Healthier Meat Loaf


Healthier Brown Sugar Meatloaf

Healthier Brown Sugar Meatloaf

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Recipe By:MakeItHealthy
“This is an easy tasty meatloaf made healthier with less sugar, low-fat milk, added parsley and whole wheat bread crumbs. Enjoy!”

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup ketchup
  • 1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef
  • 3/4 cup low-fat (1%) milk
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 3/4 cup whole wheat bread crumbs
  • 1/4 cup chopped parsley

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9×5-inch loaf pan.
  2. Press brown sugar in the bottom of prepared loaf pan and spread ketchup over sugar.
  3. Mix ground beef, milk, eggs, salt, ground pepper, onion, ginger, bread crumbs, and parsley thoroughly in a mixing bowl. Shape into a loaf and place on top of ketchup.
  4. Bake in preheated oven until no longer pink in the center, about 1 hour. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).

Pumpkin Muffins with Maple Pecan Glaze


Pumpkin Muffins with Maple Pecan Glaze

yield: 6-7 DOZEN MINI MUFFINS

prep time: 10 MINUTES

cook time: 11 MINUTES

INGREDIENTS:

FOR THE MUFFINS:

  • ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • ½ cup light brown sugar, packed
  • 1 can (15oz) pure pumpkin
  • 3 large eggs
  • 2 Tbsp BAILEYS® Pumpkin Spice Coffee Creamer
  • 2 ½ cup all-purpose flour
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 Tbsp cinnamon
  • ½ tsp ground ginger
  • ½ tsp nutmeg
  • ½ tsp ground cloves
  • ½ tsp kosher salt

FOR THE GLAZE:

  • 1 ½ cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp maple flavoring
  • ¼ cup BAILEYS® Pumpkin Spice Coffee Creamer
  • ½ cup pecans, chopped

DIRECTIONS:

  1. In a large mixing bowl, beat butter with sugars until fully blended. Add pumpkin, eggs and  BAILEYS® Pumpkin Spice Coffee Creamer. Beat until combined.
  2. Add flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves and salt. Beat for about 2-3 minutes until fully combined.
  3. Spray a mini-muffin pan with non-stick baking spray. Drop batter by 1-2 Tbsp scoop into muffin pan. Bake in a 350 degree F oven for 11-13 minutes. Remove and cool on wire rack.
  4. In a small bowl, whisk the powdered sugar, maple flavoring and  BAILEYS® Pumpkin Spice Coffee Creamer together until smooth and well blended.
  5. Dip tops of muffin into glaze, allowing the excess to drip off. Place on wire rack and sprinkle with chopped pecans. Allow muffins to set about 15 minutes. ENJOY.
  • If you want to freeze the muffins, do so before adding the glaze. Place cooked and cooled muffins into an airtight freezer bag. When ready to use, thaw at room temperature. Proceed in making the glaze and enjoy!
  • If you can’t find the BAILEYS® Pumpkin Spice Coffee creamer, feel free to substitute with my Homemade Pumpkin Coffee Creamer!