Light Kiwi Lime Angel Food Mini Cupcakes Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray a 24 cup minimuffin pan with spray or butter lightly. Open the bag of crystallized ginger and pop a few in your mouth for "cooking inspiration".
• Combine the first seven ingredients in a large bowl. Next cream the butter and sugar, next adding eggs one at a time. Eat some more crystallized ginger (mmnnnn). Add the lime juice, peel and vanilla extract and blend. The mix will appear curdled. Better eat just a few more pieces of the ginger to fuel your energy stores for the last steps. Then add the dry ingredients and the buttermilk in alternating batches, starting with the flour mix.
• Spoon batter to the top of the cups of the pan and bake 16-18 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Restrain yourself from "taste testing" half the batch (try to limit to just 4 or 5:), and place them to cool on a rack.
• In the meantime, cream the cream cheese, butter, lime juice and peel, and vanilla until smooth and whisk in the powdered sugar, beating until the frosting is smooth. Lick the whisk clean and use a clean spatula to spread frosting across the tops of the remaining cooled cupcakes. Take the time to dip a clean finger in the frosting every once in awhile, just to make sure it hasn't changed for some unlikely reason. When done frosting, sprinkle what's left of the crystallized ginger on what's left of the cupcakes that actually have frosting and hide until time to serve.
• Makes 72, unless recipe is followed exactly including tasting notes.

Steps:

• In ungreased 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish, arrange half of cake cubes.
• In large bowl, mix yogurt, lime peel and lime juice until well blended. Gently stir in whipped topping.
• Spoon half of mixture over cake cubes in baking dish; press down to smooth layer. Arrange kiwifruit slices over mixture. Repeat cake and yogurt layers; press down. Cover; refrigerate until set, at least 3 hours.
• Meanwhile, drain strawberries, reserving liquid in 2-quart saucepan; set strawberries aside. Stir cornstarch into liquid until well blended. Heat to boiling over medium heat, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; cool 15 minutes. Stir in strawberries. Refrigerate until chilled, at least 30 minutes.
• To serve, cut dessert into squares; place on individual dessert plates. Spoon sauce over each serving. Store in refrigerator.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat pudding mix and whipping cream with wire whisk 2 minutes. Let stand 3 minutes. Beat in 1/4 cup lime juice and the food coloring; stir in powdered sugar until smooth. Cover; refrigerate.
• Heat oven to 375* (350* for dark or nonstick pans). Place a paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups. Make cake batter as directed on box. Spoon about 1 rounded tablespoon batter into each muffin cup, using about half of the batter. (Muffin cups will be about 1/3 full.) Refrigerate remaining batter. Bake 12 to 16 minutes or until toothpick is inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from pan to cooling rack. Repeat with remaining batter. Cool cupcakes completely, about 15 minutes.
• Remove paper baking cups from cupcakes. Swirl about 2 teaspoons topping on top of each cupcake.
• Stir frosting container 20 times. Gently stir in 1 tablespoon lime juice and the lime peel. Spoon frosting into a 1-quart Ziploc bag. Cut an 1/2-inch opening from bottom corner of bag. Squeeze 1 rounded teaspoonful frosting onto topping. Garnsih with fresh lime wedge, if desired. Store in refrigerator.

Steps:

• In large bowl, beat pudding mix and whipping cream with wire whisk 2 minutes.
• Let stand 3 minutes.
• Beat in 1/4 cup Key lime juice and the food color; stir in powdered sugar until smooth. Cover and refrigerate.
• Heat oven to 375°F (350°F for dark or nonstick pans).
• Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups.
• Make cake batter as directed on box.
• Spoon about 1 rounded tablespoonful batter into each muffin cup, using about half of the batter. (Muffin cups will be about 1/3 full.).
• Refrigerate remaining batter.
• Bake 12 to 16 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Remove from pan to cooling rack.
• Repeat with remaining baking cups and batter.
• Cool cupcakes completely, about 15 minutes.
• Remove cupcakes from baking cups.
• Swirl about 2 teaspoons topping on top of each cupcake.
• Stir frosting in container 20 times.
• Gently stir in 1 tablespoon Key lime juice and the lime peel.
• Spoon topping into 1-quart resealable food-storage plastic bag.
• Cut 1/2-inch opening across bottom corner of bag.
• Squeeze 1 rounded teaspoonful frosting from bag onto topping.
• Garnish with fresh lime wedge, if desired.
• Store in refrigerator.

Steps:

• 1. I purchased my Ninja Cooking System thru QVC for a discounted price and received all these items (you see in photo) to go with it. You can purchase the Ninja on their online site as well as other retail stores too.
• 2. STOVETOP: Allows you to sear and sauté. Searing & browning meat, and sautéing vegetables develops added flavors, color, and texture to your meals.
• 3. FAST ONE-POT MEAL MAKING: The Ninja 3 in 1 Cooking System's Triple Heat Technology provides heat to both the sides & bottom of the pot that you to create complete meals all at the same time. [You can place uncooked noodles, sauce and frozen meatballs into the Ninja and it will cook to perfection in less than 1/2 hour.]
• 4. LAYERED MEALS: You can make casseroles with every ingredient done properly --vegetables, crispy toppings, and meats prepared to perfection. Or you can use the roasting rack and place protein & vegetables on rack while starch is on the bottom. Again, they cook to perfection.
• 5. SLOW COOKING: The Ninja is also a SEARious slow cooker -- the STOVETOP setting allows you to sear your meats first, then SLOW COOK all in the same appliance.
• 6. STEAM INFUSED ROASTING: The Ninja has steam-oven capability to make your meats juicier and cut cooking time by up to 30%. Taking less time & cooking in a steam environment result in juicy, flavorful foods. -- NO PREHEATING REQUIRED IN ANY MEAL.
• 7. STEAM INFUSED BAKING: Steam baked desserts are moister and healthier. By baking in a steam environment, you only have to use HALF the fat, plus you get cakes that are spongier & more delicious.
• 8. 30 MINUTE MEALS: Here are some 30 minute recipes that I have tried. https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/main-course/chicken/chicken-veggie-skewers-w-thai-coconut-sauce.html https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/main-course/pasta/spaghetti-meatballs-in-ninja-cooking-system.html?p=36
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• 14. DESSERTS: https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/dessert/pie/impossible-french-apple-pie-3.html?p=2 https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/dessert/cake/light-kiwi-lime-angel-food-mini-cupcakes.html?p=1 https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/dessert/chocolate/kahua-brownies-w-cinnamon-cream-caramel.html?p=1 https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/dessert/fruit-dessert/blueberry-oatmeal-bars.html?p=4
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Steps:

• 1. 1 Ninja Cooking System w/silicone mini-muffin tray
• 2. In a very small bowl, combine cake flour with 1 tbsp sugar and set aside. In another medium sized bowl beat egg whites, vanilla extract, salt & cream of tartar with an electric mixer on high till soft peaks form. Add 1 tsp of lime zest & 1 tsp of lime juice to mixture. Gradually add the remaining 2 tbsp of sugar. Beat on high until mixture is fully incorporated, glossy and stiff peaks are formed. Fold in by hand (not mixer) the flour and sugar mixture in thirds until fully incorporated. Make sure to try and keep batter as voluminous as possible.
• 3. Spray your silicone mini-muffin tray with cooking spray and then fill each cup with 1 tbsp of batter. Pour your water into the bottom of your Ninja Cooking System and place the roasting rack down inside and your muffin tray on top of rack. Set OVEN to 325 degrees for 15 minutes. (Do not open and keep looking at the mini-muffins or they will not rise. This happened to my first batch. LOL) Mine took the whole 15 minutes and I even went 2 minutes longer. The cookbook says check them at 12 minutes and remove when a toothpick inserted to center comes out clean. Remove the cupcakes and let cool then wash out the muffin tray and make the next batch. I also popped them out of muffin tray right away too.
• 4. Stir together your icing mixture (except for the kiwi that goes on top) and drizzle over the tops of the warm muffins. Add your slice of kiwi and you are ready to serve.
• 5. Nutritional Values on these. 15 calories, 0G Fat; 0G Saturated Fat; 10mg sodium; 4G carbohydrates; 0G Fiber, 0G Protein......Yes, this is one AMAZING dessert!!! Weight Watchers Point Plus Value --- 2 points for 4 of them.....old WW points value ----1 point for 4 mini cupcakes.