Mini Treats for Mom Part 2

I really don't understand this, but I'm told that there are strange people in the world who do not adore chocolate as much as the rest of us. It hurts my brain, trying to understand, but we'll be nice! Here are two non chocolate treats!

Banana cupcakes: My niece is one of my favorite people. She's super unique and I love her to pieces. She is NOT a people person but she is a cupcake person! I could not disappoint her! It's sort of our thing!  Banana is always a popular flavor and normally results in a moist baked good. I decided to cheat a little with banana muffins. Then I whipped up some cream cheese and sweetened it with maple syrup and cinnamon. Is cream cheese the healthiest? Not really, but it's way better for you than butter cream! This was a step in the right direction. The struggle is real when your kiddos and nieces and nephew are used to fancy Swiss butter cream! I found a "cupcake" Wink! Wink! recipe on the Cookie and Kate site here:healthy banana bread recipe


Mini Blueberry Lemon Shortcakes: The Beachbody blog posted a recipe for drop biscuits. I decided to mess around and make them sweet instead of savory. I added a lot of vanilla, some honey, and lemon zest. I had to play around a lot with it. You have to be very careful because I over mixed the heck out of the first batch and they were pretty chewy and tough to cut with a fork. Be very gentle and fold ingredients instead of stir up with a whisk. I also made them tiny to fit in cupcake liners. Next time, I'm thinking about trying a little coconut sugar instead of honey for a sweeter treat. To make the blueberry compote, I took about 4c of frozen blueberries and 1/4c orange or lemon juice and 1/4c of water and brought it to a boil. Then I mixed about a teaspoon of cornstarch with water (to make a slurry) and poured it into the boiling berries. Stir and let it boil for a few minutes to cook out the starchy taste. (if doesn't look like it's thickening enough when it's boiling, you can add more slurry and if it's too thick, thin out with hot water) I swapped vanilla greek yogurt for traditional whipped cream.
 beachbody biscuit recipe