Desert ideas for memorial day picnic

Take an angle food cake and cut it into larger than bitesized chunks. Layer a pan or trifle dish with the angel food cake, mixed fat/sugar free vanilla pudding, fresh sliced stawberries. Sometimes we add fatfree coolwhip on top.

Black bean brownies....no flour, so good, and you can't taste the black beans (even the kids were fooled).

Amazing Black Bean Brownie RecipeFor those of you who have a hard time tracking down agave nectar (which is becoming much more readily available) substitute honey 1:1 for the agave nectar. Store these brownies in the refrigerator, they will slice much better if refrigerated several hours or preferably overnight. This calls for instant coffee, but you can find natural coffee substitute at many natural food stores.

4 ounces unsweetened chocolate
1 cup unsalted butter
2 cups soft-cooked black beans, drained well (canned is fine)
1 cup walnuts, chopped
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
¼ cup (granulated) natural coffee substitute (or instant coffee, for gluten-sensitive)
¼ teaspoon sea salt
4 large eggs
1½ cups light agave nectar
Preheat the oven to 325°F. Line an 11- by 18-inch (rimmed) baking pan (hs note: or jellyroll pan) with parchment paper and lightly oil with canola oil spray.

Melt the chocolate and butter in a glass bowl in the microwave for 1 1/2 to 2 minutes on high. Stir with a spoon to melt the chocolate completely. Place the beans, 1/2 cup of the walnuts, the vanilla extract, and a couple of spoonfuls of the melted chocolate mixture into the bowl of a food processor. Blend about 2 minutes, or until smooth. The batter should be thick and the beans smooth. Set aside.

In a large bowl, mix together the remaining 1/2 cup walnuts, remaining melted chocolate mixture, coffee substitute, and salt. Mix well and set aside.

In a separate bowl, with an electric mixer beat the eggs until light and creamy, about 1 minute. Add the agave nectar and beat well. Set aside.

Add the bean/chocolate mixture to the coffee/chocolate mixture. Stir until blended well.

Add the egg mixture, reserving about 1/2 cup. Mix well. Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Using an electric mixer, beat the remaining 1/2 cup egg mixture until light and fluffy. Drizzle over the brownie batter. Use a wooden toothpick to pull the egg mixture through the batter, creating a marbled effect. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes, until the brownies are set. Let cool in the pan completely before cutting into squares. (They will be soft until refrigerated.)
Makes 45 (2-inch) brownies.

Take an angle food cake and cut it into larger than bitesized chunks. Layer a pan or trifle dish with the angel food cake, mixed fat/sugar free vanilla pudding, fresh sliced stawberries. Sometimes we add fatfree coolwhip on top.

:laugh: I didn't see this before I posted. See! It's yummy! LOL

I don't know where you are, but we love frozen desserts this time of year in FL. I mix 1 tub of fat free cool whip - 2 containers of your choice of flavor fat free yogurt (Publix has really good ones). Poor into Grahm cracker crust and freeze. A really great dessert, no fat and low calories

Cheesecake Filled Strawberries.....very yummy and low cal!

1-8 oz. package of fat-free cream cheese
1/3 cup powdered sugar
2 tsp. lemon juice
1/2 cup of graham cracker crumbs
approx. 40 medium sized strawberries

Mix first 3 ingredients and put into ziplock bag, hollow out strawberries, pipe cream cheese mixture into strawberries. Dip into graham cracker crumbs. Easy and delicious!

Wow, does that sound good!

"I don't know where you are, but we love frozen desserts this time of year in FL. I mix 1 tub of fat free cool whip - 2 containers of your choice of flavor fat free yogurt (Publix has really good ones). Poor into Grahm cracker crust and freeze. A really great dessert, no fat and low calories"


Are these just the single serve size yogurt containers?

Diet soda cake made in to cupcakes!!

I used white cake and ginger ale. I'm sure you can use diet ginger ale and it would taste just as good.

I topped them with strawberry halves! Delish!