People are always saying, “Wow, I would be in trouble if I lived at your house with all that food you are always making!” True, my family loves to cook and eat good food, but we balance out splurges with healthier cooking, and we eat a lot of fresh fruits and veggies…
I want to share these ideas with you about making your next spread, a little less guilty…
How about a Skinny Super Bowl Sunday 🏈
Even people that don’t like broccoli might change their minds when they taste this Broccoli Candy...
Covered with a little crispy Parm, and subtly flavored with garlic, pile it on a platter and watch it disappear!
It doesn’t have to be piping hot either, it can happily hang out at room temperature
Instead of a heavy cheese laden dip and fattening chips, how about a dip with healthier chopped vegetables as the base and only a touch of salad dressing. The dippers are salami chips. The fat is cooked out and leaves a tasty treat. This recipe will be posting soon
Baby Ham & Zucchini Bites are made without flour! Just eggs, ham, cheese and grated zucchini
Instead of calorie and fat laden hamburgers and chili dogs, try serving Peach Salsa Chicken Chalupas
The chicken cooks to perfection in a bath of peach salsa in a slow cooker. Then it’s ready to pile on a tortilla and top with more salsa and chopped onion, lettuce, tomato or guacamole
Dessert can still feel sinful, but actually be healthy. Slice a cored apple into thin “cookies.” Spread with almond butter or peanut butter and sprinkle with sliced almonds, coconut, dark chocolate shavings or chips
I adapted this recipe from Rachel Schultz, thanks Rachel!
Slice a sweet apple into thin slices, I got about 12 slices from 1 apple
Ice the slices with almond butter or apple butter and raid your pantry for toppings
I used dried cranberries, coconut, white chocolate chips, chopped Reese’s peanut butter cups, and sliced almonds. Each “cookie” has very few calories, but enough sweet to make them taste like a splurge!
My favorite cookie was almond butter topped with almonds, coconut and white chocolate chips 😋
Loaded Apple Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 sweet crisp apple
- almond butter
- peanut butter
- white chocolate chips
- chopped dark chocolate pieces or candy
- dried cranberries or raisins
- sliced almonds or chopped walnuts or pecans
- coconut shreds
Instructions
- Core apple and cut into thin slices, leaving peel on. Spread half of slices with almond butter and spread half with peanut butter. Sprinkle on toppings of your choice. Refrigerate if not serving immediately.
Happy Snacking!
Stop back Sunday for the Caesar Salad Dip and Salami Chips recipe and an easy DIY Super Bowl table decoration
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