I Love This Recipe!

Recently, I was introduced to a couple of recipes created by my fitness instructor for body sculpt and spin classes, Sarah Vinch.  I have to say the recipes are absolutely marvelous.  One is for homemade peanut butter, and the other is for chocolate cupcakes made with spinach and soft tofu.  I haven't made the homemade peanut butter recipe yet (that will happen after I go to the grocery store for peanuts) but I have tasted the samples Sarah brought to class with her a few weeks ago.  "Yum!" is only one word that comes to mind when I think about this stuff.  Other words include "great", "fantastic", "fabulous"... I could go on.  I did make the cupcake recipe.  Here's how things went in my kitchen between me and my hubby, Roger, at the time I was making the cupcakes:

•  ‎[me putting the last of the spinach in the blender] [Roger] What are you making? 

   [me] Cupcakes. 

   [Roger] With spinach?! [Roger sounding skeptical and turned off by the idea, face to match] 

   [me] Yep! 

   [after the batter is ready] [me] Here, try this. 

   [Roger] It has a bitter after-taste. [sour look on his face] 

   [me] No it doesn't! [I taste batter again. Satisfied it's good] 

   [an hour later] [me] So, did you like the cupcake? 

   [Roger] Yes, I did! 

   [Victory!]

  
  

  This cupcake recipe is a great way to get more spinach into your diet, and it tastes wonderful too!  Even picky eaters won't be able to turn one of these down once they've had one.  They freeze well, too, so you can  make up a bunch of them and store them in the freezer for later.

  
  

  Sarah is a genius in the kitchen when it comes to creating healthier style recipes.  She is a great fitness instructor, wife, mom, and also the president and CEO of Fudoo Boards.  For more information, go to www.fudooboards.com.  Here is a YouTube video of Sarah talking about Fudoo Boards in 2009...

  
  

  
  

  
  

  And, here is what may be the best chocolate cupcake recipe you've ever tried.  Thanks, Sarah!  

  
  

  (From a link on Sarah's Fudoo Board ZumbAtomic Activities page:)

     

  Healthier recipes by sarah@fudooboards.com

  
  

  OMG – Quick Chocolate Cupcakes

  
  

  I like to play with plain old cake mixes. Adding crazy ingredients, instead of the predictable eggs, oil and

  water is my kind of weird science. Here is one of my latest and easiest healthy takes on that box of

  devil’s food in your cupboard. You’ll have these in the oven before you know it!

  Ingredients:

  1 block ( 14 oz.) silken tofu

  3 cups fresh spinach

  1 box devil’s food cake mix

  1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa

  Directions:

  1. Using a food processor, blend the silken tofu and spinach to a smooth and creamy consistency.

  2. Add the whole box of cake mix to the tofu mix and blend until creamy.

  3. Spoon cupcake batter into muffin tin or cupcake papers.

  4. Bake at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes or until firm on tops. They will crack beautifully on the

  tops.

  5. Makes 20-24 cupcakes.

  6. Forget the frosting. These are so satisfyingly moist. Enjoy!

  
  

  [me] Oh, they are, and you will.