Best 20 Low Calorie Recipes

DIABETIC ZUCCHINI BREAD (LOW SUGAR, LOW CALORIE, LOW FAT )

Steps:

• Preheat oven 350 degrees.
• Grease and flour two medium loaf pans.
• In a bowl combine egg, brown sugar, sugar, apple sauce, and margarine.
• To bowl add baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon,nutmeg, salt, and vanilla.
• Add flour slowly.
• Add shredded carrots, zucchini and nuts.
• Beat mixture (by hand or mixer).
• Pour loaf into pans.
• Bake 45 mins or 'til toothpick comes out clean.

HIGH FIBER LOW CALORIE BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spray muffin tins with Pam and set aside.
• Mix all dry ingredients, including raisins, in a large bowl.
• Blend egg whites, buttermilk, water, mashed banana and extracts in a medium bowl.
• Add wet ingredients to dry and stir until thoroughly combined. Fill each muffin tin 1/2 full.
• Bake 15 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack. Freeze leftovers and defrost as needed.

LOW-CALORIE DIP FOR RAW VEGGIES OR POTATO CHIPS

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients until well blended.

LOW-CALORIE PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, combine the egg, egg whites, pumpkin, sugar substitute, biscuit mix, vanilla and spices until smooth. Gradually stir in evaporated milk., Pour into a 9-in. pie plate coated with cooking spray. Bake until knife inserted in the center comes out clean, 35-40 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Dollop with whipped topping before serving. Refrigerate leftovers.

LOW CALORIE AND FABULOUS PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Combine flour and baking soda in small bowl and set aside.
• In a separate bowl, using a mixer, lightly beat margarine until soft, then add dry ingredients (sugar and brown sugar) and peanut butter.
• Beat until smooth, scraping edges as necessary.
• Add in egg whites and vanilla and mix well.
• Now add the flour mixture and beat slowly.
• Fold in oats using a spatula.
• Drop onto ungreased cookie sheet.
• These cookies don't spread very much so you can put them fairly close together.
• Bake 8-10 minutes or until edges turn golden brown.
• This recipe yields about 36 medium cookies.
• Each cookie has about 70 calories- not too shabby!

THOUSAND ISLAND DRESSING (LOW FAT/LOW CALORIE)

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in small bowl and cover.
• Refrigerate at least 1 hour.

LOW-CALORIE BUTTERMILK BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet.
• Mix cream cheese and oil in a large bowl. Add all-purpose and whole wheat flours, baking powder, sugar, salt, and baking soda. Mix until large crumbs form. Add buttermilk and mix until dough comes together in a ball. Add up to 1/4 cup more buttermilk if needed.
• Turn dough out onto a work surface and knead until smooth, about 5 minutes. Roll out to 1/2 inch thickness. Use a round cookie cutter to cut out 12 biscuits. Place biscuits on the oiled baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Immediately remove from the baking sheet. Serve warm.

LOW CALORIE LOW FAT TUNA SALAD

Steps:

• Mix all together in bowl.
• Cover.
• Chill for at least 1 hour.
• Eat with whole grain bread or Melba toast.

CAULIFLOWER CLAM CHOWDER (LOW CALORIE)

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large pot. Add onion; cook and stir until browned, about 10 minutes. Add 1 cup water and carrots. Bring to a boil; cover and cook until carrots are soft, about 10 minutes.
• Combine remaining 4 cups water, cauliflower florets, chicken bouillon, and garlic in a blender; blend until smooth. Pour over the onion and carrots in the pot.
• Stir baby clams and mushrooms into the pot. Simmer until hot, about 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

LOW CALORIE WHOLE WHEAT BREAD

Steps:

• Dissolve the yeast in a small amount of water or, if you are using dry yeast, bloom the yeast as the package instructs.
• Using the 1 or 2 setting on your stand mixer with the dough hook attachment in place, add the water and yeast to the bowl of your mixer.
• Add the rest of the ingredients.
• Once the dough is formed to a smooth dough, turn it out onto your work surface.
• Place the dough into an oiled bowl and cover and place in a warm draft free location.
• When the dough has doubled in size, punch the dough down by pushing your fist into the center of the dough.
• Let it rise again and take it out of the bowl. Separate into 3 1-pound loaves. You can place the loaves into loaf pans if you like.
• Let the bread proof until doubled in size again. Putting them in an oven that has not been turned on is a good place for this.
• Take the proofed loaves out of the oven and preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
• I like to egg wash the bread and then slash it, but you can skip the wash if you like.
• Bake until golden brown.

HUNGRY GIRL'S MAGICAL LOW CALORIE MARGARITA

Steps:

• Combine tequila and lime juice; stir in Crystal Light packet until sugar dissolves.
• Add diet soda and stir; pour over crushed ice and garnish with lime slice, if desired.

LOW CALORIE ORANGE JELL-O® SALAD

Steps:

• Dissolve orange gelatin mix in boiling water in a bowl. Stir juice from mandarin oranges, orange juice, and sugar-free orange drink into gelatin mixture. Melt enough ice cubes into the gelatin mixture so you have 1 1/2 cups total; refrigerate until thick and softly set, 6 to 8 hours.
• Stir mandarin oranges into gelatin and gently fold whipped topping into the dessert; refrigerate until fully set, about 2 more hours.

LOW CALORIE OLD FASHION TEA CAKES

Steps:

• Beat butter until soft. Gradually add the xylitol and beat well.
• Add the eggs and baking soda and flavoring.
• Gradually add flour and cream alternating. Beat until smooth.
• Refrigerate over night.
• Cut into 3 1/2 inch circles. Place on cookie sheet. Roll dough into 1/4 inch. Bake for 11-15 minutes or until lightly colored or darker your preference.

TAPIOCA PUDDING (LOW FAT & LOW CALORIE RECIPE) RECIPE - (3.7/5)

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine milk, tapioca, sugar, Splenda, egg whites, let stand 5 minutes. Cook over medium heat, whisking until the mixture comes to a full boil; remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract. Let pudding cool approximately 20 minutes; stir and then spoon into 6 servings dishes (pudding will thicken as it cools). Cover pudding dishes with plastic wrap. Refrigerate until cool and ready to serve. Each Serving Totals - 0 Fat Grams, 83.8 calories, 2 WW Points

VERY LOW CALORIE SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Mix together first four ingredients.
• Add in last four and mix well.
• Chill dough for at least an hour.
• Roll out dough and cut as you would normally, or drop by teaspoonfuls onto lightly greased cookie sheet.
• Bake at 375 degrees F for 8-10 minutes.

CRUSTLESS PUMPKIN PIE (LOW-CALORIE)

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients and beat until smooth.
• Pour into 9-inch pie pan sprayed with cooking spray.
• Bake at 400 degrees F for 15 minutes; reduce temperature to 325 degrees F and bake for 45 minutes more.
• Pie is done when knife inserted into center comes out clean.

HG'S MAGICAL LOW-CALORIE MARGARITA

Steps:

• Combine powdered drink mix, soda, tequila, and lime juice in a glass or shaker. Stir to dissolve the drink mix.
• Pour into a margarita glass with lots of crushed ice. Finish it off with a slice of lime on the rim of the glass, if using. Time to enjoy!

LOW CALORIE BAKED ACORN SQUASH WITH ORANGE

Steps:

• Place squash pieces, cut side up, in a large baking pan. Cover and bake in a 350 degree oven for one hour.
• For sauce, in a small saucepan combine orange juice, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Heat at medium temperature until bubbling lightly.
• Remove from heat.
• When the squash has finished cooking for an hour, drizzle sauce in squash shells and return squash to oven.
• Bake, uncovered, about 35 minutes more or until squash is tender.

LIGHTER LOW CALORIE SNICKERDOODLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Mix 11/2 cups sugar, margarine, cream cheese and eggs in a bowl. Stir in flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt.
• Cover and refrigerate dough for one hour.
• Shape dough into 11/4 inch balls. Mix 1/4 cup sugar and the cinnamon. Roll the balls in the cinnamon-sugar mixture. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
• Flatten each ball with the bottom of a drinking glass.
• Bake for 8-10 minutes or until set. Cool.

LOW-CALORIE VEGAN CHILI

Steps:

• Combine diced tomatoes, water, kidney beans, red beans, onion, tomato paste, mushrooms, yellow bell pepper, orange bell pepper, chili powder, garlic powder, and salt in a large saucepan over high heat. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, stirring occasionally, until all vegetables are tender, about 30 minutes.