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Mixed Berry Crock Pot Dump Cake

July 5, 2018 Katie Leave a Comment

There is nothing as easy and delicious as this Mixed Berry Crock Pot Dump Cake on a hot summer day. Served by itself, or with some low calorie whipped cream or ice cream for a special treat. By cooking in the slow cooker, you won’t be heating up the house. You’ll get all the delicious flavor with half the work!

Mixed Berry Crock Pot Dump Cake

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We use a 6-quart slow cooker for most of our recipes, but you can use a smaller one if that is what you have on hand. I have also been in favor of using slow cooker liners for recipes like this. It just makes cleanup so easy!

Our good friend, Emilee, made this for us a few weeks ago. She is always making yummy recipes to share with our readers! This one is also kid-friendly!

Ingredients for Crock Pot Dump Cake:

1 package Pillsbury Sugar-Free Yellow Cake Mix

1 can Sugar-Free Cherry Pie Filling

1 cup blueberries (fresh or frozen)

1/4 cup butter

Directions for Crock Pot Dump Cake:

Spray with non-stick spray, or line your slow cooker

Pour pie filling and blueberries into the slow cooker and stir until mixed well.

Sprinkle cake mix on top of berry mixture.

Drop the butter by teaspoons over cake mix making sure to place evenly (don’t put all in one place)

Place lid on the slow cooker and cook on high heat for 2 hours.

You may wish to lightly stir to mix the cake with berry filling.

Mixed Berry Crock Pot Dump Cake

Prep time: 5 mins

Cook time: 2 hours

Total time: 2 hours 5 mins

Serves: 18

Makes 18½ cup servings 4 SmartPoints per serving on Weight Watchers Beyond the Scale, FreeStyle, Flex, and Your Way Plans 5 PointsPlus per serving

Ingredients

1 package Pillsbury Sugar-Free Yellow Cake Mix
1 can Sugar-Free Cherry Pie Filling
1 cup blueberries (fresh or frozen)
¼ cup butter

Instructions

Spray with non-stick spray, or line your slow cooker
Pour pie filling and blueberries into the slow cooker and stir until mixed well.
Sprinkle cake mix on top of berry mixture.
Drop the butter by teaspoons over cake mix making sure to place evenly (don't put all in one place)
Place lid on the slow cooker and cook on high heat for 2 hours.
You may wish to lightly stir to mix the cake with berry filling.

Makes 18 1/2 cup servings

4 SmartPoints per serving on Weight Watchers Beyond the Scale, FreeStyle, Flex, and Your Way Plans

5 PointsPlus per serving

Make our Crock Pot Dump Cake for a delicious and easy dessert this week. You can throw this together in minutes, then forget it until dessert time after dinner! Kids love this because it is yummy and a bit messy looking. Adults love it because it is absolutely delicious! You can easily add in different berries, all fresh, or all frozen. Use whatever you prefer, but enjoy this as a sweet treat.

More Weight Watchers Desserts:

Apple Pie Cookies Recipes
Weight Watchers Icebox Lemon Pie
Easy Fruit Salad in a Mason Jar
Skinny Blueberry Lemon Muffin
Easy Rice Pudding Recipe
Strawberry Cake Mix Cookies
Weight Watchers Pistachio Fluff
Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cobbler

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Old Fashioned Potato Salad

July 2, 2018 Katie Leave a Comment

Summer months always mean time for our Skinny Old Fashioned Potato Salad is on the menu. I grew up eating a similar potato salad that my Granny made, but this one has been lightened up a bit to make it easier on the diet. This is a great option to go alongside your favorite grilled foods at a barbecue event!

Skinny Old Fashioned Potato Salad

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This old-fashioned potato salad recipe is a great option for those who like eggs. A few hard-boiled eggs added to a simple but flavorful potato salad adds a hint of protein. This recipe is best when completely chilled, so make it ahead of time so it will be nice and cold to serve to your family and guests.

Our friend Kari, from Craft Create Cook, made this recipe for us a few weeks ago. Make sure to check out our blog for more fun recipes and crafts! She recommends using a stainless steel egg slicer to make sure eggs are all a uniform size. This is such a great tip and tool to make it even easier to make your potato salad!

Ingredients for Old Fashioned Potato Salad:

3 pounds potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/2″ pieces

1/4 cup onion, diced

1/2 cup celery, diced

1/4 cup light mayonnaise

1 tablespoon prepared mustard

1 teaspoon sugar

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon pepper

3 hard-boiled eggs

Directions for Old Fashioned Potato Salad:

Place potatoes in a medium saucepan and cover with water, making sure the water is about 1″ above the potatoes.

Heat on medium-high heat and boil until the potatoes are soft and tender. This usually takes between 15-20 minutes. When cooking is complete, drain and rinse with cold water.

Slice 2 eggs into small pieces and place into a large mixing bowl.

Our Old Fashioned Potato Salad recipe is sure to remind you of the classic recipe your grandma made, but with fewer calories! It's a delicious option to be a side dish at your next weekend barbecue!

Add onion, celery, mayonnaise, mustard, salt, pepper, and mix well. Stir in potatoes and mix well.

Refrigerate until ready to serve. When ready to serve, slice the remaining egg into rounds and place on top of the dish before serving.

Old Fashioned Potato Salad

Prep time: 10 mins

Cook time: 20 mins

Total time: 30 mins

Serves: 6

Makes 6 servings 6 SmartPoints per serving on Beyond the Scale, FreeStyle, Flex, and Your Way Plans 6 PointsPlus per serving

Ingredients

2-3 pounds potatoes, peeled and cut into ½" pieces
¼ cup onion, diced
½ cup celery, diced
¼ cup light mayonnaise
1 tablespoon prepared mustard
1 teaspoon sugar
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon pepper
3 hard-boiled eggs

Instructions

Place potatoes in a medium saucepan and cover with water, making sure the water is about 1" above the potatoes.
Heat on medium-high heat and boil until the potatoes are soft and tender. This usually takes between 15-20 minutes. When cooking is complete, drain and rinse with cold water.
Slice 2 eggs into small pieces and place into a large mixing bowl.
Add onion, celery, mayonnaise, mustard, salt, pepper, and mix well. Stir in potatoes and mix well.
Refrigerate until ready to serve. When ready to serve, slice the remaining egg into rounds and place on top of the dish before serving.

Makes 6 Servings

1/2 cup per serving

6 SmartPoints per serving on Beyond the Scale, FreeStyle, Flex, and Your Way Plans

6 PointsPlus per serving

If you are planning a family meal and want a different potato side dish, this is a great option. Making old-fashioned potato salad is a perfect way to really add nostalgia to a meal, and use up simple ingredients you likely already have on hand in your pantry and refrigerator. For a bit more flavor, you can add a dash of garlic powder, paprika, or even a hint of sriracha if you like added spice!

More Side Dish Recipes:

Roasted Sweet Potato Side Dish
Weight Watchers Greek Pasta Salad
Creamy Pasta Salad with Peas and Ham
Skinny Pea Salad Recipe
Best Macaroni Salad
Instant Pot Baked Beans Recipe

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Easy Fruit Salad in a Mason Jar

June 27, 2018 Katie Leave a Comment

This Easy Fruit Salad recipe is a great idea for summer! We love using mason jars to build meals that are easy to transport, and this is just one of our favorites that our friend Emilee shared with us!

Easy Fruit Salad in a Mason Jar

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First of all, an easy fruit salad recipe is a great way to help get fruit into your routine. This is especially helpful if you have kids that want sugar snacks all the time during the summer months. Having a few of these made and ready to grab out of the fridge is ideal. You can offer up whatever fruit dip recipe you prefer, or you can serve the fruit just like it is fresh and delicious!

Supply Suggestions: We use wide mouth canning jars for building our easy fruit salad recipe. You can reach into layer the canning jars easier with the wide mouth, so I always grab those. Additionally, I purchased this Professional Pineapple Slicer recently and am totally in love with how easy it is to use! It has made fresh pineapples much easier to have on a regular basis.

Ingredients for Easy Fruit Salad:

1 cup strawberries

1 cup blueberries

1 cup pineapple

1 cup grapes

Directions for Easy Fruit Salad:

Wash and pat dry all of your fruits.

If desired, cut into bite-sized pieces. We recommend this for the pineapple and strawberries. I use a pineapple corer and slicer on a fresh pineapple, but you can use canned if preferred, just rinse well and pat dry.

Layer fruits in four mason jars with grapes, strawberries, pineapple, and blueberries.

Seal with lid and refrigerate for up to 1 week. Remove and pour into a bowl when ready to serve.

Easy Fruit Salad in a Mason Jar

Prep time: 10 mins

Total time: 10 mins

Serves: 4

Makes 4 Servings Zero Points on Weight Watchers FreeStyle, Flex, Your Way, PointsPlus, and Beyond the Scale Plans

Ingredients

1 cup strawberries
1 cup blueberries
1 cup pineapple
1 cup grapes

Instructions

Wash and pat dry all of your fruits.
If desired, cut into bite-sized pieces. We recommend this for the pineapple and strawberries. I use a pineapple corer and slicer on a fresh pineapple, but you can use canned if preferred, just rinse well and pat dry.
Layer fruits in four mason jars with grapes, strawberries, pineapple, and blueberries.
Seal with lid and refrigerate for up to 1 week. Remove and pour into a bowl when ready to serve.

Makes 4 Servings

Zero Points on Weight Watchers FreeStyle, Flex, Your Way, PointsPlus, and Beyond the Scale Plans

The idea behind this easy mason jar fruit salad is to prep something ahead of time that is a healthy snack or dessert option. It’s good for kids in the summer, and excellent for those of us trying to follow the Weight Watchers program and wanting to take advantage of zero point foods. One of these fruit salads each day is a great option!

With so many delicious fruits to add to your mason jar easy fruit salad, you’ll be able to create yummy combinations that suit your needs perfectly! Use what is fresh, in season, and readily available at your grocery store. We love to mix things up with different fruits, and add a delicious fruit dip on the side!

More Fruit Filled Recipes:

Skinny Blueberry Lemon Muffin
Slow Cooker Pear Butter
Weight Watchers Pistachio Fluff Recipe
Apple Cinnamon Muffins
Blueberry No Bake Cheesecake Recipes
Cranberry Banana Bread Recipe
Weight Watchers Breakfast Banana Coconut Muffins

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Skinny Pea Salad Recipe

May 7, 2018 Katie 2 Comments

For years, I have seen a version of this Skinny Pea Salad Recipe on buffet tables at potlucks. There is just something about this that screams summer and barbecue events. Personally, I am not a big fan of peas, but my friend Kari from Craft Create Cook made this for me since I knew many of you would love it. It’s a great way to create a point friendly salad that fits into any dietary plan.

Skinny Pea Salad Recipe

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This skinny pea salad recipe is a classic that most love. Since peas are now a zero point food on Weight Watchers FreeStyle it is definitely even more popular. Using things like mayonnaise, bacon, and cheese can add points, but they are well worth it for this recipe.

Recommendations: Kari shared two products that really make this easier to manage. When cutting onions, she uses an Onion Holder for Slicing. This is a great inexpensive option to help make those even cuts and keep your fingers safe. When cutting blocks of cheese for salads like this one, she uses this vegetable or cheese slicer. It makes it much easier to get even slices and takes less time. Another great option is this Pro Vegetable Chopper.

Ingredients for Pea Salad Recipe:

1 bag, 14 oz, frozen peas, thawed

6 slices of center cut bacon, cooked and chopped

1 small red onion, diced

6 ounces 2% cheddar cheese, cut into small cubes

1/2 cup light mayonnaise

1 tablespoon sour cream

salt and pepper

Directions for Pea Salad Recipe:

Add peas, bacon, onion, and cheese to a large mixing bowl and mix well.

Add mayonnaise, sour cream and mix well. Season with salt and pepper and stir until combined.

Refrigerate for 4 hours or until ready to serve. Store covered, in the refrigerator.

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Skinny Pea Salad Recipe

Prep time: 10 mins

Total time: 10 mins

Serves: 12

Ingredients

1 bag, 14 oz, frozen peas, thawed
6 slices of center cut bacon, cooked and chopped
1 small red onion, diced
6 ounces 2% cheddar cheese, cut into small cubes
½ cup light mayonnaise
1 tablespoon sour cream
salt and pepper

Instructions

Add peas, bacon, onion, and cheese to a large mixing bowl and mix well.
Add mayonnaise, sour cream and mix well. Season with salt and pepper and stir until combined.
Refrigerate for 4 hours or until ready to serve. Store covered, in the refrigerator.

Makes 8 1/2 cup servings (approximate – depending on the size of pieces may be more/less)

4 SmartPoints per serving on Weight Watchers FreeStyle, Flex, or Your Way Plans

8 SmartPoints per serving on Beyond the Scale

6 PointsPlus per serving

This easy skinny pea salad is a great option to go alongside your favorite grilled chicken, burger, or fish recipe this summer. If you are following the Weight Watchers FreeStyle program, then you’ll love that this is lower in points. For an easy and delicious option for potlucks, barbecues, or just a side dish for Sunday dinner, grab this recipe and enjoy!

More Weight Watchers Salads:

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Skinny Dill Chicken Salad Recipe

May 3, 2018 Katie Leave a Comment

This post was sponsored by Weight Watchers International, Inc. as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central and all opinions expressed in my post are my own.

We love having this Skinny Dill Chicken Salad Recipe on hand for a fast and low-point snack or meal. In fact, it’s one of my favorite ways to dress up chicken for an easy and delicious lunch. Since we are always looking for low point recipes that are also tasty and satisfying, this one is a must on our list. Add in some of our other favorite Weight Watchers® friendly products, and you can easily build a delicious day of meals and snacks without sacrificing flavor or points.

Skinny Dill Chicken Salad Recipe

Building meal times around zero point foods is so much easier now with the latest Weight Watchers plans. In fact, on a recent retreat I took with other bloggers, I found that bringing along a few of my favorite Weight Watchers endorsed products helped me stay on track so much easier!

For our skinny dill chicken salad, I brought my own Flatout® Flatbread to use instead of other crackers or bread. I knew the exact points to count, and loved how soft they are and easy to wrap. Having the wrap with a few grapes at lunch kept me full until snack later when I knew I could pop up some of the JOLLY TIME® Healthy Pop® Popcorn. I shared some of it with my fellow bloggers and felt like I didn’t have to be restricted or not part of the group having a snack. At only 3 SmartPoints® per serving and non-GMO as well as gluten-free, it was a hit with everyone!

Ingredients for Dill Chicken Salad Recipe:

1 cup chicken breast, diced

2 tablespoons nonfat plain Greek yogurt

2 tablespoons fat-free mayonnaise

1 teaspoon dill pickle relish

1/8 teaspoon garlic powder

1 pinch salt (to taste)

Flatout® Flatbread

Directions for Dill Chicken Salad Recipe:

Mix all ingredients together except forFlatout® Flatbread.

Spread 1/4 cup mixture over each side of a Flatout® Flatbread and roll into a “wrap” shape.

Serve.

Makes 4 servings

Each wrap is 4 SmartPoints on Weight Watchers on the FreeStyle or Flex Plans

This is a great chicken salad recipe to make for a crowd and serve with various flavors of these great Flatout® Flatbread found at Walmart. Our local store carries the regular light Flatout® Flatbread as well as occasionally featuring different flavors, just make sure to check for that Weight Watchers logo for the endorsement! If you are unsure about where to find, you can check the Weight Watchers endorsed products locator.

These are big on flavor and high in protein and fiber. That added protein and fiber makes it easier for me to stay full longer, which curbs my need to snack or binge later in the day. Plus, all of them are between 2-4 SmartPoints per serving, so that makes it even better for fitting into a low daily point allowance. I found mine near the bakery and deli section at our store, and find that is the most common place to locate them in store.

Best Weight Watchers Desserts

I have to add a note to round out my day in food by saying that a great meal full of the zero SmartPoints® foods is made perfect with one of the Weight Watchers® Ice Cream Novelties. The classic Giant Fudge bar is easy to find at Walmart and other retailers, but they have an entire line of deliciously frozen novelties to suit your flavor preference. All are lower in SmartPoints® than regular ice cream or frozen novelties, and range from 2-4 SmartPoints® per serving. That means I can easily enjoy a sweet chocolate dessert every day if I have points left.

It’s easy to plan a low point day on the latest Weight Watchers plan without spending hours in the kitchen or sacrificing flavor. Using these Weight Watchers endorsed items makes it easier than ever to stay on track toward meeting your health goals.

Skinny Dill Chicken Salad Recipe

Prep time: 5 mins

Total time: 5 mins

Serves: 4

Makes 4 servings Each wrap is 4 SmartPoints on Weight Watchers on the FreeStyle or Flex Plans

Ingredients

1 cup chicken breast, diced
2 tablespoons nonfat plain Greek yogurt
2 tablespoons fat-free mayonnaise
1 teaspoon dill pickle relish
⅛ teaspoon garlic powder
1 pinch salt (to taste)
Flatout® Flatbread

Instructions

Mix all ingredients together except forFlatout® Flatbread.
Spread ¼ cup mixture over each side of a Flatout® Flatbread and roll into a "wrap" shape.
Serve.

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Mixed Berry Crock Pot Dump Cake

Mixed Berry Crock Pot Dump Cake

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