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Pritikin Better For You Ice Cream Cake

Pritikin Better For You Ice Cream Cake This Better For You Ice Cream Cake recipe is the brainchild of the award-winning chefs at the Pritikin Longevity Center in Miami. For 40 years, the renowned health resort has helped tens of thousands worldwide adopt healthy lifestyle habits that dramatically reduce cholesterol levels, blood pressure, excess weight, and other heart disease risk factors. This healthier ice cream cake recipe is a much better choice than regular ice cream cakes, which are typically a mash-up of white flour, sugar, high fructose corn syrup, and artery-clogging cream and egg yolks — but they still warn us this isn’t an every-night is…
June 16, 2018 |

Pritikin Raspberry Mango Sorbet

Mango Raspberry Sorbet Craving ice cream but don’t want to mess up your weight? This guilt-free all-fruit Raspberry Mango Sorbet is a guest favorite frozen treat at the Pritikin health resort in Miami, but you can whip it up yourself at home!   This sorbet is vibrant, sweet and sour (depending on the berries) and lovely to look at, too.   ABOUT PRITIKIN The Pritikin Eating Plan is proven in more than 100 peer-reviewed studies to have life-saving benefits like lowering cholesterol and blood pressure. Plus, you aren’t losing your mind while losing weight. There’s no calorie counting, no hunger. Just plenty of…
June 1, 2018 |

Cheery Coco Chia Parfait

Sugar Free Cheery Coco Chia Parfait This little pot of tasty goodness consists of chia seeds soaked over night in coconut water with a splash of rose water.  It’s topped with coconut cream whipped together with Greek yogurt and topped with cashews and desiccated coconut.  
March 12, 2018 |

No Bake Oatmeal Cookies

No Bake Oatmeal Cookies Recipe These no bake cookies are made easily, and quickly in the microwave, combining oatmeal, peanut butter and cocoa.  We tried this recipe, courtesy of Conagra Brands, with both sugar and Splenda Baking Blend®, to save on additional calories.
January 23, 2018 |

Chocolate Almond Meringue Cookies

Chocolate Almond Meringue Cookies Meringue Cookies are fun to make with children and for cookie trays because they are fairly easy and attractive to look at.  Only patience is required, letting the cookies “bake” in a passive pre-heated oven, with the door closed, as the temperature cools over night.  The appeal is the crispy chewy texture and the low-fat calories.
January 15, 2018 |

Red Mountain Spa Pumpkin Mousse

Red Mountain Pumpkin Mousse Did you know that the majority of fat and calories in a slice of pumpkin pie actually comes from the crust? If this holiday treat is one of your favorites, cut the calorie count down a few notches by whipping up this flavorful, velvety, light and airy Pumpkin Mousse.
October 14, 2017 |

Pumpkin Creme Brulee

Pumpkin Creme Brulee Hockey Valley Resort Looking to serve your guests a sweet treat this holiday season? Give our Pumpkin Crème Brulée a try! Hockley Valley Resort in Ontario serves this guest-favorite treat in its restaurant.
September 23, 2017 |

Fat Free Peach Ice Cream

Fat Free Peach Ice Cream Fat Free Peach Ice Cream features a summer treat — fresh fruit. Using calorie-free sweetener and fat-free milk cuts calories, without cutting any of the sweet taste. Plus, the almond extract adds a nutty flavor that goes perfectly with the tangy peaches. It’s great served alone, or with an almond biscotti. 
July 24, 2017 |

Fruity Spa Popsicles

frozen fruit popsicles Taking a cue from nature, Lake Austin Spa has perfected these recipes for healthy spa popsicles to include summertime ingredients of fresh herbs, yogurt, fruit, coffee and avocados. They are simple to make and free of high fructose corn syrup, artificial flavors and dyes that are typically found in store bought varieties.
July 8, 2017 |

Miraval Trail Mix Cookies

Miraval Trail Mix Cookies This recipe for a hearty and chewy trail mix cookie is courtesy of Mirval Resort in Arizona and appears in Sweet & Savory, the resort’s newest cookbook. This is a family favorite version of a cookie that is packed with ingredients more nutritious than your average chocolate chip recipe, although it does have some chips, too. Each cook has 2 grams of fat.
April 21, 2015 |

Chocolate Dipped Rice Cakes

Chocolate Dipped Rice Cakes This dessert is so simple, and isn’t restricted to the holidays. With just three ingredients (and sometimes 2) you can have a crunch, sweet, low-fat treat. Use your favorite rice cake or puffed corn cake, melt semi-sweet good quality chocolate chips (or your favorite carob or peanut butter chips), add a drop of two of extract if desired, and you’ve got a light, satisfying dessert.
November 23, 2014 |

No Bake Avocado Chocolate Pie

Avocado Chocolate Pudding or Pie This is a creamy, delicious and rich avocado chocolate pie recipe courtesy of the Eden Health Retreat Destination Spa in Queensland, Australia. It’s easy as can be with ingredients made in your food processor, and relies on dates and almonds for the crust, and avocados, coconut oil and cacao for the rich filling.
November 2, 2014 |

Strawberry Parfait with Orange Custard Sauce

Strawberry Parfait with Orange Custard Sauce Spring and Summer is the time for strawberries. One glamorous way to show them off is in a parfait. You can make a Strawberry Parfait with frozen yogurt, ice cream, pudding or custard — all relatively easy and pretty to serve. This version calls for a made-from-scratch soft custard.
June 7, 2014 |

Flourless Oatmeal Cookies

No Flour Oatmeal Cookies It’s hard to go wrong with this classic cookie, and this recipe is especially easy — no flour, and just five ingredients, including sunflower oil instead of butter, which means less saturated fat. Very easy to for kids to make.
November 20, 2013 |

Low Fat Citrus Pots de Creme

Citrus Pots de Creme Choose your favorite citrus flavors — tangerine, orange, lemon, lime, pineapple, or grapefruit for your perfect “Citrus Pots de Creme.” Keep in mind that orange and pineapple juices are sweet and you’ll need less sweetener. Perhaps none!
April 4, 2011 |

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