Sweet, savory, heart healthy & ready in just 20 minutes!. This easy Maple Dijon Baked Salmon is a fantastic weeknight dinner option. 237 calories and 2 Weight Watchers SmartPoints We are suckers for a really good baked salmon recipe in this house, that is when we’re not grilling it in foil, making it into meatballs…
Grilled Pineapple with Maple Rum Sauce
The ultimate summertime dessert! Sweet grilled pineapple is topped with frozen yogurt & a luscious maple rum sauce. If my family has anything to do with it, grilled pineapple desserts are going to be a regular part of our meals this summer. They went crazy for this easy fruit dessert (it even rivaled the homemade…
Grilled Chicken Drumsticks with Maple Dijon & Chili Sauce
Take your backyard barbecue from good to great with these tender and tasty Grilled Chicken Drumsticks with a savory-sweet Maple Dijon Chili Sauce. Plus, they’re healthier than most drumstick recipes out there! 297 calories and 3 Weight Watchers SP Grilled chicken drumsticks and thighs grace our dinner table countless times throughout the grilling season. Unlike…
Blackberry Maple Iced Tea Recipe
Brewing your own iced tea is easier than you could imagine. Use summertime fruit, such as blackberries, to make a low sugar, healthier version. 55 calories and 2 Weight Watchers Freestyle SP Blackberry Maple Iced Tea Recipe It wasn’t until the Snapple phenomenon hit when I was in high school that I actually started to…
Roasted Pork Tenderloin with Maple Dijon Sauce
Roasted Pork Tenderloin makes for an easy, but impressive dinner for entertaining or a busy weeknight. The maple Dijon sauce lends just the right amount of savory sweet flavors. 250 calories and 4 Weight Watchers Freestyle SP Roasted Pork Tenderloin with Maple Dijon Sauce When I first learned to cook, roasting anything besides vegetables seemed…
Maple Pistachio Granola {Healthy Recipe}
Fantastic for snacking or as holiday gifts! Whip up a batch of this healthy Maple Pistachio Granola in about 30 minutes, and use it to top yogurt or even ice cream. Maple Pistachio Granola Recipe {Healthy Recipe} One of my all-time favorite breakfast recipes is this healthy yogurt parfait, which became a favorite while I…
Instant Pot Applesauce Recipe
Every wonder how to make applesauce in the Instant Pot? This easy recipe shows you how to do it in about 30 minutes. Serve it with turkey, chicken or pork, or dollop it on top of ice cream. 143 calories and 1 Weight Watchers Freestyle SP Instant Pot Applesauce Recipe It’s simply not the holidays…
Blueberry Buckwheat Muffins
These Blueberry Buckwheat Muffins are tender and tasty, with little pops of flavor from the blueberries. Natural sugar and whole grain flours. These blueberry buckwheat muffins lasted exactly 24 hours in my house, which is par for the course when it comes to any homemade muffins. As soon as my kids find out what I’m…
Whole Wheat Gingerbread Quick Bread with Maple Syrup Glaze
The flavors and texture are reminiscent of traditional gingerbread, but with a healthy twist to make this quick bread practically guilt-free! The exclamation of joy from the kitchen was all the validation I needed. I looked over and saw the expression on my eldest son’s (M) face as he took his first bite of this…
Easy Cranberry, Apple & Pomegranate Sauce Recipe
“Wow” your Thanksgiving guests with this delicious Cranberry, Apple and Pomegranate Sauce that can be made in less than 20 minutes. I learned many years ago that the easiest way to impress your guests at Thanksgiving is by making your own cranberry sauce. “Really?! You made this? Was it hard?” are the questions that inevitably…
Mini Pumpkin Cocoa Maple Bites Recipe
These light pumpkin, cocoa and maple dessert bites are perfect when you just want something to curb your dessert craving! It shouldn’t have been surprising to me that a mere two hours after I made these pumpkin cocoa bites, I walked into the kitchen to discover that there was one lone bite sitting on the…
Light Maple Cashew Baked Apples
Bring on the healthy desserts to keep things in balance for the holiday season! Cashew, maple and oat-stuffed baked apples are a popular fall recipe. It’s time to put the pantry on lockdown. There is Halloween candy in the house! (Cue horror movie scream.) We bought the big Costco bag, full of many of my…
Light Chocolate Avocado Bread Pudding with Maple Rum Sauce Recipe
A gloriously rich chocolate bread pudding, made light with a secret ingredient…avocado. It’s finished off with a maple rum sauce. Thanks to California Avocados for sponsoring this post and helping me to share this recipe with you. No, your eyes aren’t deceiving you. I did say chocolate AVOCADO bread pudding. You think I’ve lost my…
Healthy No-Bake Maple Cookies Recipe {Vegan}
Spoil your family with these healthy no-bake cookies. Sweetened naturally with maple syrup and banana. And if you follow a vegan diet, these treats are for you, too! 60 calories and 2 Weight Watchers Freestyle SP These healthy no-bake cookies use one of our favorite natural sweeteners. We call it liquid gold at our house,…
Halloween Refrigerator Donut Recipe with Maple Glaze or Cinnamon Sugar
I take all the blame for my boys’ obsession with traditions. Each year, Christmas morning proceeds in the same manner, without a single deviation to the routine: breakfast, stockings, grandmothers dress-up reindeer show (that is a post to itself – I promise to share at a later time), and presents. Halloween isn’t any different. A…
Sweet Potato Soup with Maple & Bacon Recipe
Thanksgiving is drawing near in the United States. Turkeys are running scared, school children are learning about the Pilgrims and the Indians, and I am standing in the middle of the grocery store, wondering what the heck the difference is between a sweet potato and a yam. More on that later. While perusing Elise Bauer’s…
Maple & Brown Sugar Cranberry Sauce Recipe
When I asked my two boys what they were looking forward to the most about the traditional Thanksgiving feast, they both exclaimed, “Cranberry sauce!” And then came pumpkin pie, turkey, mashed potatoes… Okay, perhaps their palates aren’t that discerning, but the heaps of cranberry sauce that are shoveled into their little mouths unceremoniously are enough…
