A berry good recipe roundup at FoodieView blog

Nothing says summer than berries. If you agree, check out my latest post at the FoodieView blog, Recipe Roundup: A Berry Wonderful Summer.

Just a warning: only a few of the recipes over at FoodieView are low in Weight Watchers POINTS. There are a few exceptions luckily! Here are a couple of the better ones including my Weight Watchers POINTS breakdown:

Allen at Eating Out Loud's Raspberry Soufflé
Makes 6 servings

Ingredients;

• 1 teaspoon butter for greasing ramekins (.5 POINT or substitute with a cooking spray)
• 6 oz fresh raspberries (.5 POINT)
• 1/4 cup, plus 2 teaspoons sugar (12.5 POINTS)
• 4 egg whites (1 POINTS)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400F (200C).
2. Butter the insides of six 1/2 cup ramekins.
3. Puree raspberries in a blender or food processor, then strain through a fine mesh sieve to remove the seeds. (Allen says this is a MUST!)
4. Add 2 teaspoons sugar to the strained puree and set aside.
5. In a mixer, beat four egg whites until they begin to thicken. Continue to beat the whites while you slowly add 1/4 cup sugar. Mix until egg whites form stiff peaks and are glossy.
6. Add 1/3 of the egg whites to the puree and slowly fold in. Continue by adding the remaining egg whites, folding in until no white streaks remain.
7. Spoon the soufflé batter into the ramekins, filling to the top and leveling off with the back of a spatula.
8. Place filled ramekins on a baking sheet and bake on a rack positioned in the bottom 1/3 of the oven.
9. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until the soufflé rises 1/2″ above the rim.
10. Serve immediately with a sprinkle of powdered sugar!

Weight Watchers POINTS per serving = 3

Vegan smoothie that’s low in POINTS

Another recipe to check out is Kathy at Healthy. Happy. Life.’s Chai-Berry Short-Cup Dessert Smoothie – a vegan recipe. I took out the shredded coconut, since 1 ounce of the stuff is 4 POINTS in itself. However, the Bolthouse Farms Vanilla Chai Tea drink is low fat and 8 ounces contains 10 grams of protein. Impressive!

Chai-Berry Short-Cup Dessert Smoothie
Vegan, makes 2 servings

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups Bolthouse Farms Vanilla Chai Tea drink (4.5 POINTS)
• 1/2 raw banana (1 POINT)
• 1/2 frozen banana (1 POINT)
• 1/2 cup frozen strawberries (.5 POINTS)
• 1 cup coconut water ice cubes (0 POINTS)
• 6 raw raspberries (0 POINTS)

Directions:

1. Blend until smooth!
2. Garnish with fresh berries.

Weight Watchers POINTS per serving = 3.5

Posted on June 8, 2009 in Desserts,Recipes,Weight Watchers

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