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Recipe – Virginia Apple Pudding

admin — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000

You don’t need to be from Virginia to know how to make this incredible dessert but it certainly helps. You can go to places like http://www.direct.tv/direct-tv/Virginia/ to order your fancy cooking channels, but we can let you in on one delectable, deep-south dessert, right here and now! Topped with vanilla ice cream and oozing with flavor, the recipe for this fantastic creation is something you’ll want to hang onto for any future dinners or events.

Let’s break it down!

The time it will take you to get all these things together is a little under 10 minutes with a cook time of about a half hour and you will definitely need to let it sit for a little under an hour to ensure optimum flavor – so be sure and set aside two hours for this tantalizing treat.

Here’s what you will need:

- 1/2 cup melted butter
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup milk
- 2 cups chopped and peeled apples
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Here’s what you do:

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F
2. Mix together the butter, sugar, baking powder, flour, salt and milk in a small bowl until smooth.
3. Combine the apples and cinnamon and microwave them for 5 minutes or until the apples are soft.
4. Add the apples to the batter.
5. Bake for thirty minutes or until golden brown.

Sweeten it up Naturally with Fruit

admin — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0000

There is nothing more beneficial to the body than three to four servings of fruit per day. Most of us do not get that requirement, and so at times, we miss the real opportunities to enjoy it as we should. There are some good ways to do this that are healthy delicious as well.

Fruit smoothies are one of the best ways to enjoy all kinds of ways in a cold and creamy concoction. It is as simple as mixing fruit, milk, juice, or even soymilk and yoghurt and ice together and drink. Smoothies have a wonderful health benefit, as folks who ingest more of them lose more weight and get more calcium and Vitamins C and D. You just can’t beat it.

Another way to make sure to get all the benefits of fruit is the use of fruit purees in cooking. We know we can sweeten baked goods with sweet potato, apple and prune purees, as well as apricot, mango, and even pineapple. They all make baked goods moist, and have an additional health benefit.

Finally, the use of adding raisins, apples, apricots, grapes, and even pears and berries to salad increases the flavor of salad, and fiber as well. Eat up!

Good for You and Good to the Last Drop

admin — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0000

You may find that one of the things you miss most when dieting are those delicious, high-calorie, high-sugar, dessert-like coffee house drinks! Here is an alternative that is not just low-calorie and low-sugar, but tasty and even good for you! The best part is there’s hardly any caffeine so you can even get away with drinking it at night.

Dirty Chai Latte

For this you will need:
4oz freshly brewed black decaf coffee (any kind you want, though vanilla tastes great with chai)
4oz skim milk
1 bag of chai tea
1-2 packets of artificial sweetener (optional)
A dollop of whipped cream
cinnamon

While you’re brewing your coffee, heat your milk in the microwave for about a minute to a minute and a half. When the milk is done, allow the tea bag to steep in the milk for a few minutes. Chai tea is good for you because of it’s natural antioxidants and it has less than half of the caffeine of coffee. Pour your coffee, then add the tea/milk combination and your sweetener. Stir it all together and top with a little whipped cream and a splash of cinnamon for a healthy, tasty, warm and comforting drinkable treat.Related Article : Chai Tea…Explained

Sweeten it Naturally: Beets Never Tasted so Good

admin — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Who likes beets? Beets are something you like or you don’t, but a very natural product that is very good for your health. Beets can be eat in a variety of ways, and cooked and added to many recipes making them unique to use.

What are some benefits of using beets for a natural sweetener? Beet sugar has several health benefits. One is that the beets will help lower the acid level in our blood which lets us have better circulation. Beat Sugar is better for us as a natural sugar. It has a high level of betaine which leads to a reducing inflammation that can cause heart disease. Beets offer us nutrients like folic acid which is also good for our heart.

Beets are full of color and sweetness, and tender when cooked; making them ideal choice to add to a salad, soup, or even for a side dish. There are even recipes to make a red velvet cake using beets. If you love beets, there is a way to prepare them so you can get all the healthy benefits from them. Beets have never tasted as good as they do now since everybody is trying to eat healthier.Take a look here to learn more: Beets

No Guilt Sinfully Sweet Diet Delights

www.lordoftheyumyum.com — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Ask any woman what food they crave most when on a diet and they’ll tell you it’s chocolate. Just for you, here is a simple, sugar free, low calorie recipe for a chocolate trifle that it sure to please!

You will need:

Sugar-free chocolate cake mix

Eggs, oil and any other ingredients on the cake mix box

2 boxes sugar-free chocolate pudding

3 cups of cold skim milk

2 tubs of sugar-free whipped cream

Sugar-free hard butterscotch candies, crushed

A clear bowl for the trifle

Bake the cake according to the directions on the cake mix.This helps explain it more. When the cakeis done, let it cool for awhile. You’ll want it completely cooled, so take it out of the pan as well. While the cake is cooling, go ahead and mix your milk and pudding together and give it a few minutes to set, whatever the box recommends time wise is best. Once the cake is cooled thoroughly, crumble half into the bottom of the bowl. Top with half the pudding then one tub of whipped cream and half the candy. Repeat the process for the second layer and you’ll have the best looking, most sinfully delicious sugar-free treat you’ve ever had.