Everyone loves muffins and with this new recipe they are even tastier than you can imagine! The best part is you can try these tasty treats this Saturday at the Farmers Market in Cedar Park and Barton Creek!

Ingredients:

• 1 Cup Arzu Original Flavor 
• 1 Cup Angel’s Gluten Free Flour Blend* (may substitute with Sorghum flour)
• 2 Teaspoons   cinnamon
• 1 Teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/3 Teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/3 Cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 2 Teaspoons Baking powder
• ½ Teaspoon baking soda
• ½ Teaspoon salt (optional)
• 1 Cup canned pumpkin (may substitute with fresh cooked pumpkin)
• 1/2 Cup almond milk (May Sub. Real Milk or any other Milk Sustitute)
• 1 Egg, lightly beaten (May substitute with egg replacement)
• 3 Tablespoons vegetable oil 

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 375*
• Line muffin pan with paper baking cups (12 full size/ 36 mini muffins) , or lightly grease bottom only.
• Combine all dry ingredients in a bowl, mix.
• Add pumpkin, milk, oil and eggs to dry ingredients. Mix just until dry ingredients are moistened.
• Fill muffin cups ¾ full.
• Bake for 22-25 minutes or until golden brown. (Bake for 12 minutes if making mini muffins)
• Let muffins cool 5 minutes before removing from pan.
• Makes 1 dozen muffins full size muffins or 36 mini muffins.
• Freeze well.

Angel’s Gluten Free Flour Blend available at  Gluten  Free Food For Life www.gfcfcuisine.com 

Nutrition info per full sized muffin:  Cal 130, Fat 4gm, Sodium 220mg, Carbs 22 gm,  Fiber 2gm, Sugar 7 gm, Protein 2gm.

Ingredients

• 4 Tbls Butter or margarine
• 1 cup sugar
• ¼ cup coco powder
• ½  tsp. gluten free vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups Arzu Original Flavor
• ¼  cup milk ( may substitute with almond or soy milk)
• ¼  cup peanut butter
• ½  cup shredded coconut ( optional)

Directions

• In a 3 quart saucepan, melt butter over medium heat.
• Add sugar and coco powder, stir until melted.
• Remove from heat, add vanilla and peanut butter, mix well.
• Add Arzu and coconut if desired, mix well.
• Drop by rounded teaspoon onto a  wax paper lined cookie sheet..
• Cool completely. ( If using Margarine, chill cookies in refrigerator for 1-2 hours before serving.)

Makes 24 Cookies.

Ingredients:

• 2 Tbsp Butter or margarine
• 4 cups gluten free marshmallows
• 2 tsp gluten free vanilla
• 2 cups Arzu Original Flavor
• 1 cup shredded coconut

Directions:

• In a 3 quart saucepan, melt butter over medium heat.
• Add marshmallows and stir until melted.
• Remove from heat, add vanilla.
• Add Arzu and mix well.
• Spoon into a greased 7×11 or 9×9 pan.
• Pat down and cool completely.
• Cut into 1 inch squares. Makes 36 squares.

Per square- Cal 52, Carb 9gm, Sugar 4gm, Fiber 1gm, Fat 1gm, Protein 1gm

Ingredients

• 1 EGGPLANT, PEELED (APROX. 1 POUND)
• ½ CUP LOW SODIUM GLUTEN FREE TOMATOE JUICE
• ½ CUP ORIGINAL  ARZU
• 2 CLOVES GARLIC, MINCED
• 1 TSP CRUSHED BASIL LEAVES
• ½ TSP OREGANO
• FRESH CRACKED PEPPER
• 2 SMALL TOMATOES   CHOPPED
• 1 SMALL ONION SLICED
• ½  CUP SHREDDED LOW FAT MOZZARELLA CHEESE

Directions

1. HEAT OVEN TO 350*
2. CUT EGGPLANT INTO ½ INCH SLICES AND PLACE ON PREPARED FOIL LINED COOKIE SHEET SPRAYED WITH COOKING OIL. SPRINKLE WITH BLACK PEPPER.
3. COMBINE TOMATOE JUICE,, GALIC, BASIL AND OREGINO. SPREAD EVENLY OVER EGGPLANT
4. SPOON DRY  ARZU ON EGGPLANT SLICES
5. TOP WITH CHOPPED TOMAOES AND SLICED ONIONS
6. SPRINKLE WITH MOZZORELLA CHEESE.
7. BAKE 35-40 MIN UNTIL EGGPLANT IS TENDER AND CHEESE MELTED
8. DUST WITH ADDITIONAL BASIL, OREGANO AND FRESH PEPPER

 MAKES 6 SERVINGS

Filling Ingredients

• 5   Cups fresh or frozen sliced peaches
• 1   Teaspoon cinnamon (Optional)
• 3   Tablespoons lemon juice
• 4   Tablespoons agave nectar (May substitute with Honey)
• 1   Tablespoon cornstarch dissolved in 2 tablespoons cool water

Directions

Mix all ingredients in an 11×7 pan. Mix well

Crisp Topping Ingredients

• 6  Tablespoons melted GFCF margarine (Such as Earth Balance) may substitute with butter
• 1  Cup Arzu Chai Flavor (May substitute with Arzu Original and 1
• 1   teaspoon cinnamon)
• ½ Cup Montina or Sorghum flour
• ¼  Cup Cornstarch or Tapioca
• ½  Cup brown sugar or turbinado sugar
• ¼   Cup orange or apple juice

Directions

1. Place all ingredients in a bowl and “squish” together until all ingredients are crumbly. Pour crumble evenly over peaches in  baking dish.
2. Bake in Preheated 375* oven for 35-40 minutes until golden brown.

Serve warm.

Makes 12 servings

Nutritional information :  12 servings ( ½ cup ) Calories 190, Fat 6 g, Sodium 85 mg, Carbohydrates 34 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 3g.

¾ cups brown sugar

3-4 ripe bananas (over ripe bananas work best)

1  egg

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon baking powder

½ teaspoon salt (optional)

1 ½  cup rice flour

½ cup ARZU Original ( 1 packet)

Preheat oven to 350*

Cream butter and brown sugar together.  Add mashed bananas and mix together.

Add egg and  mix well.

Add dry ingredients to above mixture starting with the baking soda , baking powder and salt.

Next add the rice flour then the ARZU.

Pour into greased muffin tin or paper lined muffin tin.

Bake for 20 minutes at 350*

Makes 1 1/2 dozen Muffins

These freeze well to make an easy, quick morning breakfast or snack.

½ cup ARZU Original

½ cup powdered sugar

1 Tablespoon powdered Cocoa

1 Tablespoon honey

¼ cup Bourbon

½ cup  chopped pecans ( optional)

Place ARZU and bourbon in a bowl.  Stir together.

Add all other ingredients and stir until blended together.

Use additional powdered sugar to roll mixture into 1/2 inch balls. Roll in additional powder sugar to prevent sticking together.  Store in airtight container.  Will   keep in airtight container for up to 2 weeks.

6 tablespoons butter ( room temperture)

1 cup brown sugar

1 well beaten egg                                     

¼ cup molasses

1 teaspoon cider vinegar

1  1/4 cup quinoa flour

½ cup ARZU Original (one packet)                         

½ teaspoon cinnamon

¼ teaspoon cloves

2 teaspoons ginger

1 cup gluten free caramel chips

Preheat oven to 350*

Cream butter and sugar together.

Stir in eggs, molasses and vinegar.

Add  remaining ingredients except caramel chips. Mix until blended.

Add caramel chips and mix in.

Drop by  teaspoons 2 inches apart onto greased or parchment lined pan.

 Bake for 12 minutes at 350*

Makes approximately  2 dozen cookies.