Aight. First and foremost, Happy Mother’s Day to the most amazing woman I know.
Mamamaa!! You are not just my mentor, my cooking bud, my 24-hour therapist, my long-distance recipe guru, or my most loyal blog follower (though you are all of these things); you are one of…
Easy Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Fudge
(Makes approx. 64 1-inch pieces)
Ingredients:
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
You will also need…
- 1 8x8 inch pan
- butter
- parchment paper
Directions:
- Cut two pieces of parchment paper to fit inside the pan & hang over the edges. Set one aside. Lay the other parchment paper on a flat surface and run a stick of butter over it until it’s got an even coat. Push the buttered paper, butter side up, into the 8×8 pan.
- In a large bowl, sift the powdered sugar. Set aside.
- In a medium microwave safe bowl, melt the butter and peanut butter.
- Add the vanilla to the butter and stir.
- Pour the butter into the powdered sugar. With a wooden spoon, mix together until no more powdered sugar can be seen. About 30 strokes.
- Put the fudge into the lined pan. Lay the reserved parchment paper on top and use your hands and fingers to press the fudge into the corners, evenly distributing.
- Sprinkle chocolate chips over the top of the fudge. Press down gently with the parchment paper into the fudge.
- Leave the fudge covered and place into the refrigerator to cool (about 10 minutes).
- Using the overhanging parchment paper, pull the fudge out onto a cutting board. Cut into cubes and store in an airtight container for up to a week.
Black Forest Trifle; only 102 calories and 1 g of fat!! (sugar free)
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Making low calorie blueberry muffins
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 cup non-fat milk
- 2 tbsp canola oil
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup blueberries
Preparation:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees….
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