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Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins

Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins are made with basic baking ingredients, yogurt, poppy seeds, lemon zest and lemon juice with a lemon glaze on top.

Mornings get crazy hectic around here so making a batch of muffins on Sunday night reduces that morning ‘what are we eating’ panic before school. If your a mom- you know the rush. Poppy seed muffins have always been one of my favorites and I love the extra touch of lemon and so does the rest of the family.

Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins

Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins are made with basic ingredients plus some poppy seeds and fresh lemon. I could wake up to these babies every morning !

Tips & Tricks

For easy icing of the muffins : Dip each muffin top in the icing when they come out of the oven and then let cool on a cooling rack. This method is easier than drizzling and makes the amount of icing more consistent for each muffin!

Egg whites : Separate the eggs and place the whites in a bowl to beat to a soft peak. A soft peak is when the egg white is beaten to the point where when you lift the beater out of the bowl, a peak forms and then droops within moments. This will help create a fluffier muffin.

Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins

Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins are made with basic baking ingredients, yogurt, poppy seeds, lemon zest and lemon juice with a lemon glaze on top. Recipe adapted from Kitchen Addiction.

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Servings 24 muffins

Author Amber

Ingredients

Poppy Seed Muffins

3 cups all-purpose flour
1 Tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup unsalted butter softened
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup whole milk
3/4 cup plain yogurt
2 eggs separated
1 lemon zest and juice
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 Tablespoons poppy seeds

Lemon Glaze

1/2 cup confectioners sugar
1 Tablespoon lemon juice

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Add your dry ingredients together of flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Mix and set to the side.
In a large mixing bowl, beat together the softened butter and cup of sugar.
Add the mixture of dry ingredients, milk, yogurt vanilla extract and egg yolks. Place the egg whites into a separate bowl. Set the egg whites to the side.
Juice and zest your lemon. You want about 2 Tablespoons of juice and 1 Tablespoon zest put into the muffin batter. Reserve an extra Tablespoon of lemon juice for the icing.
Beat the egg whites to a soft peak and then fold it into the muffin batter. Also stir in the poppy seeds.
Bake for 19-21 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
While the muffins bake, make the icing. Whisk together the confectioners sugar and 1 Tablespoon lemon juice.
Place icing on each muffin and let cool.

Triple Berry Smoothie

A Triple Berry Smoothie is made with strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, Greek yogurt, honey and ice for a really quick and refreshing breakfast or snack anytime.

I love smoothies! Breakfast, lunch, snack… heck… sometimes, dinner- I just love them. I almost always use fresh berries for smoothies and can afford to do so because I don’t waste any food. So all those fruits and vegetables that are not eaten at the end of the week, get frozen for convenient smoothies. Either I toss everything in a little ziploc bag or if there are enough berries, I will actually portion out individual bags for smoothies. If you find yourself with any amount of waste from fruits and veggies every week, I recommend trying this out because why throw your money away when you can make a delicious, healthy smoothie out of it?

Don’t have waste? First, let me know your secrets that have your family eating all the healthy stuff and second, you can still totally makes!

Triple Berry Smoothie

Let’s get blending!

Start this Triple Berry Smoothie by washing your fruits, removing the stems slicing the strawberries in half and freezing the berries for a few hours (minimal). Add the fruit to a blender with some Greek yogurt, a pinch of sweetener and ice. Blend for 2 minutes or until smooth and drink up. You can use any sort of sweetener you like, personally I like local honey.

TIP

Make it a full meal by adding a scoop of your favorite vanilla or berry flavored protein powder!

Triple Berry Smoothie

A Triple Berry Smoothie is made with strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, Greek yogurt, honey and ice for a really quick and refreshing breakfast or snack anytime.

Servings 1 serving

Author Amber

Ingredients

1/3 cup raspberries frozen
1/3 cup blueberries frozen
2/3 cup strawberries frozen
1/2 cup Greek yogurt
1/2 cup ice
2 teaspoons sweetener recommend honey

Instructions

Wash fruits. Remove the stems and cut strawberries in half. Measure out the fruit and place into a ziploc bag. You can make multiple ready-to-blend smoothie bags at once.
Once the berries are frozen, place into the blender with yogurt, honey and ice.
Blend for 2 minutes or until smooth and all the ice has broken up.

Love smoothies as much as I do? Also try this popular Strawberry Vanilla Smoothie from here at Simply Made Recipes.

Yogurt Parfait with Strawberry Compote

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Yogurt Parfait with Strawberry Compote is made with plain yogurt, granola and a fresh strawberry sauce paired with a warm cup of New Bigelow Tea with Probiotics for a perfect start to any morning.

For the past 6 months, I have been really focused on living a healthier lifestyle by being more cautious of the foods I am consuming, cutting back on unhealthy habits like drinking alcohol, being physically active in everyday life and getting a daily workout in. I plan on maintaining my healthier lifestyle going into the fall season and beginning each morning with Bigelow teas are helping me do so.

Maintaining a healthy lifestyle, starts from the moment you wake up. Get in the right mindset! Stay positive and take a moment to yourself to meditate, stretch, pet your dog or whatever relaxes your mind before beginning the day.

After taking a moment of relaxation, make sure to eat a balanced breakfast. By having the first meal of the day be something that makes you feel good, you can easily continue your day eating healthy and staying in the right mind frame to create a better version of yourself.

What my breakfast looks like:

Yogurt Parfait with Strawberry Compote made with yogurt, a high protein granola and fresh strawberries.
A probiotics tea from the Bigelow family with a pinch of honey.

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Yogurt Parfait with Strawberry Compote

I love starting my morning off with yogurt to pair with my Bigelow Tea with Probiotics! This Yogurt Parfait with Strawberry Compote hits the spots and keeps me motivated to eat healthier all day long. Plus, the strawberry compote is just plain delicious!

Never made a compote?

This strawberry compote is so simple to make. Make a batch on Sunday night to prepare for a week of delicious Yogurt Parfaits with Strawberry Compote to enjoy every morning with your Bigelow Tea.

Begin by washing, hulling and slicing fresh strawberries. Add the strawberries to a saucepan on the stove top, along with honey and lemon juice and bring to a low simmer. Simmer the strawberries for 12 minutes. I like to mash half the strawberries as they simmer to pull out all that amazing juice from the fruit. After the strawberries have simmered for 12 minutes, remove from heat and let cool. Once cool, place in refrigerator and enjoy as you please. This strawberry compote also tastes amazing on top of waffles, cheesecake or even as an addition to cold beverages like lemonade.

Yogurt Parfait with Strawberry Compote

Yogurt Parfait with Strawberry Compote is made with plain yogurt, granola and a fresh strawberry sauce paired with a warm cup of New Bigelow Tea with Probiotics for a perfect start to any morning.

Strawberry Compote (will produce approximately 6 servings)
2 tablespoons honey
1 quart fresh strawberries
1 tablespoon lemon juice
Yogurt Parfait with Strawberry Compote
6 ounces yogurt, plain
2 tablespoons granola
3 tablespoons strawberry compote
Garnish
mint sprig
strawberry, sliced

Make the strawberry compote ahead of time. Start by washing, hulling and and slicing the fresh strawberries.
Place strawberries into a medium saucepan with honey and lemon juice. Bring to a simmer for 12 minutes. As the strawberries simmer, muddle half of them well by squishing with the back of a spoon or using a potato masher.
Let the strawberry compote cool and place into a jar to store in fridge for one week.
Once the strawberry compote has cooled off, you can make the parfait.
Add 3 tablespoon of strawberry compote to bottom of bowl.
Layer yogurt on top, followed by a couple tablespoons of granola.
Garnish with a sliced strawberry and mint (optional).

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Triple Berry Yogurt Bark

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The new school year is beginning and we are getting back in the swing of things. To make mornings a little easier, I made this delicious Triple Berry Yogurt Bark made from Horizon® Organic Yogurt, organic granola, and fresh berries.

Horizon Organic Yogurt can be found in the dairy aisle at your local Walmart within the yogurt section. Every creamy spoonful of Horizon Organic Yogurt offers live and active cultures. With 5 amazing flavors available, the uses are endless. Try them in your cereal, smoothies, place in lunchbox, serve as a yummy after school snack, or use in your favorite recipes like our Triple Berry Yogurt Bark. I strive to lead and teach my children a healthier lifestyle and this recipe helps me put us in the right direction.

The 5 amazing flavors:

Key Lime Yogurt Cup
Vanilla Yogurt Cup
Strawberry Yogurt Cup
Blueberry Yogurt Cup
Raspberry Yogurt Cup

For todays recipe, we are using the Vanilla, Strawberry, Blueberry and Raspberry Yogurt Cups. Although, any combination of your favorite flavors will work beautifully!

Did I mention Triple Berry Yogurt Bark is so easy to make that even your kids can whip it up? My nine year old son helped today in the kitchen for this delicious breakfast. I am a big believer that everyone should have some skill in the kitchen and getting your children to help with simple recipes like this is the perfect start to teaching them basic cooking skills.

Place parchment over a cookie sheet and spread your Horizon Organic Yogurt over top. We wanted to mix things up a bit today so we used all our favorite flavors. Cover your baking sheet with dollops of yogurt. Grab a spatula and evenly spread the yogurt into a rectangular shape.

Next, wash your fresh, organic berries. This family loves strawberries, raspberries and blueberries so why pick just one? Spread out a cup of your fresh fruit over the Horizon Organic Yogurt, followed by some granola. Freeze for 3 hours, cut and serve.

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If you have younger children, I recommend cutting your bark into small, bite size pieces because this can get messy of it starts to melt in their little hands.

Not only does Triple Berry Yogurt Bark make a great breakfast, it also provides the perfect after school snack. Here in the Cincinnati area, school starts really early in the season. Many schools are back in session beginning of August with no air conditioning provided in the buildings. My son comes home from school drenched in sweat. To cool off, some Triple Berry Yogurt Bark is cold and fruity. Just the type of snack he needs before he sits down to do homework.

Feel free to switch things up a bit and customize to your families likings. Vanilla and Strawberry flavored Horizon Organic Yogurt with sliced strawberries or maybe a Key Lime Horizon Organic Yogurt with fresh kiwi and orange slices. You may also add a bit of honey to mix into yogurt before spreading onto the baking sheet. Delish!

Triple Berry Yogurt Bark

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6 ounce container Horizon Organic Vanilla Yogurt
6 ounce container Horizon Organic Rasbpberry Yogurt
6 ounce container Horizon Organic Blueberry Yogurt
6 ounce container Horizon Organic Strawberry Yogurt
.5 cup organic granola
1 cup fresh organic berries (equal parts blueberries, raspberries and sliced strawberries)

Grab ingredients, spatula, measuring cup, cookie sheet and parchment paper.
Wash berries well.
Spread out your yogurt onto the parchment paper covered cookie sheet. You can use dollops like we did or section the flavors however you please.
Use your spatula to spread the yogurt evenly.
Spread out a cup worth of fresh berries over top.
Spread out your granola on top.
Place in freezer for 3 hours minimum.
Cut.
Serve.

Tzatziki Sauce

Tzatziki Sauce is a multi purpose sauce for Greek dishes with cucumber, garlic, lemon, fresh dill and Greek yogurt. I love the combination of fresh ingredients and creamy base that makes this sauce a must have recipe!

There is a great little Farmer’s Market here in downtown Cincinnati that has the most addicting gyros. We drive downtown, pay for parking and deal with large crowds just for these gyros. I crave them constantly. This recipe was inspired by their tzatziki sauce with the cool cucumber flavor and fresh taste.

The sauce is really simple to make. All you need is a food processor, cutting board, knife and measuring cups. Blend your sliced cucumber with some salt before adding the other ingredients so the cucumber flavor is consistent. Salt has a way of thinning out sauces so it is important to add it in to start with the cucumber. Once you add the Greek yogurt and other ingredients, it makes a nice creamy sauce that is ready to go in just a few minutes.

This particular tzatziki sauce is on the thinner side as far as sauce goes. What do you do if you want a really thick sauce? There are some options. You can finely chop your cucumber and squeeze the excess water from it and opt out of the food processor to just whisk the ingredients together. I don’t like this way personally because you have chunks of cucumber, instead of having the flavor all through the sauce. Still tastes amazing this way though! You can also strain your yogurt. For starters, use the Greek yogurt over other types of yogurt because it is already thicker. You will then strain the yogurt using a coffee filter to get out the moisture. This can take some time and overnight straining is ideal. A third option for thicker sauce is some sort of thickening agent, such as a gelatin.

How long does tzatziki sauce stay good for? Go with the date of expiration of your yogurt but is best consumed immediately because the longer it sits, the thinner it will become. If you use a thickening method, you are safe to eat until yogurt expiration. However, this sauce really tastes best when consumed immediately after making.

Try the Lamb and Feta Nacho recipe for your tzatziki sauce.

Tzatziki Sauce

3 cups Greek plain yogurt
1 tablespoon freshly chopped dill
2 teaspoon salt
1 large cucumber
1 teaspoon pepper
3 tablespoons lemon juice
1 large garlic clove, minced

Grab ingredients, food processor, garlic press, knife, cutting board, measuring cups and storage container for sauce.
Slice your cucumber and put into the food processor. Ad 1 teaspoon salt. Blend for one minute.
Add 1 tablespoons fresh chopped dill, 1 more tablespoon salt, 1 tablespoon pepper, 3 tablespoons lemon juice, 3 cups Greek yogurt and mince 1 garlic clove. Blend 30 seconds.
Pour into a storage container. Expires at yogurt expiration date.
Put on your gyros, greek nachos, salads, use as a dip, on burgers or whatever else you can think of.

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