Nuts (including peanuts) are chocked-full of nutrients like Omega-3 fats, vitamins ...read more

Recipes Make with Nuts

Sugared Nuts, pictured
Pecan Waffles
Hazelnut Bundt Cake
Boiled Peanuts

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Instead of eating lots of desserts that taste funny, eat smaller servings and get the "most bang for your buck." In short, eat desserts that the high calorie ingredients are balanced with ingredients that can make you healthier. Cinnamon is one of those ingredients. Be sure to read this feature which will explain why you might want to eat more desserts made with cinnimon.

Snickerdoodles - pictured

If you enjoy that chocolate and nuts combination, you'll just love this very tasty cookie recipe for Chocolate Nut Bars.

Other Bar Cookie Recipes

Raspberry Bar Cookies
Oatmeal Bar Cookies
Cranberry Crunch Bars
Convert Any Drop Cookie to a Pan Cookie

2009 Photo by Carroll Pellegrinelli, licensed to About.com

There aren't many other desserts that offer a regular and a sugar-free flavor option. JELL-O and other Gelatins are about the only products I can't tell a difference between the sugar options. Especially, since I rarely eat just plain gelatin. It's almost always got at least one fruit or something else in it. The tasty dessert to the right, Three Fruit Gelatin, is made with one fresh and two canned fruits plus toasted nuts, which adds some lovely texture. Even though there's natural sugar in the fruits, there's none in the gelatin making it a lower calorie dessert.

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