March 14, 2011 (1)

     Tomorrow evening, I am meeting with the ladies I met through the American Heart Association's Go Red for Women Better U program. We are meeting up for dinner and bringing our healthy recipes to share. I am bringing drinks and dessert, and thought I'd share some recipes.
     The first recipe is for cheesecake pops:

Ingredients:

8 oz. reduced fat or fat free cream cheese

1 + 1/3 cups Splenda

decorations as desired, sprinkles and semi-sweet chocolate chips are great

plus:

skewers

ice cream scoop

cookie sheet

 

Directions:

1 .Mix softened cream cheese and sugar together until well blended.  Gently scoop cream cheese mixture and drop onto your cookie sheet.

2. Gently scoop cream cheese mixture and drop onto your cookie sheet.  Put a lollipop stick through the center of the cream cheese ball.

3. Time to decorate!  Sprinkle pretty colored sugar crystals on the cheesecake pops.  

4. Place your cookie sheet into your freezer for 3 hours or until they are firm.  Remove the cheesecake pops from the freezer 1 hour before serving them. Nom, nom, nom!

Special thanks to The Wedding Chicks and Hilton Pitman Photography for the inspiration!

The second recipe is for white sangria (my own recipe!):

Ingredients:

1 bottle of white wine... I'm partial to Riesling

1/2 cup orange juice... Trop50 is great if you want to cut sugars and calories, and it tastes great!

1/2 liter ginger ale... diet works too!

2/3 cups of Splenda

2 oranges 

1 peach

1 granny smith apple

... these ingredients are so flexible, you can really use any type of wine, juice, and fruit here. Whatever you love!

Note: Having a beautiful container for serving will make it all the more special. Here are some of my favorites (all from Bed, Bath, & Beyond)

Directions:
1. Pour wine and orange juice in the pitcher. Chill while preparing fruits.
2. Add Splenda.
3. Toss in the fruit wedges. Chill (and you relax,too!) overnight.
4. Add ginger ale or club soda just before serving.
5. Enjoy!!!