17 easy creamy low low fat Recipes

white button mushrooms, diced, portabella mushroom, diced (baby bellas are good or use a mix of portobello and shitake), butter, scallions, sliced thin, roasted garlic cloves, minced (roast whole bulb of garlic wrapped in foil in 350*f. oven 1 hr), thyme, bay leaf, lemon , juice of, lemon zest, finely grated, salt, fresh ground black pepper, heavy cream, whole milk (or half and half), cream cheese, softened (low fat-neufchatel is good), vegetable stock (or chicken stock), cornstarch , dissolved in 1 tbsp. water, parsley, chopped, to garnish, smoked paprika (optional), dry sherry (optional)

jello-o fat-free sugar-free instant vanilla pudding mix, skim milk, reduced fat or 1 (8 oz) container nonfat sour cream, cool whip sugar-free whipped topping, thawed, firm but ripe bananas, nilla reduced-fat vanilla wafers

salmon fillet, fat-free mayonnaise or low-fat mayonnaise or miracle whip, dill, lemon juice, salt and pepper

sugar (or more for a sweeter taste), unsweetened kool-aid powdered drink mix (do not use sugar-free), milk (use low-fat or for more creamy taste use 18% table cream)

reduced-sodium chicken broth or 3 cups homemade turkey broth, carrots, thinly sliced, chopped cooked turkey, zucchini, thinly sliced (about 1 cup), uncooked instant rice, dried thyme, crushed, refrigerated low-fat alfredo sauce, oyster crackers (optional)

plain low-fat yogurt, chocolate , nestle nesquik powder, creamy natural-style peanut butter (see directions )

light cream cheese or 8 oz low-fat cream cheese, sugar (domino mixed splenda ), creamy peanut butter (1/2 can reese s), cool whip (store brand ), graham cracker crust (store brand ), ice cream topping

butter, room temperature, sugar, eggs, sour cream (low fat or full ), vanilla extract, all purpose flour, baking soda, salt, cocoa powder, dark chocolate, water, boiling, vanilla cream filling, all purpose flour, milk (low fat is fine ), butter (or trans fat-free shortening), granulated sugar, scraped vanilla bean or 1 tsp vanilla extract, whisk together the flour and milk and cook in a small saucepan over medium heat until thick. this will only take a few minutes. sir continuously to prevent the mixture from clumping and do not bring all the way to a boil. when thickened (consistency will be that of a thin pudding or custard), strain with a mesh strainer into a small bowl, cover with plastic wrap and let cool completely to room temperature., when the milk mixture is cool , cream the butter (or shortening) and sugar together in a medium bowl until light. add in the milk/flour mixture and the scraped vanilla bean seeds (or vanilla extract) and beat at high speed with an electric mixer for 7 minutes, until light and fluffy. scrape into a pastry bag fitted with a plain tip, or a large ziplock bag with the corner cut off, and set aside until ready to fill your cupcakes., chocolate buttercream frosting, butter, room temperature, unsweetened cocoa powder, powdered sugar, milk, vanilla extract, combine all ingredients in a large bowl and beat, with an electric mixer, until frosting is creamy, 3-5 minutes. add additional powdered sugar as needed to achieve a thick, but not stiff, frosting that is easy to spread. add additional milk, if necessary, to thin the frosting if it gets too thick.

plain low-fat yogurt or 1 cup nonfat yogurt, water, dijon mustard, balsamic vinegar, garlic clove, minced

butter, chopped onion, minced garlic cloves, chopped parsley, thyme, flour, reduced-fat chicken broth, mushroom stems and pieces, drained , large can 16 oz dry wt written on can, low-fat milk, half-and-half, pepper, salt , to taste

fresh ginger, peeled (the size of a walnut), carrots, chopped, vegetable broth, cream cheese (low-fat ), cayenne pepper, salt and pepper, apple, chopped finely (optional)

creamy peanut butter, pancake syrup (can use low calorie ), granola cereal (can use low-fat ), pretzels, peanuts (halved or whole ), dried cranberries

graham cracker crumbs, butter, softened, sucanat (unrefined cane sugar) or 1/4 cup granulated brown sugar, neufchatel low-fat cream cheese, softened, sugar, lemon juice, vanilla, salt, eggs

boneless skinless chicken breast halves, italian dressing (i use kraft free zesty), low-fat cream cheese (neufchatel is what i use)

peeled chopped apples or 3 cups bananas or 3 cups strawberries or 3 cups mangoes (or use any other fresh, frozen, unsweetened or canned fruit, drained), nonfat dry milk powder, water, ice cube, granulated sugar (optional), vanilla extract