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Short but Sweet Recipes - If you are in good health, but have a sweet tooth:
Healthier Alternatives
How to...
Brownies!!
Makes - 16, Prep time - 25 minutes (preheat oven to 350F; grease and flour 8 inch square pan), Cook Time - 35 minutes
Ingredients:
Brownies:
1/2 cup Butter
1 cup White Sugar
2 Eggs
1 tsp. Vanilla
1/3 cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
1/2 cup All Purpose Flour
1/4 tsp. Salt
1/4 tsp. Baking Powder
Frosting:
3 Tbsp. Butter
3 Tbsp. Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
1 Tbsp. Honey
1 tsp. Vanilla
1 cup Confectioner's Sugar
In a large saucepan, melt 1/2 cup Butter. Remove from heat and stir in White Sugar, Eggs and 1 tsp. Vanilla. Beat in 1/3 cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder, 1/2 cup Flour, Salt and Baking Powder
Spread into prepared pan and put into the preheated over for 25-30 minutes
Frosting: Combine 3 Tbsp. Butter, 3 Tbsp. Unsweetened Cocoa Powder, 1 Tbsp. Honey, 1 tsp. Vanilla and 1 cup Confectioner's Sugar (Frost brownies while they are still warm)
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Apple Pie!!
Prep time - 30 minutes (Preheat oven to 400F; peel, core and thinly slice 5 cups of apples), Cook time - 1 hour
Ingredients:
9 inch Deep Dish Piecrust
5 cups Apples
/2 cup White Sugar
3/4tsp. Ground Cinnamon
1/3 cup White Sugar
3/4 cup All Purpose Flour
6 Tbsp. Butter
Arrange Apples in unbaked Pie Shell. Mix 1/2 cup White Sugar and 3/4 tsp. Ground Cinnamon and sprinkle over apples
Mix 1/3 cup White Sugar with Flour; cut in the butter until the mixture is crumbly. Spoon the mixture over the apples
Bake in the preheated oven for 35-40 minutes (apples should be soft and the top should be golden brown)
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Butter Brickle Cake!!
Prep - Preheat over to 350F; grease and flour 13 x 9 inch pan, Cook time - 30-35 minutes
Ingredients:
Cake:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/3 cups white sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt 1 cup milk
1/2 cup butter flavored shortening
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 egg whites, beaten
Frosting:
1/4 cup butter
2 cups confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons evaporated milk
2 tablespoons hot water
11/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Sift the flour, white sugar, baking powder and salt together. Mix in the shortening, milk and vanilla. Beat until well combined. Add the egg whites and beat for 2 minutes. Pour the batter into the prepared pan
Bake at 350F (175C) for 20 to 25 minutes. Let cool then ice.
Icing:
Melt butter in a saucepan until it begins to brown. Remove from heat and add the confectioners' sugar, evaporated milk or half-and-half, hot water and 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract. Beat at medium speed for three minutes. Then put on icing.
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Chocolate Caramel Candy!!
Makes - 8 dozen; 1 inch squares, Prep time - 5 minutes (lightly grease 13 x 9 inch pan), Cook time - 15 minutes
Ingredients:
Base:
1 cup milk chocolate chips
1/4 cup butterscotch chips
1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
Filling:
1/4 cup butter
1 cup white sugar
1/4 cup evaporated milk
1 1/2 cups marshmallow cream
1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
1 tsp. Vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups chopped, salted peanut
Caramel Layer:
14 oz. Wrapped caramels
1/4 cup heavy cream
Frosting:
1 cup milk chocolate chips
1/ cup butterscotch chips
1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
Base: Combine the first three ingredients (1 cup milk chocolate chips, 1/4 cup butterscotch chips and 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter) in a small saucepan. Cook, stirring constantly, over low heat until melted and smooth. Spread into the bottom of the prepared pan. Refrigerate until set.
Filling: In a heavy saucepan melt the butter over medium-high heat. Stir in sugar and evaporated milk. Bring mixture to a boil and stir for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in the marshmallow cream, 1/4 cup of the peanut butter and the vanilla. Add the peanuts and spread over the base layer. Refrigerate until set
Caramel Layer: Combine the caramels and cream in a saucepan stir over low heat until melted and smooth. Spread over the top of the filling and refrigerate until smooth.
Frosting Layer: In another saucepan combine the last three ingredients (1 cup milk chocolate chips, 1/4 butterscotch chips and 1/4 cup peanut butter), stir over low heat until melted and smooth. Pour over the caramel layer. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Cut into 1-inch squares. Store in the refrigerator.
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Healthier Alternatives - If you need light and delicious recipes for sugar sensitive addicts:
Cheesecake!!
Serves 8, this is a no bake recipe.
Ingredients:
1 envelope Unflavored Gelatin
16 ounces Cream Cheese
1 cup Unsweetened Pineapple Juice
1 tsp. Vanilla
(Fruit optional)
Place Gelatin in a large bowl. Add 1 cup of scalding hot Unsweetened Pineapple Juice. Stir until gelatin is dissolved.
Beat in the Cream Cheese and Vanilla with an electric mixer
Pour the mixture into a 9-inch glass pie plate and chill until firm. Add fruit to decorate if desired.
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Brownie Carob Oatmeal!!
Makes 4-dozen. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and oil a baking sheet.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup Mashed Banana
1/3 cup Vegetable Oil
1/4 tsp. Vanilla Extract
2 large eggs
1/4 cup Milk
1 1/4 cups Whole Wheat Pastry Flour
1/4 cup Carob Powder
1/4 tsp. Baking Soda
1 cup Chopped Nuts
2/3 cup Rolled Oats
In a medium bowl, beat Mashed Banana, Oil, Vanilla, Eggs and Milk until creamy. Add Flour, Carob Powder and Baking Soda. Beat Well.
Stir in Chopped Nuts and Rolled Oats. Mix Well.
Drop batter by small teaspoonfuls onto the oiled baking sheets.
Bake at 350F for 8-10 minutes (or until slightly firm), cool on wire racks
For more great recipes go to www.sugaraddict.com/Favorite_Recipes.html
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How to...
Keep Sugar Addiction and Carbohydrate Cravings from Affecting Weight
If you are trying to cut down on the carbohydrate or sugar cravings, try replacing your favorite heavyweight dish with some of our alternatives:
Instead of having a sandwich with a lot of bread, try a lettuce wrap. Just take iceberg lettuce and roll your favorite sandwich fillings inside
Try sugar alternatives - Stevia, Equal and Sweet & Low are just a few. Be careful with these products and be sure to read about the risks involved with artificial sweeteners.
Use fruit to sweeten a drink. Make flavored water drinks with a packet or two of artificial sweetener and a fresh squeezed lemon or orange. Just stir it into the water to make it a little less boring.
Stay out of the Kitchen! Hanging around the kitchen can trick you into thinking that you are hungry. Try to hang out in another room of the house to avoid the 'nothing else to do munchies'.
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Know when to give in to your sweet tooth
Sometimes it is absolutely necessary to have a little sweetness in your day. It is fine to give into your cravings every once in a while, but the key is in limiting proportion and frequency.
Give in if:
You keep thinking of the same food all day
Its been a while since your last candy crash
You are rewarding yourself for something
It is a special occasion
Don't give in if:
It is just a spur of the moment craving
You have had sweet candies or desserts recently
It is just because everyone else gets to have one
Once you have some, you will need more
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Get through sugar withdrawal
A sugar addict is not just a cute name for people who really like candy. There are people who suffer immensely because of their inability to give up sweets. Some researchers believe that sugar addicts may be self-medicating. Sugar causes the body to release more of the chemicals (beta-endorphins and serotonin) that help to regulate emotions, sense of responsibility, self-esteem and tolerance for pain. This temporary change in chemical balance can make a sugar addict feel better physically and mentally. Unfortunately, for someone who is an addict and/or has low levels of the balancing chemicals, the effect is short-lived and eventually more sugar is needed to achieve the same level of satisfaction. Also, because sugar is a normal household item, many find it difficult to admit that there is a problem and the addiction continues.
Acknowledgment is the essential first step to recovering from any addiction. The second step is withdrawal and that can be very rough physically and mentally. The withdrawal from a sugar addiction can feel very similar to drug withdrawal. This generally includes headaches, nausea and fatigue.
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Cope with a sweet tooth:
Eat a bit of ginger before meals.
When you cut down on sugar, cut down on meat (eating meat can cause sugar cravings).
Try to eat fruit alone and space out the time between eating fruit and eating any other kind of food.
Breakfast should not include concentrated sugar, it should be eaten as late as possible and it should involve fruits.
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