31 low alternative Recipes

crimson cranberry salad, cranberries, water, sugar, cherry jello, cold water, seedless white grapes (cut into halves), crushed pineapple, chopped celery, milk, marshmallows, cottage cheese, cream, low calorie topping: (alternate topping , does not set as well), cool whip (fat free), carton 24oz. of cottage cheese (bet in blender until smooth), cream cheese, sugar

toasted pecans, heavy cream, granulated sugar, light corn syrup, vanilla extract, unsalted butter, in pieces, salt, black licorice strands , cut into 2-inch pieces, semisweet chocolate, chopped, milk chocolate, chopped, chocolate curls or jimmies, optional, line 2 baking sheets with waxed paper and lightly spray with, mound 30 small clusters of pecans , about 3 or 4 pecans each, spaced a, couple inches apart on the pan ., make caramel : warm the cream over low heat and keep warm while you, cook the sugar ., put the sugar and corn syrup and in a deep, heavy-bottomed large, saucepan ., cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally until the sugar, dissolves ., stop stirring , raise heat to medium-high, and simmer until the sugar, reaches the hard crack stage , or 305 degrees f on a candy, thermometer , about 7 minutes., whisk the butter and salt into the sugar mixture., gradually pour in the cream and vanilla taking care since the mixture, will bubble up ., reduce the heat to medium and continue to cook, stirring, occasionally , until the sugar reaches soft ball stage, 240 degrees f, on the thermometer , about 5 minutes more., immediately remove from the heat and cool for a minute., ladle a couple tbsp of warm caramel over some of the nut, clusters , to make the spider bodies., then press 6 pieces of licorice into the warm caramel to make the, legs ., repeat with the remaining caramel and licorice., helpful to have an extra hand here, since the caramel can set, quickly ., if caramel hardens, warm over very low heat . ), let spiders cool 15 minutes ., meanwhile , put the chocolates in a medium heatproof bowl., bring a saucepan filled with 1-inch or so of water to a very slow, simmer; set the bowl over , but not touching, the water., stir the chocolate occasionally until melted and smooth ., alternatively , put the chocolate in a medium microwave-safe bowl., melt at 50 percent power in the microwave until soft , about 1 minute., stir , and continue heat until completely melted, 2 to 3 minutes, spoon about 1 tbsp of melted chocolate on top of each spider ., sprinkle with jimmies or chocolate curls, if desired., let cool until firm .

boca meatless ground burger (or 2 oz. of another cooked ground beef substitute), egg beaters egg substitute , original, minced onions, salt, garlic powder, ketchup, western bagel alternative pita bread (or another low-calorie pita*), canned fat-free tomato sauce, pepper (optional), salt (optional), garlic powder (optional)

lean ground veal, salt, pepper, vegetable cooking spray, chopped shallots, canned low-sodium chicken broth, undiluted, sherry, paprika, freshly ground pepper, nonfat sour cream alternative, chopped fresh parsley

italian-flavored turkey sausage, chopped onion, chopped carrot, chopped celery, garlic, minced, black beans, drained, low-sodium chicken broth, no-salt-added whole tomatoes, drained and coarsely chopped, chopped fresh cilantro, no-salt-added tomato paste, fresh lime juice, ground cumin, salt, ground red pepper, nonfat sour cream alternative, fresh cilantro leaves (optional)

crushed wheat cereal (such as wheaties), low-fat cottage cheese, tub-style light cream cheese, non-fat cream cheese, at room temperature, splenda granular (sugar alternative ), flour, cornstarch, vanilla extract, whole egg, egg whites, light sour cream

baking soda, margarine, brown sugar, ginger, allspice, cinnamon, nutmeg, egg, spelt flour, rolled oats, bananas, applesauce, chocolate chips, sunflower seeds, raisins or 1/4 cup dried cranberries

frozen broccoli florets , alternately, broccoli, heads only, chicken broth, low-fat milk, velveeta reduced fat cheese product, diced, onion, diced, carrots, sliced, stalks celery, sliced, cornstarch, salt

hazelnuts, sugar, all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, low-fat yogurt, milk, vanilla, butter, room temperature, light brown sugar, egg, room temperature, fresh blackberries, sugar (alternately, 2 tbsp blackberry jam in place of the blackberries and ), egg whites, sugar, unsalted butter, cut into small pieces and at room temperature