Blueberry Beer Biscuits

Blueberry Beer Biscuits

"We're eating beer?!"  My kids always think it's hilarious when I bake with beer.  I just think it's delicious.  Beer biscuits have become a weekend morning staple in my house because they are quick, easy, delicious and full of healthy fiber.  They taste great plain, with butter, jelly or as a base for a magnificent breakfast sandwich. But with all the choices of flavored beers available these days, I couldn't just stick to my basic recipe. I am not sure if the beer flavor actually adds a whole lot of difference to the recipe, but it is fun to use as inspiration. These would be even better in the summer with freshly picked blueberries, but frozen ones work just as well.  So pick up your favorite beer and get baking! (you should also try my Raspberry and Cocoa Beer Biscuits for an even sweeter treat!)

Beer Biscuits

Beer Biscuits

I may be a health food nut, but my husband and I do love our beer.  But beer for breakfast?  Ok, not really, but my husband did get to drink the last 4 ounces out of the bottle, at 10am the other morning which was kind of funny.  I had heard of beer bread, so why not something even simpler that I could whip up on a Sunday morning?  I looked up a few different recipes for beer biscuits and settled on this combination which is truly amazing.  Very flaky and moist, these biscuits definitely smell and taste like the dark stout beer I used in them, but not so much so that my kids didn't enjoy them.  And they definitely got a kick out of knowing they were "eating beer!"

Apple Butter Biscuits (Vegan)

It's Saturday morning and I have time to bake again for my family but since it is grocery shopping day, the fridge and pantry are a bit more sparse than usual... so what to use and what to make?  If you happened to make my Apple Cider Muffins last week like I did, then you probably have some organic apple butter left over.  I have been looking at the jar of it in my fridge all week, thinking it would be really good on toast or biscuits.  I wanted to make something quick and simple this morning, and of course healthy and delicious, so I started thinking of a way to make whole grain biscuits using the apple butter as both the sweetener and a source of moisture.  So I played around with a basic biscuit recipe and came up with this delightful surprise.  They are flavorful (house smells awesome), moist and very filling.  Perfect for the morning of a day we plan to spend outside raking leaves!!

Savory Pumpkin Biscuits

Breakfast is served!!
pumpkin biscuits, fruit salad and turkey sausages

These are incredible. They are moist, flaky, and good for you!  Usually I don't bake with a lot of butter, but I figured that this twist on my pumpkin scone recipe has so little sugar (a mere tablespoon of honey) that I figured using good old delicious organic butter would be best without affecting the overall healthfulness of the recipe.  Made with a whole cup of fresh roasted pumpkin (canned pumpkin would be fine as well), 100% whole wheat pastry flour and antioxidant rich spices, these biscuits are a healthy addition to any meal; morning, noon or night.  Even my super picky daughter gobbled up two of them which means I got her to eat a couple of spoonfuls of pumpkin with her breakfast without her even knowing! These biscuits can be made any size or shape, and if made large enough would be fabulous as the base for a breakfast sandwich.  They could also be served with a little extra honey as a dessert or with some tea, and would make a fabulous addition to a Thanksgiving dinner. Definitely one of my best creations ever!

Biscuit Bites

The Original Chocolate Almond Biscuit Bites

As a lover of all things chocolate, I came across a recipe a few years ago for double chocolate scones that I just had to try.  It was a pretty basic recipe that called for flour, sugar, cocoa, melted chocolate and of course, lots and lots of butter.  The first time I tried it, I only changed the type of flour to my favorite organic white whole wheat but kept the rest of it the same and they were ridiculously good.  Rich, decadent, flaky and buttery, and obviously not that healthy. So I kept changing the recipe a little more each time, adding new things in, changing out fat and sugar sources, trying to make it more nutritious... until I came across this combination.  It still uses cocoa powder and lots of melted dark chocolate, but instead of the butter, I use almond butter. Genius. Not only is it a healthy fat source, it is also high in protein and is equally as rich and decadent without being too overpowering in flavor.  I named this recipe "Chocolate Almond Biscuit Bites" and they have become a true family favorite.

The recipe makes a lot, but that is the point because as soon as they are cool from the oven I put whatever has not been already eaten into bags and freeze them.  They can last for months in there (if they don't get eaten first) and are perfect for my son's snacks at school, a quick breakfast when I am in a rush, or an afternoon pick me up on a busy day.  Like most of my other recipes, I never stop at just one.  As soon as I perfected this one, I changed it up and made lots of variations, and each member of my family has their favorite.  I almost always have a couple of different kinds in my freezer and you can easily change up the ingredients in the ones you make as well depending on what you prefer or what you have on hand to work with.  I hope you too enjoy my one of a kind "biscuit bites" as much as I do!!!