Easy As 1-2-3 Square Pie

Ingredients & Directions -CRUST- 1 1/2 c Low-fat graham cracker -crumbs 1/4 c Reduced fat margarine, -melted 3 tb Granulated sugar -FIRST LAYER- 8 oz Light cream cheese, softened 1 c Powdered sugar 12 oz Cool Whip Free, thawed -SECOND LAYER- 6 oz Fat-free vanilla pudding mix 1 c Skim milk 2 c Pumpkin pie […]

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Low-fat Rice Krispies-chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/2 c All-purpose flour 1/2 ts Baking soda 1/4 ts Salt 1/4 c Butter; softened 1/4 c Nonfat cream cheese; -softened 1 c Sugar 1/4 c Egg beaters(TM) 99{2e9f251b366587fbbc6cf0b723637ab4973d0544eef98211a490c8832b50f8a2} egg -substitute 1 ts Vanilla 2 c Rice krispies(TM) 4 oz Chocolate chips, reduced fat Vegetable cooking spray 1. In small mixing […]

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Sweet Potato Pie – Vlf (ovo-lacto)

Ingredients & Directions 2 c Cooked mashed sweet Potatoes 5 Egg whites, slightly beaten Or egg substitute 1 c Brown sugar (granulated) 1 ts Cinnamon 1 ts Nutmeg 1/4 ts Allspice 1/2 ts Vanilla 1/2 ts Salt 1 c Evaporated skim milk or Lowfat sweetened condensed Milk -PHYLLO PIE CRUST- 4 ts Sugar (optional) 1 […]

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New-fashioned Apple Pie

Ingredients & Directions 1 pk All Ready Pie Crusts; -(15-ounce) 2 1/4 lb Tart green apples; (such as -Granny ; Smith), peeled, ; cored,sliced 3/4 c Sugar 2 tb Plus 1 teaspoon all purpose -flour 2 tb Grated orange peel 2 tb Grand Marnier or other -orange liqueur 3/4 ts Ground cinnamon 2 tb Unsalted […]

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Rosy Crab Apple Pie

Ingredients & Directions Pastry for 2 crust pie 1 ts Vanilla 1 c Sugar 1 1/2 tb Lemon juice 1 tb Flour 1/3 c Water 1/4 c Salt 1 1/2 tb Butter 6 c Crab apples *1 *1 finely chopped, unpeeled. Combine sugar, flour and salt, toss together with apples. Pour mixture into pastry lined […]

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Coconut Praline Dream Pie

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 c Chopped pecans; walnuts or -almonds 1/3 c Butter or margarine 1/3 c Firmly packed light brown -sugar 1 9-inch baked pastry shell; -cooled 2 Envelopes dream whip whipped -topping mix 2 3/4 c Cold milk; divided 1 ts Vanilla 2 pk (4 serv) vanilla flavor -instant pudding 1 1/3 c […]

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Mud Pie

Ingredients & Directions 1 pk Chocolate wafers 1/4 c Butter 1/2 ga Ice cream (any flavor; but -chocolate or chocolate mint -are preferred) 1 Jar fudge topping 2 c Sweetened whipped cream Crush wafers, saving 1/4 c. for topping. Mix remaining crums with butter and freeze in 9 x 13 pan or springform pan. Soften […]

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Pierogi Beef Filling

Ingredients & Directions 1 lg Onion — sliced 2 tb Margarine 1 3/4 c Ground beef 3/4 c Cooked rice 2 ts Beef broth 3 tb Hot water 1 tb Parsley — chopped Saute onion in margarine. Stir in meat and rice. Dissolve bouillon in hot water. Add to meat mixture with parsley and salt […]

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Easy Apple Puff Pie

Ingredients & Directions 6 Medium MacIntosh apples, Pared Unbaked 9″ pie shell 14 oz (can) Sweetened condensed Milk Ground cinnamon Cut apples into halves and remove cores. Prick surface of apples with a fork. Place on apple half, cut side down, in center of unbaked pie shell. Arrange remaining apple halves in ring around center […]

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Low-fat Pie Crust Hints

Ingredients & Directions * See Directions Traditional pie, with it’s flaky, buttery crust, has been a long-time holdout in the trend to reduce the fat content in favorite foods. That’s because fat, in the form of lard or shortening, is normally an essential component of pie crust. However, there are some great low-fat alternatives. A […]

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