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Guilt Free Dessert

It’s time for the holiday’s and if you’re trying to be mindful of maintaining a healthy diet, desserts may tempt you and throw you off course. I thought this would be a good time to share with you a healthier option below from my Fat to Fit cookbook. To purchase all the recipes, follow this link here. 

Cindy’s Peanut Butter Pie.

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Ingredients: 

-1 (8 ounce) package low fat cream cheese 

 -1 1/2 cups baking stevia 

 -1 cup peanut butter 

 -1 cup almond milk 

 1 (16 ounce) package sugar free frozen whipped topping, thawed 

 2 (9 inch) prepared reduced fat graham cracker crusts 

Directions: 

1.       Beat together cream cheese and stevia. Mix in peanut butter and almond milk. Beat until smooth. Fold in whipped topping. 

2.       Spoon into two 9 inch graham cracker pie shells; cover, and freeze until firm. 

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Pumpkin Pie Shake

Entering the fall season, we’re reminded of warm spices and hearty root vegetables that work overtime on providing vitamin A and K to our diets. There are so many delicious recipes in my cookbook that use these but I wanted to share a recipe here that’s fun and healthy. Enjoy!

Ingredients: 

1 cup of unsweetened vanilla almond milk 

½ cup canned pumpkin 

1 scoop of vanilla whey protein 

½ tsp of cinnamon 

1 teaspoon of pure maple syrup 

2 medjool dates, pitted 

¼ teaspoon vanilla extract 

Zest of ½ orange 

Ice 

Directions: 

1.      Place all ingredients (except ice) into a blender and blend until smooth. Add four to five ice cubes and blend. Continue to add ice cubes to desired thickness.  

Why is this smoothie so good for you? 

·         Get pumped with pumpkin puree: Half a cup of pumpkin puree is low in calories (42), high in fiber (3.5 grams), and a great source of vitamin A and beta carotene. It is also rich in iron (1.5 milligrams), which is important to make hemoglobin and transport oxygen throughout the body, increasing your energy level.  

·         Spice it up: Cinnamon helps to stabilize blood sugar levels, and its natural sweet taste is a great addition to any recipe if you want to reduce the amount of sugar that’s called for.  

·         Almond alternative: Almond milk is low in calories and rich in the minerals manganese, copper and vitamin B2 (riboflavin), all of which are important in energy production.  

 

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