Comments on: Ask Roni: Baked Good Temptation

By: Robin

Robin — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:41:26 +0000

Great advice Roni freezing stuff in dough form. Anything easily zapped in the mico is not safe :)
I’m a terrible binge eater with any sort carb, or sweet. I can’t have things like choclate chips or nuts in the house. Even diet product like baked chips, ww meals, rice cakes, lite ice cream,etc.

Something that I’m stating to do is buy a few Briazl nuts in the shell for recipes. Lots of work and not very tasty untoasted. For recipes needing choclate chips I buy a few mini candy bars at my gas station, either right before I start baking or during and chop them up.

I’m a stay at home mom. Having to run out to my gas staion/mini mart to buying one of something like a fiber one bars,string cheese, frozen push-pop is helping me have a snack or complete a recipe without a bag or a box calling my name all day long.

By: Renae W.

Renae W. — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:56:00 +0000

Oooooh, good! I am excited to hear that the egg muffins freeze well! Another tip to keep from wasting bananas or canned pumpkin-Puree the bananas just before they go bad and freeze in ice cube trays, pop out and store in a freezer bag. It usually takes 4-5 thawed cubes to equal one banana in a recipe. With canned pumpkin, I usually have some left over after I open a can so I freeze the left overs in ice cube trays just the same as bananas. Since I have a hard time finding “tomato paste in a tube” at my store I do the same to what’s left after I open a can of tomato paste.

By: Lesley

Lesley — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:51:44 +0000

I have frozen the egg muffin recipe with success. Just pull out as many as you want and microwave. Just keep an eye on them and make sure you don’t overcook. I have also frozen the banana oatmeal cups, and I have made the mini pumpkin loafs into muffins and frozen them as well. Like the others my husband is not big into dessert and if I don’t freeze I will eat a whole batch within two days. I love the cookie dough idea Renae. I will have to try it out.

By: Claudia

Claudia — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:58:24 +0000

I’ve made the banana oatmeal cups (with chocolate chips) and always freeze most of the batch. Works out (and freezes) perfectly – I went through a phase where I packaged them 3 or 4 to a baggie, grabbed them out of the freezer on my way out the door and they were defrosted (pretty much) by the time I made it to the office. Yum!

By: Renae W.

Renae W. — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:26:36 +0000

You’re welcome, Nicole! I have even fully baked Roni’s baked banana oatmeal cups and her whole wheat banana muffins and frozen them the same way, only cooked-I am curious if the same technique would work for her mini-egg muffin recipes, too. I set one, or two, out to thaw the night before breakfast or just thaw in the microwave. I have only been on WW three weeks now but I have tons of tips from my pre-WW days that can be adapted.

By: Nicole P

Nicole P — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:16:33 +0000

Great idea Renae- ummm why don’t I ever think of things like that- going to do this stat!

By: Lori

Lori — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:06:08 +0000

I have been thinking about this lately myself. I want to try some sweet recipes, but don’t want to end up eating them all myself. One solution I think I’ve come up with is to save a few for myself and take the rest to work. There are plenty of people there more than willing to take some delicious baked goods off my hands.

By: Renae W.

Renae W. — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:30:47 +0000

Great question and tips! My tip would be to make a batch of cookie dough of your choice and freeze it unbaked in serving sized balls (place wax paper on cookie sheet, roll dough into balls and freeze until solid) then keep them in a freezer bag in the freezer, labeled with points value. You can bake one or two when the craving strikes. Hope this helps…love ya, Roni!