Low Fat Almond Love Drops Recipes

ALMOND DROPS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in extract. Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture. Stir in almonds. , Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool for 2 minutes before removing to wire racks.

LOW FAT ALMOND COOKIES (VEGAN)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Place tofu, applesauce, oil, almond extract and sugar in mixing bowl.
• Whisk together until it's smooth.
• Sift in flour, salt and baking powder and stir until just blended. Do NOT overwork the dough, because it will make it tough.
• Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto cookie sheet and bake 8-10 minutes.

LOW-FAT STRAWBERRIES AND ALMOND CREAM

Steps:

• Wash strawberries and cut off tops.
• Cut a deep"X" in the top of each berry without cutting through the bottom.
• Spread each strawberry apart.
• In a medium mixing bowl, whisk milk and pudding for two minutes.
• Fold in the whipped topping and almond extract.
• Fill a decorating bag with pudding mixture and pipe into each strawberry.
• I usually fill this right before serving.
• Don't let them in the refrigerator to long.
• Hint: It is best to chill the pudding mixture before filling the strawberries.
• The warm air causes mixture to become to soft.

LOW FAT DUNKING ALMOND BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Sift together the first 4 ingredients in small bowl.
• Beat together the next 4 ingredients.
• Add the flour mixture to the egg mixture and combine on low speed of mixer.
• Add the almonds and chocolate chips.
• Preheat oven to 325.
• Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Using a spoon, scoop the dough in two lines down the length of the baking sheet (use two if you need to), keeping them about 3 inches apart.
• They'll be about 12"- 14" X 2" strips.
• Bake until firm and barley showing color, about 25-30 minutes.
• Cool on rack 10 minutes.
• Lower oven temperature to 300.
• Take the strips and slice them cross-wise into about 1/2" slices.
• Return to the baking sheet, and standing them upright with some space between them, bake for an additional 30-35 minutes until crisp and very light golden.
• Cool and store in an air tight container.

LOW-FAT ALMOND LOVE DROPS

Steps:

• In a food processor fitted with metal blade or in a blender, grind together everything except the preserves until a smooth paste forms Drop teaspoonsful of the paste onto a greased or nonstick cookie sheet, or one lined with parchment paper.
• With a wet spoon, make a depression in the centers of the cookies.
• Place a small dollop (about 1/2 teaspoon) of fruit preserves in each depression.
• Bake in a preheated 350F oven until lightly golden, between 10-15 minutes.