Desserts For You

Dessert Recipes for the Figure Conscious (Lowfat Dessert Recipes)

2008-11-24T22:37:00.000-08:00

Everybody loves desserts, however, there are those people that are too conscious with their figure that they deprive themselves from eating yummy desserts. There are healthy Lowfat Dessert Recipes that you can make to satisfy your cravings or satisfy those who you know craves for these sweet delights. Below are Lowfat Dessert Recipes that are healthy and easy to make. Enjoy!

Bread Pudding

servings | 4
estimated POINTS per serving | 2

2 c skin milk
1/2 c cup egg beaters
10 single serving packages of sweet and low
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 slices raisin bread cubes use
2 teaspoons of butter or margarine

Combine milk, eggs, sugar, cinnamon and salt in a 2 quart microwave safe casserole dish. Beat with mixer
Stir in bread cubes, dot with butter
Microwave 26 to 28 minutes on Medium (simmer) or until almost set in center.
Let stand 5 minutes, to serve cut into 4 pieces.

Cinnamon Crisp Tortillas

servings | 2
estimated POINTS per serving | 2

2 medium fat-free flour tortilla(s)
2 tsp reduced-calorie margarine
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp sugar

Preheat broiler. Arrange tortillas on nonstick baking sheet. Brush each tortilla with 1/4 of the margarine and sprinkle with 1/4 of the cinnamon. Broil on lowest rack until margarine is bubbly, 1 to 2 minutes. Combine remaining cinnamon with sugar. Turn tortillas over, brush each with half of remaining margarine, then sprinkle each with sugar remaining sugar-cinnamon mixture. Broil until cinnamon-sugar mixture caramelizes, about 1 minute.

Apple Dessert for One

servings | 1
estimated POINTS per serving | 2

1 apple, sliced thin
2 tablespoons cinnamon
spray pam (butter flavor) or equivalent
2 packets equal
1 tablespoon raisins

Place apple slices in a microwave safe dish. Coat each layer with a spray of butter pam, generous sprinkle of cinnamon, raisins, walnuts, and equal. Once all layers are coated, cover dish with lid or cling wrap. Microwave on med for 1 min 30 sec, and on med-high for 1 min 30 sec or until apple slices are tender.

Pumpkin Fluff

servings | 2
estimated POINTS per serving | 4

1 cup canned pumpkin (NOT Pumpkin pie Filling)
1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
1 cup skim milk
1 cup Fat Free cool whip
1 package Sugar Free Fat Free instant vanilla pudding mix

Mix together pumpkin, spice and milk until well blended. Add pudding mix and beat by hand 2 minutes. Fold in cool whip. Refrigerate.

Incredible 1 Point Strawberry Pie

servings | 4
estimated POINTS per serving | 1

2 c. water
1 pkg. Sugar Free COOK-N-SERVE vanilla pudding
1 pkg. Sugar Free strawberry jell-o
4 c. Strawberries
fat Free cool whip (optional)

Bring water and pudding mix to boil, take off stove, add pkg. jell-o and stir up. Let cool.
Clean and slice the fresh strawberries. Line a pie plate with strawberries. Pour cooled pudding on top. Allow to set in refrigerator for at least one hour or until firm. Top with fat free cool whip.

Strawberry Cream Cheese Shortcake

servings | 4
estimated POINTS per serving | 12

5 c. sliced strawberries (sweeten with 1/4 c. sugar substitute) set aside
8 oz. fat free cream cheese, softened
1/2 c. powdered sugar
8 oz. carton Cool Whip Free
1 angel food cake broken into pieces.

Beat cream cheese and powdered sugar. Fold in Cool Whip and cake cubes. Spread into a 9x13 pan. Cover and chill for 2 hours. Before serving, spread sweetened, sliced strawberries on top and top each serving with a dollop of Cool Whip.

Baked Apple Streusel

servings | 4
estimated POINTS per serving | 4

4 medium apple, peeled, cored and thinly sliced
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup uncooked old-fashioned oats
3 tablespoon reduced-calorie margarine

Preheat oven to 350°F.
Stir together apples, 1/4 cup of brown sugar, cinnamon and lemon juice; pour into a 1 1/2 quart baking dish.
Cut flour, oatmeal, remaining brown sugar and margarine together with a pastry blender or fork in a medium bowl; sprinkle over apple mixture.
Bake until apples are tender and top is browned, about 45 minutes. Yields about 1 cup per serving.

Super Simple Lemon Bars

servings | 6
estimated POINTS per serving | 2

1 pkg. angel food cake mix -- one-step mix kind
1 can lemon pie filling -- (22 oz)

Preheat oven to 350°. Mix lemon pie filling with dry angel food cake mix in large bowl. Bake in a greased jelly roll pan for 30 minutes.
If desired, bars can be topped with nuts or coconut before baking, but remember to add the points if you add the nuts. Cool and cut into 30 bars.

Chocolate Chip Bread

servings | 3
estimated POINTS per serving | 12

2 1/4 cups Bisquick reduced fat baking mix
1 package JELL-O sugar-free instant chocolate pudding mix -- (4 serving size)
2/3 cup nonfat dry milk powder
1/4 cup sugar substitute
2 Tablespoons (1/2 oz) mini chocolate chips
1/4 cup (1 oz) chopped walnuts
2 eggs slightly beaten
3/4 cup fat-free vanilla yogurt
1/2 cup water
2 teaspoons vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 375º F. Spray a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan with butter-flavored cooking spray. In a large bowl, combine baking mix, dry pudding mix, dry milk powder, sugar substitute, chocolate chips and walnuts. In a small bowl, combine eggs, yogurt, water, oil, and vanilla extract. Add the liquid mixture to the dry mixture. Mix gently just to combine. Evenly spread batter into prepared loaf pan. Bake for 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Place loaf pan on a wire rack and let set for 10 minutes. Remove bread from pan and continue cooling on wire rack. Cut into 12 slices.

Ice Cream Sandwich a La Weight Watchers

servings | 1
estimated POINTS per serving | 2

2 chocolate graham crackers (the whole thing)
Fat Free Cool Whip

Allow the Cool Whip to soften so that it can be spread between the crackers to about the thickness of a typical ice cream sandwich. re-freeze and enjoy the taste of a real ice cream sandwich for only 2 points.

Ambrosia

servings | 5
estimated POINTS per serving | 3

1/2 cup canned pineapple chunks, drained
1/2 cup canned crushed pineapple, well drained
1/2 cup canned mandarin oranges, drained
1/2 cup vanilla yogurt
1/4 cup coconut flakes
2 tablespoon raisins
1 tablespoon pecans chopped
1 tsp nutmeg
1 1/2 cups mini marshmallows

Mix it all together in a bowl.

Apricot Dessert Quesadilla

servings | 4
POINTS per serving | 3

1/2 cup(s) light cream cheese, whipped
1 tbsp sugar
1/2 tsp lemon peel, grated (zest)
1 tsp fresh lemon juice
4 medium fat-free flour tortillas, 6 inches in diameter
4 medium apricots, sliced into thin wedges
2 servings cooking spray, butter-flavored
1 tbsp powdered sugar

Stir cream cheese, granulated sugar, zest and juice together in a medium bowl. Spread mixture on one half of each tortilla, layer with apricot slices and fold in half.

Coat a 12-inch nonstick skillet with cooking spray. Arrange 2 folded tortillas in skillet; sauté over medium heat until golden, flipping once, about 4 to 5 minutes on the first side and 1 or 2 minutes on the other side. Remove from pan, cover to keep warm and brown remaining 2 tortillas.

Cut each tortilla in half to form quarter wedges, place on a serving platter, dust with powdered sugar (use a sieve) and serve. Yields 2 wedges per serving.

Sinless Banana Split

servings | 1
estimated POINTS per serving | 1 1/2

1/2cup prepared JELL-O sugar free Low calorie Gelatin Dessert, any flavor
1/2medium banana split lengthwise
2 large strawberries, cut in half
2 tablespoons crushed pineapple, well drained
2T COOL WHIP LITE whipped topping

Cut gelatin into cubes. Layer banana with gelatin, strawberries, pineapple and whipped topping in a parfait dish or fancy bowl.

Banana Split Cake

servings | 12
estimated POINTS per serving | 5

1 Prepared Angel food Cake
1 Package of fat-free, sugar free Jell-O Vanilla Pudding-Instant, prepared
4 medium bananas
4 cups of strawberries
2 tubs of Cool Whip Free

Prepare the pudding as directed on the box. Cut all fruit into bite sized pieces. Cut the angel food cake into bite sized pieces. Separate all ingredients in half. Layer ingredients in the following order: half of the angel food cake, half of the pudding, half of the bananas, half of the cool whip, half of the strawberries. Repeat the layer with the second half of ingredients. Enjoy

Dreamcicle Cake

servings | 4
estimated POINTS per serving | 3

1 box orange sugar free jell-o
7 pieces of store bought angel food cake
8 oz fat free vanilla yogurt
1 cup water

Cut cake pieces into quarters. Using half of the pieces line the bottom of a 6" bowl. In a separate bowl dissolve jell-o with 1 cup of boiling water and refrigerate until just cooled. Add vanilla yogurt to jell-o and mix thoroughly. Pour half of the mixture over the bottom layer of the cake and then repeat for a second layer. Top each serving with fat free Cool Whip.

Warm Pear Cobbler

servings | 3
estimated POINTS per serving | 4

3 medium pears, peeled and sliced
2 tbsp unpacked brown sugar, packed
2 tsp all-purpose flour
2 tsp fresh lemon juice
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tbsp unpacked brown sugar
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tbsp reduced-calorie margarine
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 tbsp powdered sugar

Preheat oven to 350ºF. Coat an 8-inch square baking dish with cooking spray.
Combine pears, 2 tablespoons of brown sugar, 2 teaspoons of flour, lemon juice and cinnamon in a large bowl; toss to coat and pour into prepared baking dish.
In a medium-size bowl, combine the remaining flour, remaining brown sugar and baking powder; cut in margarine with a pastry blender, or 2 knives, until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add buttermilk and toss with a fork until flour mixture is moist.
Drop four heaping tablespoons of dough onto pear mixture. Bake until crust is lightly browned and fruit is bubbly, about 40 to 45 minutes. Allow to cool slightly, dust with powdered sugar and cut into 6 pieces.

Apple Fritters

servings | 4
estimated POINTS per serving | 4

1/2 cup all-purpose flour
2 tbsp sugar
1/8 tsp table salt
1/2 cup fat-free egg substitute
1/4 cup fat-free milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 large apples, peeled, cored and coarsely grated (McIntosh or Granny Smith recommended)
1 tbsp reduced-calorie margarine
1 tbsp powdered sugar

In a large bowl, combine flour, granulated sugar and salt; mix well. Whisk in egg substitute, milk and extract; stir in apples. Melt margarine in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Drop apple mixture into pan, making 8 even fritters. Cook until golden brown, about 2 to 3 minutes per side. Sift powdered sugar over top of fritters just before serving. Yields 2 fritters per serving.

From www.weightwatchers.com

Pumpkin Pie

servings | 8
estimated POINTS per serving | 3

4 pieces phyllo dough
1/2 cup dark brown sugar
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp cornstarch
1/8 tsp table salt
1 1/2 cups canned pumpkin, puree
1 1/2 cups fat-free evaporated milk
1/2 cups regular egg substitute
1 tsp vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly coat a 9-inch round pie pan with cooking spray.
Cut phyllo sheets in half. Place 1 sheet in prepared pan, lightly spray with cooking spray, and top with another sheet of phyllo, placing corners just to the right of the previous corners. Repeat with remaining sheets. Press the phyllo into the pan and roll in the edges. Bake until lightly browned, about 10 minutes.
Whisk together brown sugar, spices, cornstarch and salt. In another bowl, whisk together pumpkin, evaporated milk, egg substitute and vanilla. Gradually whisk the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients.
Pour filling into crust. Bake until set, about 50 minutes. Cover crust edges with foil if they become too brown during baking. Cool completely before cutting

From www.weightwatchers.com

Cinnamon-Apple Tortilla Cups

servings |2
estimated POINTS per serving | 3

2 small fat-free flour tortillas
1/2 tbsp sugar
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 cup fat-free vanilla frozen yogurt
1/4 cup Cool Whip Free Whipped Topping
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
2 small apples

Lightly spray tortillas on both sides with nonstick cooking spray. In a small bowl mix together sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle both sides of tortillas evenly with sugar-cinnamon mixture. Press each tortilla into a custard cup. Back until crisp, at about 350 degrees. Remove from oven and fill with grated apples. Top with frozen yogurt and put a dab of cool whip on top. Sprinkle with nutmeg and serve.

Lemon Cream Cheese Crunch Bars

servings |2 Bars
estimated POINTS per serving | 3

1 (8-ounce) can Pillsbury Reduced Fat Crescent Rolls
1 (4-serving) package Jello sugar-free vanilla cook-and-serve pudding mix
1 (4-serving) package Jello sugar-free lemon gelatin
1 cup Carnation Nonfat Dry Milk Powder
1 1/2 cups water
1 teaspoon coconut extract
1 (8-ounce) package Philadelphia fat-free cream cheese
1 1/2 cups raisins
1/4 cup (1 ounce) chopped pecans
1/4 cup flaked coconut

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Spray a 9-by-13-inch rimmed cookie sheet with butter-flavored cooking spray. Pat rolls in pan, being sure to seal perforations. Bake for 6 to 8 minutes or until light golden brown. Place cookie sheet on a wire rack and allow to cool. Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan, combine dry pudding mix, dry gelatin, dry milk powder, and water. Cook over medium heat for 6 to 8 minutes or until mixture thickens and starts to boil, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Add coconut extract and cream cheese. Mix well using a wire whisk. Fold in raisins, pecans and coconut. Spread mixture evenly over cooled crust. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Cut into 24 bars.

Cinnamon-Apple Tortilla Cups

servings |2
estimated POINTS per serving | 3

2 small fat-free flour tortillas
1/2 tbsp sugar
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 cup fat-free vanilla frozen yogurt
1/4 cup Cool Whip Free Whipped Topping
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
2 small apples

sources: Safehaven site.

7 Easy Dessert Recipes for Kids

2008-11-11T20:51:00.000-08:00

Are you running out of ideas to bond with your kids? Well, one unique activity you can do with them is cooking. Dessert Recipes for kids are easy and fun to do. Surely your kids would enjoy doing it, specially they’re doing it with you. Below are 7 Easy Dessert Recipes for Kids.

Cat's Eyes

Ingredients:

· 8 Ritz crackers

· 1/2 cup of creamy peanut butter

· 1 Banana; cut into 8 slices

· 8 Raisins

Directions:

1. Spread peanut butter on crackers.

2. Top each cracker with a slice of banana.

3. Place a raisin in center of each banana to form a cat's eye.

4. Repeat for all banana topped crackers.

Daisy Apple

Ingredients:

· 2 tablespoons raisins

· 2 tablespoons crunchy or creamy peanut butter

· 1 McIntosh apple

· Peanuts for garnish

Directions:

1. Set aside a few raisins for face.

2. Stir remaining raisins into peanut butter.

3. With apple corer or paring knife, remove core and seeds from apple.

4. Using a small knife, push peanut butter mixture into center of apple.

5. Make a happy face on top of peanut butter using reserved raisins.

6. Arrange peanut halves around edge of peanut butter forming a circle.

7. Chill before serving.

Dirt Cups

Ingredients:

· 2 cups milk

· 1 package chocolate pudding, instant

· 3-1/2 cup Cool Whip

· 16 oz Oreos

· 8 gummy worms

· 8 plastic flowers

Directions:

1. Crush Oreos in a zip-lock bag and set aside.

2. Pour milk into medium bowl, add pudding mix. Beat until well blended for about 1 -2 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes.

3. Stir in cool whip and half of cookies.

To Assemble:

1. Place 1 tablespoon of crushed cookies in bottom of 8 oz cup.

2. Fill cups about 3/4 full with pudding mixture.

3. Top with remaining crumbs.

4. Garnish with a plastic flower in middle and put a gummy worm halfway out of the "dirt".

Microwave Carmelcorn

Ingredients:

· 2 bags microwave popcorn

· 2 cups brown sugar

· 1 stick butter

· 1/3 cup Kero white syrup

Directions:

1. Pop 2 bags of microwave corn. Put popped kernels in a brown paper bag (make sure you take out all unpopped kernels)

2. Boil the following ingredients for 5 minutes on the stove: 2 cups brown sugar, 1 stick of margarine, 1/3 cup of Kero syrup (white). Stir constantly.

3. Carefully pour mixture onto pop corn and mix.

4. Place in microwave oven for 1 minutes and then mix again. Tear open bag and let cool.

Puppy Chow

Ingredients:

· 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter

· 1/2 cup butter or margarine

· 6 oz chocolate chips

· 10 cups Corn Chex cereal

· 2 cups powdered sugar

Directions:

1. Melt the peanut butter, butter or margarine, and chocolate chips in a saucepan over medium heat.

2. Pour over Corn Chex, being sure that all cereal is coated.

3. Put 2 cups powdered sugar in a large paper bag.

4. Place cereal in a bag and shake gently until all cereal is coated.

5. Pour out on wax paper to cool.

Clingons

Ingredients:

· 4-1/2 cups mini marshmallows

· 1/3 cup creamy peanut butter

· 1/4 cup margarine

· 3-1/2 cups Rice Chex cereal

· 3-1/2 cups Corn Chex cereal

· 1/2 cup M & M's

Directions:

1. Grease a 9 x 13 pan.

2. In a microwave safe bowl, microwave marshmallows, peanut butter and margarine for two minutes or until melted. Stir until smooth.

3. Add Cereal and M & M's, stirring to coat all pieces.

4. Spread mixture in prepared pan and press down slightly with the back of a buttered spoon.

5. Refrigerate for one hour.

6. Pull pieces from pan or cut into squares.

Kids Cannoli

Ingredients:

· 15 oz part-skim ricotta cheese

· 2/3 cup confectioners' sugar

· 1/2 teaspoon grated orange peel

· 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

· 2 tablespoons miniature chocolate chips

· 10 sugar ice cream cones

Directions:

1. In a large bowl with electric mixer at low, beat ricotta cheese, sugar, orange peel, and vanilla just until smooth.

2. Stir in chocolate chips.

3. Cover and refrigerate 30 minutes.

4. To serve, spoon mixture directly into ice cream cones or into decorating bag without tip and then pipe into cones.