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Elle's skinny recipes

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#1 · (Edited by Moderator)
Ok so I thought I'd start a thread where I collect all of the low cal recipes I find online. Will be adding more as I find it in upcoming posts! ~

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safe fall recipes

applesauce - 100cals

• apple (100 cals)
• cinnamon

1. dice the apple
2. microwave the apple in a container with the lid sealed, this prevents the water vapor from leaving which makes the applesauce
3. add cinnamon to taste

pumpkin spice latte - 33cals

• coffee
• ½ cup low calorie almond milk (32 cals)
• ¼ teaspoon cocoa powder (1 cal)
• zero calorie sweetener
• cinnamon
• pumpkin pie spice (nutmeg, cloves, allspice, and cinnamon mix)

1. make your coffee or espresso as strong as you want and add 1-2 shots of it
2. steam your milk (or microwave it if you don't have a steamer)
3. add your milk to the coffee
4. add sweetener, cocoa powder, and spices to taste

mini apple pie - 147cals

• apple (100 cals)
• ½ graham cracker (30 cals)
• cinnamon
• 1 packed teaspoon brown sugar (17 cals)

1. crumble the graham cracker into the bottom of a dish
2. chop the apple into small chunks and put them on top of the graham cracker crumbs
3. mix the brown sugar and cinnamon with a small amount of water to make a syrup and drizzle it over the apples
4. microwave or toast until the apples are soft

spiced oatmeal - 79-95cals

• ½ cup oats
• cinnamon
• pumpkin pie spice (nutmeg, allspice, cloves, and cinnamon mix)
• 1 teaspoon brown sugar (11 cals unpacked, 17 cals packed)
• splash of low calorie almond milk (8 cals per ¼ cup)

1. cook your oats according to the instructions on the bag and scoop out half a cup (79 cals)
2. add in your almond milk
3. add your spices to taste

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Recipes will be added as time goes by, stat tuned and happy cooking!

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recipes I want to try out:
(updated feb 5th 2019)​
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Warm Rainbow Cabbage Salad | 129 cals

Creamed Corn Salad | 152 cals

Tarka Dhal | 137 cals

Japanese-style Sesame Green Beans | 97 cals

Crispy Cucumbers and Tomatoes in Dill Dressing | 71 cals

Garbanzo Stir-Fry | 167 cals
 
#3 ·
Ok so I thought I'd start a thread where I collect all of the low cal recipes I find online. Will be adding more as I find it in upcoming posts! ~

---------

safe fall recipes

applesauce - 100cals

• apple (100 cals)
• cinnamon

1. dice the apple
2. microwave the apple in a container with the lid sealed, this prevents the water vapor from leaving which makes the applesauce
3. add cinnamon to taste

pumpkin spice latte - 33cals

• coffee
• ½ cup low calorie almond milk (32 cals)
• ¼ teaspoon cocoa powder (1 cal)
• zero calorie sweetener
• cinnamon
• pumpkin pie spice (nutmeg, cloves, allspice, and cinnamon mix)

1. make your coffee or espresso as strong as you want and add 1-2 shots of it
2. steam your milk (or microwave it if you don't have a steamer)
3. add your milk to the coffee
4. add sweetener, cocoa powder, and spices to taste

mini apple pie - 147cals

• apple (100 cals)
• ½ graham cracker (30 cals)
• cinnamon
• 1 packed teaspoon brown sugar (17 cals)

1. crumble the graham cracker into the bottom of a dish
2. chop the apple into small chunks and put them on top of the graham cracker crumbs
3. mix the brown sugar and cinnamon with a small amount of water to make a syrup and drizzle it over the apples
4. microwave or toast until the apples are soft

spiced oatmeal - 79-95cals

• ½ cup oats
• cinnamon
• pumpkin pie spice (nutmeg, allspice, cloves, and cinnamon mix)
• 1 teaspoon brown sugar (11 cals unpacked, 17 cals packed)
• splash of low calorie almond milk (8 cals per ¼ cup)

1. cook your oats according to the instructions on the bag and scoop out half a cup (79 cals)
2. add in your almond milk
3. add your spices to taste

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Recipes will be added as time goes by, stat tuned and happy cooking!
Hi! Thank you so much for this Elle <3
 
#5 ·
I love pumpkin spice in my oats. I use 1/2 a banana to sweeten it though not sugar.
Cool! I didn't even know there was such a thing as pumpkin spice haha.
 
#6 ·
Fudge | 138.4 Calories

• 138.4 Calories (for the entire thing)
• 27.7 calories for five pieces
• 13.8 calories for 10 pieces

Ingredients

• ¼ cup oat flour (recipe here)-72.4 cals
• 2 Tablespoons almond milk-4 cals
• ¼ cup mashed banana-50 cals
• 1 Tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder- 12 cals
• 0 cal sugar sweetener to taste-optional
• Cinnamon to taste-0 cals
• Pinch o salt-0 cals

How To

• Mix together oat flour and cashew milk.
• Nuke it fer about 30 seconds (aka microwave for 30 seconds)
• add in banana, cocoa powder, cinnamon, salt, and your choice of sweetener.
• Put in a plastic container (easy for poppin the lil suckers out) and freeze until it's frozen.
• Let thaw a little before you eat it
 
#9 · (Edited by Moderator)
14 Calorie Soup

This soup doesn't sound like much, but it gives you a full, warm feeling and smells so good! It takes about 5 minutes to make for a quick fix when you are feeling hungry.

Ingredients:

½ regular carrot (11 cal)
½ celery stick (2 cal)
½ teaspoon of vegetable stock powder (0 cal)
½ teaspoon of soy sauce (1 cal)
1 ½ cup of boiling water (0 cal)

Method:

1. Add powder and soy sauce to boiling water in a small pot on the stove.

2. Cut up carrot and celery into small pieces and let simmer in the mix until they have softened to your preference.

Optional: salt and pepper.

The vegetable stock powder is kind of salty so make sure to drink some water after consuming this, the water will also make you feel fuller! You can double the recipe and it will still be very low in calories if you need more.
 
#10 · (Edited by Moderator)
Moroccan tagine | 187 calories

Time: 40 minutes

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(Not my pic.)

The following recipe is for 4 servings, but the calories above is for one serving only.

Ingredients

• red onion 1, chopped
• garlic 2 cloves, chopped
• spray olive oil
• ground cumin ½ tsp
• ground coriander ½ tsp
• ground cinnamon ½ tsp
• red pepper 1, seeded and chopped
• courgette 1, chopped
• aubergine 1, chopped
• vine tomatoes 4, chopped
• chickpeas 400g tin, rinsed and drained
• vegetable stock 250ml
• harissa 2 tbsp
• prunes 4, pitted and sliced
• flat-leaf parsley chopped to serve
• steamed couscous to serve (optional)

How to

• Fry the onion and garlic in a spray of olive oil for 5 minutes.
•Add the spices and fry for a minute until fragrant.
•Add the veg, and fry for 8-10 minutes until they're coated in the spices and start to take on some colour.

• Add the chickpeas, stock, harissa and prunes.
• Season and simmer for 15-20 minutes until the vegetables are tender.
• Scatter over the parsley and serve with couscous, if you like.

(note: the optional couscous is not included in the calorie amount above.)
 
#11 · (Edited by Moderator)
aubergine bhaji | 197 calories

Time: 1 hrs and 10 mins

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(Not my pic.)

The following recipe is for 4 servings, but calories above is one serving only.

Ingredients

• aubergines 2, cut into chunks
• groundnut oil
• onion 1, roughly chopped
• garlic 2 cloves, roughly chopped
• ginger a walnut-sized chunk, peeled and chopped
• cinnamon stick 1/2
• cardamon 4 pods, squashed
• cumin seeds 2 tsp
• green chillies 2, chopped
• ground turmeric 1 tsp
• ground coriander 1 tbsp
• ripe tomatoes 4, chopped
• tamarind paste 2 tbsp

How to

• Heat a large, non-stick frying pan to medium.
• Toss the aubergine chunks with 2 tbsp oil and 1 tsp salt.
• Add to the pan and cook, turning until golden and soft. Turn the heat down if you need to stop the aubergine burning.
• When the aubergine has lost its sponginess and is really tender, scoop out.

• Put the onion, garlic and ginger in a small food processor and whizz, adding a splash of water if you need to bring it together.

• Add another tbsp of oil to the pan.
• When hot, add the cinnamon, cardamom pods and cumin seeds and fry for a minute.
• Add the onion paste and cook for about 5 minutes.
• Add the chilli and the rest of the spices and cook for 2 minutes.
• Stir in the tomatoes with a splash of water then cover and leave to simmer for 10 minutes.
• Add back the aubergine with the tamarind and simmer for another 10-15 minutes.
• Serve with rice.

(note: the rice is not included in the calorie amount above.)
 
#12 ·
Fudge | 138.4 Calories
• 138.4 Calories (for the entire thing)
• 27.7 calories for five pieces
• 13.8 calories for 10 pieces
Ingredients
• ¼ cup oat flour (recipe here)-72.4 cals
• 2 Tablespoons almond milk-4 cals
• ¼ cup mashed banana-50 cals
• 1 Tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder- 12 cals
• 0 cal sugar sweetener to taste-optional
• Cinnamon to taste-0 cals
• Pinch o salt-0 cals
How To
• Mix together oat flour and cashew milk.
• Nuke it fer about 30 seconds (aka microwave for 30 seconds)
• add in banana, cocoa powder, cinnamon, salt, and your choice of sweetener.
• Put in a plastic container (easy for poppin the lil suckers out) and freeze until it's frozen.
• Let thaw a little before you eat it
Wow, this looks incredible! Thanks for sharing!
 
#16 · (Edited by Moderator)
note: I haven't tried this recipe myself (yet). I'll update this post with pics and my calorie amount as soon as I've made it.

68 cals Healthy chips of autumn

Today I was craving something with autumn feels. I decided to go for an apple with cinnamon but then I decided to take it to the next level! PLEASE TRY IT. It's SO GOOD!! It's perfect you could make a huge bowl for less than 150 and eat it while watching your favourite show/movie

Original plain version: 58 cals

Cinnamon pie/ cinnamonish version: 68 cals

I used:

-111 grams Granny Smith . You could use any kind though! But I love green apples because they have more of a tang, and the tart with the cinnamon is so so good. (58 cals)

-½ tablespoon cinnamon (10 cals)

-¼ teaspoon vanilla extract (0 cals)

You could add sweetener but I didn't, the chips don't even need it! The apple makes it the perfectly amount of sweet and the cinnamon sauce brings it out. :)

Preheat your oven to 250• (my mode is on bake and then I put the number in but everyone's oven is different so you may have a different mode)

The secret I've figured out to perfecting the chips is that you leave them in longer, but at a lower heat setting! Also it'll make your house smell like freshly baked apple pie. It's like a large autumn candle so that's another use out of this post.

Cut your apple very thinly, as thin as possible!

I mixed the cinnamon and vanilla extract with water. Eyeball the amount of water but I just worked my way up. It'll be clumpy at first so don't add more water right away!! Just keep mixing and it'll blend into the same consistency of the cinnamon filling of cinnamon buns.

Drizzle the sauce onto the apples and coat them evenly. I messaged the sauce into the apples just to make sure they were really all nice and coated. :)

Put the chips on parchement paper on a baking tray (is that the right word? )

And place them apart, if they stick together it's no big deal! A few of mine did and it was still delicious.

Place in oven for half hour, take them out and flip the chips over and place back in for another 30 minutes. If you double the recipe the time will double so two hours cooking.

Other toppings/spices I suggest for this;

-lemon juice once done cooking. This is really good! It tastes like a kilalo sunrise beav tail. So yummy

-for the sauce you could blend up a date and add it to the sauce mixture , it would make it even yummier!

I hope you enjoy!
 
#18 · (Edited by Moderator)
#20 ·
The fudge looks really good! I have a total sweet tooth so i love things like this, but for the zero calorie sweetener what do you recommend. Should I use a liquid or power, since we have both powdered and liquid stevia at my house.
I haven't made anything with a zero calorie sweetener for quite some time, but I'll keep an eye out and get back to you if I find something I like! c:
 
#22 ·
note: I haven't tried this recipe myself (yet). I'll update this post with pics and my calorie amount as soon as I've made it.

68 cals Healthy chips of autumn

Today I was craving something with autumn feels. I decided to go for an apple with cinnamon but then I decided to take it to the next level! PLEASE TRY IT. It's SO GOOD!! It's perfect you could make a huge bowl for less than 150 and eat it while watching your favourite show/movie

Original plain version: 58 cals

Cinnamon pie/ cinnamonish version: 68 cals

I used:

-111 grams Granny Smith . You could use any kind though! But I love green apples because they have more of a tang, and the tart with the cinnamon is so so good. (58 cals)

-½ tablespoon cinnamon (10 cals)

-¼ teaspoon vanilla extract (0 cals)

You could add sweetener but I didn't, the chips don't even need it! The apple makes it the perfectly amount of sweet and the cinnamon sauce brings it out. :)

Preheat your oven to 250• (my mode is on bake and then I put the number in but everyone's oven is different so you may have a different mode)

The secret I've figured out to perfecting the chips is that you leave them in longer, but at a lower heat setting! Also it'll make your house smell like freshly baked apple pie. It's like a large autumn candle so that's another use out of this post.

Cut your apple very thinly, as thin as possible!

I mixed the cinnamon and vanilla extract with water. Eyeball the amount of water but I just worked my way up. It'll be clumpy at first so don't add more water right away!! Just keep mixing and it'll blend into the same consistency of the cinnamon filling of cinnamon buns.

Drizzle the sauce onto the apples and coat them evenly. I messaged the sauce into the apples just to make sure they were really all nice and coated. :)

Put the chips on parchement paper on a baking tray (is that the right word? )

And place them apart, if they stick together it's no big deal! A few of mine did and it was still delicious.

Place in oven for half hour, take them out and flip the chips over and place back in for another 30 minutes. If you double the recipe the time will double so two hours cooking.

Other toppings/spices I suggest for this;

-lemon juice once done cooking. This is really good! It tastes like a kilalo sunrise beav tail. So yummy

-for the sauce you could blend up a date and add it to the sauce mixture , it would make it even yummier!

I hope you enjoy!
This looks awesome,I love the name as well it makes it sound seasonal and cozy :) .
 
#24 ·
#25 ·
I made this really awesome meal yesterday with chicken, almonds etc... and it's only 361 cals per portion and sooo worth it!

The recipe is in Swedish tho so I'll sit down and try to translate it in order to share it with you guys. It's honestly one of the yummiest low cal dishes I've ever made. (*・∀・)/♡\(・∀・*)