Browsing Category LOW-CALORIE. LOW WW SMART POINTS

Polenta ~ Soft Boiled

Servings: 8      Makes:  4 cups       Cook Time:  10 minutes POLENTA , a yellow cornmeal made CHEF ALTON BROWN’S WAY is unusual and foolproof to get it soft and creamy the way I like it! I had never seen it done his way! It guarantees me a perfectly soft texture without any clumps!  Cornmeal tends to clump more than cream of…

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Low-Calorie, Fast Mini Fruit Pies

               “Just 68 calories and delicious!  Any pie filling with chopped apples and walnuts in a crescent dough makes a pretty nice, low-calorie fast mini fruit pie you can pick up easily. There are a lot of recipes out there with crescent rolls.  This is my take on one.  You can use just the plain pie filling right from the can without the apples or nuts….

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Peanut Blossoms

   “This is an old recipe that is still popular just the way it was even though it has gone through many variations over the years.  Every once in a while someone remembers them and wants me to make them.  I use all variations of the chocolate kiss, or chocolate eggs.  Not a bad calorie count with one cookie being 79 calories or 2 Weight…

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Butterhorns

  “Cinnamon,walnuts, and a sour cream dough rolled up to make one a delicious cookie!  If you love pie dough as much as I do, this is for you. Sometimes I may add just a few raisins or dried fruit in the filling. I have tasted butterhorns many different ways, glazed on top, cinnamon sugar on top, or a slightly different dough mixture.  This is a…

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