Pumpkin Cheesecake Dip

Happy Fall!

So for fall, I am going to post 10 fall recipes. Each recipe I post in October and November will be 100% fall related.

Here is our first one:
(And yes I know it's not healthy, but we can't always be healthy)

8 oz. cream cheese
1/8 tsp. cinnamon
2 tbsp. sugar
1 package of instant pumpkin spice pudding
graham crackers

1. Soften the cream cheese and mix into the cinnamon and sugar
2. add in the instant pudding mix
3. place in fridge for 1 hour
4. serve with graham crackers

Homemade Sour Cream Dip

Happy Hanukkah! Tonight was the first night of Hanukkah and I made vegetable latkehs for dinner (from a box, so I don't have the recipe, sorry), But as the dip I made homemade sour cream - healthy style. I promise you that you'll love it! It's good with chips, latkehs, veggies, crackers or just plain - as my dad would say.

Homemade Sour Cream Dip
4 scoops of cream cheese
4 scoops of light mayo
1/2 tsp. lemon juice
1/2 tsp. onion powder
1/2 tsp. garlic powder


Mix all ingredients together. Done! 

5 Layer Dip

Happy Superbowl Sunday!! It's that time of year where people get out their 50 inch wide screen TVs, invite the friends and crack out the chips, fried foods and beer....Well there is a much healthier way to spend the day. A way where you will enjoy your food yet have it be healthy and lessen the guilt at the end of the game - you'll wake up Monday morning feel good about the night before even if your team doesn't win.

6 Layer Dip
1  tomato
1 cup of chopped romaine lettuce
1 15oz can of black olives (you won't need the whole can about 3/4 of it)
1 15oz can of baked beans
1 tbsp. of low fat Thousand Island dressing
1 cup of low fat shredded cheddar cheese
Your favorite kind of chips (I recommend blue chips or multi grain chips- it's the healthiest kind)

(the key is by the way ditch the sour cream!) 

1. drain the baked beans and mix it with the tbsp; of low fat dressing (spread it on a large plate making a thin layer)
2.  take the chopped the lettuce and sprinkle it over the baked beans
4.  chopped the tomato and then sprinkle it over the lettuce
4.  sprinkle the cheese over the tomato
5. take 3/4 of the can of the black olives - cut the olives into halves- sprinkle it over the cheese
6. serve with your favorite kind of chips and enjoy!!