Strawberry Lemon Coffee Cake

Strawberry Lemon Coffee Cake. Fresh, juicy, fruity strawberries. Bright, zesty lemons. Topped with delicious cinnamon streusel, and drizzled with glaze. I was going to wait until we were a little further into the warm weather season to share this recipe, but I’m planning to make this for Mother’s Day, and kept thinking that maybe you would like to as well! So here it is, let’s make some coffee cake!

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Gruyere, Ham and Asparagus Crustless Quiche

I love a good and easy weeknight dinner idea, don’t you? We always seem to be scrambling, and between meetings, activities and early kid bedtimes, we just need a quick dinner recipe that everyone will love. This easy gruyere, ham and asparagus crustless quiche is also a healthy low-carb meal idea, and tastes just as indulgent as a traditional quiche recipe! Win, win, win!

easy crustless quiche

I also love this ham and asparagus crustless quiche for brunch. It’s quick to make the day ahead (even a few days ahead!), so I can bake a fun dessert or focus on mixing cocktails. Scroll to the bottom – I’ve listed some of my favorite brunch recipes at the bottom of the post to help round out your meal!

easy ham and asparagus crustless quiche recipe

 

You can really use whatever meat and veggies you like – quiche is so versatile! I’ll often just throw leftover veggies in, because why not! When I set out to make this crustless quiche recipe I knew that I wanted to use asparagus. We’re just heading into asparagus season, and I looooove asparagus, and am always looking up easy asparagus recipes so I can take full advantage!

Easy asparagus crustless quiche recipe

How To Make Gruyere, Ham and Asparagus Crustless Quiche:

You’ll notice below that I’ve included “step by step” photos for this easy crustless quiche recipe! I realized as I was writing it out that it was hard to describe in just words what the process looks like, so I snapped a few pictures along the way! Hopefully that’s a helpful reference as you make this at home!

Step 1: Firstly, evenly distribute the ham and asparagus in the pie dish.

When I was growing up and helping my mom in the kitchen, she would always ask me “If you got that piece, would you be happy?” as a way to help make sure I evenly distributed ingredients throughout a casserole, cobbler, whatever it was! It’s funny, but I think of that literally every time I make a recipe that requires even distribution of ingredients haha! Would I be happy with that piece? No, it needs more asparagus!

Step 2: Secondly, sprinkle on the cheese! I like lots of cheese. Saving calories on no crust means extra cheese right? (Yes, the answer is always yes!)

how to make quiche

Step 3: Sprinkle the scallions over the cheese. Did you know? Scallions and green onions are actually the same thing. And are delicious!

Step 4: Pour the egg mixture over the pie dish, and then bake! It really doesn’t get easier than that, right?

This is such an easy quiche recipe – just a few steps and full of delicious flavor! Remember, you can feel free to experiment with what to use. This is an awesome cleaning out the fridge/pantry recipe since it’s so flexible.

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Gruyere, Ham and Asparagus Crustless Quiche

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  • Author: Kirsten Bell
  • Prep Time: 10 Minutes
  • Cook Time: 35 Minutes
  • Total Time: 45 Minutes
  • Yield: 6 Servings 1x
  • Category: Breakfast
  • Method: Cooking

Description

An easy, healthy and delicious weeknight meal idea! This crustless quiche is perfect for a quick dinner on the go, or a sit-down brunch.


Ingredients

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1 lb asparagus, washed, ends snapped off and cut into bite-sized pieces
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon butter
6 eggs
1 cup half-and-half
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 1/2 cups gruyere
5 oz ham steak, diced
3 scallions, white and green sections


Instructions

In a medium pan, cook the asparagus and garlic in the butter over medium heat until the asparagus is fork-tender. Season with a little extra salt and pepper. Once asparagus is done cooking, set aside, and preheat the oven to 350 F.

In a small bowl, whisk together the eggs, half-and-half, nutmeg, salt and pepper. Set aside.

Transfer the asparagus as well as the ham into a greased 9″ tart dish, pie dish, or an 8×8 casserole. By doing this first, we can be sure that all of the meat and veggies are evenly distributed. Top with the shredded gruyere, and then with the chopped scallions.

Pour the egg mixture evenly over the layered ham, asparagus, cheese and scallions. Bake for 35-45 minutes, or until the very middle of the quiche is just a little wobbly in the middle if you give it a gentle shake. Allow to cool before serving.


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Easy Honey Cake with Peach Mascarpone Frosting

This is the naked cake that dreams are made of:  easy honey cake with peach mascarpone frosting! Made with mostly honey for sweetener, layered with slightly sweet mascarpone frosting and topped with fresh fruit and honey drizzle. If you’re looking for an easy Mother’s Day dessert recipe, maybe the perfect brunch dessert recipe or just a healthier dessert idea – you will love this honey cake!

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Sweet and Spicy Mango Jalapeno Margaritas

These mango jalapeno margaritas are a little sweet, a little spicy, with just a squeeze of fresh lime! They’re a perfect Cinco de Mayo drink, and a great summer cocktail recipe.

If you love margaritas, you should also check out my Peach Margarita Cupcakes! Super easy, super delicious and super festive!

I love the taste of jalapenos, but my biggest complaint with a lot of jalapeno cocktails is that they’re way too spicy. As in, not at all enjoyable. So I set out to create a jalapeno margarita recipe with all the delicious jalapeno flavor, and just a hint of spice. Combined with the sweet, fruity mango, this is a margarita you’ll enjoy all summer long!

Makes 1 Margarita

Mango Jalapeno Margarita Ingredients:

1 oz tequila
1/2 oz fresh orange juice
1/2 oz jalapeno simple syrup (recipe below)
1/2 cup mango juice
Juice of half a lime
Ice
Margarita salt

Directions:

To rim the glasses in salt and lime zest, dip the glass in a shallow bowl of fresh lime juice, then dip the glass in a bowl of salt and zest.

Combine the tequila, orange juice, jalapeno simple syrup, mango, lime juice and ice in a cocktail shaker. Shake until combined, and then pour into combined cocktail glass! 

Jalapeno Simple Syrup Ingredients:

1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup water
2 fresh jalapeno peppers, stemmed and sliced lengthwise

Jalapeno Simple Syrup Directions: 

Combine all ingredients in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, and stir constantly until all the sugar is dissolved. Bring to a boil, continuing to stir. Once you reach a boil, reduce the heat to low and simmer for 3-5 minutes.

Remove from heat, and steep for 10 minutes for mild jalapeno simple syrup and 20-30 for spicy jalapeno syrup. Be sure to taste the syrup along the way, so that when it reaches your desired spice level you can strain the pepper out. Strain through a fine mesh strainer, and remove all the pepper. Allow to cool completely.

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Peach Margarita Cupcakes

Cinco de Mayo is this weekend! Who’s ready for all the nachos, tacos, and margaritas?? Well, how about a twist on the classic cocktail – a peach margarita cupcake. Dessert and tequila all in one? Sign me up! You’ll love this fun, festive and easy Cinco de Mayo dessert!

This peach margarita cupcake recipe calls for peach extract, which can sometimes be tricky to find. I order mine online here! If you want to make these this weekend, you can always omit the extract, and just use some extra vanilla extract instead for a classic margarita taste. Then serve with fresh peach slices on top. Perfect solution!

Makes 12 standard cupcakes

Cupcake Ingredients: 

1 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
1 egg plus 1 egg yolk
1 teaspoon peach extract
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/3 cup full-fat vanilla yogurt (greek or regular is fine)
1/4 cup buttermilk
2 tablespoons tequila
Juice of 1 lime
Zest of 2 limes

Tequila Lime Buttercream Ingredients: 

1 cups butter, softened
3 cups powdered sugar
Juice and zest of one lime
1 tablespoon tequila
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
 
Cupcake Directions: 

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees, and line a muffin tin with cupcake liners. Whisk together the dry ingredients, flour through salt.

In the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter until light and fluffy. Mix in the sugar until combined. Add in the eggs, vanilla, yogurt, buttermilk and tequila and mix on low until all ingredients are incorporated. Then add the flour mixture, mixing on low until just combined, scraping down the sides of the bowl as necessary. Mix in the lime zest and juice.

Spoon the batter into the lined muffin tin, filling the liners evenly to about 1/2-2/3 full. Bake 13-16 minutes or until a toothpick comes out with moist crumbs. Allow to cool before removing from liners.

Just before frosting, brush each cupcake with tequila!  

Tequila Lime Buttercream Directions:

In the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter on high speed until light and fluffy. Add powdered sugar one cup at a time, starting your mixer on low and increasing to high with each addition. Add the lime zest, juice, tequila and vanilla extract, mixing on high speed for about 3-4 minutes. Add additional cup of powdered sugar if necessary. Taste! If you’d like the frosting to taste even more like lime, add additional zest!

Sprinkle sea salt on the top of each frosted cupcake, and garnish with sprinkles and a lime wedge. I used these sprinkles from Sweets and Treats!

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