Late Night Snacker’s Never Fear…

Your guilt free sweet & savory treats are here!

Banana Magic

Yes! Frozen bananas tossed in the food processor can be transformed into a convincing alternative to soft-serve ice cream. Don’t believe us? Try it for yourself. Put the frozen fruit in the bowl of a food processor and pulse a few times to break it up. Then, run the machine for about five minutes, scraping down the bowl occasionally. Transfer to a different bowl and eat immediately or let the puree set up in the freezer for 15 minutes or until its scoop able. Cinnamon, shaved dark chocolate or crushed, low-calorie ginger snaps make great toppings, as does maple syrup!

Have the Pizza and the Popcorn

It sounds like the start of a bad joke: “What happened when the pizzeria and the movie theater got together?” But Cat Cora’s mash-up of popcorn and pizza is delicious. Just toss freshly popped kernels tossed with a touch of olive oil, grated Parmesan, dried oregano, bits of finely chopped sun-dried tomatoes, garlic powder and red pepper flakes. Voilà! Pizza and popcorn lovers unite!

2 Tbsp. olive oil
10 cups popped popcorn (from ½ cup unpopped kernels)
½ cup grated Parmesan
1 tsp. dried oregano
1 Tbsp. finely chopped sun-dried tomatoes
¼ tsp. red pepper flakes
¼ tsp. garlic powder

In a large bowl, toss oil and popcorn. Add remaining ingredients and toss again.

Skip the Sundae

Since gelato is made with just milk (and not milk and cream, like ice cream), it can be a lighter choice—but not when you cover it in chocolate sauce. Your replacement? Affogato, which is simply pouring a shot of espresso (and feel free to use decaf) over a scoop of vanilla gelato. The hot and bitter coffee melting into the sweet frozen dessert is so heavenly; you won’t miss the hot fudge.

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