Saturday, May 25, 2013

Chocolate Sunflower Seed Rice Crispy Treats

I came up with this recipe by accident. I had an idea of what I wanted, but I pretty much just took out a few ingredients from my pantry and produced this delicious treat! I call it Chocolate Sunflower Seed Rice Crispy Treats. My favorite part of these is the texture. I love the crunch of the rice crispies enveloped by the smooth chocolate and sunflower seed butter mixture. I initially made these for myself as a special snack for the times I crave something chocolaty but my husband took one bite and now they are almost all gone! Here is what you will need:

1 cup of crispy rice cereal
2 oz of dark chocolate
1/2 cup of sunflower seed butter
1/4 cup powdered sugar
1/2 tsp of vanilla extract

Melt chocolate over medium/low heat on the stove. Mix in sunflower seed butter, vanilla and powdered sugar until well combined. Remove from heat and add crispy rice cereal. Stir until cereal is completely covered in chocolate/seed butter mixture. Press into an 8 x 5 glass pan and refrigerate or freeze until firm. Cut into 14 squares and enjoy for only 2 Points Plus each! I personally enjoy eating these right out of the freezer :)



Friday, May 24, 2013

Flat Bread Pizza

I love a quick and simple week night dinner! One of my favorite things to make is flat bread pizza. It's low in points, easy to make, and pretty versatile. I have made this using, bacon, pineapple, ham, pepperoni, mushrooms and any other topping that would be delicious on a pizza! Here is what you will need:

Flat Out Light Italian Herb Wrap (2 Points Plus)
1/4 cup Tuttorosso Crushed New World Style Tomatoes with Basil (0 Points Plus)
2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese (1 Points Plus)
1 Weight Watchers mozzarella string cheese (1 Points Plus)
2 pieces of cooked bacon (chopped) (2 Points Plus)
Diced pineapple (as much as you like)
Red pepper flakes

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Put the wrap on a non stick baking sheet and bake for about 7 minutes or until wrap is slightly crispy. Remove from oven. Cover wrap with tomato sauce and sprinkle with red pepper flakes. Then top with parmesan, mozzarella, bacon, and diced pineapple. Put back in the oven and bake for about 10 minutes or until edges are crispy and cheese is melted. Remove and enjoy for only 6 Points Plus!

This time around I made my pizza with bacon and pineapple. Other great combinations are onions and turkey pepperoni, ham and pineapple, mushroom and onion, etc.