9. Ice cream cupcakes
You will need:
2 cups self-raising flour
¼ cup low-fat milk
¾ cup caster sugar
¾ cup mixed nuts (chopped)
100g unsalted butter (melted)
2 eggs
10 scoops of different flavored ice creams
½ tsp vanilla bean paste or extract
A few ice cream cones and raspberries
How to make:
Preheat the oven to 356°F (180°C). Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners and set it aside.
Combine butter, sugar, vanilla bean paste, eggs, flour, and milk in a bowl. Beat the ingredients into a smooth batter using an electric beater.
Pour the batter into the muffin cups and bake for 20 to 25 minutes until the muffins turn golden.
Take out the muffin tin and set it aside on a wire rack to cool. Before serving, place a scoop of ice cream on each muffin you serve and garnish with mixed nuts, raspberries, and an ice cream cone.
10. Baked tuna and spinach patties
You will need:
2 potatoes (peeled, coarsely chopped, and cooked)
60ml low-fat milk
200g frozen spinach (thawed and excess liquid removed)
180g dried multigrain breadcrumbs
150g can tuna (drained and flaked)
25g cheddar (coarsely grated)
1 shallot (trimmed and thinly sliced)
1tsp lemon rind (finely grated)
3 eggs
Plain flour, to dust
Olive oil, for greasing
How to make:
Preheat the oven to 356°F (180°C). Line a baking tray with baking paper and set it aside.
Put a saucepan on medium heat and add potatoes and a tablespoon of milk. Cook the mixture for two to three minutes and then mash the potatoes to form a smooth mixture using a potato masher.
Transfer the potato mixture to a large bowl and set aside for five minutes to cool. Add spinach, tuna, cheddar, shallot, lemon rind, and one egg. Season with salt and pepper; stir well to combine.
In a separate bowl, whisk the remaining milk and eggs. Put flour and breadcrumbs on separate plates.
Take two tablespoons of potato mixture into your palm and roll it into a Pattie. Repeat the process with the remaining potato mixture to make more patties.
Dip each Pattie in the flour, one by one, and shake off the excess flour. Following, dip it in egg mixture, and breadcrumbs.
Place the patties onto the baking tray and place the tray into the oven. Bake the patties for about 20 minutes until golden. Serve with cheesy garlic dip or homemade tomato sauce.
