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September Recipes of the Month

No-Bake Peanut Butter Chocolate Bites

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Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup Domino Light Sugar and Stevia Blend
  • 1/3 cup skim milk
  • 1/2 cup peanut butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups old fashioned rolled oats
  • 3 tablespoons mini chocolate chips

Directions

  1. In a small saucepan, combine Domino Light and milk over medium heat. Stir well and bring to boil for 1½ minutes.
  2. Stir in peanut butter and vanilla.
  3. Remove from heat and add remaining ingredients; stir to incorporate.
  4. Scoop out oat mixture into 1 tablespoon balls and place on waxed paper. Let cool and refrigerate.

Tart Cherry-Apple Crunch

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Ingredients

  • 1-pound frozen pitted tart cherries
  • 1 green apple, cored and diced
  • ¼ cup light brown sugar, packed
  • ½ teaspoon almond extract
  • 1½ tablespoons cornstarch or arrowroot powder
  • ½ cup unsweetened cherry or apple juice Nonstick cooking spray
  • ¼ cup old-fashioned rolled oats
  • ¼ cup brown sugar
  • ¼ cup walnuts, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon whole-wheat pastry flour

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
  2. In a bowl, toss together cherries, apple, brown sugar, and almond extract.
  3. In a cup, mix the cornstarch and juice and add to the fruit mixture, stirring well.
  4. Pour the mixture into an 8-inch-square baking dish sprayed with nonstick cooking spray.
  5. Mix the remaining ingredients. Crumble the mixture on top of the fruit.
  6. Bake for 30 minutes. Raise heat to broil and brown topping lightly for 1-2 minutes. Remove from oven. Serve warm or cold.

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