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Santa and Reindeer Truffles
By barbsjustagirl
Start with store-bought truffles to make an easy, giftable Christmas treat for friends, family, or holiday visitors
- 24 truffles (such as Ferrero Rocher or Lindt) You can also make your own truffles to save money.
- 2 cups light cocoa candy melts, melted
- 3/4 cup pink candy melts, melted
- 1/2 cup white candy melts, melted
- 3 red fruit slices, halved crosswise
- 1 cup mini marshmallows, halved crosswise
- 17 brown and 4 red M&M's Minis
- 48 mini chocolate chips, tips removed
- 36 mini pretzel twists
Peach or Berry Smoothies
By barbsjustagirl
78 calories!
- Double Blue Berry:
- 2 cups sliced fresh peaches, nectarines and/or apricots
- 1 cup fat-free milk
- 1 6-ounce carton peach fat-free yogurt with no-calorie sweetener
- 1 cup small ice cubes or crushed ice
- Substitute blueberry yogurt for peach yogurt and 1-1/2 cups fresh or frozen blueberries and 1/2 cup fresh or frozen blackberries for peaches.
- Double Red Berry:
- Substitute strawberry yogurt for peach yogurt and 1-1/2 cups fresh or frozen sliced strawberries and 1/2 cup fresh or frozen red raspberries for peaches.
Blackberry Jam
By barbsjustagirl
15 calories, Harley from The Revolution
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 1-1/2 tsp. grated lemon peel
- 4 cups berries (fresh or frozen/thawed)
- 1/2 cup sugar substitute (Stevia or Splenda)
- 1/4 tsp. cinnamon
Homemade Pizza Crust
By barbsjustagirl
Use for pizza and fruit pizza (see recipe for grilled fruit pizza)
- 1 cup warm water
- 1 Tbsp. honey
- 1 pkg. active dry yeast
- 2-1/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup whole wheat or all-purpose flour
- 3/4 tsp. salt
- 3 Tbsp. olive oil
- 2 Tbsp all-purpose flour
Wake up smoothie
By barbsjustagirl
Nutrition Per serving: 157 calories; 2 g fat (0 g sat, 0 g mono); 0 mg cholesterol; 33 g carbohydrates; 4 g pr...
- 1 1/4 * 1 1/4 cups orange juice, preferably calcium-fortified
- 1 * 1 banana
- 1 1/4 * 1 1/4 cups frozen berries, such as raspberries, blackberries, blueberries and/or strawberries
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup low-fat silken tofu, or low-fat plain yogurt
- 1 * 1 tablespoon sugar, or Splenda Granular (optional)
- Per serving: 157 calories; 2 g fat (0 g sat, 0 g mono); 0 mg cholesterol; 33 g carbohydrates; 4 g protein; 4 g fiber; 19 mg sodium; 430 mg potassium.
Pulled Pork (crock pot)
By barbsjustagirl
This is the recipe I use for my pulled pork - I take this to all the LaQuinta get togethers as the requested recipe
- 4 pound pork roast
- 1 bottle BBQ sauce
Cream Cheese Raspberry Muffin
By barbsjustagirl
Nutrition Facts: 1 muffin equals 200 calories, 9 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 46 mg cholesterol, 163 mg sodium, 2...
- Ingredients
- 1 * 1 package (3 ounces) cream cheese, softened
- 2 * 2 tablespoons butter, softened
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 * 1 egg
- 1 * 1 egg white
- 3 * 3 tablespoons buttermilk
- 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3/4 * 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/8 * 1/8 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/8 * 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 * 3/4 cup fresh raspberries
- 2 * 2 tablespoons chopped walnuts, toasted
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1 * 1 teaspoon 2% milk
Apple Cups - baked
By barbsjustagirl
A great way to have a "little" apple pie without all the calories!
- 1 1/2 sheets frozen puff pastry
- 2 T melted butter
- 2 tsp sugar
- 3 apples, cored and thinly sliced
- 2 T plus 1 tsp brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp nutmeg
- 2 tsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp zested lemon rind
Best Lemon Bars
By barbsjustagirl
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C)
- 1 * 1 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup white sugar
- 2 * 2 cups all-purpose flour
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- 4 * 4 eggs
- 1 1/2 * 1 1/2 cups white sugar
- 4 * 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 * 2 lemons, juiced
Butter Spritz cookies
By barbsjustagirl
These are the spritz cookies I have made for years for the holidays
- 3-1/2 cups flour
- 1-1/3 cups sugar
- 8 drops yellow food coloring
- 3/4 cups butter
- 3/4 cups shortening
- 2 eggs
- 2 tsp. vanilla