Light Kiwi Lime Angel Food Mini Cupcakes Recipes

KEY LIME CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Make the lime curd: Combine the granulated sugar, egg and egg yolk, lime juice and cornstarch in a small saucepan. Cook over medium-low heat, whisking, until thick enough to coat a spoon, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and whisk in the butter, a little at a time, until smooth. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl, then stir in the lime zest and salt. Set in a larger bowl of ice and stir until the curd is completely cool. Press plastic wrap directly onto the surface; refrigerate until ready to use.
• Make the cupcakes: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and line a muffin pan with 12 cupcake liners. Pulse the wafer cookies in a food processor until finely ground. Melt 2 tablespoons butter; add to the processor and pulse until the mixture comes together. Press about 1 tablespoon crumbs into each muffin cup.
• Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt into a medium bowl; set aside. Combine the remaining 10 tablespoons butter and the granulated sugar in a large bowl and beat with a mixer on medium-high speed until fluffy, 5 minutes. Reduce the speed to low; beat in the eggs, one at a time. Add the vanilla, lime zest and juice and beat until well combined. Add the flour mixture in 3 additions, alternating with the buttermilk, beginning and ending with the flour mixture. Increase the speed to medium high and mix until combined.
• Divide the batter among the prepared muffin cups, filling each about three-quarters of the way. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the centers comes out clean, 20 to 22 minutes. Remove to a rack; let cool completely.
• Make the frosting: Beat the butter in a large bowl with a mixer on medium-high speed until fluffy, 5 minutes. Reduce the speed to low and beat in the confectioners' sugar. Increase the speed to medium high; add the sour cream, lime juice and salt and beat until fluffy, 2 more minutes.
• Place the lime curd in a pastry bag fitted with a 1/4-inch tip. Insert the tip into the center of each cupcake and squeeze to fill. Frost the cupcakes, then pipe more lime curd on top. Top with lime slices and zest.
• Cook's Note: Key limes are smaller and more tart than regular limes. If you can't find them, look for bottled Key lime juice and use regular lime zest.

LIGHT KIWI LIME ANGEL FOOD MINI CUPCAKES

Steps:

• 1. 1 Ninja Cooking System w/silicone mini-muffin tray
• 2. In a very small bowl, combine cake flour with 1 tbsp sugar and set aside. In another medium sized bowl beat egg whites, vanilla extract, salt & cream of tartar with an electric mixer on high till soft peaks form. Add 1 tsp of lime zest & 1 tsp of lime juice to mixture. Gradually add the remaining 2 tbsp of sugar. Beat on high until mixture is fully incorporated, glossy and stiff peaks are formed. Fold in by hand (not mixer) the flour and sugar mixture in thirds until fully incorporated. Make sure to try and keep batter as voluminous as possible.
• 3. Spray your silicone mini-muffin tray with cooking spray and then fill each cup with 1 tbsp of batter. Pour your water into the bottom of your Ninja Cooking System and place the roasting rack down inside and your muffin tray on top of rack. Set OVEN to 325 degrees for 15 minutes. (Do not open and keep looking at the mini-muffins or they will not rise. This happened to my first batch. LOL) Mine took the whole 15 minutes and I even went 2 minutes longer. The cookbook says check them at 12 minutes and remove when a toothpick inserted to center comes out clean. Remove the cupcakes and let cool then wash out the muffin tray and make the next batch. I also popped them out of muffin tray right away too.
• 4. Stir together your icing mixture (except for the kiwi that goes on top) and drizzle over the tops of the warm muffins. Add your slice of kiwi and you are ready to serve.
• 5. Nutritional Values on these. 15 calories, 0G Fat; 0G Saturated Fat; 10mg sodium; 4G carbohydrates; 0G Fiber, 0G Protein......Yes, this is one AMAZING dessert!!! Weight Watchers Point Plus Value --- 2 points for 4 of them.....old WW points value ----1 point for 4 mini cupcakes.

NINJA COOKING SYSTEM

Steps:

• 1. I purchased my Ninja Cooking System thru QVC for a discounted price and received all these items (you see in photo) to go with it. You can purchase the Ninja on their online site as well as other retail stores too.
• 2. STOVETOP: Allows you to sear and sauté. Searing & browning meat, and sautéing vegetables develops added flavors, color, and texture to your meals.
• 3. FAST ONE-POT MEAL MAKING: The Ninja 3 in 1 Cooking System's Triple Heat Technology provides heat to both the sides & bottom of the pot that you to create complete meals all at the same time. [You can place uncooked noodles, sauce and frozen meatballs into the Ninja and it will cook to perfection in less than 1/2 hour.]
• 4. LAYERED MEALS: You can make casseroles with every ingredient done properly --vegetables, crispy toppings, and meats prepared to perfection. Or you can use the roasting rack and place protein & vegetables on rack while starch is on the bottom. Again, they cook to perfection.
• 5. SLOW COOKING: The Ninja is also a SEARious slow cooker -- the STOVETOP setting allows you to sear your meats first, then SLOW COOK all in the same appliance.
• 6. STEAM INFUSED ROASTING: The Ninja has steam-oven capability to make your meats juicier and cut cooking time by up to 30%. Taking less time & cooking in a steam environment result in juicy, flavorful foods. -- NO PREHEATING REQUIRED IN ANY MEAL.
• 7. STEAM INFUSED BAKING: Steam baked desserts are moister and healthier. By baking in a steam environment, you only have to use HALF the fat, plus you get cakes that are spongier & more delicious.
• 8. 30 MINUTE MEALS: Here are some 30 minute recipes that I have tried. https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/main-course/chicken/chicken-veggie-skewers-w-thai-coconut-sauce.html https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/main-course/pasta/spaghetti-meatballs-in-ninja-cooking-system.html?p=36
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• 11. SOUPS/STEWS: https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/soup/vegetable-soup/celery-sweet-potato-soup-w-barley.html?p=3 https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/soup/vegetable-soup/french-onion-soup-10.html?p=13 https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/soup/vegetable-soup/cauliflower-soup-2.html?p=29
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• 13. SIDE DISHES: https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/side/vegetable/honey-orange-glazed-carrots.html?p=1
• 14. DESSERTS: https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/dessert/pie/impossible-french-apple-pie-3.html?p=2 https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/dessert/cake/light-kiwi-lime-angel-food-mini-cupcakes.html?p=1 https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/dessert/chocolate/kahua-brownies-w-cinnamon-cream-caramel.html?p=1 https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/dessert/fruit-dessert/blueberry-oatmeal-bars.html?p=4
• 15. BREAKFASTS: https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/bread/sweet-bread/date-nut-loaf.html?p=1 https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/breakfast/egg-breakfast/broccoli-red-pepper-cheese-scramble.html?p=1 https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/dessert/cake/sour-cream-coffee-cake-12.html?p=1

KEY LIME GINGER MINI CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray a 24 cup minimuffin pan with spray or butter lightly. Open the bag of crystallized ginger and pop a few in your mouth for "cooking inspiration".
• Combine the first seven ingredients in a large bowl. Next cream the butter and sugar, next adding eggs one at a time. Eat some more crystallized ginger (mmnnnn). Add the lime juice, peel and vanilla extract and blend. The mix will appear curdled. Better eat just a few more pieces of the ginger to fuel your energy stores for the last steps. Then add the dry ingredients and the buttermilk in alternating batches, starting with the flour mix.
• Spoon batter to the top of the cups of the pan and bake 16-18 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Restrain yourself from "taste testing" half the batch (try to limit to just 4 or 5:), and place them to cool on a rack.
• In the meantime, cream the cream cheese, butter, lime juice and peel, and vanilla until smooth and whisk in the powdered sugar, beating until the frosting is smooth. Lick the whisk clean and use a clean spatula to spread frosting across the tops of the remaining cooled cupcakes. Take the time to dip a clean finger in the frosting every once in awhile, just to make sure it hasn't changed for some unlikely reason. When done frosting, sprinkle what's left of the crystallized ginger on what's left of the cupcakes that actually have frosting and hide until time to serve.
• Makes 72, unless recipe is followed exactly including tasting notes.

ANGEL'S FOOD CUPCAKES

Steps:

• For the cupcakes: Position an oven rack in the center of the oven, and preheat to 350 degrees F. Line a 12-cup muffin tin with cupcake liners, and lightly coat with cooking spray.
• Sift the flour, confectioners' sugar and 1/4 teaspoon salt through a fine sieve into a medium bowl; set aside.
• Combine the egg whites in a bowl and beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until frothy, about 2 minutes. Add the cream of tartar, and beat until soft peaks form, about 2 minutes. Gradually add the granulated sugar, about 1 tablespoon at a time. Increase the speed to medium-high, and continue beating until the peaks are stiff and very shiny, about 5 minutes. Beat in the vanilla and lemon zest. Remove the bowl from the stand.
• Sprinkle 1/4 of the flour mixture on top of the eggs, and gently fold in with a rubber spatula. Evenly fold in the remaining flour mixture in 3 additions.
• Divide the batter evenly among the lined muffin cups in messy mounds taller than the liners, and bake until the cupcakes spring back when gently pressed and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 14 to 16 minutes. Let cool in the pan for a few minutes, then transfer to a rack to cool completely.
• For the halo decorations: Cut 12 sticks 1 inch long and about 1/8 inch thick out of the crystallized ginger. Trim the ends so they are straight across.
• Trace 12 circles on a piece of parchment with a 1-inch round cookie cutter. Turn the paper over; set aside. Fit one of the pastry bags with the tip.
• Microwave the candy coating in a small bowl, uncovered, at 40 percent power in 30-second increments, stirring in between, until melted and completely smooth. Transfer the candy coating to the pastry bag, and pipe it into 12 circles, using the parchment template as a guide. Set aside to let harden slightly. Pipe 1 small dollop of the candy coating directly onto each circle, and push a ginger stick into each so it is standing straight up. Let the halos harden completely.
• For the frosting: Bring a few inches of water to a boil in a saucepan that can hold a stand mixer's heatproof bowl above the water (or a large heatproof bowl if using a handheld mixer). Whisk the egg whites, granulated sugar, cream of tartar and a pinch of salt together in the bowl; set the bowl above the boiling water and whisk until the mixture is warm to the touch and the sugar dissolves, 1 to 2 minutes. Beat the egg white mixture with an electric mixer at medium-high speed until it is cool and forms stiff peaks, about 5 minutes.
• Decorate the cupcakes: Transfer the frosting to the remaining pastry bag, and pipe generous swirls on top of each cupcake, lifting the bag up quickly to make a peak. Push the ginger stem of a halo into each, and serve right away.