Try out these healthy apps for New Year’s celebrations
Can healthy appetizers taste great? Absolutely!
Here are some super easy, healthy appetizers for your New Year’s Eve celebration!
Chocolate Dipped Orange Slices
Dip half the orange slice in melted chocolate and let harden.
Cold Veggie Pizza
Bake a crescent roll crust or purchase a premade pizza crust. When room temperature, top with ranch-flavored Greek yogurt spread, add shredded cheese, chopped broccoli, red peppers and green onions. Serve cold.
Peanut Butter Fruit Dip
2 (5.3 oz.) containers Vanilla Greek Yogurt (or 1 slightly heaping cup)
1/3 Cup creamy Peanut Butter
1 Tbsp. Honey, or to taste
Mix all ingredients in a bowl and whisk to blend until smooth. Serve with fruit, store in refrigerator.
Skinny Pumpkin Pie Dip
½ cup pumpkin puree ¼ of an 8-ounce tub whipped topping, thawed (light or fat-free is fine)
1 ounce cream cheese, soften (light or fat-free is fine)
2 tablespoons instant vanilla or pumpkin pudding mix (sugar-free is fine or substitute with confectioner’s sugar)
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice 1 teaspoon cinnamon Mix well and serve with ginger snaps, graham crackers, pretzels, apples, etc.
On A Stick
Layer different snacks on wooden sticks/skewers: cheeses, lunch meats, grapes or try layering melon and prosciutto (drizzle balsamic vinegar on top) or try layering berries and glazed donut holes or angel food cake squares.
Linda Yuengel, of Fleetwood, contributes columns to Berks-Mont Newspapers.