Yogurt can be used to decrease the calories from fat in many recipes. Cheesecake is a perfect example. Siggi’s yogurt, which is skyr, is a thicker yogurt making is a perfect variety to replace some of the cream cheese in a cheesecake recipe. Siggi’s is a perfect addition to this White Chocolate Yogurt Cheesecake recipe….
Desserts
Chocolate Pecan Bites
Today is October 21st and that means it’s time for the monthly Recipe Redux Challenge. Each month a group of nutrition and health bloggers create healthier recipes based on a particular theme. This months theme is A Nutty Nut Day We had to take advantage of the fact that National Nut Day (October 22nd) falls on…
Strawberry Shortcake Parfait
When I decided to make June strawberry month my husband told me that I needed to include Strawberry Shortcake. To be honest though I don’t like the traditional shortcake. Shortcake to me is more like a biscuit. I would rather have cake. I modified a vanilla cake recipe to decrease the sugar content and increase…
Mini Chocolate Cream Pies
I have to admit I really don’t love pie, at least traditional fruit pies. I love fresh fruit, but dislike the texture of most cooked fruits. So the only two pies I will actually eat are pecan pie and chocolate cream pie. Just about anything chocolate is ok with me. I even put chocolate in…
Easy Dairy Free Banana Pineapple Ice Cream
Turn your frozen fruit into a healthy sweet treat in just minutes. Non-dairy Banana Pineapple Ice Cream is an all-natural alternative to traditional ice cream. Over twenty-five years ago a shop opened up on the Ocean City, New Jersey boardwalk called The Bashful Banana. The shop was opened by a fellow Penn State Nutrition alumni…
Lower Sugar Banana Bites
Banana bites are popular with my kids. My son especially likes them. I had to make two batches of Lower Sugar Banana Bites for this post because he ate most of the first batch and my pictures turned out blurry. I went to pull the bites out of the refrigerator to retake the pictures and…
Chocolate Peanut Butter Brownies
Chocolate and peanut butter were just meant together. The flavor combo is certainly a hit in my house! Believe me these chocolate peanut butter brownies get gobbled up pretty quick! When my hubby and I were first married I found a recipe in the coupon pages of the newspaper for Ooey Gooey Peanut Butter and…
Whole Wheat Carrot Cupcakes
When it comes to carrot cake I think you either love it or hate it. If you love it you will totally be in love with these cute whole wheat carrot cupcakes. When I told my husband that I was featuring carrots this month he asked if I was going to make carrot cake. Truth…
Cranberry Lime Frozen Greek Yogurt
Leftover cranberry sauce re-purposed into cranberry lime frozen green yogurt. Whenever I have cranberry sauce with a holiday meal I always have leftover. Many times some of the cranberry sauce goes to waste. Nothing upsets me more than food wasted. I decided to figure out a few ways to use extra cranberry sauce. One way…
Energy Bar Recipe
I have wanted to attempt my own energy bars for a while. I love KIND granola bars, but they can get expensive. For this months Recipe Redux Challenge: Bars & Bites for Brown Bags, we were challenged to create something small and full of goodness for our lunch boxes. “Whether you pack your lunch in…
Mudslide Pudding Shooters
The July Recipe Redux challenge is a “spirited’ one! A Spirited ReDux From plain Jane vanilla extract to fancy-pants elderflower liqueur, we like to keep a little liquor in the kitchen. Show us how you like to cook, bake or mix-it-up with spirits, extracts and other alcohols. A splash of vodka makes summer sauces shine…