Category: Desserts

Pecans and sweet potatoes: a delicious seasonal combination. ?With the slow cooker, you’ll enjoy that smell of them cooking for five sweet hours. ?A tasty holiday dish, that comes straight from your slow cooker. Serves 6 Ingredients 4 sweet potatoes (peeled and cut into 1?4-inch slices) 3/4 cups brown sugar (firmly packed) 1 (16-ounce) can whole-berry cranberry sauce 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup nonfat evaporated milk 4 tablespoons butter (cubed) 1 cup chopped pecans 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt Directions 1. Use a 4-quart slow cooker. Stagger-stack sweet potatoes in your slow cooker. Cover with the brown sugar. Squish the cranberry sauce all over the top. Mix the vanilla with the milk, and pour on top. Dot with the butter. …

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Oh so muddy! Ingredients 1 yellow cake mix; prepared as directed 1/2 cup cocoa powder 2 cups brown sugar 10oz semi-sweet chocolate chips 1 cup hot water 3/4 cups chopped pecans 2 teaspoons vanilla powdered sugar 1 teaspoon cinnamon Directions 1. Line the bottom and sides of a 12″ Dutch oven with heavy foil. The Cake: 2. To the oven add prepared cake mix. The Mud: 3. In a separate bowl combine all “Mud” ingredients and stir until well mixed. 4. Pour mud mixture over the cake batter. Bake: 5. Cover Dutch oven and bake using 8-10 briquettes bottom and 14-16 briquettes top for 60-90 minutes replenishing coals after 60 minutes if cake is not done. 6. Sprinkle chocolate chips …

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Tropical fruits are making their way back in season, which is great news for both you and the kids. Cool off this spring with these fun popsicle recipes that use only natural ingredients. The best part is that they’re incredibly easy!! Pretty Spring Popsicles Materials you’ll need: Popsicle mold Wooden sticks Fruit -like berries, kiwis and sliced peaches 100% natural fruit juice such as: Cranberry, white grape and mango. What to do: Pour fruit juice and all your favorite fruit in popsicle mold. Freeze and enjoy! Lemon and Wild Strawberry Popsicles Materials you’ll need: Popsicle mold ½ cup lemon juice 1 cup of water Fresh strawberries What to do: Mix ingredients and pour into mold. Cool, freeze, and enjoy! Red …

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Ahhh comfort food… The cold weather, the seasonal change, and all those pumpkin promotions make it nearly impossible to ignore. One thing we don’t all love as much – the added calories that come with some of our comfort foods.  The nutrition experts from Carson Tahoe Health Nutritional Services helped us compile a couple of swaps you can make to lessen the caloric intake, but still get that comfort food pleasure this fall! Ice Cream Banana Split Sundae The traditional sundae is full of calories and sugars…not the best combo. Cut down on calories with this tasty sundae. You’ll need: 2 ripe bananas, unpeeled 2 Tbsp. light brown sugar 4 scoops good-quality vanilla ice cream, such as Breyer’s Natural Vanilla …

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Enjoy a healthy, delicious spin on hot chocolate with this guilt-free recipe…