| Enjoy a Guiltless Christmas this year!! |
| Christmas Recipes |
This is great virgin (non-alcoholic) drink for the Christmas season. It also
contains a jolt of vitamin C, and it is low-calorie to boot!
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LIME FIZZ
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| Ingredients |
| 1/3 cup |
Fresh lime juice |
| 2 envelopes |
Sugar substitute (eg. Equal, etc.) |
| 1-1/2 cups |
Carbonated water (like soda water, diet gingerale) |
| 4 small scoops |
Lime/lemon sorbet |
| Garnish |
Fresh mint sprigs |
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| Method |
- Combine lime juice, sugar substitute and 1/2 cup carbonated water in blender or use a whisk.
Blend until sweetener is dissolved.
- Divide between 2 tall glasses. Add 2 small scoops sorbet to each glass and
top each with additional 1/2 cup carbonated water. Garnish with fresh mint and serve
with additional ice cubes if desired.
- Serves 2.
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| Nutritional Analysis per serving |
| Calories |
116 |
| Fat |
1.5 grams |
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FESTIVE CARROT CAKE
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| Ingredients |
| 1½ cups |
All purpose flour |
| 1 tsp |
Baking powder |
| 1 tsp |
Baking soda |
| 1 tsp |
Ground cinnamon |
| ½ tsp |
Salt |
| 2/3 cup |
Sugar |
| ½ cup |
Vegetable oil |
| 2 |
Eggs |
| 1/3 cup |
Applesauce, sweetened |
| 1 tsp |
Vanilla extract |
| 1 cup |
Carrots, finely grated |
| ½ cup |
Crushed pineapple, drained |
| Frosting |
| 80 g |
Light cream cheese |
| 1 Tbsp |
Butter |
| 1 cup |
Icing sugar |
| 2 tsp |
Milk |
| 1 Tbsp |
Orange juice |
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| Method |
- Combine the first 5 ingredients in a bowl & set aside.
- In a large mixer bowl, combine the oil and sugar.
- Beat in the eggs one at a time.
- Add applesauce & vanilla.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients from the bowl.
- Add the carrots & pineapple. Mix well.
- Pour into greased & lightly floured 9x9x2-inch square pan or an 8-inch bundt pan.
- Bake at 350 deg. for about 35 minutes until toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
- Remove from oven & allow to cool for at least 10 mins.
- Turn cake out onto a cooling rack. Allow to cool completely.
- To make frosting: Cream butter & cream cheese together.
- Blend in milk & orange juice.
- Add icing sugar gradually & beat till stiffness desired. Spread on completely
cooled cake. Garnish with red & green maraschino cherries.
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