 by Firehouse Chef  
Filed under Baked, Breakfast, Buffet, Easy, Easy Miscellaneous Recipes, Lunch, New Miscellaneous Recipe, Snack

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misc_taco Fresh Fruit Tacos - This chunky, fresh, fruit taco recipe is fantastic! Big chunks of ripe, juicy fruit, fill the crispy taco shells, and are then topped with the delectable medley of creamy vanilla yogurt and toasted coconut. This quick and easy fruit recipe is a guaranteed hit with kids, and its healthy too!

Prep Time: 10-15 mins
Cook Time: 7-12 mins
Servings: 6
Main Ingredient: Fresh Fruit
Difficulty Level: 1

Ingredients to make Fresh Fruit Tacos

1/3 c Baked coconut
1 c Strawberries, sliced
1/2 c Seedless green grapes,halved
1 md Apple, pared, cored, chopped
1 sm Banana, sliced
2 tb Pourable fruit, any flavor (found in jelly section of store)
6 Taco shells
1/3 c Vanilla yogurt

Directions to make Fresh Fruit Tacos

Step 1:Spread coconut on baking sheet. Toast in 350 F oven for 7 to 12 minutes, stirring often.
Step 2:Meanwhile, in medium bowl, stir together strawberries, grapes, apple, banana, and pourable fruit.
Step 3:Fill taco shells evenly with fruit. Top filled tacos evenly with yogurt. Sprinkle with toasted coconut.

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Banana Fruit Streusel Pie

June 12, 2009 by Firehouse Chef  
Filed under Baked, Dessert, Easy, Easy Miscellaneous Recipes, Snack

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  Banana Fruit Streusel Pie - Have a little “taste of the tropics” with this phenomenal fruit dessert! The incrediblely fresh flavors of banana, pineapple, and lemon, oven baked over a wonderful streusel base. Then baked golden, with the tasty and always popular cinnamon.

Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 45 mins
Main Ingredient: Banana
Difficulty Level: 2

Ingredients to make Banana Fruit Streusel Pie

Pastry for single crust pie
4 c Ripe bananas,sliced
1/2 c Unsweetened pineapple juice
2 tb Lemon juice
1 1/2 ts Finely shredded lemon peel
1/4 c Sugar
1/2 ts Ground cinnamon
1 t Cornstarch

STREUSEL
1/2 c Flour
1/2 c Brown sugar,packed
1/3 c Macadamia nuts,chopped
1 t Ground cinnamon
1/4 c Butter or margarine

Directions to make Banana Fruit Streusel Pie

Step 1:Prepare and roll out pie crust. Place pastry in 9 inch pie plate. Line the unpricked pastry shell with a double thickness of foil. Bake in a 450 degree oven for 8 minutes. Remove foil. Bake 4-6 minutes more or until pastry is golden. Remove from oven. Reduce oven temperature to 375 degrees.
Step 2:Meanwhile, in medium mixing bowl gently toss together bananas, pineapple juice, and lemon juice. Drain, reserving juices. Gently toss bananas with lemon peel, sugar and cinnamon. Turn mixture into pastry shell. In a small saucepan, combine the reserved juices and cornstarch. Cook and stir over medium heat till thickened and bubbly. Pour over banana mixture in shell.
Step 3:For streusel, combine the flour, brown sugar, nuts and cinnamon. With a pastry blender or 2 forks, cut in the butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle banana mixture. Cover edge of pie with foil. Bake in a 375 degree oven for 40 minutes or until topping is golden and edges are bubbly.

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