Here is a great breakfast or after school snack for kids! It is WAY healthier than popping Totino's Pizza Rolls into the oven...YIKES! Check out what is actually in those chemically made pieces of "food"...
Ingredients = Enriched Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Ferrous Sulfate, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid)Tomato Puree (Water, Tomato Paste)Cooked Pizza Topping (Sausage made with Pork and Chicken [Pork, Mechanically Separated Chicken, Salt, Spice, Maltodextrin {Corn, Tapioca}Natural Flavor]Water, Textured Vegetable Protein [Soy Flour, Caramel Color]Sugar, Sodium Phosphate, Hydrolyzed Corn and Soy Protein, Soy Flour, Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Torula Yeast)Water, Mozzarella Cheese Substitute (Water, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Rennet Casein, Modified Corn Starch, Potato Starch, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Vital Wheat Gluten, Salt, Potassium Chloride, Citric Acid, Potassium Sorbate [Preservative]Sodium Phosphate, Sodium Citrate, Titanium Dioxide [Color]Maltodextrin, Magnesium Oxide, Zinc Oxide, Vitamin A Palmitate, Riboflavin, Vitamin B12)Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Pepperoni Pizza Topping (Pepperoni made with Pork, Chicken and Beef [Pork, Mechanically Separated Chicken, Beef, Salt, Spice, Dextrose, Oleoresin of Paprika, Sodium Ascorbate, Garlic Powder, Sodium Nitrite, Lactic Acid Starter Culture, BHA and BHT and Citric Acid Added to Protect Flavor]Water, Soy Protein Isolate)Rehydrated Pasteurized Process Nonfat Mozzarella Cheese (Water, Nonfat Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes, Citric Acid, Vitamin A Palmitate, Vitamin B6, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Sodium Citrate, Sodium Phosphate)Salt, Modified Corn Starch, Sugar, Dried Whey, Defatted Soy Flour, Dried Onion, Spice, Methylcellulose, Rehydrated Enzyme Modified Cheese (Water, Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes)Natural Flavor.
OH MY! They have so much trans-fat, they have to list it 3 times! Click here to read why trans-fat causes weight gain. Try this instead...
1/3 cup freshly ground flaxseed
3/4 tsp baking powder
1 TBS Italian seasoning
pinch of Celtic sea salt
4 eggs, lightly beaten
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 cup cubed nitrate free pepperoni
1/2 cup no sugar added pizza sauce
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Grease a 24-cup mini-muffin pan. In a large bowl, whisk together the flaxseed, baking powder, Italian seasoning, and salt; whisk
in the egg. Stir in the mozzarella, Parmesan and pepperoni; let stand for 10 minutes.
Stir the batter and place in the mini-muffin cups. Bake until puffed and golden, 20 to 25 minutes. Meanwhile, heat the pizza sauce until warmed through. Serve the puffs with the pizza sauce for dipping. Makes 30 mini muffins. Makes 5 servings.
NUTRITIONAL COMPARISON (per serving)
Traditional Totino Rolls = 385 calories, 39.5 carbs, 2.3g fiber
"Healthified" Bites = 327 calories, 3.8 carbs, 3g fiber
Ingredients = Enriched Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Ferrous Sulfate, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid)Tomato Puree (Water, Tomato Paste)Cooked Pizza Topping (Sausage made with Pork and Chicken [Pork, Mechanically Separated Chicken, Salt, Spice, Maltodextrin {Corn, Tapioca}Natural Flavor]Water, Textured Vegetable Protein [Soy Flour, Caramel Color]Sugar, Sodium Phosphate, Hydrolyzed Corn and Soy Protein, Soy Flour, Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Torula Yeast)Water, Mozzarella Cheese Substitute (Water, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Rennet Casein, Modified Corn Starch, Potato Starch, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Vital Wheat Gluten, Salt, Potassium Chloride, Citric Acid, Potassium Sorbate [Preservative]Sodium Phosphate, Sodium Citrate, Titanium Dioxide [Color]Maltodextrin, Magnesium Oxide, Zinc Oxide, Vitamin A Palmitate, Riboflavin, Vitamin B12)Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Pepperoni Pizza Topping (Pepperoni made with Pork, Chicken and Beef [Pork, Mechanically Separated Chicken, Beef, Salt, Spice, Dextrose, Oleoresin of Paprika, Sodium Ascorbate, Garlic Powder, Sodium Nitrite, Lactic Acid Starter Culture, BHA and BHT and Citric Acid Added to Protect Flavor]Water, Soy Protein Isolate)Rehydrated Pasteurized Process Nonfat Mozzarella Cheese (Water, Nonfat Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes, Citric Acid, Vitamin A Palmitate, Vitamin B6, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Sodium Citrate, Sodium Phosphate)Salt, Modified Corn Starch, Sugar, Dried Whey, Defatted Soy Flour, Dried Onion, Spice, Methylcellulose, Rehydrated Enzyme Modified Cheese (Water, Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes)Natural Flavor.
OH MY! They have so much trans-fat, they have to list it 3 times! Click here to read why trans-fat causes weight gain. Try this instead...
1/3 cup freshly ground flaxseed3/4 tsp baking powder
1 TBS Italian seasoning
pinch of Celtic sea salt
4 eggs, lightly beaten
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 cup cubed nitrate free pepperoni
1/2 cup no sugar added pizza sauce
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Grease a 24-cup mini-muffin pan. In a large bowl, whisk together the flaxseed, baking powder, Italian seasoning, and salt; whisk
in the egg. Stir in the mozzarella, Parmesan and pepperoni; let stand for 10 minutes.
Stir the batter and place in the mini-muffin cups. Bake until puffed and golden, 20 to 25 minutes. Meanwhile, heat the pizza sauce until warmed through. Serve the puffs with the pizza sauce for dipping. Makes 30 mini muffins. Makes 5 servings.
NUTRITIONAL COMPARISON (per serving)
Traditional Totino Rolls = 385 calories, 39.5 carbs, 2.3g fiber
"Healthified" Bites = 327 calories, 3.8 carbs, 3g fiber
My co-blogger, Tracey, called me this morning to tell me about this post in case I happened to miss it, and she asked, "Did you see all the ingredients in Pizza Rolls?!" It turns out I had scrolled right by them, totally daunted by the hugehuge paragraph in italics. That's awful! And yours look so much better in every way.
ReplyDeleteThanks girl!
ReplyDeleteI made these today and loved them. I will be sharing on my blog on Tuesday with a link to your post. I can't wait to share these with my grandson next weekend. He loves to eat my healthy foods and I love that he isn't getting all of that processed junk. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteWe made these a few days ago and loved them! They are even better the 2nd day. My 2-year old put down at least half of them! We didn't have mini-muffin pans, so just used a regular cupcake tin and they worked great, we didn't have to adjust the baking time at all. We'll be making these for Easter breakfast using ham or turkey, green onion, and red pepper as components and serving them as mini-quiche!
ReplyDeleteYeah Molly! That makes me very happy!!!
ReplyDeleteMaria!!! I swear I have THE PICKIEST 4 yr old....but I just threw these together and he LOVES them. I got a 'thumbs up' from my 7yr old after he stuffed one in his mouth too ;)
ReplyDeleteThanks for writing Liz! This makes me very happy!!!
ReplyDeleteMaria - I was thinking about trying these to add to my snack 'collection' of recipes and was wondering if you used golden flaxseed or the darker kind... I wonder if golden would be more neutral in this? I don't want to waste ingredients, so I'll go to Whole Foods and get some golden if you think that might be better. I'm not crazy about the darker flaxseed in stuff unless it's already masked with chocolate :-)
ReplyDeleteYes, I used the golden flax seeds. :)
Deletedid you freeze the leftovers? I love on my own and i would like to freeze some since I cannot eat them all! :)
ReplyDeletethanks!
Yes, they freeze great. :)
Deletethank you! I freaking love you woman! Youre my favorite blogger! thank you thank you thank you!
DeleteAwe, you are so sweet! Thank you! :)
DeleteI'm making these again this evening...my kids beg for them! They're so versatile, too! Thanks for providing such wonderful recipes. I have purchased all of your cookbooks and pass out your info to anyone willing to listen. Your recipes have helped making our transition to a grain free lifestyle much easier this year.
ReplyDeleteAwe, you totally made my day! Thank you! It is because of people like you spreading the word that I am able to keep doing this. :)
DeleteI love your recipes! My daughter and I made these and the power waffles for her to have during the week. She tried both of them and loved them. We are working our way through your kids cookbook. She is so picky about her food and is more willing to try something new if she helps make it. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteThat's great! Thanks! :)
DeleteThese were really great, thank you! I had to sub in almond meal, and it worked just fine (allergy to flax). Also just plopped them on parchment on a cookie sheet to make it easier. I think this will be a staple from now on. Maybe I'll try sausage and other things in there too.
ReplyDeleteAwesome! Thanks! :)
DeleteCould you use chia seeds in place of the flax seeds?
ReplyDeleteYes, that should work. :)
DeleteWhere do you find the nitrate free pepperoni? Would love to make these as my son likes the pizza rolls.
ReplyDeleteWe love this one by applegate farms. Our trader joes carries it. :). http://www.applegate.com/products/natural-pepperoni/
DeleteGreat potluck idea!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for sharing :)