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Around 100 free online recipes for those with a sweet tooth but need to cut down the cholesterol, saturated fat and calories. Each recipe hand picked from thousands and thousands of recipes!
Generally lower carb recipes, generally very lower fat recipes and nil to very little in added sugar, with many being sugar free recipes, cholesterol free recipes. Wonderful to munch, normally easy to prepare.
You will find here many recipes: Cookie recipes including Chocolate chip cookie recipe and peanut butter cookie recipe. The sugar free recipes are to be thoroughly enjoyed. The sugar free dessert recipes, fat free recipes. Hmmm, oh so lovely. Weight watchers recipes free. Yes, you want to eat and enjoy, not starve or go "yuk, oh so horrible", so this what this web page is all about.
These lower cholesterol, fat and calorie recipes are much lower in comparison to what the normal recipe is, with out much, if any, loss in flavour and texture. If you are looking for low cholesterol, low satureated fat, low calorie recipes due to a condition or disease, then please check out our NEW: OUR FREE LOW CHOLESTEROL, Low Calorie, Low Saturated Fat Recipes Start Here, as the ones below are possibly not going to help a great deal, except perhaps as a special treat if your doctor allows.
SPECIAL NOTE: When a specific brand name of artificial sweetener is used, you can use the equivalent of the one you use. For example, a tablespoon of Splenda is equal to a tablespoon of sugar, so you would use your sweeteners equivalent to one tablespoon of sugar. I use Nutrasweet or it's generic equivalent, so I would use three small tablets. Be aware though, that if the recipe calls for cooking AND it requires the artificial sweetener to be added prior to cooking, then you need the special sweeteners that tolerate heat well, such as Splenda.
Also, be aware that although great effort has been made to get the nutritional analysis of calories, cholesterol and saturated fat correct, the concentrations within ingredients can change from one manufacturer to the next. For example, some cocoa powder has 0% saturated fat, while other manufactures turn it out with 7% and even 10% saturated fat. One really needs to be alert to the food analysis given on food items by the manufacturer and buy accordingly.
Also, please do not rely on the food composition tables given for each recipe, they are a guide only!
Lower cholesterol, lower fat, lower calorie recipe versions below:
These recipes are being reanalysed, indexed and moved to our cholesterol web site. Some of the recipes here will fail to make it to our low cholesterol diet pages, other's will take a while because of the amount of time required to analyse and work out cholesterol concentrations etc
Lower cholesterol, Lower calorie, Lower saturated fat, Diet, Chocolate Cherry Angel Food Cake Recipe
Ingredients:
1/4 cup walnuts, chopped
1/4 cup maraschino cherries, drained and chopped
1/4 cup reduced fat chocolate chips
16 oz. angel food cake mix
1/2 cup reduced fat milk chocolate frosting
Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a small bowl, combine walnuts, cherries, and chocolate chips.
Add to cake mix.
Prepare and bake cake according to package directions.
Remove from oven and set upside-down until cooled.
Heat frosting until thin.
Glaze cake, allowing frosting to drizzle down sides.
Makes 12 servings.
Nutritional information per serving:
Calories: 212
Fat: 2g
Calories from fat: 10%
Protein: 3g
Carbohydrate: 45g
Cholesterol: 0mg
Saturated Fat 0.8 g
Sodium: 286mg
COMMENT: Consider only as an occasional treat. Although recipe is a very much lower in calories, cholesterol and saturated fat, the recipe is still too high in calories for my liking. Also, I am unable to check the cholesterol content of some of the ingredients.
Lower cholesterol, Lower calorie, Lower saturated fat, Diet, Ornamental Frosting Recipe
Ingredients:
16 ounces powdered sugar
3 tablespoons meringue powder
1/3 cup warm water
1 teaspoon yellow paste icing color
1 teaspoon red paste icing color
1 teaspoon leaf green paste icing color
Directions:
In a mixing bowl, combine sugar, meringue powder, and water. Mix mixture for five minutes, or until it is so stiff that knife drawn through it leaves a clean-cut path. If desired, add coloring to frosting. With decorating bag, with small tip, decorate cookies with frosting. If mixture is too thick add a little more warm water to desired spreading or piping consistency. Keep frosting covered with plastic wrap to prevent drying out. Decorate cookies as desired.
Notes: Yields: 3 cups (48 one tablespoon servings). Frosting may be stored in refrigerator in airtight container for up to one week (rebeat frosting slightly to make it spreadable).
Makes 48 servings.
Nutritional information per serving:
Calories: 38
Fat: 0g
Calories from fat: 0%
Protein: 0g
Carbohydrate: 9g
Cholesterol: 0mg
Saturated Fat: 0 g
Sodium: 0mg
Lower cholesterol, Lower calorie, Lower saturated fat, Diet, Lovely Lemon Cheesecake Recipe
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons low-fat graham cracker crumbs
3 ounces lemon gelatin powder
2/3 cup boiling water
1 cup fat-free cottage cheese
8 ounces fat-free cream cheese - softened
2 cup Cool Whip Free - thawed
4 drops yellow food coloring
21 ounce can cherry pie filling -- chilled
Directions:
Prepare a 9-inch springform pan with cooking spray. Sprinkle with half the crumbs. In a food processor, combine gelatin powder and boiling water. Mix until gelatin is completely dissolved. Add cottage cheese and cream cheese. Process until smooth. Pour into mixing bowl. Fold in whipped topping and food coloring. Pour into prepared pan. Smooth top. Sprinkle with remaining crumbs around outer edge. Chill four hours, or until set. Then, top center with pie filling.
Makes 8 servings.
Nutritional information per serving:
Calories: 196
Fat: 1g
Calories from fat: 5%
Protein: 11g
Carbohydrate: 38g
Cholesterol: 7mg
Sodium: 310mg
COMMENT: Consider only as an occasional treat. Although it is a very much lower calorie, cholesterol and saturated fat substitute recipe, the recipe still has medium levels of these things.
Lower cholesterol, Lower calorie, Lower saturated fat, Diet, Chocolate Cheesecake Recipe
Ingredients:
1-3/4 cup drained non-fat yogurt
4 ounces light cream cheese
1/4 cup part-skim ricotta
1/4 cup plus 1-tablespoon maple syrup
3 tablespoons cocoa powder
2 large egg whites
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
3 tablespoons light Irish cream liqueur
1 tablespoon coffee liqueur
1 teaspoon vanilla or almond extract
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Coat eight-inch pan with cooking spray.
Puree, in blender or food processor, 1 cup drained yogurt, cream cheese, ricotta, 1/4 cup maple syrup, cocoa powder, egg whites, cinnamon, and liqueurs. Pour into pan.
Place half-filled pan of water on bottom rack of oven.
Bake cake on center rack for 50-60 minutes
Topping: Whisk together remaining 3/4 cup yogurt, vanilla or almond extract, and a generous tablespoon of maple syrup. Once cake is done, apply topping and decorate with fruit such as sliced strawberries or mandarin oranges. Bake 10 minutes more. This cake is best when eaten the same day it is made.
Makes 10 servings.
Nutritional information per serving:
Calories: 163
Fat: 3.5g
Cholesterol 9.5 mg
Saturated Fat 1.5 g
COMMENT: Consider a rare treat because of the recipe's calorie and Saturated Fat content - although it is a very much lower calorie substitute, it's calorie count is still rather high.
Lower cholesterol, Lower calorie, Lower saturated fat, Diet, No-Bake Butterscotch and Cream Cheesecake Recipe
Ingredients:
Crust:
2 cups low-fat graham cracker crumbs
1/4 cup fat-free Promise Ultra margarine, melted
3 tablespoons granulated sugar
Filling:
16 ounces fat-free cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup Cool Whip Free, thawed
1/4 cup fat-free plain yogurt
1/4 cup fat-free sour cream
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon lemon juice, bottled
1 tablespoon unflavored gelatin
1 tablespoon water
1/4 cup fat-free butterscotch topping
Directions:
To prepare crust, combine crumbs, margarine, and sugar in a mixing bowl. Press mixture firmly in an 8-inch pie pan. Chill one hour, or until firm. To prepare filling, combine cream cheese, sugar, whipped topping, yogurt, sour cream, vanilla extract, and lemon juice. Mix until smooth. In a small bowl, combine gelatin and water. Mix until gelatin is dissolved. Fold into cream cheese mixture. Divide batter in half. Fold butterscotch topping into one half and leave the other one plain. Pour butterscotch batter into a prepared 8-inch pie crust. Spoon plain batter over top. Cover and refrigerate for two hours, or until set.
Makes 8 servings.
Nutritional information per serving:
Calories: 252
Fat: 1g
Calories from fat: 3%
Protein: 9g
Carbohydrate: 50g
Cholesterol: 11mg
Sodium: 419mg
Comment: Obviously the normal recipe was almost a guarantee of a coronary, still, even though this recipe is much lower in calories, cholesterol and saturated fat, it is still once in a while eat.
Lower cholesterol, Lower calorie, Lower saturated fat, Diet, Pineapple Milkshake Recipe
Ingredients:
20 ounces crushed pineapple - undrained
2 cup fat-free vanilla ice cream
1 cup skim milk
1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
Directions:
In a food processor, combine pineapple, ice cream, milk, and cinnamon.
Process until smooth.
Makes 5 servings.
Nutritional information per serving:
Calories: 154
Fat: <1g
Calories from fat: 1%
Protein: 5g
Carbohydrate:35g
cholesterol: 1mg
Sodium: 91mg
Lower cholesterol, Lower calorie, Lower saturated fat, Diet, Rippin' Raspberry Sherbet Recipe
Ingredients:
3/4 cup soy milk or skim (fat free) milk
3/4 cup cran-raspberry juice
1 cup frozen raspberries, pureed
2 tablespoons sugar substitute or 6 tablets artificial sweetner
Directions:
Place all ingredients in a blender. Whip until frothy.
Pour into an ice cream maker or shallow pan and chill until slushy and thick.
Put chunks into a food processor or blender and cream until smooth.
Pour into desired container and re-freeze.
Serving Suggestion: Let soften before serving. Stir until creamy and serve in frosted dessert dish with a fresh mint leaf for garnish.
Makes 24 servings.
Nutritional information per serving:
Calories: 80
Fat: 1g
Protein: 2g
Cholesterol: 0 mg
Saturated Fat 0 g
Lower cholesterol, Lower calorie, Lower saturated fat, Diet, Peanut Butter Fudge Recipe
Ingredients:
3/4 cup diet margarine
1 cup peanut butter
3-2/3 cups confectioners' sugar
Directions:
Lightly grease a 9 x 9-inch baking dish.
In a saucepan over low heat, melt margarine.
Remove from heat and stir in peanut butter until smooth.
Stir in confectioners' sugar, a little at a time, until well blended.
Pat into prepared pan and chill until firm.
Cut into 1-inch squares.
Nutrition information per three, one-inch pieces:
Calories: 188
Fat: 11g
Sodium: 166mg
Cholesterol 0 mg
Saturated fat 0.3 g
COMMENT: Consider a rare treat because of the Fudge's calorie content - although it is a lower calorie substitute, it's calorie count is still rather high.
Lower cholesterol, Lower calorie, Lower saturated fat, Diet, Maple Cookies Recipe
Ingredients:
1/2 cup reduced fat margarine, softened
1/2 cup non fat unsweetened natural yoghurt
1 cup shredded peeled tart apple
4 egg whites
1 teaspoon maple flavoring
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
Artificial brown sugar to equal 1/3-cup brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
Directions:
Heat oven to 350-degrees.
In a mixing bowl, combine margarine, yoghurt, apple, eggs, maple flavoring and vanilla.
Combine flour, sweeteneer, baking soda and baking powder; add to apple mixture and mix well.
Drop by heaping tablespoonfuls onto baking sheets coated with nonstick cooking spary.
Bake at 375-degrees for nine to ten minutes or until lightly browned.
Cool on wire racks. Store in an airtight container.
Recipe makes 42 cookies.
One cookie equals 37 calories
Cholesterol 0 mg
Saturated Fat 0 g
Lower cholesterol, Lower calorie, Lower saturated fat, Diet, Dandy Candy Recipe
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons low fat margarine, softened
1 tablespoon light corn syrup
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Four pinches salt
1 cup powdered sugar
Decorating candy sprinkles
Directions:
In a mixing bowl, coat the bowl with butter, then leave the remaining butter in the bowl.
Add corn syrup, vanilla and salt to the bowl.
Stir and mix well.
Add powdered sugar.
Stir and mix well.
Remove mixture from mixing bowl and place on a clean counter top or cutting board. Pound, squeeze and roll candy until it feels smooth.
Roll candy into small balls, about the size of a walnut.
Roll the balls in a bowl of sprinkles.
Place on a plate, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate.
Note: The candy tastes best when cold!
Recipe makes about 20 candies.
Nutrition information per candy:
Calories 37
Calories from Fat 11
Total Fat 1.2g
Saturated Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0 mg
Sodium 44mg
Carbohydrate 6.8g
Dietary Fiber 0g
Protein 0g
Lower cholesterol, Lower calorie, Lower saturated fat, Diet, Powdered Sugar Replacement Recipe
Ingredients:
2 cups nonfat dry milk powder
2 cups cornstarch
1 cup granulated sugar replacement
Directions:
Combine all ingredients in food processor or blender.
Whip until well blended and powdered.
Yield: 4 cups
Calories per 1/4-cup, 81
Diabetic Exchange per 1/4-cup: 1 bread, 1/2 nonfat milk, or 1/2 bread
Lower cholesterol, Lower calorie, Lower saturated fat, Diet, Homemade Potato Chips Recipe
Ingredients:
One large potato, scrubbed clean and sliced
1/2 teaspoon olive oil
Salt or seasonings
Directions:
Pour oil in a plastic Ziploc baggie, along with whatever seasoning or spice preferred.
Put potato slices in bag. Blow up the bag and quickly seal it shut.
Shake vigorously until all the slices are coated.
Arrange slices in a circle on a microwave-safe plate and microwave on high four minutes.
Turn chips over and re-arrange them so they cook evenly. Microwave again for two minutes; turn over.
Watch them carefully and microwave again for about two minutes or until they start to brown. They must brown a little in places or they will not crisp up.
Remove and let cool.
The chips will crisp while they are cooling.
1 serving
Nutrition Facts:
Calories 165
Fat 2.4g
Cholesterol 0mg
Saturated fat 0.5 g
Sodium 11mg
Lower cholesterol, Lower calorie, Lower saturated fat, Diet, Orange Freeze Recipe
Ingredients:
3 cups crushed ice
12 to 24 artificial sweetner tablets or 1/2 cup sugar equivalent in artificial sweetner.
One pack lo-cal orange drink mix
Directions:
Combine all ingredients in a blender.
Whip at high speed.
Eat as is or freeze for later.
Yield: Four servings.
Calories - almost none.
Cholesterol 0 mg
Saturated Fat 0 g
Lower cholesterol, Lower calorie, Lower saturated fat, Diet, Chocolate Cake Recipe
Ingredients:
1-1/2 cup flour
1/4 cup artificial sugar substitute
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1-1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup skim milk
2/3 cup vegetable oil
4 egg whites
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350-degrees.
Grease and flour a 13 x 9-inch cake pan.
Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl and beat just until blended.
Pour into prepared pan and bake for 40-45 miutes.
Let cool.
Yield: 24 servings
Cholesterol 0 mg
Saturated Fat 0 g
Lower cholesterol, Lower calorie, Lower saturated fat, Diet, Carrot Cake Recipe
Ingredients:
1/4 cup vegetable oil
3 tablespoons sugar substitute
8 egg whites
1/2 cup water
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon each baking soda and baking powder
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup pecans chopped
3 cups grated carrots
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350-degrees. Grease and flour a 3-quart tube pan.
In a mixing bowl cream together the oil,sugar substitute and egg whites until light and lemon colored.
Add remaining ingredients except carrots and pecans. Beat well then stir in carrots and pecans.
Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 30-40 minutes.
Recipe makes 16 servings.
Nutrition information per serving:
Calories 101
Saturated Fat 0.1 g
Cholesterol 0 mg
Exchanges: 1 bread, 3 fat
Lower cholesterol, Lower calorie, Lower saturated fat, Diet, Egg Sausage Breakfast Sandwich Recipe
Ingredients:
One English muffin, low fat-toasted
1/4 cup egg substitute
1 serving Gimme Lean Sausage
One slice fat-free American cheese
Directions:
Toast muffin. Layers; slice of cheese.
Saute breakfast pattie according to package directions, place on tope of cheese.
Pour Scramblers in small saute pan, prepare over medium high, heat omelet style.
Fold in half and place over breakfast pattie, tope with second half of muffin.
1 serving
Nutrition information per muffin:
Calories: 210
Total Fat: 1g
cholesterol: 0
Carbohydrate: 32g
Protein: 26g
Sodium: 610
Lower cholesterol, Lower calorie, Lower saturated fat, Diet, Herb Garlic Loaf Recipe
Ingredients:
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons water
4-1/2 teaspoons low fat margarine, softened
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 cups bread flour
1 envelope savory herb with garlic soup mix
4-1/2 teaspoons nonfat dry milk powder
1 tablespoon sugar
2-1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast
Instructions:
In a bread machine pan, place all ingredients in order suggested by manufacturer. Select basic bread setting. Choose crust color and loaf size if available. Bake according to bread machine directions (check dough after 5 minutes of mixing; add 1 to 2 tablespoons of water or flour if needed).
Servings: 1 loaf (1-1/2 pounds, 16 slices)
Nutrition Facts:
Amount Per Serving (1 slice): Calories 93
Fat 1 g, cholesterol 3 mg,
Sodium 116 mg,