Welcome to Day 7 of the Holiday Challenge!
On day 1 of the Holiday Challenge, I asked what your holiday food temptations were. The most common answers were cookies and eggnog.
Below are a couple healthier choice, lower calorie holiday recipes for you to try.
Do you have any low fat/low calorie holiday recipes to share?
Do you make low fat/low calorie treats during the holidays?
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Awesome, thanks for the recipes! I don't have any low fat recipes for treats, I just try to limit my intake.
Do you have any low fat/low calorie holiday recipes to share? No, just try to keep things in perspective and eat within reason/caloric restriction!
Do you make low fat/low calorie treats during the holidays? No but I certainly should!
Do you have any low fat/low calorie holiday recipes to share? None for regular food.
Do you make low fat/low calorie treats during the holidays? I made mini cheesecakes last year for a pot luck at work for Christmas. Everyone raved.
Mini Cheesecakes
This is a SparkPeople.com Recipe (WHAT'S THIS)
Introduction
Who can resist thick, creamy decadent cheesecake? Try this low-fat version in the single serving size.
Ingredients
- 12 low-fat vanilla wafers
- 3 oz. cream cheese, at room temperature
- 12 oz. fat-free cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 eggs
- cherry pie filling
Directions
2. In mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and fat-free cream cheese until smooth. Add sugar and vanilla and mix well. Add eggs and beat until smooth.
3. Pour cheesecake mixture into muffin tins. Bake for 20 minutes or until centers are almost set. Cool. Refrigerate 2 hours or overnight.
4. Decorate cheesecake tops with cherry pie filling.
Makes 12 cheesecakes/servings.
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 120.6
- Total Fat: 4.4 g
- Cholesterol: 40.9 mg
- Sodium: 211.5 mg
- Total Carbs: 14.4 g
- Dietary Fiber: 0.1 g
- Protein: 6.0 g
I used less sugar than called for. 1/3 cup instead of the 1/2 cup. And I made them using Oreo's instead of the Nilla Wafers. Oh, and all the 1/3 less fat Cream Cheese instead of mixing it up like the recipe calls for. It will change the macros a bit but it's still lower than what a regular cheesecake is. Turned out great.
Betty Crocker has a wonderful recipe for red velvet cupcakes that are sooooooo good. But the way they are healthy is that they use beets. I hate beets but this is a treat where I am so on the vegetable for dessert train.
Quoting myhandsomelove:
No I don't make low fat treats, I juat limit myself on how much of them I eat. I am gonna try those spiced cookies tho they sound good. :-)
I still make cookies, but I'll use coconut oil instead of butter, which doesn't save calories, but it does include healthier fats. I try to limit the unhealthy stuff.
I make my quinoa salad a lot this time of year, and it's very popular. I made deviled eggs (mine are healthier than most) for a party last night.
Suzanne
"Don't sacrifice what you want most for what you want right now."
Sooo good weight loss vs unhealthy weight loss
- Cafe MichelleP
on Dec. 9, 2012 at 9:29 AM