Crispy Peanut Butter Cups

I found this recipe on Lauren's Menu . They are very good! I did change the recipe a bit and used reduced fat peanut butter instead of regular peanut butter. With regular peanut butter each is about 2.5 points, I haven't plugged in the recipe at WW yet, but I'm guessing it is a bit less with reduced fat peanut butter. Here's the recipe:

1/2 cup milk chocolate chips

2 T unsalted butter, room temp

1/2 cup JIF reduced fat peanut butter

1/2 cup powder sugar

1 t vanilla

3/4 Rice Krispies

Directions:

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a mini muffin tin with non-stick spray. Sprinkle about 12-15 chocolate chips in each muffin cup and place in the oven for 3-5 minutes, careful not to burn them. Once they come out set aside.

In your mixer, cream the butter and peanut butter until smooth, about 2 minutes. Then add the powder sugar and the vanilla, mix until combined. Finally add the Rice Krispies and stir to combine.

Add about 1 T of the peanut butter mixture to the tops of the melted chocolate chips. Spray the back of a spoon with non-stick spray and press the peanut butter mixture down on top. Place in the fridge for about an hour. Store covered and in the fridge.

Enjoy!

~peace and blessings~

Lisa

Crescent Chicken Make Over

Photo from Comfy in the Kitchen

Crescent Chicken has become one of our family favorites. If you visit Comfy in the Kitchen you can view the regular version there. In order to make it a bit healthier, and keep in tune with WW, I "remade" the recipe using low fat/no fat versions of most of the ingredients. Remade it is worth 7 points a roll. I made the recipe serve 6, but actually have 8 rolls, so the points could be a little less.

Crescent Chicken Remake

1 package low-fat refrigerator crescent rolls

2 cups chopped cooked chicken breast

1 cup low fat cheddar cheese

1 can Healthy Request Cream of Chicken Soup

1 can of fat free milk (using soup can)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Prepare soup using milk and set aside. Separate crescent rolls. Spoon chicken and cheese onto each crescent roll and seal to enclose filling. Place in a 9x13 baking dish. Pour soup over rolls. Bake uncovered for 30 minutes.

~Peace and blessings~

Lisa

Low Fat Chocolate-Chip Cookies

I started Weight Watchers Online 8 days ago. I have lost 4 lbs. so far. I'm eating better and exercising more than before. I've been on the hunt for "made-over" recipes and have found some great sites. Two of my favorite are http://www.skinnytaste.com/ and http://www.laurensmenu.com/ .

This recipe is from skinnytaste. I only made two changes. I only had whole wheat flour, not whole wheat pastry flour, so I used that. I also used cinnamon applesauce because that is what was on hand as well. The cookies are good. I like that they are crispy outside and chewy inside.

Skinny Low-fat Chocolate Chip Cookies
Gina's Weight Watcher Recipes
Servings:12
• Size: 2 cookies
• Old Points:4 pts
• Points+:5 pts

Calories:170.7
• Fat: 5.0 g
• Protein: 1.4 g
• Carb: 34.5 g
• Fiber:1.4 g
• Sugar:25.4 g

Sodium:113.1 mg


Ingredients:


1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 tbsp butter, melted
1 egg white
2 tbsp apple sauce
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup whole wheat pastry flour
1/2 cup all purpose flour
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/8 tsp salt
1/2 cup mini chocolate chips

Directions:


Preheatoven to 350°.
Linetwo cookie sheets with non-stick silicone baking liners such as
Silpats(I highly recommend for best results) or
lightlyspray cookie sheets with cooking spray.

In a large bowl,
combinethe flour, baking soda and salt and stir to blend. In another bowl,
whiskthe sugars, butter, egg white, applesauce and vanilla together until light and fluffy.

Whiskthe dry ingredients into the wet ingredients in two additions until the batter is very well blended. If the batter looks more “crumbly” than smooth,
addjust a drop of water at a time (ONLY if needed) until it smooths out.

Fold in chocolate chips.

Drop by level spoonfuls about 1 inch apart onto baking sheets.
Bake 8 - 10 minutes.
Remove from the oven, and let them
stand 5 minutes before removing the cookies from the pans to cool on wire racks.
Makes 2 dozen cookies.

Enjoy!

~peace and blessings~

Lisa