DESSERT IDEAS WANTED!

Think of your favourite desserts and portion them out to reasonable sizes that fit into your calorie goal.

the dark frozen cherries are the best... but be careful. i used to go crazy with these, and at way too many at a sitting. they were delicious, though

buy organic frozen cherries. eat za cherries. be amazed

Red Raspberry Whole Wheat Muffins

1 cup King Arthur All Natural Unbleached White Whole Wheat flour
1/4 cup Quick oats or rolled oats
1 cup Kashi GoLean Crisp Cinnamon Crumble cereal, slightly crushed
1/2 cup Sugar
1 tsp Baking powder (double acting)
1 egg, beaten
1/4 cup Banana, mashed to a puree
1 cup Milk
1/4 cup Raisins
1 cup Red raspberries (Frozen works best)

Optional Additions:

1/4 cup almonds or walnuts
2-3 tbsps. chocolate chips (white, milk or dark) - I sometimes like to use these for a topping
1/2 tsp Baking soda

Multiple ways to make your own substitutions for ingredients too.

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400F. Spray muffin tin with non-stick cooking spray, set aside. Mix all dry ingredients together in a bowl, except baking powder. Mix all wet ingredients together in another bowl. Add baking powder to dry ingredients and then quickly mix in the wet ingredients until just moisened. Gently fold in raspberries and raisins. Fill muffin cups almost to the top and bake for 20-25 mins until toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Cool for 15 minutes before removing from the pan. Enjoy!

Makes 9 muffins

Nutrition Info (as made above):

Calories per muffin - 160, Protein - 6, Fiber - 4, Fat - 2, Sodium - 90, Carbs - 32, Sugar - ? (I don't track it)

*Tip - If using a 12 cup muffin tin you'll have three empty cups. Fill these 2/3rds with water so your muffins bake evenly. OR you could put less batter in each cup to make a dozen.

This is my modified version of the Very Berry Oatmeal Muffins recipe found on Food.com. CAUTION - If you try the original recipe, DO NOT use 1 tbsp of baking powder. Your muffins will taste VERY bitter because that's way too much.

I came up with this one day when I had 2 real ripe banana. I call it a banana nut bread shake. So if you like banana nut bread and you want to drink a frozen version of it, then try this.

3 cups Kroger deluxe churned nos sugar added 40% less fat Souther Crunch Butter Pean Ice Cream.

2 medium ripe bananas. Even the real ripe ones.

1 cup 1% reduced fat milk.

That should make 4 8 oz servings.

Calories 275 carbs 46 fat 8 protien 9 sodium 128 sugar 18.

This is one of my familys favorites and it is so good!:drinker:

I just had this for breakfast, and it may seem too simple to be worth raving about, but trust me, it's excellent. 3/4 cup of Trader Joe's Plain Greek Style Yogurt (it has a natural sweetness that is so nice) and 1 cup of fresh blueberries. Voila! It's delicious, filling, and only 278 calories.

Mini Biscotto, Strawberries and Whip Cream - Yum!

i had 2 pieces of toast with peanut butter and hot chocolate powder sprinkled on em as a midnight snack last night (technically this morning).

it was goooooooooooood.

Fresh blueberries and sliced strawberries dusted with a sprinkle of unsweetened cocoa powder. Came up with this one due to a desperate chocolate craving, and it was actually pretty good. I would recommend adding a dip of Greek yogurt if you need something creamy.

Honestly, I have no idea how many servings it makes--but it's a bunch. The recipe makes close to 4-6 cups, if I remember correctly.

CHOCOLATE MOUSSE
1 tub of Kozy Shack Chocolate Pudding
1 small tub of Cool Whip Free
*Mix together and serve cool or freezer for a light "ice cream".

I just entered this into the recipe calculator using 8 servings and it turned up with 152 calories, 2 grams of fat and 1 gram of protein per serving. Delicious!

Edited to correct my Friday-stupid.