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Low Calorie Recipe: Alfredo Sauce

By Kyle Eslick | Filed Under Low Calorie

Here is a recipe for a restaurant quality alfredo sauce that is also low calorie!   Give it a try and let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

Low Calorie Alfredo Sauce Recipe

Ingredients:

  • 8 ounces fat-free half-and-half
  • 8 ounces low-fat cream cheese
  • 1/4 cup parmesan cheese
  • 1/2 cup margarine
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 garlic clove, chopped
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

Directions:

  1. Melt the margarine.
  2. Add the cream cheese and melt.
  3. Add half and half and parmesan cheese and whisk together to make margerine and cream mixture.
  4. Add pepper, salt, and garlic.

[Recipe Courtesy of Recipe Zaar]

Low Calorie Recipe: Mini Cheesecake

By Kyle Eslick | Filed Under Low Calorie

Here is an incredible mini cheesecake recipe that is also advertised as being low calorie.   Enjoy!

Low Calorie Mini Cheesecake Recipe

Ingredients:

  • 12 low-fat vanilla wafers  (Or the sugar free version for less calories)
  • 3 oz. cream cheese, at room temperature
  • 12 oz. fat-free cream cheese, at room temperature
  • 1/2 cup sugar  (for even less calories you can use Splenda)
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 eggs
  • cherry pie filling ( use the “lite” variety for even less calories)

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350° F.
  2. Line muffin tins with 12 foil cupcake papers.
  3. Place a vanilla wafer in the bottom of each cupcake paper.
  4. In mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and fat-free cream cheese until smooth.
  5. Add sugar and vanilla and mix well.
  6. Add eggs and beat until smooth.
  7. Pour cheesecake mixture into muffin tins.
  8. Bake for 20 minutes or until centers are almost set.
  9. Cool.
  10. Refrigerate 2 hours or overnight.
  11. Decorate cheesecake tops with cherry pie filling.

[Recipe Courtesy of Homespun Healers]