Showing posts with label Dessert. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dessert. Show all posts

Monday, September 26, 2011

Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies


Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies- Soft and fluffy

Ingredients:
  • 1/2 cup reduced fat butter
  • 1/2 cup Splenda brown sugar mix
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 2 cups flour

    
    Raw Cookie Dough Balls
    
  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  2. Cream together butter, brown sugar, and sugar.
  3. Add in vanilla and salt. Blend well.
  4. Mix in egg.
  5. In a small bowl, whisk together flour and soda.
  6. Mix flour mixture slowly to wet ingredients.
  7. Fold in chocolate chips.
  8. Spoon 1 tablespoon of cookie dough and roll into a 20 balls.
  9. Place on an un-greased cookie sheet.
  10. Bake for 8-10 minutes.
  11. When done, transfer cookies to a cooling rack. Allow to sit for a few minutes.
  12. ENJOY!



Sunday, September 25, 2011

Cinnamon Banana Bread- Whole Wheat, Rolled Oats, and LOW FAT!!

The Banana Bread itself is so delish-ish it doesn't need anything added. I like to add sometimes chocolate chips if I'm craving something sweet or I add raisins and nuts sometimes. It's really up to you.

Serving:12 (Serving Size: 80 g)
Calories per serving: 109 calories
Total Fat: 1 g
Carbohydrates: 23.3 g
Fiber: 3 g
Sugar: 5.2 g
Protein: 3.8 g

Ingredients:
  • 1 1/3 cup Old Fashioned Oats
  • 2/3 cup Fat Free Milk
  • 3 Bananas
  • 2/3 cup Original Apple Sauce
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla
  • 2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 2 Egg Whites
  • 1 cup Whole Wheat Flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon Salt
  • 3 tablespoon Baking Powder
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
Optional: 1 cup chocolate chips, raisins, nuts, etc.

  1. Preheat Oven to 400 degrees.
  2. Soak Oats in 2/3 cups milk for ten minutes.
  3. In a medium bowl, whisk flour, salt, 1 tablespoon baking powder, and baking soda. Set aside.
  4. In a food processor, combined bananas, apple sauce, vanilla, cinnamon, cloves and egg whites.
  5. Bend until smooth, add 2 tablespoon Baking Powder. Puree until foamy.
  6. Quickly pour into a large bowl. (Might form over)
  7. Fold in Oats.
  8. Add flour mixture slowly to the wet ingredients.
  9. Fold until well combined. (At this time you would want to put 1/2 cup of Optional ingredient(s).)
  10. Pour mixture into a bread pan.
  11. Place on middle rack and set timer for 10 minutes.
  12. After timer goes off....
    1. If you didn't add optional ingredient then set timer for 20 minutes.
    2. If you added optional ingredient, sprinkle remain 1/2 cup over bread. Press ingredients gently down. (This step evenly distributes optional ingredient throughout the bread instead of stinking to the bottom of the pan.)
      • Place bread once again on the middle rack. Set timer for 20 minutes.
  13. Once timer goes off. Take out bread and allow to sit for 10 minutes. Then Enjoy!
Good Points:
  • Very low in saturated fat and cholesterol.
  • High in calcium and FIBER!
  • High in phosphorus and potassium

Healthy Deep Dish Apple Pie

Whole Wheat Crust with half the fat and all the flavor! Filling low in sugar. This guilt free dessert that everyone will love.

  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 4 tablespoon Applesauce
  • 1/4 cup low fat Greek Yogurt
  • 3 tablespoon olive oil
  • 4 tablespoon cold water
Filling:
  • 4 pounds of granny smith apples
  • 1/3 cup Splenda/Brown sugar (It's a pre-blended mixture Splenda makes. I absolutely love when baking.)
  • 3 tablespoon orange juice
  • 1 tablespoon Cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground all spice
  • 1 teaspoon ground pistachios
  • 3 tablespoon flour

2 tablespoon sugar
1 egg white
1 teaspoon Cinnamon

Crust:
  1. In a medium bowl, whisk Whole Wheat Flour, Flour, Sugar, and Salt together.
  2. Cut in applesauce into dry ingredients. (Continue to cut in until small crumbs form)
  3. Then add in yogurt and olive oil. (With a large fork, fold and fluff dough until evenly combined)
  4. Add cold water.
  5. Knead dough in bowl first. (Keep in bowl first because the dough will crumble at first, but will come together.)
  6. Knead dough on a flour surface until well combined.
  7. Divide dough into two balls. Cove with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator.
Filling:

  1. Slice apples thinly and place in a large cooking pot.
  2. On medium heat, add brown sugar, orange juice, cinnamon, all spice, and pistachios.
  3. Cook until tender and remove from heat.
  4. Allow to cool and add 3 tablespoons of flour, mix well.
Assembly:
  1. Preheat oven 375 degrees.
  2. Take out dough and allow to return to room temperature.
  3. Roll out dough balls on a lightly flour surface.
  4. In ungreased pie dish, mold one dough sheets. (You want the dough to be molded and crust to be over the edges of the dish.)
  5. Add filling.
  6. Lay second dough sheet over pie.
  7. With a fork, press edges together. Trim overhanging edges.
  8. Mix 1 egg white, 2 tablespoon sugar, and 1 teaspoon cinnamon.
  9. Brush mixture on top layer of the pie.
  10. Place pie in middle rack. Cook for 30 minutes. (When done the crust should be golden brown.)
  11. Take out and let sit for 1 hour. ENJOY!!!