Don't Forget Dessert!

Don't be afraid to indulge during your journey. These are some of the recipes I tried that helped me to stay on track.

Warm Apple Dessert

Cut one apple into cubes or thin slices, put in a microwave-save dish

Dust with 1/2 tsp. cinnamon, 1/4 tsp. of pumpkin pie spice(or apple pie spice)

Heat in the microwave for 1 minute and 30 seconds

 

 

 

 

 

Fruit Slushy

1 portion of frozen strawberries(6-8) or oranges or lemons (or even a combo)

Stevia to taste(1 packet), or 10 drops vanilla flavored liquid stevia (or Valencia orange or lemon drop flavored)

Ice

Water (add daily milk allowance to make creamier)

Blend together to make a slushy.  Mix and match adjust sweetener to your taste and come up with your favorite concoction!! 

Strawberry Ice Cream

Make slushy recipe using milk allowance but but I add only enough water to blend the frozen berries. This works best with a bullet hand mixer versus the blender.

Orange Julius/Creamsicle

1 Orange pealed
1 tablespoonful of milk
1 teaspoon vanilla stevia(10-12 drops)
5-6 Ice cubes
1/4 cup water
Stevia or other sweetener to taste
 

Blend in blender or magic bullet
Freeze for 1/2 hour if you like it thicker or just drink it like it is.
Very delicious!

Strawberry Popsicles

Makes about 7 servings

20 Calories, .5 g protein

1 pound strawberries hulled and quartered
2 packets Stevia
1/2 c water

Using a hand chopper, chop up the strawberries as fine as you'd like

(If you chop on a plastic plate with a lip instead of a cutting board to catch the juices).

Put into a bowl and add water and stevia. I let it sit for about 30 minutes to get it really juicy. Spoon into popsicle forms. If you use the ones from Tupperware you get about 7 popsicles.Freeze!

Strawberry Sorbet

Strawberries- the allowed serving amount
stevia
the juice of 1/2 lemon
water

Puree strawberries with stevia and lemon juice. Thin out with water if necessary. Taste, add more stevia if desired. Pop into the freezer until it becomes slightly frozen. If you make more than one, it will freeze pretty hard. So take it out of the freezer 15-30 minutes before you want to eat it. Great as an after dinner treat!

Broiled Cinnamon Grapefruit 

1/2 grapefruit

cinnamon to taste (optional)

zsweet/stevia (as needed)

Take a knife around the inside peel of the grapefruit so that it cuts out the grapefruit from the peel. Separate the sections and place in a bowl. (It's best if the grapefruit is really juicy. If it's not, sprinkle with a bit of water to moisten.) Sprinkle with sweetener and cinnamon. Toss, then place back into grapefruit peel.

Broil for about 3-5 minutes until caramelized.

JAMACIAN GRAPEFRUIT (Another Variation)
½ grapefruit
Cinnamon
1-2 packets of Stevia

Using a serrated edge knife cut grapefruit in half and place on a microwave safe plate. Cut around center core, rind and partitions. Sprinkle with cinnamon and stevia. Bake in the oven at 350 for 10 minutes.

Applesauce 

1 apple

3 T water

cinnamon (optional)

Peel, core, and dice apple. Place diced apple in mini-crockpot and add water.

Add cinnamon. Cook at least two hours. When finished, mash with spoon or fork, or place in blender to reach desired consistency. Serve warm or refrigerate and serve cold.

Strawberry Shortcake (1 serving)
plain melba toast

2 drops vanilla flavor stevia

sliced strawberry

Take the melba toast and add one drop of stevia. Slice up a few strawberries and place them along the toast in a layer. Then add one more drop of stevia. And you're finished. Don't form an opinion until you've tried it.

Strawberries and Cream (1 serving)
strawberries

1 tablespoon milk

2-4 drops of vanilla stevia

1 packet of dry stevia

Slice up your strawberries and place them in a small bowl. Add the milk and two types of stevia and toss. Serve it fresh.

Another Strawberry/Orange Smoothie Variation (1 serving)
1 cup frozen or fresh strawberries
1/2 and orange or 1/3 cup of orange juice (actual orange juice not concentrate)
3/4 cup crushed ice
1/2 dropper or 1 packet of stevia (any flavor)
1 handful of frozen spinach leaves (very optional)
 
Place the ingredients into your blender and turn it on. Turn it off when the concoction is smooth and pour it out to serve immediately.