{"id":624,"date":"2010-06-28T13:29:27","date_gmt":"2010-06-28T13:29:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/drnorrischumleysatisfiedlife\/2010\/06\/recipe-delicious-4th-of-july-c.html"},"modified":"2010-06-28T13:29:27","modified_gmt":"2010-06-28T13:29:27","slug":"recipe-delicious-4th-of-july-c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/drnorrischumleysatisfiedlife\/2010\/06\/recipe-delicious-4th-of-july-c.html","title":{"rendered":"Recipe: Delicious 4th of July Cupcakes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Let&#8217;s celebrate independence! &nbsp;Independence Day, or 4th of July is coming up in the U.S., celebrating our freedom from England. &nbsp;Let&#8217;s also celebrate freedom from compulsive overeating, and freedom from fat! &nbsp;Here is a great and delicious recipe for Independence Day. &nbsp;It&#8217;s a recipe for 4th of July Cupcakes, low fat, lower sugar, and high flavor. &nbsp;They look like little flags!<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><b><u>Dr. Norris J. Chumley&#8217;s American Cupcakes<\/u><\/b><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>This recipe is lower fat, and lower sugar, but relies on delicious fruit, that happens to also be the colors of the American flag. &nbsp;Serve these at picnics, parties and fireworks festivals! &nbsp;Yield &#8211; 12 cupcakes<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Line a muffin pan with cupcake paper cups. &nbsp;Preheat oven to 325.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Ingredients:<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>1 cup egg whites (approximately 5 eggs)<\/div>\n<div>1 \u00bc teaspoon cream of tartar<\/div>\n<div>pinch of salt<\/div>\n<div>\u00be cup sugar<\/div>\n<div>\u00bc cup honey<\/div>\n<div>1 teaspoon vanilla extract<\/div>\n<div>\u00bc teaspoon almond extract<\/div>\n<div>1 cup blueberries<\/div>\n<div>1 cup strawberries (diced into \u00bc&#8221; bits)<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>In a medium mixing bowl (preferably glass or ceramic) beat the first 3 ingredients until the whites are stiff and form peaks. &nbsp;This can take several minutes, don&#8217;t give up! &nbsp;Then add the sugar, honey, vanilla and almond extracts. &nbsp;Mix until combined, but please don&#8217;t over mix.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Gently fold in \u00bd cup blueberries, and \u00bd cup strawberries into the batter, with a tablespoon. &nbsp;Add the remaining pieces of fruit to the tops of each cupcake.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Gently spoon into the prepared cupcake paper cups and bake approximately 30-40 minutes.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Optional variation: &nbsp;instead of placing fruit on the tops of the cupcakes for a very low-sugar treat, you could make a frosting with confectioners sugar and butter, and add the fruit to the top of the frosted cupcakes, but that&#8217;s of course, much higher fat and sugar!<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let&#8217;s celebrate independence! &nbsp;Independence Day, or 4th of July is coming up in the U.S., celebrating our freedom from England. &nbsp;Let&#8217;s also celebrate freedom from compulsive overeating, and freedom from fat! &nbsp;Here is a great and delicious recipe for Independence Day. &nbsp;It&#8217;s a recipe for 4th of July Cupcakes, low fat, lower sugar, and high&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":171,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,18,6,8,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-624","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-diet","category-food","category-recipes","category-weight-loss","category-wellness"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Recipe: Delicious 4th of July Cupcakes - Dr. Norris J. 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