So I've been trolling the forums, and I've seen a few requests for a healthy snack. I think I have something to satisfy those requests. This is a recipe for grape salad.
This is something you would make ahead of time and let cool for a few hours, but you will have lots of left overs and its very, very tasty.
Mats:
2 lbs. Red Seedless grapes (They need to be washed and dried off. I usually throw them into a strainer with a paper towel on the bottom and top, and then I just dry them that way.)
8oz of room temperature Cream Cheese (Now for a healthier snack you could use a light cream cheese.)
8 oz of Sour Cream (again you could use a lite sour cream as well)
1/2 cup Sugar (this could be substituted with Splenda)
1 tbs. Vanilla extract
3/4 cup chopped Pecans (You can find them in the bakery isle at your grocery store.They will have tiny bags of already chopped pecans that work perfectly for this.)
3/4 cup Brown Sugar
Step 1: After you wash and dry off your grapes, you will want to put them in your dish that you will be serving this out of. I use a large chip bowl, because you will have left overs.
Step 2: In a separate mixing bowl, mix everything together minus the pecans. Mix this until it's smooth. Careful though, you don't want it to be runny.
Step 3: Once its mixed up, you will transfer it from the mixing bowl onto the grapes. (I then try to coat all the grapes with the mixture, but you don't have to. You could let it just sit on top of the grapes.)
Step 4: Add the pecans. Cover and let them sit in the fridge for a few hours to chill.
This recipe does take about 5-10 minutes to prep. Plus it does have a cool down time (Don't you love having those IRL too!) But, it will literally take you less than a minute to grab some out of the refrigerator, and have a yummy midnight, mid-day, mid-morning, mid-anything snack. That's both yummy and healthy.
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More Breakfast Ideas: Nubcakes! Aka Whole Wheat Banana Pancakes, Blueberry Nubcakes! Elwynn Forest Lumberjack Special, aka Crepes by Randalflagg, Kiethras's Breakfast Tubers, Sausage and Eggs, Grizzly Frontier Special! Aka Western Style Omelet, Simple Fruits, Great Taste! Telaari Grape Salad, Tundra Berry Salad, Bacon, Egg, and Cheese Sandwich, Curiously Tasty Bacon, Egg, and Cheese Omelet Sammich! How to Cook Perfect Bacon, Brazilian Puss in Boots, by Cygnusbr, Mmm Coffee!
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May 28, 2009
May 01, 2009
Mini Burrito Dessert
This dessert was inspired by mini chimichangas that my favorite Mexican restaurant served. Instead of deep-frying though, these are grilled.
What you need:
2-4 small flour tortillas
Cream cheese
Chocolate (The party-sized Hershey's milk chocolate, about 12 chocolate chips,or chocolate-hazelnut sauce that you can buy in a jar near the jellies taste really good with this.)
Step 1. Heat the pan while wrapping the tortillas around the chocolate and cream cheese like a burrito.
Step 2. Grill these while covered with a lid, on medium heat. Use a non-greased pan. They are finished when the tops and bottoms are browned and a little crispy (approximately 2 minutes per side).
**Top with vanilla ice cream, honey, or plain.
More Dessert Ideas: Chocolate Cherry Pie, Maple-Walnut Apple Pie, Mini Burrito Dessert, Telaari Grape Salad, Super Stuffed Ganking Apples, Brazilian Puss in Boots, Simple Cheesecake Bake, Chocolate Cream Strawberry Shortcakes, Strawberry Shortcakes, Real Whipped Cream, Really Fast, Simple Strawberry Snack, Tundra Berry Salad, Simple Fruits, Great Taste!
Other Tex-Mex Favorites: Nethaera's Epic Chicken Nachos, Tacos, Tacos, Tacos! Mexican Layered Pie Dip, 4 Layer Mexican Black Bean Pie Dip, Quickee Quesadillas, OMG Fajita Tuesday! Burrito Style Enchiladas, Mair's Super-Simple Taco Soup, Monti's Crock Pot Ready Tortilla Soup, Burrito Style Enchiladas, Mini Burrito Dessert.
More Snack Ideas: Simple Cracker Snacks, Brilliant Smallfish Cracker Snacks, Cucumber, Dill, and Tomato Salad, My Keys are Happy! Veggie Dip, By Thecookie, Celery Snack Ideas! More Easy Celery Snack Ideas, Nethaera's Epic Chicken Nachos, 4 Layer Mexican Black Bean Pie Dip, Mexican Layered Pie Dip, Devilishly Delicious Devilled Eggs, Quickee Tasty Quesadillas, Salami and American Crackers! Pizza 101, Mini Burrito Dessert, Telaari Grape Salad, Super Stuffed Ganking Apples, Brazilian Puss in Boots, Chocolate Cream Strawberry Shortcakes, Strawberry Shortcakes, Real Whipped Cream, Really Fast, Simple Strawberry Snack, Tundra Berry Salad, Simple Fruits, Great Taste!
What you need:
2-4 small flour tortillas
Cream cheese
Chocolate (The party-sized Hershey's milk chocolate, about 12 chocolate chips,or chocolate-hazelnut sauce that you can buy in a jar near the jellies taste really good with this.)
Step 1. Heat the pan while wrapping the tortillas around the chocolate and cream cheese like a burrito.
Step 2. Grill these while covered with a lid, on medium heat. Use a non-greased pan. They are finished when the tops and bottoms are browned and a little crispy (approximately 2 minutes per side).
**Top with vanilla ice cream, honey, or plain.
More Dessert Ideas: Chocolate Cherry Pie, Maple-Walnut Apple Pie, Mini Burrito Dessert, Telaari Grape Salad, Super Stuffed Ganking Apples, Brazilian Puss in Boots, Simple Cheesecake Bake, Chocolate Cream Strawberry Shortcakes, Strawberry Shortcakes, Real Whipped Cream, Really Fast, Simple Strawberry Snack, Tundra Berry Salad, Simple Fruits, Great Taste!
Other Tex-Mex Favorites: Nethaera's Epic Chicken Nachos, Tacos, Tacos, Tacos! Mexican Layered Pie Dip, 4 Layer Mexican Black Bean Pie Dip, Quickee Quesadillas, OMG Fajita Tuesday! Burrito Style Enchiladas, Mair's Super-Simple Taco Soup, Monti's Crock Pot Ready Tortilla Soup, Burrito Style Enchiladas, Mini Burrito Dessert.
More Snack Ideas: Simple Cracker Snacks, Brilliant Smallfish Cracker Snacks, Cucumber, Dill, and Tomato Salad, My Keys are Happy! Veggie Dip, By Thecookie, Celery Snack Ideas! More Easy Celery Snack Ideas, Nethaera's Epic Chicken Nachos, 4 Layer Mexican Black Bean Pie Dip, Mexican Layered Pie Dip, Devilishly Delicious Devilled Eggs, Quickee Tasty Quesadillas, Salami and American Crackers! Pizza 101, Mini Burrito Dessert, Telaari Grape Salad, Super Stuffed Ganking Apples, Brazilian Puss in Boots, Chocolate Cream Strawberry Shortcakes, Strawberry Shortcakes, Real Whipped Cream, Really Fast, Simple Strawberry Snack, Tundra Berry Salad, Simple Fruits, Great Taste!
Celery Snack Ideas!
Hungry but don't know what you want? How about a bit of crunch and filled with yummy-goodness. Here are two ways to make your celery go from blah to yum in less than a minute.
If you did not buy your celery pre-cut, grab two stalks and cut each of them into four fairly even sized pieces. In the concave area (I call this the canoe), fill your celery with peanut-butter and add a few raisins on top. Or if you do not like PB, try this with cream cheese instead.
For people who like dipping their foods, skip the tortilla chips and used cut celery with dips that are cheese based. Spinach-cheese dips taste especially good with the celery.
Both of these snacks are great for when you're just looking for a snack to munch on, but don't know what you want to eat.
More Veggies Ideas: Classic Celery Snack, More Celery Snack Ideas: Dips.
More Snack Ideas: Simple Cracker Snacks, Brilliant Smallfish Cracker Snacks, Cucumber, Dill, and Tomato Salad, My Keys are Happy! Veggie Dip, By Thecookie, Celery Snack Ideas! More Easy Celery Snack Ideas, Nethaera's Epic Chicken Nachos, 4 Layer Mexican Black Bean Pie Dip, Mexican Layered Pie Dip, Devilishly Delicious Devilled Eggs, Quickee Tasty Quesadillas, Salami and American Crackers! Pizza 101, Mini Burrito Dessert, Telaari Grape Salad, Super Stuffed Ganking Apples, Brazilian Puss in Boots, Chocolate Cream Strawberry Shortcakes, Strawberry Shortcakes, Real Whipped Cream, Really Fast, Simple Strawberry Snack, Tundra Berry Salad, Simple Fruits, Great Taste!
If you did not buy your celery pre-cut, grab two stalks and cut each of them into four fairly even sized pieces. In the concave area (I call this the canoe), fill your celery with peanut-butter and add a few raisins on top. Or if you do not like PB, try this with cream cheese instead.
For people who like dipping their foods, skip the tortilla chips and used cut celery with dips that are cheese based. Spinach-cheese dips taste especially good with the celery.
Both of these snacks are great for when you're just looking for a snack to munch on, but don't know what you want to eat.
More Veggies Ideas: Classic Celery Snack, More Celery Snack Ideas: Dips.
More Snack Ideas: Simple Cracker Snacks, Brilliant Smallfish Cracker Snacks, Cucumber, Dill, and Tomato Salad, My Keys are Happy! Veggie Dip, By Thecookie, Celery Snack Ideas! More Easy Celery Snack Ideas, Nethaera's Epic Chicken Nachos, 4 Layer Mexican Black Bean Pie Dip, Mexican Layered Pie Dip, Devilishly Delicious Devilled Eggs, Quickee Tasty Quesadillas, Salami and American Crackers! Pizza 101, Mini Burrito Dessert, Telaari Grape Salad, Super Stuffed Ganking Apples, Brazilian Puss in Boots, Chocolate Cream Strawberry Shortcakes, Strawberry Shortcakes, Real Whipped Cream, Really Fast, Simple Strawberry Snack, Tundra Berry Salad, Simple Fruits, Great Taste!
April 29, 2009
Simple Cracker Snacks
Tired of snacks that get your keys messy? Seriously, think cheesy poofs. The orange cheese-like substance that makes both you and your keyboard look like Oompa-Loompas! Here's a non-color changing experience for you. Um, I mean unless you're into that kind of thing. If so we can talk food dyes!
For a salty, crunchy snack that won't make a mess in your keys, follow this simple recipe.
What you need:
8 Crackers (the round wheat ones).
Cream cheese.
Cucumber slices (Sometimes I like to switch it up and use Roma tomato slices or cherry tomatoes that are cut in half).
Just schmear a little cream cheese on each cracker and top with the cucumber or tomato. It's simple, but really good.
Want a little more? Add a little sprig of fresh dill, or fresh chives to each cracker. Yum!
More Snack Ideas: Simple Cracker Snacks, Brilliant Smallfish Cracker Snacks, Cucumber, Dill, and Tomato Salad, My Keys are Happy! Veggie Dip, By Thecookie, Celery Snack Ideas! More Easy Celery Snack Ideas, Nethaera's Epic Chicken Nachos, 4 Layer Mexican Black Bean Pie Dip, Mexican Layered Pie Dip, Devilishly Delicious Devilled Eggs, Quickee Tasty Quesadillas, Salami and American Crackers! Pizza 101, Mini Burrito Dessert, Telaari Grape Salad, Super Stuffed Ganking Apples, Brazilian Puss in Boots, Chocolate Cream Strawberry Shortcakes, Strawberry Shortcakes, Real Whipped Cream, Really Fast, Simple Strawberry Snack, Tundra Berry Salad, Simple Fruits, Great Taste!
For a salty, crunchy snack that won't make a mess in your keys, follow this simple recipe.
What you need:
8 Crackers (the round wheat ones).
Cream cheese.
Cucumber slices (Sometimes I like to switch it up and use Roma tomato slices or cherry tomatoes that are cut in half).
Just schmear a little cream cheese on each cracker and top with the cucumber or tomato. It's simple, but really good.
Want a little more? Add a little sprig of fresh dill, or fresh chives to each cracker. Yum!
More Snack Ideas: Simple Cracker Snacks, Brilliant Smallfish Cracker Snacks, Cucumber, Dill, and Tomato Salad, My Keys are Happy! Veggie Dip, By Thecookie, Celery Snack Ideas! More Easy Celery Snack Ideas, Nethaera's Epic Chicken Nachos, 4 Layer Mexican Black Bean Pie Dip, Mexican Layered Pie Dip, Devilishly Delicious Devilled Eggs, Quickee Tasty Quesadillas, Salami and American Crackers! Pizza 101, Mini Burrito Dessert, Telaari Grape Salad, Super Stuffed Ganking Apples, Brazilian Puss in Boots, Chocolate Cream Strawberry Shortcakes, Strawberry Shortcakes, Real Whipped Cream, Really Fast, Simple Strawberry Snack, Tundra Berry Salad, Simple Fruits, Great Taste!
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