Recipes and Posts Tagged Almonds

Yogurt, Fruit & Granola


Granola bars are convenient, but like most prepared foods, convenience comes at a price. The banana granola bar pictured below is less than 1 ounce (25 g) and has 110 calories. It’s also low in sodium (40 mg). That does not seem too bad except you only get 1 gram ...

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Chocolate Nut Clusters

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You can make homemade chocolate nut clusters in minutes with only two ingredients; chocolate and nuts. By making your own, you are not limited to peanut and almond clusters. You can use any nut or a combination of nuts. You also control whether to make them with more chocolate or ...

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Chewy Almond Butter Cookies

Almond Butter Cookie Recipe


Almond butter cookies are an alternative to peanut butter cookies. This recipe can be used to make both. You can substitute creamy or chunky peanut butter for the almond butter.  If you are allergic to peanuts, carefully check the almond butter label for processing in a plant that also processes peanuts. ...

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Fudge Sundae

300 Calorie Fudge Sundae Recipe

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Restaurant fudge sundaes can easily add 500 or more calories to your meal. For the average person needing 2,000 to 2,500 calories per day getting 20 to 25 percent of your calories from one dessert means giving up other foods. You don’t have to give up desserts to maintain or lose weight. ...

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Homemade Chocolate Candies

Chocolate Candy

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Using this recipe and semi-sweet chocolate you can make a variety of chocolate covered nuts, cherries, coconut, peanut butter, and more. Almonds are an excellent source of healthy fat and protein. This recipe can be doubled or tripled. Nutrition Information Nutrition information ranges are lowest for chocolate covered coconut to ...

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Blueberry Marzipan Torta

Blueberry Marzipan Torta

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The recipe for Blueberry Marzipan Torta has been around for decades, and making it was an annually Christmas tradition for my mother. The original recipe uses raspberry jam, but any flavor jam, homemade or prepared, can be used. Raspberry jam has thousands of small seeds that are always suited for ...

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Blanching and Roasting Almonds

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Homemade Chinese Almond Cookies

Click for Step-by-Step YouTube video. Many recipes require blanched almonds (almonds without skin). You can buy blanched and toasted almonds or prepare them using this simple method. more

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