Snack Time!

A typical college student’s schedule is packed with classes, homework, extra-curricular activities, and a social life! There’s hardly any time to fit three full meals into your already busy schedule, so here are some delicious snack recipes that can be made quickly. Instead of buying candy or ice cream from the 711 on campus, make one of these simple, healthy, and tasty snacks!

Lemon Raspberry Muffins



 Prep Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 40 Minutes

1 Dozen Muffins

Ingredients

• 1 lemon
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 cup skim milk
• 1/3 cup canola oil
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups fresh or frozen (not thawed) raspberries

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400°F. Coat 12 large (1/2-cup) muffin cups with cooking spray or line with paper liners.

2. Use a vegetable peeler to remove the zest from the lemon in long strips. Combine the zest and sugar in a food processor; pulse until the zest is very finely chopped into the sugar. Add buttermilk, oil, egg and vanilla and pulse until blended.

3. Combine whole-wheat flour, all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl. Add the buttermilk mixture and fold until almost blended. Gently fold in raspberries. Divide the batter among the muffin cups.

4. Bake the muffins until the edges and tops are golden, 20 to 25 minutes. Let cool in the pan for 5 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack. Serve warm.

Nutritional Info

Per Muffin: 185 calories, 7g fat, 18mg cholesterol, 27g carbohydrates, 4g protein, 2g fiber.

Berry Pizza

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 25 minutes

Serves 4

Ingredients

·         4 fajita-size (6-inch) flour tortillas

·          1/3 cup seedless raspberry all-fruit jam

·         1 cup part-skim ricotta cheese

·         1 cup raspberries

·         1 cup blackberries

·         1 cup strawberries, hulled and halved, or quartered if large

·         1 cup blueberries

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place tortillas on a baking sheet and top each with a tablespoon of jam, spreading it almost to the edge. Bake until tortilla is crisp, about 10 minutes. Remove and cool to room temperature.
2. Spoon 1/4 cup of ricotta over each tortilla, spreading it almost to the edge. Divide the berries among the tortillas, making alternating rows of raspberries, blackberries, strawberries, and blueberries. Brush tops with remaining jam. Serve immediately, cutting into wedges like a pizza.

Granola Bars



Prep Time: 5 minutes

Total Time: 35 minutes

24 Bars

Ingredients

• 3 cups quick-cooking oats
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 cup flaked coconut
• 1 cup sliced almonds
• 1 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup sweetened dried cranberries

Directions

1.      Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch pan.

2.      In a large bowl, mix together the oats, sweetened condensed milk, butter, coconut, almonds, chocolate chips and cranberries with your hands until well blended. Press flat into the prepared pan.

3.      Bake for 20 to 25 minutes in the preheated oven, depending on how crunchy you want them. Lightly browned just around the edges will give you moist, chewy bars. Let cool for 5 minutes, cut into squares then let cool completely before serving

Nutritional Info

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 144 | Total Fat: 5.9g | Cholesterol: 8mg