Lightened Up Recipe · Quick Bread · sweet breads

Chocolate Swirl “Skinny” Banana Bread

We recently had the blessing of a couple of nights away at a lovely mountain home with dear friends. We each made simple meals for our time there. I made a banana bread to take along. I love Banana Bread because it’s the perfect addition to breakfast and also a fantastic snack!

The chocolate firmed up in the batter and didn’t really “swirl,” but all that mattered was the chocolate flavor! It was still delicious!

The new recipe I tried had a little chocolate swirled into it! It is so moist and delicious, yet it’s lower in fat and calories! This is from a Skinny Taste Cookbook that I borrowed on my Libby app. You can even make this in the crock pot, though I opted for the oven method.

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breakfast · coffee cake

Cherry Coffee Cake

Happy October! Fall is a season of comfort foods and delicious coffee cakes enjoyed with mugs of steaming coffee. Today I’m sharing a new recipe recently introduced to me that will perfectly fit those autumnal menus.

Last week our small group had a fellowship dinner. We decided the theme would be Breakfast for supper. A couple of our dear friends from out of town were going to be here to join us and she wanted to make something to contribute to the meal. Her recipe was a hit with everyone! Cherry Coffee Cake was her recipe, and it tastes like a cross between a pastry and a cake. You could substitute another fruit topping, but I’m telling you that the cherry was so delicious! She was sweet enough to share her recipe with me! Thanks, Ellen!

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muffin · pumpkin

My Favorite Pumpkin Muffins

I posted this recipe many years ago, but I’m afraid it’s gotten kind of buried under the list of recipes, and I am re-posting it today to make sure my readers know how GOOD these are!


I had never added chocolate chips to this recipe before, but my grandsons were coming for an afternoon visit, and I knew they would enjoy the addition of some chocolate. My favorite way to eat these is warm with a little butter spread over each half!
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Dinner · Quick Bread

Cheddar Cornbread Muffins

If you’re a bread-lover, you know how hard it is to eat a savory meal and pass up the corn bread or the biscuits. In the effort of trying not to eat too many carbs, I really try to limit how much bread I’m consuming.

I love finding recipes that taste “normal,” yet are lower in calories and fat. Enter the Cheddar Cornbread recipe!

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