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As a video producer, fitness enthusiast and health freak, Sarah Dussault brings you the latest healthy lifestyle info that lands somewhere in between a Hungry Girl and a Skinny Bitch.

03/08/2010

Healthy Cookie Recipe: Carrot Cake Cookie

I love sweets and baked goods.  However, I believe in balance and I would not be able to live a happy life if that meant no sweets.  Being the Splenda hater I am, I was thrilled to receive a package from NuNaturals with plenty of stevia alternatives galore.  Stevia is an all natural sugar alternative with zero calories.  It was just approved last year by the FDA allowing products to move from the supplement section, to the sugar substitute isle.  Stevia, unlike splenda or equal, is natural but has a bitter taste.  In order to sell it in packet form, it has to be mixed with other ingredients.  Many leave a funny after taste.  I love Truvia and was disappointed to find out that they don’t have a baking blend (high temps can mess with the stuff).  NuNaturals has a stevia baking blend that has little to no aftertaste.  I’ve made a few recipes they provided but I decided to venture on my own and her is my success.

Carrot Cake Cookies

I usually don’t use this many ingredients in my recipes, but feel free to use Splenda instead of Stevia and Erythritol or just use 1 1/4 cups of sugar if you don’t mind the calories.   You can also use regular butter and flour.

Ingredients:

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01/30/2010

Although this recipe seems a bit complicated, it’s perfect for healthy food lovers with a sweet tooth! lacuisine: Hazelnut and Carrot CupcakesFollow the link for recipe.Thanks to La Tartine Gourmande

Although this recipe seems a bit complicated, it’s perfect for healthy food lovers with a sweet tooth!

lacuisine:

Hazelnut and Carrot Cupcakes

Follow the link for recipe.

Thanks to La Tartine Gourmande

Posted at 5:45 PM (1 month ago) | Permalink

12/06/2009

Here is the recipe! jordanreid: I was served these delicious (and easy-to-make) Oreo truffles pretty much everywhere I went while visiting Kendrick’s relatives over Thanksgiving, and asked my mother-in-law to send me the recipe. Put them in a pretty tin, and they make a lovely, personal (and inexpensive) Christmas gift. OREO TRUFFLES What you need: 1 package Oreo cookies, finely crushed 1 8 oz package cream cheese (no reduced fat stuff, please…we’re talking truffles here) 2 packages (8 squares each) semi-sweet chocolate, melted (in the microwave is easiest) What you do: 1. Mix 3 cups of the cookie crumbs with the cream cheese until well-blended. 2. Shape cookie/cream cheese mixture into 42 1” balls. 3. Dip balls in melted chocolate (use two forks and sort of roll them around until evenly coated; allow excess to drip off) and place on wax paper. 4. Sprinkle over remaining cookie crumbs and refrigerate at least one hour before serving. Store in a tightly covered container in the refrigerator. Other decorating ideas: Adorn your truffles with sprinkles, colored sugar, or even edible glitter.

Here is the recipe!

jordanreid:

I was served these delicious (and easy-to-make) Oreo truffles pretty much everywhere I went while visiting Kendrick’s relatives over Thanksgiving, and asked my mother-in-law to send me the recipe. Put them in a pretty tin, and they make a lovely, personal (and inexpensive) Christmas gift.

OREO TRUFFLES

What you need:

1 package Oreo cookies, finely crushed

1 8 oz package cream cheese (no reduced fat stuff, please…we’re talking truffles here)

2 packages (8 squares each) semi-sweet chocolate, melted (in the microwave is easiest)

What you do:

1. Mix 3 cups of the cookie crumbs with the cream cheese until well-blended.

2. Shape cookie/cream cheese mixture into 42 1” balls.

3. Dip balls in melted chocolate (use two forks and sort of roll them around until evenly coated; allow excess to drip off) and place on wax paper.

4. Sprinkle over remaining cookie crumbs and refrigerate at least one hour before serving. Store in a tightly covered container in the refrigerator.

Other decorating ideas: Adorn your truffles with sprinkles, colored sugar, or even edible glitter.

Posted at 1:33 PM (3 months ago) | Permalink

12/04/2009

Art, Wine and Dessert

Last night I went to the CoSo Winter Art show which featured “small works.”  Who knew looking at art was something I would enjoy?

The CoSo (Copley Society) served Sarah Fit approved apps like fresh cut veggies with yummy red pepper hummus which may have been homemade, wine, and shrimp cocktail.  They get an A+ in my book.

Dinner at Sorellina was ridiculously good.  I got the arugula salad which had pine nuts and golden raisins to start and the scallops for my main meal.  I promised my trainer I wouldn’t get dessert but I chose to try this crazy sounding one that was a spin on carrot cake but made with CELERY!  It was amazing.  I would have taken pics had Sorellina not been so busy (and classy).  Sorry guys :(  I blame the dessert cave in on the Pomegranate Martini which might have been the best I’ve ever had, bar none. Or the bottle of wine. Either one.  Does it matter?  (PS this photo is from Post 390 which has on the dessert menu, “A Sliver of Chocolate Cake.”  I was the quintessential female who had to have it!)

Today I am getting my body comp which totally sucks because I have not lost the Thanksgiving weight yet.  Grrr, wine and dessert.  After though I’m looking forward to a fabulous dinner party hosted by the one and only author of A Slice of Wonderbread, and modern day Betty Crocker, Maggie Dinan.

I’m in charge of the birthday dessert but since Maggie uses Tumblr I figured I try and ask her on here what she thinks I should bring.  So Maggie, if you see this and are at work, what should I make/bring?

Posted at 9:58 AM (3 months ago) | Permalink

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