Sweet Recipes

Sauteed sweet peppers dress up plain chicken. Serve on top of a bed of brown rice.

Try these light and low-fat personal pies for dessert during the fall. They're a great substitute for pumpkin pie or sweet potato casserole.

Lemony coriander and smoky cumin pair perfectly with sharp Cheddar in this grown-up spin on scalloped potatoes.

Sweet potatoes and bananas combine to make a flavorful low fat custard.

A healthy alternative to an American favorite.

An interesting but tasty dessert, perfect for a cool evening.

Not your basic yams.

Sweet and creamy, both sweet potatos and beans are good sources of dietary fiber!

This is a tasty side that can be added to any main course.

For all you cabbage lovers--this may be the soup for you.

A great anytime snack that everyone will love!

Delicious and healthy, these muffins are the perfect sweet start to the day.

I use this recipe when I'm craving something sweet. It answers that craving for the sweet and I don't feel quilty afterwards. To make sweet potato chips more healthful, instead of deep frying them, I toss them with oil and bake in the oven.

1 serving = 1 medium sweet potato

This is one of my favorite soups! Slightly sweet with a kick! The chipotle en adobo peppers can be found at a regular grocery store where the authentic mexican ingredients are. They are in a can and only one pepper is plenty for this whole pot of soup.

A great addition to

It's not an ice-cream shake but it tastes just as good with only 119 calories a cup!

A great vegetarian twist on Split Pea Soup.

A sweet little twist on the classic turkey chili...

Really good! Sometimes I add extra veggies such as broccoli and celery.

A delicious almost desert side dish with maple syrup, walnuts, & raisins

Gluten Free variety of gnocchi

One of my favorites growing up. Now a favorite in my house! We love pepper and use a lot. If you aren't a pepper fan, use much less (thus the

Quick and easy and very delicious!!!

It's the perfect time of year for this recipe! Sweet potatoes are one of the most delicious (and nutritious!) winter comfort foods, and the warm maple syrup flavor of this dish is the perfect complement to cold weather. Choose medium sweet potatoes with firm, unblemished skins — they'll have the best flavor!

This recipe is delicious and easy!

This is a nice spinach salad with oranges and almonds and the sweet-sesame dressing can be used as a great dip for raw veggies, spring rolls, and dumplings. The calories will be less if you use low-sodium soy sauce but they didn't have that listed.

NUTRITION INFORMATION: Per serving: 122 calories; 5 g fat (0 g sat, 3 g mono); 0 mg cholesterol; 19 g carbohydrate; 2 g protein; 3 g fiber; 323 mg sodium; 429 mg potassium.

My husband likes sweet potato casserole. I decided to make this using the same flavors but without the marshmallows!

Serves 4

My first ever attempt at baking with a sourdough starter, these muffins rose perfectly, are low in fat and are a great spicy blend of sweet and sour!! Original recipe came from Breadchick at The Sour Dough (http://breadchick.com/?p=349).