Try this super-easy alternative to sugar-laden cranberry sauce for a festive treat, or just keep a container of it in the fridge for light, healthy snacking year-round.

4 cups cranberries
6 cups sliced apples (leave peel on)
1/2 cup unsweetened apple juice (continue reading…)

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What would summer be without finger Jell-O? Here, the wiggly snacks get a healthy turn with antioxidant-rich fruit juice and goji berries. Look for dried goji berries at your health food store. Some supermarkets are beginning to stock the dried berries in the organic snacks sections, too.

With some minor alterations, this recipe can make Jell-O shots suitable for expectant moms or anyone else at the party who doesn’t drink alcohol. (continue reading…)

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Try this winning combination of chocolate and prunes for dessert!

Prep and Cook Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients:
½ cup pitted prunes
¼ cup pitted dates
3 Tbsp. almond butter
1 Tbsp. maple syrup
3 Tbsp. unsweetened cocoa
½ cup finely grated unsweetened coconut

Directions:

1.    In a food processor, drop the prunes and dates through the feed hole one by one. Scrape the processor bowl and run until the
Prunes and dates are smooth.
2.    Add remaining ingredients except for the coconut.  Run until smooth and scrape the bowl as needed.
3.    Roll the mixture into 12 one-inch balls and roll in coconut to coat.  Refrigerate for at least ½ hour.

Makes 12 pieces (continue reading…)

Recipe provided by the George Mateljan Foundation

This is a wonderful after dinner treat that provides a great combination of flavors and is healthy as well! Cranberries, like blueberries, rate high in their concentration of antioxidants to combat free radical activity, while the walnuts gives you an extra boost of those hard-to-find omega-3 fatty acids. (continue reading…)

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Take the chill off the cold wet weather with some yummy chocolate pudding. Here are two methods using very different ingredients, and a variation for Vanilla pudding. Now you can enjoy comfort food with no sugar or dairy in sight.

Chocolate Pudding
This recipe will make a large amount, but no exact quantity was given. Using either a small amount of fresh ginger or fresh or dry grated orange zest adds a complexity to the recipe- you shouldn’t be able to taste the ginger or orange rind but they add a “layer” of taste which is a trick cooks use to accomplish sophisticated flavors.

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