Homemade Blueberry Lemon Sauce

Chris — Thu, 10 May 2018 19:33:46 +0000

Only a few minutes is needed to make this popular Homemade Blueberry Lemon Sauce. This is a perfect healthy topping for ice cream, cheesecake and so much more! Try a spoonful with your morning yogurt or spooned over a stack of hot pancakes for a delicious treat!

Homemade blueberry sauce comes together on the stovetop in less than ten minutes with just a few staple ingredients: fresh or frozen blueberries, water, sugar, lemon juice and cornstarch. And it’s absolutely delicious spooned over just about anything from pancakes and waffles to ice cream and cheesecake. We also love stirring a spoonful into vanilla, Greek-style yogurt with a sprinkle of granola for fun and tasty afternoon snack.

Here is the list of ingredients you’ll need for approximately 8 servings of this topping:

2 cups fresh or frozen blueberries
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup granulated sugar (or sugar substitute)
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons cornstarch, mixed with 2 tablespoons cold water
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Zest of 1 lemon (about 1 tablespoon), optional

Note: If you prefer using a healthy sugar substitute, then here are some alternatives for the granulated sugar in this recipe: Healthy Substitutes for Sugar.

Continue on to the next page to see the preparation steps to make a delicious Blueberry Lemon Sauce …

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FLUFFIER PANCAKES for a Better Breakfast

Chris — Sat, 17 Mar 2018 15:47:01 +0000

Enjoy these delicious Healthy Fluffy Pancakes in the morning and know that are low-cal and nutritious, too. Most pancakes are loaded with carbohydrates and calories, even before adding the butter and sugary toppings … so you need to be careful. The “light” syrups are often deceiving.

Whole-grain options will give you a bit of extra, healthy fiber. Best advice is to just make your own and avoid any pancake mix that tells you to add things like eggs and oil.

For the topping, consider sugar-free pancake syrup, chopped fruit, powdered sugar (just 10 calories per teaspoon!), sugar-free or low-sugar jam and preserves, and fat-free whipped toppings.

Here are the ingredients you’ll need to make a serving of 2 Healthy Fluffy Pancakes:

1/3 cup whole-wheat flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 no-calorie sweetener packet (like Splenda or Truvia)
1/4 cup fat-free liquid egg substitute (like Egg Beaters Original)
1/8 tsp. vanilla extract
Seasonings: salt, cinnamon (optional)

The nutrient values for 2 pancakes are:

180 calories,
1g total fat (0g sat fat),
515mg sodium,
32g carbs,
5g fiber,
1g sugars,
11.5g protein

Now just follow these easy steps to make a couple of Healthy Fluffy Pancakes:

1. In a medium bowl, mix flour, baking powder, sweetener, and a dash of salt. If you like, add a dash of cinnamon.

2. Stir in egg substitute, vanilla extract, and 1/4 cup water.

3. Bring a skillet sprayed with nonstick spray to medium-high heat. Add half of the batter to form a large pancake. Cook until pancake begins to bubble and is solid enough to flip, 2 – 3 minutes.

4. Gently flip and cook until both sides are lightly browned and inside is cooked through, 1 – 2 minutes.

5. Plate your pancake. Remove skillet from heat, re-spray, and return to medium-high heat.

6. Repeat with remaining batter to make a second pancake.

7. Enjoy!

Now dress up your pancakes a bit with a healthy topping …

Be careful what you use as a topping for your Healthy Fluffy Pancakes!

If you want to dress up your pancakes a bit, stock up on low-sugar preserves, light whipped butter or light buttery spread, sugar-free pancake syrup (careful… light syrup is still pretty high in calories), powdered sugar and, of course, lots of fresh fruit!

Here is my favorite recipe for a delicious healthy topping for pancakes as well as ice cream, cheesecake and much more! You can make this in less than 10 minutes, and be sure to make enough so you can try a spoonful with yogurt, too:
Homemade Blueberry Lemon Topping.

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Source: Lisa Lillien

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