Desserts: Weight Watcher Style!
I absolutely love desserts. Fruity desserts to be exact followed by the odd chocolate one every now and then. Most diets though tend to tell you not to love desserts - fruity or otherwise - unless you want something that tastes artificial. But alas I have found 2 delicious recipes to share with you that are both tasty and diet friendly. One I came across years ago on a weight watchers message board and the other was from the back of a bisquick box that I tried once for my Folklore and Fantasy class in College (we had a 3 hour class with a scheduled break with snacks). Both are favorites of mine and take minimal work to make. I wish I knew how to format better but I have yet to figure that one out so once again so sorry for the loooong post. Hope you enjoy!
Banana’s Foster
1 large banana
1 serving PAM cooking spray 1/8 tsp ground cinnamon1/8 tsp ground cloves
1 Tbsp brown sugar
1 fl oz brandy or dark rum
½ cup breyers French vanilla ice cream
- Slice banana into long thin diagonal slices, about 1/3 inch thick.
- Spray PAM into small frying pan. Heat to medium/medium-high. Add bananas.
- Heat until lightly golden then Flip. When the other side becomes lightly golden, add the brandy/rum.
- Add the brown sugar and sprinkle the spices over the bananas. Add only a pinch of cloves.
- When the bananas are soft (but not mushy, they should retain their shape) remove from heat.
- Divide the ½ cup serving of ice cream into 2 small serving cups. Top with the bananas and sauce.
3 points per serving. Makes 2 servings.
Lemon Bars
Courtesy of the Bisquick box
1 ½ cups Bisquick Reduced Fat Baking Mix
3 Tbsp powdered sugar
3 Tbsp firm margarine or butter
1 ½ cups granulated sugar
2 Tbsp Bisquick Reduced Fat Baking Mix
1 Tbsp grated lemon peel
¼ cup lemon juice
4 eggs
Glaze (recipe to follow)
- Heat oven to 350 degrees. Mix 1 ½ cups baking mix & powdered sugar in medium bowl. Cut in margarine using pastry blender or crisscrossing 2 knives until crumbly. Press mixture in bottom of ungreased rectangular pan 13×9x2.
- Bake about 10 minute or until light brown. Mix remaining ingredients except glaze. Pour over baked layer.
- Bake about 25 minutes or until set and golden brown. Loosen edges from sides of pan while warm. Spread with Glaze. Cool completely. Cut into about 2×1.25 inch bars.
Glaze: Mix powdered sugar (3/4 cup) and lemon juice (1 Tbsp plus 1.5 tsp) until smooth. These ingredients are separate from the list above.
1 bar: 80 cals, 2gms fat, 25mg cholesterol, 95mg sodium, 15gms carbs, 11gms protein. 2 WW points. Makes 36 bars
