How to make low fat snacks at home?
This article provides you with wonderful and delicious low calorie snacks that are easy to make. Below is an amazing set of recipes that taste great but also contain less than 100 calories.
Fat free snacks
Low fat snacks:
Chocolate-Cherry Snack Bars
Ingredients:
2 1/2 cups unsweetened wheat cereal puffs
1/2 cup pecan nuts (chopped medium fine)
1/3 cup salted,
Roasted pepitas
1/4 cup dried cherries/cranberries (coarsely chopped)
2 tablespoons sesame seeds
1 tablespoon ground flaxseeds
1/2 cup honey
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup mini semisweet chocolate chips/ finely chopped bittersweet chocolate
Method:
- Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.
- Line an 8 inch square pan with parchment paper and allow the paper to overhang on both sides.
- Combine cereal, pecan nuts, cherries, sesame seeds and flaxseeds in a large bowl.
- Add vanilla, honey and salt to a small saucepan and warm over medium to low heat, stirring until the honey becomes fluid and the salt dissolves.
- Pour the honey mixture into the bowl with the dry ingredients and fold until combined and sticky or moist.
- Allow the mixture to cool for about 5 minutes.
- Fold in the chocolate chips until evenly distributed.
- Scrape the mixture into the prepared pan, using a fork to spread evenly.
- Press the mixture down firmly with the back of the fork.
- Bake until the top is golden brown or for about 35 minutes.
- Run a knife along the unlined sides of the pan to loosen the bars.
- Allow the bars to cool at room temperature for about an hour.
- Use the ends of the parchment to remove the bars from the pan.
- Remove the parchment and use a sharp knife to cut the bars into 16 squares.
Author's notes:
- Pepitas are hulled pumpkin seeds.
- This recipes contains a total of 109 calories.
Low fat snack recipes
Low fat snack recipes:
Chocolate dessert
Ingredients:
3 tablespoons cocoa powder
1 dash salt
1/2 cup Splenda
1 /4 cup water
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
1 tablespoon cornstarch
2 cups Golden Grahams cereal
Method for preparing 100 calorie snacks:
- Using a medium saucepan, combine cocoa powder, salt, Splenda and cornstarch.
- Add vanilla and water and bring to a boil on medium low heat.
- Remove from the heat and stir in the cereal.
- Serve the delicious chocolate covered Golden Grahams warm.