Cherry Pecan Strudel Muffins

     Cherry Pecan Strudel Muffins is a good way to start your day...or end your day...or celebrate mid morning... or afternoon!  Either which way, a party will ensue when you find out each little delight is only 136 calories, 4g net carbs and 6g protein.  Time to cut loose, kick up your heels and strudel a muffin!

Ingredients for 10 Muffins~
1 Quest Cinnamon Roll Protein Bar
1 Tablespoons melted Nutiva Coconut Manna or Butter
1/4 cup melted White Chocolate Sweet Spreads
1 extra large Egg
Dannon Light&Fit Greek Cherry Yogurt
1/2 cup So Delicious 35 cal/cup Cashew Milk
1/4 cup thawed frozen pitted Cherries, diced
2 Tablespoons Pecan pieces
1/4 cup Nutiva Coconut Flour
1/4 cup Swerve Granular Erythritol
1 teaspoon Baking Powder
Dash Cinnamon
Dash Vanilla
1/2 container 7oz 2% Fage Greek Yogurt
1/2 Tablespoon Swerve Confectioners Erythritol

     Microwave unwrapped Quest Bar for 20 seconds and pat thin on Silpat lined cookie sheet, bake at 350 for 5-7 minutes til golden brown.  Remove, cool, and grind to powder in Magic Bullet or blender.  Combine with melted Coconut Manna or Butter til crumbly, set aside.  Meanwhile, stir together Sweet Spreads, Egg, Yogurt, Cashew Milk, Cherries, Pecans, Coconut Flour, Granular Erythritol, Baking Powder, Cinnamon and Vanilla.  Pour into 10 Silpat lined cupcake tins, top evenly with Cinnamon Roll Strudel mixture, bake at 350 for 29 minutes.  While baking, combine Fage Greek Yogurt and Confectioners Erythritol and add to baggie, and snip corner.  Drizzle with Yogurt frosting on cooled Muffins.  Enjoy  :)

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Hungarian Paprika Chicken with Zoodles

     When life gives you Hungarian Paprika make Chicken...and Chicken I did!  If you are looking for an out of the ordinary spice, I recommend giving this a whirl!  Check out the macros on this delight, for each of the 4 hearty servings, it is only 250 calories, 13.6g carbs and 36g protein, you simply can't beat those numbers!  Hungary is making me hungry  ;)

Ingredients for 4 servings~
1 Tablespoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 medium sweet yellow Onion, diced
1 Tablespoon diced chopped Garlic
Dash Cayenne Pepper
2 heaping teaspoons Hungarian Paprika
1.5 pounds boneless skinless Chicken Tenders
14.5oz petite diced Tomatoes
1/2 cup Fat Free Half & Half
1.5 pounds fresh Zucchini
Diced Green Onions, for garnish if desired
Salt to taste

     Heat EVOO in skillet and add diced Onion, Garlic, Cayenne and 1 heaping teaspoon Hungarian Paprika til golden brown.  Add Chicken and remaining heaping teaspoon Hungarian Paprika til Chicken cooked thoroughly, break into bite size pieces with back of spatula.  Pour in Tomatoes and Half&Half, simmer 15 minutes.  Meanwhile, sprialize Zucchini into long thin strands and place in large bowl.  Add Chicken mixture to Zoodles, garnish with diced Green Onions and Salt to taste.  Enjoy  :)

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Berry Oat Chocolate Chip Cookies

     Wanna know what's berry berry delicious... Berry Oat Chocolate Chips Cookies, that's what!  Whats berry better is that each of the 26 cookies are only 64 calories, 3g net carbs and 3.7g protein.  The other berry good thing is that these are not just warm weather delights, they are great all year round!  Thank you healthy for being so berry berry wonderful!  :)

Ingredients for 26 Cookies~
1/4 cup Vanilla Cupcakes Sweet Spreads, softened
2 XL Eggs
1/4 cup Nutiva Coconut Flour
1/4 cup Swerve Granular Erythritol
7oz 2% Fage Greek Yogurt
Modern Oats 5 Berry
1 scoop Quest Salted Caramel Protein Powder
1 Quest Mixed Berry Bliss Protein Bar, diced
2 Tablespoons Lily's Stevia Sweetened Dark Chocolate Chips
1 teaspoons Baking Powder
Dash Cinnamon
Dash Vanilla

     Mix all together til well incorporated, drop by Tablespoons onto Silpat lined cookie sheet.  Bake at 325 for 13 minutes.  Enjoy  :)

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Healthy Alfredo

     No need to suffer, all things are possible in the world of health with a little tweeking... not to be confused with twerking!  Such is the case with the beloved Alfredo Sauce, which will henceforth be referred to as Healthy Alfredo and can be a weekly staple in your dinner circuit.  Enjoy over a cup of sauce for 316 calories, 6.8g net carbs and 16g protein.  Time to start making a list of all the things you can pour it on!  ;)

Ingredients for Healthy Alfredo~
6 Swiss Cheese Laughing Cow Triangles
1 Tablespoon "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter"
2 Tablespoons Parmesan
Dash Garlic Powder
Dash Onion Powder
Dash Pepper
3/4 cup So Delicious 35 cal/cup Cashew Milk

     Heat unwrapped Laughing Cow, Butter and Parmesan in microwave til melted, stirring to combine.  Add seasonings and small amounts of Milk to stir in til smooth, continue adding milk while stirring to incorporate well.  Use in any way desired that would be appropriate for Alfredo!

Healthy Chicken Alfredo~
1 Spaghetti Squash, cut in half lengthwise and seeds removed
1 Tablespoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 medium Yellow Onion, diced
1 Tablespoon chopped jarred Garlic
Dash Cayenne
8oz fresh sliced Mushrooms
1- 1 1/2 pounds boneless skinless Chicken Breast, sliced into strips
4 cups fresh Broccoli Florets
1 batch Healthy Alfredo Sauce
Diced Roma Tomato
Dash Salt and Pepper

     Bake de seeded Spaghetti Squash halves face down on foil lined pan at 375 for one hour.  Meanwhile, heat EVOO in skillet, add Onions, Garlic and Cayenne til golden brown.  Then add Mushrooms til thoroughly cooked, next add Chicken and cook while breaking into bite size pieces with spatula, and finish by adding Broccoli til crisp tender.  Add lid to steam faster if desired.  Pour Healthy Alfredo over mixture and stir in til well incorporated.  Serve over baked Spaghetti Squash, top with diced Tomatoes and season as desired.  Enjoy  :)

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Gruyere Beef

     Fear Red Meat no more!  Now you can have your Beef and eat it too!  Gruyere Beef makes no apologies, it just makes smiles in your belly!  Whip together this high fashion dish with great simplicity (#wefancy),  and enjoy knowing each serving is only 245 calories, 5.6g net carbs and 28.5g protein.  Put this on your menu today!  :)

Ingredients for 4 servings~
1.5 Tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 medium Yellow Onion
1 Tablespoon chopped jarred Garlic (or fresh pressed)
Dash Cayenne
8oz sliced Mushrooms
1 pound 96% lean ground Beef
2 teaspoons Worcestershire
Dash Salt
Dash Pepper
1oz shredded Gruyere Cheese (get the best at Whole Foods)

     Heat 1 Tablespoon EVOO in skillet til hot, add Onions, Garlic and Cayenne til golden brown.  Add Mushrooms til thoroughly cooked.  Meanwhile combine remaining 1/2 Tablespoon EVOO, Beef, Worcestershire, Salt and Pepper, then pat into 4 equal patties.  Scoot Onion and Mushroom mixture to side of pan, add Beef patties and cook til desired level of done on both sides.  Remove patties to plate, sprinkle evenly with Gruyere and top evenly with Onion and Mushroom mixture.  Enjoy  :)

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Maple Bacon Muffin

     If you could put magic in a muffin tin, this would be the results!  Maple Bacon Muffins taste like they have been sprinkled with Fairy Dust, ... AND the macros are so spectacular you won't have to saw your muffin in half to enjoy.  This is no trick, you can eat the whole thing for 136 calories, 2.2g net carbs and 9g protein.  Who cares about pulling a rabbit out of a hat when you can pull muffins out of the oven~Ta da!  :)

Ingredients for 6 Muffins~
2 Tablespoons Maple Pancake Sweet Spreads, melted
1/4 cup Swerve Granular Erythritol
3/4 cup So Delicious Cashew Milk, 35 cal/cup style
1 jumbo Egg
1/4 cup Nutiva Coconut Flour
1 scoop Quest Salted Caramel Protein Powder
1 teaspoon Baking Powder
Dash Maple Extract
Dash Cinnamon
6 slices cooked and crumbled Turkey Bacon, divided in half

     Blend all ingredients together, reserving half of the crumbled Bacon.  Pour evenly into 6 silpat lined muffin tins and sprinkle tops with remaining Bacon crumbles, slightly pat down.  Bake at 375 for 17 minutes.  Enjoy  ;)

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Roasted Red Pepper Hummus

     How bout a healthy mid morning or mid afternoon snack for 137 calories, 15.5g net carbs, 8.1g protein and TONS of flavor!?  And did I mention EASY!?  This will be the simplest Hummus you will ever whip together.  Add that to home made tortilla chips and you have a winner on your hands!  Time to get your kitchen on!

Ingredients for  Hummus, 10 servings of 2 Tablespoons per serving~
1~15oz can Garbanzo Beans, drained ( I used Tree of Life)
1/3 cup Kraft Roasted Red Pepper Salad Dressing

     Add ingredients to food processor and blend til smooth.  Each 2 Tablespoon serving is 45 calories, 6.6g net carbs and 2.1g protein.

Ingredients for Tortilla Chips~
1 LaTortilla Factory Low Carb Traditional Flour Tortilla
No calorie spray Butter
Flavor God Everything Spice

     Spray Tortilla with a thin coating of spray Butter and sprinkle with Everything Spice, slice into 8 equal triangles.  Bake at 375 for 10 minutes.  Each Tortilla has 70 calories, 6g net carbs and 5g protein.  After finished baking, top each triangle with a teaspoon Hummus and garnish with shredded Carrot, diced Red Pepper, diced Green Onion, Salt and Pepper if desired.

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