Often times I find myself sitting here with a sweet tooth. Nine times out of ten we don't have much in the house for sweets. With living a healthier lifestyle we don't bring in a bunch of junk. I remember in the day we always had ice cream in the freezer and the pantry was stocked with the latest junk food. Now we have whole wheat products and veggies. Who can go wrong with some yummy veggies, right? However, veggies cannot settle a sweet tooth. For this I like to keep some great baking products on hand. Last night one of those sweet tooth urges came on and in the kitchen I went. Chocolate pudding was on my mind, and in about 15 minutes I had it in the freezer chilling. Have a sweet tooth, but no sweets in the house? Have milk, cocoa, sugar, vanilla extract, and cornstarch? Well fear not your sweet tooth will be happy in a moment. Chocolate Pudding from scratch recipe. What you need: 1/3 cup sugar 1/3 cup cocoa 1/4 cup cornstarch 3 cups of Milk 1 tsp Vanilla … [Read more...]
Pinterest Desserts!
Almost everything I do in the kitchen, comes from Pinterest! I have made it a habit to do a large part of my monthly meal planning based off meals I have seen on pinterest. Each month I will start a new pinterest board, and I will go through and pin things that look ever so yummy, and things I think my family would enjoy. With eating healthier, it has been a challenge for me, to cook meals that are rich in flavor, and low in calories. What makes things even more difficult, is I am a sweets lover. My main downfall is chocolate! So when I see a "healthy" dessert on pinterest, I of course have to check it out. I mean what type of mom and wife would I be if I deprived my family of sweets as well! When I found the Peanut Butter Yogurt Pie on pinterest I knew I was going to be making that for dessert that night! One thing I like about this dessert is I can have a piece and not feel guilty afterwards. Now if I don't stop at one piece then yes I can feel guilty! I also … [Read more...]
Dark Chocolate Cookie Recipe
As I sat here, I started to get a sweet tooth. I decided I would Google chocolate cookies. I mean I had everything! I came across this recipe for Chocolate Cookies with Hershey Chocolate. After looking at the recipe I decided I would alter it a bit for my own needs. I personally felt there were to much of some ingredients in it, and I only had self-rise flour. Chewy Chocolate Cookies 1 1/2 cups Self-Rise Flour 2 Sticks Unsalted Butter (softened) 3/4 cups Sugar 1/2 Brown Sugar 2 tsp Vanilla Extract 2 Eggs 1/2 cup Hershey Dark Cocoa With a mixer, mix butter, sugar, and brown sugar together. Once everything is mixed add two eggs. Mix well! Slowly mix in your dark cocoa and flour. I mixed cocoa fixed then added the flour. Once everything is mixed well add the vanilla and mix a bit more. Spoon on a cookie tray, and bake in the oven on 350 for about 10 minutes. Let cool, then make the next batch, this recipe makes about 2 dozen. You can add it to a recipe calorie … [Read more...]
Chocolate Frosting Recipe
Often times I get a sweet tooth and I have to find something to sooth it. I had cupcakes but no frosting, so what better way to sooth a sweet tooth, make cupcakes, and figure out how to make homemade frosting. Off to the kitchen I went... 1 stick of butter 3/4 cup dark cocoa 1 1/2 cups powder sugar 4 tablespoons warm water mix it all together and you have some yummy chocolate frosting. My husband came in and tried it, said it tasted just like store bought, my cupcakes were happy to have a top on them, and my tummy was happy to have the sweets in it, that I really didn't need. Make some yummy home made dark chocolate frosting with no milk. … [Read more...]
Pumpkin Spice Latte and Pumpkin Pie Smoothie Recipe
One great thing about the fall is the colors, and the PUMPKINS! Who doesn't love pumpkins? Growing up my favorite dessert was pumpkin pie. I know certain things in it was not good for me, but pumpkin itself has so many health benefits. So when fall arrives I love to make all those yummy pumpkin dishes. Pumpkin Spice Latte Servings: 2 2 cups milk or non-dairy alternative, such as soy milk 2 tablespoons canned or fresh pureed pumpkin (unsweetened) 2 tablespoons Truvia or sweetener of choice 1 scoop (about 2.5 Tbs) Vanilla Nutrimeal 1 tsp Fibergy Plus 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice 2 shots of espresso (about 1/4 cup) or 1/2 cup of strong brewed coffee Directions: In a saucepan combine milk, pumpkin and sweetener and stir on medium heat until steaming (you can also microwave on high for 2 minutes). Remove from heat, stir in Nutrimeal, Fibergy, vanilla and pumpkin pie spice, then transfer to a blender and whirl for 15 … [Read more...]
National Apple Month and Baked Apples Recipe
Did you know September is National Apple Month? As the saying goes, an apple a day, keeps the doctor away! Does it really keep the doctor away? Apples are big this time of year, due to them being a fall fruit. With Halloween coming several will start having fun parties, which include the all time favorite game of bobbing for apples! How many of you have bobbed for apples? Did you know apples are also one of the healthiest snacks you can give your children? They help prevent heart disease, they help to control ones cholesterol, and they also help manage weight. One of my favorite ways to eat apples is dipped in caramel and rolled in nuts. Yes, I know so much for managing weight, right? But tye are so YUMMY, and I would also rather have a healthy snack with a small sweets to cut back on other sweet cravings during the day. There are several other uses for apples as well, such as Apple Butter, Apple Crisp, Apple Pies, Applesauce, and of course Baked Apples. Pritikin Longevity … [Read more...]
Tasty Thursday: Chocolate Covered Strawberries
How many have you get a sweet tooth? Did you know one piece of cake can average a full meals worth of calories... EEK Instead of reaching for a candy bar to satisfy that sweet tooth, instead grab some strawberries and some dark chocolate. Not only is this little treat tasty, it will also help you watch the waistline. If you want you can add about a tsp of olive oil, I just do dark chocolate and strawberries. If you want more just do a bigger batch. Chocolate Covered Strawberries: Ingredients: 8 oz. Dark Chocolate 1/2 lb. strawberries 1 tsp olive oil (optional, by leaving this out, you also leave out some calories) Directions: Prepare your strawberries, wash them, cut the tops off then sit them aside. I like to take a microwave safe dish add the chips to is, and melt the chocolate, I do this in 30 second intervals so I don't over melt the chocolate, and have burnt chocolate. If you want to add olive oil now is the time do to so. After your chocolate is melted, take a … [Read more...]
