Mango Salsa
- 2 cups peeled, pitted, and cubed ripe mango
- 1 cup diced red bell pepper
- 1 jalapeno pepper, stemmed, seeded, and finely chopped
- 1⁄4 cup chopped red onion
- 3 Tbsp freshly squeezed lime juice
- 1 tsp white vinegar
- 1 tsp honey
- 1⁄4 cup chopped cilantro
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- In a medium bowl, combine mango, bell pepper, jalapeno pepper, and red onion.
- In a small bowl, whisk together lime juice, vinegar, honey, and cilantro. Pour over mango mixture and toss together.
- Let salsa sit in the fridge for 20 minutes so flavors can meld.
- Serve over grilled, sautéed, or poached chicken or fish.
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Chocolate-Honey-Almond Fondue
- 3 Tbsp honey
- 1⁄3 cup half-and-half
- 4 oz semisweet chocolate, chopped
- 1⁄2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1⁄4 tsp almond extract
- Bring honey and half-and-half to a simmer in a saucepan set over medium heat. Stir until honey is dissolved.
- Add chopped chocolate to mixture. Whisk until chocolate is melted.
- Remove saucepan from heat. Stir in vanilla and almond extracts.
- Pour fondue into a fondue pot or 4 small bowls. Serve with skewers for dipping.
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Pumpkin Seed Bars
Pepitas + Cranberries = A Delicious Snack!
- Cooking spray
- 1 1⁄2 cups toasted pumpkin seeds
- 1⁄2 cups dried cranberries
- 4 Tbsp honey
- 1⁄2 tsp orange extract
- Lightly oil a loaf pan with cooking spray.
- Combine pumpkin seeds and cranberries in a small bowl.
- Stir together honey and orange extract together in medium-size bowl.
- Add pumpkin seed mixture to honey mixture and stir well to combine. Press into loaf pan.
- Refrigerate approximately 2 hours, or until mixture has set. Cut into individual servings.
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Coconut-Banana Ghost Pops
- 4 ripe bananas
- 1 cup unsweetened, shredded coconut
- 1⁄2 cup vanilla yogurt
- Options for eyes and mouth:
- Raisins
- Chocolate chips
- Dried cranberries
- Peel bananas and cut in half crosswise.
- Gently insert a popsicle stick into the center of the flat round end of each banana half.
- Place bananas on a cookie sheet in the freezer for 1 to 2 hours. Meanwhile, pulse coconut in a blender or food processor until it is fine. Set coconut aside on a wide shallow plate.
- Remove bananas from freezer. Dip each banana in yogurt until it is lightly covered. Sprinkle coconut evenly over each banana.
- Gently but firmly press raisins, chocolate chips, and/or dried cranberries firmly into each “ghost” to make their eyes and mouth.
- If ghost pops won’t be eaten immediately, place them on a cookie sheet in the freezer, so they won’t turn mushy. Pops can also be eaten frozen.
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Bubbly Sage Cider
- Ice
- 1⁄4 cup apple cider
- 1 Tbsp Herb Syrup with Sage
- 1⁄2 tsp apple cider vinegar
- 3⁄4 cup seltzer, chilled
- Apple slices, for garnish (optional)
- Fresh sage
- Fill a chilled glass halfway with ice.
- Add apple cider, sage syrup, and vinegar. Stir to combine.
- Add seltzer and, using a spoon, gently lift cider mixture from bottom of glass to top to combine.
- Top with additional ice and garnish with apple slices and sage leaves, if using. Serve.
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Herb Syrup with Sage
- 3⁄4 cup sugar
- 2⁄3 cup water
- 1⁄2 cup fresh sage leaves
- Heat sugar and water in a small saucepan over medium heat, whisking often, until sugar has dissolved, about 5 minutes; do not boil. Add sage leaves.
- Let cool completely, about 30 minutes. Strain syrup through a fine-mesh strainer into an airtight container. Discard solids.
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Warmed Berries with Honey and Ricotta Cheese
A Healthy and Comforting Dessert
- 1 cup raspberries, divided
- 1 cup blackberries, divided
- 1⁄2 cup blueberries, divided
- 5 Tbsp honey, divided
- 2 tsp vanilla extract, divided
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 1 cup low-fat ricotta cheese
- 1 cup low-fat cream cheese, at room temperature
- Combine 1⁄2 cup each of the raspberries and blackberries and 1⁄4 cup of the blueberries along with 2 tablespoons of the honey in a saucepan. Gently mash berries with a handheld potato masher or the back of a large spoon. Set heat to medium-low and warm berries for 10 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla and lemon juice.
- Using a handheld mixer, whip ricotta cheese, softened cream cheese, remaining 3 tablespoons of honey, and remaining teaspoon of vanilla until mixture is well combined and smooth. Refrigerate cheese, covered, for 2 hours.
- Spoon cheese among 6 dessert goblets. Top each portion with warmed berries.
- Garnish with remaining raspberries, blackberries, and blueberries. Serve immediately.
238 Calories, 9 g Protein, 26 g Carbohydrates, 3 g Fiber, 12 g Total fat (7 g sat), 180 mg Sodium, ★★ Vitamin B12, Phosphorus, ★ Vitamin A, B2 (riboflavin), C, Calcium
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Caramel Rice Pudding
Have a serving of comfort
- 3 cups cooked white rice
- 1⁄2 cup raisins
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
- 12 ounces evaporated milk
- 1 Tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- Grease the inside of a 2 to 3 1⁄2 quart slow cooker.
- Mix all ingredients except sugar and cinnamon in cooker.
- Cover and cook on low heat setting 3 to 4 hours or until liquid is absorbed. Stir pudding.
- Sprinkle pudding with sugar and cinnamon and serve warm.
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Turkey-Cran Salad Wraps
- 1 cup diced cooked turkey breast
- 1⁄2 cup chopped celery
- 1⁄4 cup dried cranberries
- 1⁄4 cup low-fat mayonnaise
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 4 whole-wheat wraps
- Combine turkey, celery, and cranberries in a medium bowl.
- Add mayonnaise and combine well. Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Place 1⁄4 of the turkey salad on each wrap. Roll up and refrigerate or store with a cold pack until ready to eat.
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Chocolate-Cashew Fudge
- 4 oz bittersweet chocolate (minimum of 60 percent), chopped into small pieces
- 1⁄2 ripe avocado
- 1⁄3 cup unsweetened cashew butter
- 1⁄3 cup maple syrup
- 1 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1⁄4 tsp salt
- 1⁄3 cup chopped cashews
- Line an 8 1⁄2 x 4 1⁄2-inch loaf pan with unbleached parchment paper, allowing paper to overhang on 2 sides of pan.
- Melt chocolate in a heatproof bowl set over a small saucepan of simmering water until melted and smooth. Set aside.
- Blend avocado, cashew butter, maple syrup, cocoa powder, vanilla, and salt. Add melted chocolate to blender and blend until smooth.
- Scrape mixture into pan and smooth top. Lightly press chopped cashews over top. Chill 2 hours.
- Lift fudge out of pan using parchment paper overhang. Place on a cutting board and cut into 8 bars. Store leftovers in fridge.
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