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My birthday cake!! This came out so delicious and was so simple to make I actually did it before breakfast! The cake is rich and very lemony because the recipe uses the zest of two whole lemons AND the juice of one. It’s a dense cake and you could very easily bake it as a lemon pound cake instead. I used Stonewall Kitchen Wild Maine Blueberry Spread as my filling because it’s only 10 calories a tablespoon, is a favorite of everyone who tries it and has no added sugar! The cake makes 16 slices because it is two layer but you could make it a 12 serving cake by just adding 47 calories per serving (203 cals each then). I used raspberries around the edge for decoration AND serving markers. They can help you evenly space out slices! ~ Cake recipe: piecesinprogress.tumblr.com/cakes Strawberry-Raspberry Topping: piecesinprogress.tumblr.com/saucetastic

Chocolate Orange Meringue Cookies!

16 calories, 4 carbs, 0g fat,  0g protein!

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This recipe uses the zest of a whole orange to add a delicious citrus tang to the chocolate. Meringues are normally healthy cookies since they’re basically just egg whites, cream of tartar and sugar, but by using cocoa powder you not only get great chocolate flavor but cut down on calories from sugar! You can use this recipe to experiment with all different flavors, coconut or crushed/pureed berries like raspberry would be great too!

*These are about 3 inches in diameter*

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Recipe here:

piecesinprogress.tumblr.com/creativecookies

35 notes | 2 days ago

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Mango Coconut Cupcakes! 107 calories, 4g fat, 10 carbs, 2g protein ~ These cupcakes were a huge hit before my family even realized they were healthy. They have chunks of fresh mango and coconut flakes (with coconut extract) to create a really tropical bright summary cupcake. I frosted them with 1/2 a teaspoon of Pillsbury sugar free frosting for an extra 17 calories and used marshmallows for the decoration. ~ Recipe here: piecesinprogress.tumblr.com/brilliantbaking

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Homemade Pita Bread!! Per pita: 106 calories, 0g fat, 3g protein! ~ Pitas are one of the easiest breads to make and are fantastic on their own, with roasted veggies, healthy hummus or dips, or for mini pizzas. The dough needs time to rise but once it’s ready it takes less than 5 minutes to bake and they stay good stored properly for about a week( but in my experience have never lasted that long). The best part is you can make all different flavors by using herbs and spices like rosemary, thyme, basil, oregano, cumin, red pepper flakes, GARLIC, minced onion or anything else you like! Here I used oregano and lots of garlic. :) ~ Recipe here: piecesinprogress.tumblr.com/breads

Fresh Raspberry Lemon Zest Cheesecake!!

115 calories, 19 carbs, 1g fat, 5g protein

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This enormous cake came out perfectly! What really lightens this recipe up so much is the use of meringue! The egg whites keep it fluffy while the cream cheese makes it creamy. The raspberries are mashed and stirred in so you get a real tang from them and the lemon finishes it off. This is DEFINITELY a recipe worth trying and worth the cook time!

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Recipe here:

Piecesinprogress.tumblr.com/brilliantbaking

83 notes | 2 months ago

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Basil Feta Scones! 98 calories, 15 carbs, 2g fat, 6th protein! ~ I’m a big cheese person so the combination of fresh basil and cheese in a scone has always been appealing to me. They’re really delicious, especially when warm and since there’s so much flavor already in them they don’t need any topppings. They’re perfect for breakfast, brunch, or anytime you want a savory snack! ~ Recipe here: Piecesinprogress.tumblr.com/breads

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Strawberry Raspberry Brownies! 105 calories, 26 carbs, 0g fat, 3g protein!!! ~ I started with the already super healthy “No Pudge Fudge” raspberry brownie mix but made it even healthier! I used greek yogurt to add more protein to the recipe, put it in cupcake molds instead of a pan to help with portion control (much easier to just have one cupcake size!), and used my favorite fruit trick. I love adding fruit to baked goods to increase the size of the batter (and thus the yield) for minimal calories. Although no pudge fudge is already really healthy I was able to cut out 15 calories per serving by adding fresh strawberries to the recipe! :) ~ Recipe here: piecesinprogress.tumblr.com/brilliantbaking

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Heavenly Mint Chocolate Cookies! with chocolate chunks! per cookie: 37 calories, 7 carbs, 1g fat, 1g protein!    ~ These cookies are just insanely ridiculously good!! They’re extremely chocolatey since there’s so much cocoa powder in the batter AND big chunks of chocolate! I used sugar free peppermint Torani for a minty twist but you could easily use peppermint extract as well. They’re a perfect Valentines Day or anytime you want chocolate decadence treat. The batter is the right consistency that when loaded into a plastic bag it’ll hold its shape so you could make heart shaped cookies with this too! :) ~ Recipe here: piecesinprogress.tumblr.com/creativecookies

50 calorie Chocolate Chunk Cookies! This recipe was so great I decided to post a few extra/ behind the scenes ideas!

50 cal, 10 carbs, 1g fat, 1g protein

The whole recipe is here:

Piecesinprogress.tumblr.com/creativecookies

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I used some pieces of chocolate from my sugar free candy jar. I found the best way to break them up is while they’re still in the wrapper! Using the edge of a table helped break them too. They turn out more like chocolate chunk cookies but thats even better in my opinion!

Baking them made my whole room smell like cookies! I couldn’t wait till they came out (I might have snacked on a bit of cookie dough while waiting haha). One great tip is put the dough in wax paper, roll it into a log and freeze it so you can just slice and cook them off as needed! 

I let them set for 2 minutes on the tray before moving them to a plate, it helps them hold together better! 

Using Greek yogurt in place of butter worked surprisingly well! I usually use light butter to make recipes healthier but I may have to stick with yogurt instead going forward! 

From scratch they took less than 20 minutes and used ingredients like egg whites and greek yogurt that I always have on hand. Give them a try and tell me all about it! :)

21 notes | 3 months ago

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CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES! per cookie: 50 calories, 10 carbs, 1g fat,  1g protein One word for these: YUM!!! They were insprired by the Nestle Tollhouse recipe but I changed it up and made it healthy by using nonfat greek yogurt in place of butter, egg whites instead of eggs and sugar free chocolate (who doesn’t love big chunks of chocolate? :]) instead of chocolate chips. You need to try these!!! Best of all from scratch it only takes 20 minutes! Recipe here:piecesinprogress.tumblr.com/creativecookies

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Balsamic Glazed Veggies! 32 calories, 7 carbs, 0g fat,  1g protein Recipe here I just finished making a big batch of them, I’ll be using half of it later tonight for my Chilled Couscous Salad! The salad is 287 cals and has lots of veggies, couscous, feta, a bit of olive oil and spices (garlic, red chili flakes, oregano, lemon), recipe and pics up later! Today I roasted the eggplant, peppers and onions then covered it with the layer of zucchini to trap in steam so the flavors all infuse together underneath.

Chocolate Chip (Yogurt) Muffins!

108 calories, 21 carbs, 1g fat, 4g protein

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I wish you all could smell these right now! The chocolate is suspended perfectly in the batter so you get a bit of gooey chocolate with each bite! They take a total of 20 minutes to make and only a few ingredients, seriously try these!! You could top them with a bit of extra sugar but I left them as is and they’re absolutely fantastic! What makes them extra healthy is the use of nonfat greek yogurt instead of butter.

Recipe here:

piecesinprogress.tumblr.com/brilliantbaking

52 notes | 4 months ago

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CANDY CANE COOKIES! . 63 calories, 2g fat, 1g protein . Recipe here: Piecesinprogress.tumblr.com/coolcookies These are incredibly easy to make, the whole thing took me less than 15 minutes! I used the edge of a can of Pam to mash up the candy canes and let the cookies cook just a minute too long. This gave them a delicious crunchy outside that was great with the minty candy canes! :) These are also pretty big cookies so you really get a lot for the calories!

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CHOCOLATE COFFE (mini) CUPCAKES! each: 59 calories, 3g fat, 3g protein . recipe here: piecesinprogress.tumblr.com/brilliantbaking .