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Easy Air Fryer Glazed Donuts

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I am loving my new Power Air Fryer XL. I have been researching these fryers for months and finally broke down and got one after receiving an unexpected gift card. My husband loves french fries so he was all-in for this purchase.

Now that I wrapped up my first round of Shift Shop, I was able to loosen the reigns on my nutrition for a couple days and have some “cheat” foods. I feel a lot better about myself when I DECIDE to have a treat rather than waiting until I am so desperate that I eat a pint of Ben and Jerry’s. Making a decision about what you will and will not eat is being in control of your health, and that’s a great feeling!

I saw this idea for Air Fryer donuts first on This Old Gal here. I also found it on several other sites after that, but I want to give complete credit to Jill at TOG for turning me onto this! She has several more donut flavors on her page, so please go check out the post! If you are the type of person that only makes food from scratch, check out this recipe from the Power Air Fryer XL site.  And here is one more recipe using the canned biscuits. Those directions required way more glaze than I felt necessary, but if you love some glaze then use those measurements! You can also be like my family and dump caramel syrup on them as an additional splurge. (Oh, it was as good as it looks!)

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The reason this activity was perfect for my kids was that the recipe is so simple, and the cook time is so short. When cooking with kids, you will find that they hate waiting! This type of recipe offers instant gratification. By the time you are done making the glaze and sugar coating, the donuts are done!

How did the kids like them? You decide…

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Enjoy!

xo Jaime

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Easy Air Fryer Glazed Donuts
This is such a fun activity to do with your kids! This recipe was inspired by several that I found online, but especially by Jill at This Old Gal. My cooking times differed from hers, so I decided to offer my own instructions.
Prep Time 5 min
Cook Time 10 min
Servings
servings
Ingredients
  • 1 can Grand's Butter Biscuit (I used Grand's Flaky Layers)
  • 1 teaspoon oil (I used coconut oil)
  • 3 TBSP Powdered Sugar
  • 1 teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract
  • 2 TBSP Sugar (optional for cinnamon sugar coating)
  • 1 teaspoon Cinnamon (optional for cinnamon sugar coating)
  • 2 teaspoons Milk or Almond milk (add more if needed to create a thick paste)
Prep Time 5 min
Cook Time 10 min
Servings
servings
Ingredients
  • 1 can Grand's Butter Biscuit (I used Grand's Flaky Layers)
  • 1 teaspoon oil (I used coconut oil)
  • 3 TBSP Powdered Sugar
  • 1 teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract
  • 2 TBSP Sugar (optional for cinnamon sugar coating)
  • 1 teaspoon Cinnamon (optional for cinnamon sugar coating)
  • 2 teaspoons Milk or Almond milk (add more if needed to create a thick paste)
Instructions
  1. Open biscuits and lay out on clean service.
  2. Use a biscuit cutter or any small round cup to cut out the middle of the biscuit. I used a plastic medicine cup. I pressed it in and twisted it back and forth until it cut through. You will likely need to help your kids with this.
  3. Lightly grease your fryer basket. I used a little bit of coconut oil on a paper towel and let my son rub it all over the basket. This helps prevent sticking.
  4. Set the donut holes aside. Place half of the biscuits into the fryer basket. Set air fryer to 350 for five minutes. (I use a Power Airfryer XL. Your fryer may take more or less time.)
  5. While donuts are baking, combine powdered sugar with two teaspoons of milk and the vanilla.
  6. When timer goes off, immediately remove donuts and put on a plate to cool. Add the second batch of biscuits to the fryer, and follow the same directions as above.
  7. While your second batch is cooking, drizzle glaze onto the donut. If you are using the cinnamon sugar, you dip your donut into it to coat. If you want to skip the glaze and only use cinnamon sugar, just lightly brush a little coconut oil onto the donut and then dip into the sugar mix.
  8. When the donuts are finished, fry your donut holes using a setting of 350 for 3 minutes.
  9. When donut holes are finished, glaze them and then drop them into a baggie of the cinnamon sugar mix and let your kids shake them until they are completely covered.
  10. ENJOY!
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August 8, 2017by Jaime Fox
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21 Day Fix Approved Instant Pot Good Morning Quinoa

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This girl is back on the Fix wagon. I finished up Hammer and Chisel a few days early so that I could join my rock star challengers with a new round on May 1st. Since I have a few newbies in the group, I decided to go to battle with them and do the 21 Day Fix again on Beachbody on Demand. I’m excited. I know this program gives me results and that is what I’m looking for! So many exciting things coming up this summer and I want to be in tip-top shape. My group truly inspires me to be better and to do better.

To celebrate my first week of the Fix, I am putting up a super easy breakfast recipe that you can make in your Instant Pot. Don’t have an Instant Pot? No problem. Make it on your stovetop. Then, go to Amazon and order your Pot! (I’m sorry, but I just love that thing.)

This recipe is a sweet twist on quinoa while still being clean and healthy. When served with berries and nuts, it makes for a hearty breakfast. Eat it up, then go get your workout done! Enjoy!

xo Jaime

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21 Day Fix Approved Instant Pot Good Morning Quinoa
Servings
Ingredients
  • 1 cups dry quinoa rinse well before cooking
  • 2 cups Water
  • 2 TBSP Maple Syrup or Honey
  • 1/2 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
  • 1/8 tsp Nutmeg
  • 1/2 tsp Cinnamon
  • Dash Salt
  • 3 cups Strawberries or Blueberries Use 1/2 cup per serving
  • 3/4 cups Pecan Halves (roughly 10 pecan halves per serving)
Servings
Ingredients
  • 1 cups dry quinoa rinse well before cooking
  • 2 cups Water
  • 2 TBSP Maple Syrup or Honey
  • 1/2 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
  • 1/8 tsp Nutmeg
  • 1/2 tsp Cinnamon
  • Dash Salt
  • 3 cups Strawberries or Blueberries Use 1/2 cup per serving
  • 3/4 cups Pecan Halves (roughly 10 pecan halves per serving)
Instructions
  1. Pour all ingredients into inner liner bowl and stir well.
  2. Set Instant Pot to one minute, high pressure. Allow a natural release.
  3. Fluff with a fork before serving. Top 1/2 cup quinoa with 1/2 cup berries and 10 pecan halves.
Recipe Notes

21 Day Fix container counts: 1 Yellow, 1/2 Purple, 1 Blue

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May 2, 2017by Jaime Fox
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Good Eats, The Good Life

Whey Delicious Pancakes

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I’m thinking about my grandmother today, and often lately. My “Gram” is 94 years old and has been in a nursing home for the last few years. I went to visit her last weekend during a quick trip to my hometown in Maryland. It’s hard to see her in there. Her eyesight is gone, and she is no longer mobile. She lived a very vibrant life in her younger years, never missing a dance at the Moose Lodge and loving to stun her friends with raunchy gag gifts. I can’t imagine life without her in it, but I know the life she has now would never be her choice. During my visit, I asked her if she thought she’d live to be 100. She emphatically said, “No!” I said, “Well, how about 95?” She said, “Yeah, I think so.” I said, “How about 96?” She said, “I hope not.”  I said, “Once you hit 95, you’re officially out of gas?” She laughed and said she thought so.

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I spent a lot of time at my Gram’s house growing up. There were things that she cooked that I loved, but she knew my favorite was “breakfast for dinner.” She made THE best pancakes I’ve ever had, and I’ve spent years trying to figure out how to get them to taste as good. Much of it has to do with the fact that she wasn’t afraid to cook those bad boys in hot oil. The edges were so crispy that it was almost like eating a funnel cake at the fair. I’m okay with the fact that my pancakes will never be as good. It is a memory that I will always hold dear and have no intention of replacing.

Now my own kids also love “breakfast for dinner,” along with our tradition of Pancake Sunday. Each time I make pancakes from scratch, I tweak the recipe a little more. Today I tried something new and it took my recipe to a new level. You know all that clear stuff that rises to the top of your homemade yogurt? It’s called “whey” and most people have no idea what to do with it after they strain it from their Greek Yogurt. Turns out you can trade out the liquid in your pancake recipe with whey for a healthy little kick. Not only did my pancakes turn out fluffy and tasty, I loved that I was using something that was essentially free in place of something I would otherwise have had to buy. Want not, waste not!

If you’ve found yourself pondering what to do with your leftover whey, give these pancakes a try. They aren’t as good as my Gram’s, but you’ll never know that!

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Whey Delicious Pancakes
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Servings
4" Pancakes
Ingredients
  • 3 cups flour
  • 1.5 TBSP baking powder
  • 1/2 cup Sugar
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 2 cups whey
  • 1 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Servings
4" Pancakes
Ingredients
  • 3 cups flour
  • 1.5 TBSP baking powder
  • 1/2 cup Sugar
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 2 cups whey
  • 1 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
Instructions
  1. In a medium size bowl, whisk together dry ingredients.
  2. Whisk eggs, and pour into dry ingredients.
  3. Add whey to mixture.
  4. Stir until completely blended, and make sure not to over-mix.
  5. Stir in vanilla extract.
  6. Using a quarter cup, pour batter onto hot greased griddle (375 degrees) to form 4" pancakes. If you wish, sprinkle in toppings like pecans or blueberries at this time.
  7. Cook until bubble start to form, and then flip. Serve hot of the griddle!
Recipe Notes

This recipe can be cut in half, or doubled.

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April 17, 2017by Jaime Fox
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Good Eats

Sharon’s Dang Good Oats [Instant Pot]

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You probably already know that I love my neighbor, Sharon, since I feature her on here frequently. She loves to cook just like I do and we have a blast texting each other recipes and swapping samples. Good neighbors make life so much more fun.

Sharon texted me the other night very excited about a steel cut oats recipe she saw on The Chew. Sharon never leaves a recipe the way she found it, and neither do I. So, I took Sharon’s recipe that she had adapted from The Chew, and I made my own changes based on the ingredients I had. Of course I also had to adapt it for the Instant Pot too!

What resulted was a breakfast dish that not only tasted good, but has incredible nutritional value. As Sharon said, “If I can get high fiber, anti-inflammatory antioxidants, and a proper glycemic index all in one bowl, I’m good!” Not to mention that steel cuts oats are very filling and help keep your bowels moving.

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Sharon's Dang Good Oats [Instant Pot]
Course Breakfast
Prep Time 5 min
Cook Time 25 min including time to pressure and release
Servings
Ingredients
  • 1 TBSP Tahini Butter
  • 1 TBSP Butter
  • 1 cup Steel Cut Oats
  • 1 can Coconut Milk Lite or Full Fat
  • 2 cups Water or fill your empty milk can
  • 1 pinch Salt
  • 3 TBSP Flax Meal
  • 2 TBSP Maple Syrup or Honey Add more after cooking if you prefer sweeter oats
  • 1 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
  • 1 tsp Cinnamon
Course Breakfast
Prep Time 5 min
Cook Time 25 min including time to pressure and release
Servings
Ingredients
  • 1 TBSP Tahini Butter
  • 1 TBSP Butter
  • 1 cup Steel Cut Oats
  • 1 can Coconut Milk Lite or Full Fat
  • 2 cups Water or fill your empty milk can
  • 1 pinch Salt
  • 3 TBSP Flax Meal
  • 2 TBSP Maple Syrup or Honey Add more after cooking if you prefer sweeter oats
  • 1 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
  • 1 tsp Cinnamon
Instructions
  1. Set Instant Pot to Saute. Melt tahini and butter. Add oats and toast for 2 minutes, stirring continuously. Add in remaining ingredients and stir well.
  2. Turn off Pot and reset on Manual HP for 3 minutes. Allow pressure to release naturally. Stir and add additional sweetener to taste. Serve hot and enjoy!
Recipe Notes

This recipe was adapted from one seen on The Chew.

1 cup of dry steel cut oats should only be considered 2 servings, but this is an extremely filling recipe. I could have easily fed my family of 4 and still had leftovers.

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April 1, 2017by Jaime Fox
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