Monthly Archives: December 2020

Instant Pot Egg Bites

I received an Instant Pot silicone egg bites pan for Christmas from my daughters, so of course I had to put it to good use!

This is a delicious way to eat eggs, and so fun. Eggs made in the instant pot are tender and really delicious. In this recipe I used bacon, scallions and spinach and a little nutritional yeast to give it a cheesy flavor without the dairy. This is the Instant Pot I have, and I love it! Instant Pot meals are delicious and I find very easy to digest. My favorite Instant Pot Cookbooks are by Coco Morante. She has three of them The Ultimate Instant Pot Cookbook, The Ultimate Instant Pot Healthy Cookbook, and The Essential Instant Pot Cookbook. Her recipes are all delicious and can be easily modified for nutritional needs! Here’s my recipe for Egg Bites in the Instant Pot!

Instant Pot Egg Bites

Ingredients:

4 Eggs

1/4 Cup of Scallions, sliced

1/4 Cup of Cooked Spinach, cooled and chopped

2 Slices of Cooked Bacon

1 Tablespoon of Olive Oil

2 Tablespoons of Coconut Milk or other non-dairy milk

2 Teaspoons of Nutritional Yeast

1/4 Teaspoon of Salt

1/4 Teaspoon of Pepper

Ghee or Coconut Oil for greasing the Egg Cups. You can also use a non stick cooking spray.

Directions:

In a 4 cup glass measuring cup with a pour spout, whisk together your eggs, olive oil, coconut milk, salt and pepper. Whisk in the nutritional yeast thoroughly. Then, stir in the bacon, scallions and chopped spinach.

Grease your egg cups with a little ghee. Pour the egg mixture evenly into each of the egg cups. They will be about 3/4 full. Place the lid on the egg bites pan. Pour a cup of water into your instant pot. Then, place the egg bites pan on the wire steam rack and carefully lower it into your instant pot.

Secure the lid on the instant pot, and set the steam valve to seal. Select Manual on your Instant Pot and adjust the time to ten minutes. It will take a few minutes to come up to pressure before the cooking time begins. After the cooking time ends, let the pressure come down for 5 minutes before releasing the pressure valve. Remove the lid and pull out your egg bites pan with heat safe mitts. Take off the lid of the egg bites pan and invert the pan onto a plate. Pop out the egg bites by pressing on the bottom of each mold. They are so yummy and kid friendly! Enjoy!

Three Ingredient Delicious Chocolate Fudge

This simple fudge recipe is so easy, and the fudge is the perfect melt in your mouth texture without being too soft!

I love that it has three simple ingredients, and it is free of dairy, soy and gluten.

This recipe makes an 8 inch square pan of fudge in very little time.

So, a little update about what’s going on in my life. Being in the middle of a major construction project has put a real pinch on my time as well as my kitchen space! I know there are a multiple number of reasons why we are all scarce on the time we would actually like to have, and this is mine currently. The good news is, I am getting a brand new kitchen with plenty of space to work. But, right now, a lot of my beloved kitchen tools are in boxes.

We moved to Northern Michigan this Spring and decided to renovate an older home. It’s a big undertaking, but I am excited about the final outcome. But quite honestly, it has been very hard! I miss my big beautiful kitchen out East.

I have been meaning to blog this recipe for a while. It’s really delicious and easy. It would also be beautiful with chopped nuts on top or dried cherries or both!

Three Ingredient Delicious Chocolate Fudge

Ingredients:

One 9 oz. bag of Enjoy Life Dark Chocolate Chips

1/2 Cup of Pecan Butter (my go to clean ingredient brand)

1 Teaspoon of Vanilla Extract

Directions: Fill a small saucepan with 1 1/2 inches of water. Bring the water to a boil. In a stainless steel bowl that fits on top of the saucepan, place the chocolate chips. When the water comes to a boil, put the bowl of chocolate chips on top, creating a double boiler, and turn the water down to a simmer. Melt the chocolate chips, stirring slowly and constantly. When the chocolate chips are melted, add the 1/2 cup of pecan butter and vanilla, and whisk it in over the simmering water.

When it is completely smooth and everything nicely incorporated, pour the fudge into a 8 inch parchment lined square baking pan and spread evenly over the bottom. Refrigerate the fudge for one hour, then remove it from the pan. The parchment will help you lift it effortlessly out and no sticking.

Slice the fudge with a sharp knife into equal squares. Store the fudge in a sealed container in the refrigerator. It’s delicious!