Football Snacks

Tonight is the 2012 Football Season Kickoff...if you know me, you know that I don't watch sports on t.v. but you would have to be living under a rock if you don't know what that means to some people.  I decided to share a few of my favorite finger foods to help you celebrate football season without packing on the pounds!

Caramelized Onion Dip

 

Cooking spray

3 cups chopped onion (about 2 medium)
3 tablespoons low-fat sour cream, divided
2 tablespoons (1 ounce) block-style 1/3-less-fat cream cheese, softened
3 tablespoons light mayonnaise
1/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/8 teaspoon salt
Dash of ground red pepper

 

Heat a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat. Add onion; sauté 2 minutes. Reduce heat to low; cover and cook 20 minutes or until golden brown, stirring frequently. Remove from heat; cool.

Combine 1 tablespoon sour cream and cream cheese, stirring well. Add remaining sour cream, mayonnaise, and remaining ingredients, and stir well to combine. Stir in onion. Cover and refrigerate overnight.

 

Serve pita chips and vegetables like celery, carrots and red pepper strips.

When I made this for a family gathering, even the non-weight watchers loved it!

Serving Size = 2 Tablespoons, 1 PP per serving

• Calories: 30
• Calories from fat: 54%
• Fat: 1.8g
• Saturated fat: 0.5g
• Monounsaturated fat: 0.1g
• Polyunsaturated fat: 0.1g
• Protein: 0.7g
• Carbohydrate: 3.3g
• Fiber: 0.5g
• Cholesterol: 3mg
• Iron: 0.1mg
• Sodium: 53mg
• Calcium: 11mg

 

Chunky White Bean-Avocado Dip

 

I've been making this next recipe for years.  Everyone who tries it, loves it.  It not only stretches a buck by not having to buy as many pricy avocados, but also stretches your serving size without increasing fat/calories.

 

• 2 ripe avocados, pitted and peeled
• 1 can drained canned white beans
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 teaspoons fresh lime juice
• Salt and ground black pepper

In a medium bowl, combine avocados, white beans and garlic. Mash with a fork until chunky. Stir in lime juice. Season, to taste, with salt and black pepper.

 

6 servings - 4 PP per serving

 

I serve this with baked tortilla chips.  Also good with any meal on "Mexican Night".

 

 

Caramel Apple Dip

 

 

• 1 package (8 ounces) reduced-fat cream cheese, cubed
• 1/2 cup fat free caramel ice cream topping
• 1/2 cup marshmallow creme
• Apple slices

 

In a microwave-safe bowl, combine cream cheese and ice cream topping

until blended. Add marshmallow creme; mix until blended.

 

Microwave, uncovered, on 50% power for 1 minute; stir. Microwave

30-60 seconds longer, stirring every 15 seconds or until warm.

Transfer to a serving dish. Serve immediately with apple slices.

 

Yield: 12 servings, 2 PP per serving

 

Nutrition Facts: One serving (2 tablespoons dip, calculated without fruit) equals 102 calories, 4 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 14 mg cholesterol, 109 mg sodium, 13 g carbohydrate, 0 fiber, 3 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 starch, 1 fat.

 And for dessert...

 

Macaroon Bars

 

 

3-1/4 cups flaked coconut, divided

1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk

1 teaspoon almond extract

1 tube (8 ounces) refrigerated crescent rolls

 

Sprinkle 1-1/2 cups coconut into a well-greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking

pan. Combine milk and extract; drizzle half over the coconut. Unroll

crescent dough into one long rectangle; seal seams and perforations.

Place in pan. Drizzle with remaining milk mixture; sprinkle with

remaining coconut.

 

Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown. Cool

completely on a wire rack before cutting. Store in the refrigerator.

 

Yield: 3 dozen, 3 PP per serving 

 

Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (1 each) equals 103 calories, 5 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 4 mg cholesterol, 85 mg sodium, 12 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 2 g protein.