Chocolate Cream Cheese Bars

Need a chocolate fix?  These chocolate cream cheese bars should do the trick!  The cream cheese adds to the indulgence.  This is easy to make and great to take to parties or other events!

Items needed:

1 (16.5-ounce) box  Devil’s Food Cake Mix
1 stick Margarine (melted)
1 large Egg, plus
2 large Eggs
1 (8-ounce) package Cream Cheese
1 (1-pound) box 10X Powdered Sugar
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
Vegetable Shortening

Lightly grease a 9x13 inch pan with vegetable shortening, set aside. In a large mixing bowl, stir together cake mix, butter and 1 egg until completely incorporated. Press mixture into pan. In a large mixing bowl and with an electric mixer, blend together cream cheese and 2 large eggs. Beat while slowly adding powdered sugar. Beat in vanilla extract. Pour mixture over pressed cake and bake at 325 degrees on the 3rd rack for 45 minutes. Let cool completely, then cut into bars.

This would be great to have at your next party!  I love easy desserts like this.  Make sure to pin this top your Pinterest board.

Backyard BBQ Event

Sugar Free Lemon Pie

Everybody loves dessert and especially if it is lemon pie!  Here is a recipe that is sure to please the palate without all the calories,

Items needed:

Crust:

1 cup Graham Cracker Crumbs

1 ½ Tablespoons Granulated Splenda

4 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter (melted)

In a bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs and granulated Splenda.  Add melted butter and blend together with fingers. Press into and up the sides of a shallow 9-inch pie plate. Bake in a preheated oven at 350 degrees on the 3rd rack for 10 minutes. Remove and let cool.

Filling:

1 (8-ounce) package 1/3 Less Fat Cream Cheese

1 (12-ounce) can Evaporated Milk

2 large Egg Yolks

1 (1-ounce) box Sugar Free Lemon Instant Pudding & Pie Filling

½ cup fresh Lemon Juice

¼ teaspoon Lemon Zest

In a large mixing bowl and with an electric mixer, beat cream cheese while slowly adding evaporated milk. Beat in egg yolks. Beat in lemon pudding and pie filling. Beat in lemon juice and zest. Pour into pie crust. Bake in a preheated oven at 350 degrees on the 3rd rack for 20 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool completely on a wire rack. Place in the fridge for 3 hours to set.

Topping:

1 (8-ounce) container Sugar Free Whipped Topping

Spread whipped topping over pie. Place in the fridge for an additional 1 hour, then serve.

Sweet & Sticky BBQ Chicken Drumsticks

We do a LOT of grilling at my house.  Living in the South, we can grill all year long.  This is one of my favorite recipes, kids love it, adults love it,  everybody loves grilled drumsticks dripping with this sweet and spicy sauce.  

Items needed:

¼ cup White Distilled Vinegar

½ Tablespoon Dijon Mustard

1 cup Ketchup

4 Tablespoons Margarine (cubed)

½ cup Light Brown Sugar

½ Tablespoon Pepper

½ teaspoon Chili Powder

18 Chicken Drumsticks

Salt & Pepper (to lightly season)

In a saucepan over medium heat, bring vinegar and Dijon mustard just to a boil. Add ketchup, margarine, light brown sugar, pepper and chili powder. Stir together and bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low for 15 minutes, stirring often. Let sauce cool and divide sauce in between 2 bowls. Lightly season chicken drumsticks with salt and pepper. Baste chicken with 1 of the bowls of sauce. Grill for around 20 minutes on one side, then turn and grill for another 20 minutes on the other side. Serve with other bowl of sauce, if desired

Yummy Protein Shake

Want a yummy protein shake? Here is a recipe a friend gave me. It tastes like a Butterfinger candy bar!!

2 ounces water
2 ounces almond milk
1/2 scoop chocolate whey iso protein
1 T sugar free butterscotch instant pudding mix
1 T creamy natural peanut butter
Blend with 4 ice cubes and pour into a glass. I made this for a snack for my 12 year old son and he loves it!




Nutritional Info

180 calories
10 grams carbs
11 grams fat
16 grams protein
179 mg sodium
5 grams sugar