Lemon Bars

Lemon Bars

Lemon bars are the perfect summer dessert.  These are light, tart, and a little sweet. Ingredients: Crust- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour 4 tablespoons extra virgin coconut oil melted 1/3 cup powdered sugar Filling- 4 eggs 1 ½ cups sugar 6 tablespoons lemon juice with 

Peanut Butter Stuffed Deep Dish Frosted Brownies

Peanut Butter Stuffed Deep Dish Frosted Brownies

I made peanut butter stuffed (Tag-A-Long cookie) brownies a few months ago using a boxed mix.  These are made from scratch and so sinfully delicious.  There are a few adaptations from traditional brownies to reduce the fat, sugar, and carbs a little. Ingredients: Brownies- 4 

Lightened Up Peanut Butter and Hazelnut Sandwich Cookies

Lightened Up Peanut Butter and Hazelnut Sandwich Cookies

I could eat Nutella by the spoonful right from the jar.  These light and delicious peanut butter cookie sandwiches have a layer of Nutella in the middle.  This is a recipe from Fixate and I lightened it up even more using my new favorite peanut 

Lightened Up Peanut Butter and Strawberry Jelly Sandwich Cookies

Lightened Up Peanut Butter and Strawberry Jelly Sandwich Cookies

If you like peanut butter cookies and you love PB&J then you will devour this tasty cookies.  This is a recipe from Fixate and I lightened it up even more using my new favorite peanut butter BetterNPeanut Butter which has only 100 calories per serving 

Cookie Dough Hummus

Cookie Dough Hummus

Somedays you really just want a chocolate chip cookie in life, but you don’t want the sugar, fat, and calories.  This simple to make hummus tastes like chocolate chip cookie dough.  You can use the dip with apple slices, carrots, or even heated up so 

Angel Food Cake Berry Roll Up

Angel Food Cake Berry Roll Up

If you are looking for a light patriotic dessert this angel food cake roll up with strawberries and blueberries is the perfect answer. Ingredients: 1 angel food cake box mix plus ingredients to prepare 1 cup powdered sugar 1 8 ounce reduced fat cream cheese 

Triple Berry Greek Yogurt Popsicles

Triple Berry Greek Yogurt Popsicles

I was in the mood for a light fruity dessert so when I saw this recipe I knew it would be perfect.  I used blueberries, strawberries, and black raspberries.  You can adjust the fruits to suit your mood. Ingredients: ½  cup blueberries ½  cup diced 

S’more Cake

S’more Cake

One night my family was in the mood for S’mores, but we didn’t have time to make a fire in the fire pit, so instead we made a S’more cake.  The cake tasted delicious warm from the oven.  We microwaved leftovers for 30 seconds and 

Strawberry Shortcake Frosted Strawberry Filled Cupcakes

Strawberry Shortcake Frosted Strawberry Filled Cupcakes

One of my favorite treats from ice cream trucks growing up were the strawberry shortcake ice creams.  These cupcakes have a strawberry shortcake topping over vanilla icing with a vanilla cupcake filled with strawberry jam and topped with a sweet strawberry.  Ingredients: Cupcakes- 1 ¼ 

Lightened up Chocolate Chip Cookies

Lightened up Chocolate Chip Cookies

My husband loves chocolate chip cookies, but occasionally he tries to eat healthier.  These cookies use coconut oil and applesauce instead of butter.  I also used mostly dark chocolate chips and some semi-sweet chips to lower the sugar. Ingredients: 1 ½ cups all purpose flour