Dairy

Frozen Peanut Butter-Pretzel Pie

Erin McCormick — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:55:18 +0000

If you like chocolate and peanut butter together, try this frozen peanut-butter-and-pretzel pie recipe in a chocolate cookie crust. The sweet vanilla frozen yogurt and chocolate cookie crust combine with the salty flavors of pretzels and peanut butter for an irresistible dessert.

Frozen Raspberry-Chocolate Terrine

Erin McCormick — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:48:33 +0000

Frozen Raspberry-Chocolate Terrine

Fresh or frozen raspberries work equally well in this quick raspberry and chocolate terrine recipe made with low-fat frozen yogurt. Don’t worry about getting the layers perfectly even in this dessert terrine—the unevenness makes each slice look unique.

Mini Frozen Baklava

Erin McCormick — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:37:45 +0000

Mini Frozen Baklava

Try this recipe for frozen mini baklava bites using low-fat frozen yogurt the next time you want to whip up a quick dessert. Shelf-stable mini phyllo cups are widely available, but for this recipe the frozen cups are best.

Pomegranate Float

Erin McCormick — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:34:09 +0000

Pomegranate Float

This pomegranate float recipe, which uses low-calorie pomegranate-flavored seltzer, pomegranate juice, vanilla frozen yogurt and fresh blueberries, is a refreshing, fruity twist on a malt-shop ice cream float. Combine ingredients just before serving.

Very Berry Fruit Salad

Nifer — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:08:27 +0000

Very Berry Fruit Salad

This easy fruit salad recipe is a dazzler: a large bowl of colorful berries served with a cool lemon curd sauce. Use room-temperature fruit in this berry salad (or if you are taking the berries out of the refrigerator, set them in an oven that’s recently been on to gently warm them). The flavor of warm or room-temperature berries is so much better, as if they’re fresh-picked and still hold the warmth of the sun.

Vanilla Strawberries with Lemon Ricotta

Erin McCormick — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:40:14 +0000

Vanilla Strawberries with Lemon Ricotta

Simple and perfect, this strawberry-and-ricotta dessert recipe dresses up the basic combination of strawberries and ricotta just a bit, but it’s still quite unadorned, so make it when you have great strawberries. Part-skim ricotta is used to keep calories and saturated fat in check in this easy dessert, but for a real indulgence try it with whole-milk ricotta.

Sugar-Free Strawberry Frozen Yogurt

Sarah Hoff — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 16:42:57 +0000

Sugar-Free Strawberry Frozen Yogurt

Create instant frozen yogurt for a healthy dessert in just 10 minutes by blending frozen strawberries with yogurt in a food processor. This healthy frozen yogurt recipe is sweetened with Splenda, making it a sugar-free treat. Use a different favorite frozen fruit in place of the strawberries if you like.

Spiced Breakfast Quinoa

Sarah Hoff — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 20:14:33 +0000

Spiced Breakfast Quinoa

Quinoa is often turned into a creamy hot breakfast cereal in Bolivia, where much of the world’s quinoa is grown. This healthy breakfast quinoa recipe is a hot cereal that is infused with an aromatic chai-inspired blend of spices—cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger.

Salsa-Tofu Breakfast Burrito

Sarah Hoff — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 20:01:44 +0000

Salsa-Tofu Breakfast Burrito

Even though this healthy breakfast burrito comes together in just 5 minutes, you can make this burrito even faster by skipping the skillet and combining the tofu, salsa, salt and pepper in a bowl and microwaving until hot, about 1 minute. Use soy cheese to make it a vegan burrito.

Pesto, Mozzarella & Egg Breakfast Sandwich

Sarah Hoff — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 19:44:31 +0000

Pesto, Mozzarella & Egg Breakfast Sandwich

This healthy vegetarian breakfast egg-sandwich recipe is a delicious way to use up pesto and fresh mozzarella cheese and it’s ready in just 5 minutes.

Green Eggs & Ham Bagel Breakfast Sandwich

Sarah Hoff — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 18:47:02 +0000

Green Eggs & Ham Bagel Breakfast Sandwich

This healthy bagel breakfast-sandwich recipe, with layers of ham, Swiss cheese, egg and spinach, is ready in just 5 minutes and can be wrapped up to eat on the go.

Carrot Cake Waffle Breakfast Sandwich

Sarah Hoff — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 17:37:15 +0000

Carrot Cake Waffle Breakfast Sandwich

Carrot cake for breakfast? Why not! This innovative healthy waffle breakfast-sandwich recipe uses whole-grain frozen waffles instead of bread and has a carrot cake-like filling made with reduced-fat cream cheese, shredded carrot, raisins and walnuts sweetened with a touch of maple syrup. Even better, it’s ready in 5 minutes!

Apple & Veggie Sausage Breakfast Sandwich

Sarah Hoff — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 17:27:27 +0000

Apple & Veggie Sausage Breakfast Sandwich

This healthy vegetarian breakfast-sandwich recipe comes together in 5 minutes, but has plenty of protein from a vegetarian sausage patty and fiber from the whole-wheat bread and apple to keep you satisfied all morning long.

Spinach Salad with Avocado-Ranch Dressing

Sarah Hoff — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 15:16:33 +0000

Spinach Salad with Avocado-Ranch Dressing

This healthy spinach salad recipe uses one avocado two ways: half goes into a healthy creamy ranch dressing and the other half of the avocado gets chopped to top the spinach salad.

Spinach Ravioli with Zucchini Ribbons

Sarah Hoff — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 20:26:48 +0000

Spinach Ravioli with Zucchini Ribbons

For this light vegetarian ravioli recipe, we combine gorgeous long ribbons of zucchini with spinach-and-cheese-stuffed ravioli and a light cream sauce for a satisfying vegetarian pasta dinner.