Healthier Desserts

One of my biggest downfalls in eating healthy is dessert.  I love dessert, love anything sweet (I am eating a fabulous ice cream sandwich while writing this - fortunately it is a Skinny Cow).  I am always on the hunt for healthier desserts.  Here are some of my favorites (again, pictures are from the linked site - my food pictures are awful)

Skinnytaste Peanut Butter Pie

Black and White Chocolate Chip Clouds

Grasshopper Ice Cream Pie

Pink Lemonade Ice Cream Pie

I cheat on this recipe, instead of making the crust and using the springform pan, I buy a graham cracker crust and just mix the filling and pour in there.  It is just as good and in my opinion so much easier.  Obviously it is not as pretty as the one pictured and if I am ever out to impress, then I will make the crust:)

Glorious Treats Cherry on a Cloud

If you have never visited the Glorious Treats site you are missing out.  If you need a dessert recipe, she has it.  Her cupcakes and icing recipes are phenomenal and so easy to execute.  You cannot go wrong with her recipes.  For this recipe, I used 1/3 less fat cream cheese and the fat free cool whip.  It is such an easy dessert to prep in advance and you can do it at any time with any fruit.  

I mess with dessert recipes all the time to make them healthier.  I am not kidding myself to think they are healthy - but I am usually able to make them a bit better.  The one tip I have is don't ever use fat free cream cheese in lieu of full fat.  I have better luck switching to 1/3 less fat cream cheese.  That may not be the case for all, but it is for me.  

Healthy Crock Pot Dinners

Like so many people, I am obsessed with using my crockpots year round.  There are so many things I love about them but the two most important things are 1.  I can put frozen chicken in and 2.  I can know it will be ready at a specific time.  Unfortunately, many crockpot recipes I have found are not healthy.  Here is a list of my 5 favorite crock pot meals.  You will see many are from SkinnyTaste - her site is my go to for great meals (the pictures aren't mine, I cannot take good pictures of food).

Crock Pot Turkey Meatballs

Crock Pot Minestrone Soup 

Crock Pot Turkey White Bean Chili

fabulous with shredded monterey jack

Crock Pot Baked Potatoes

maybe I was the last person that ever thought of this

Crock Pot Balsamic Pork Roast

These recipes are my favorites for the slow cooker.  The minestrone makes a ton so I can have it for lunch for a few days after - perfect on a cold day.