Microwave Lemon Curd with Lime and Orange Versions

Recipe type: Dessert

Ingredients

¾ cup sugar
½ cup fresh lemon juice
grated rind from 2 lemons
3 eggs
1 egg yolk
½ cup butter

Apple Pear Crumble

Total Time:  1 hrs 5 mins

Prep Time:   20 mins

Cook Time:  45 mins

Servings: 8-10

Ingredients:

4 -5 tart apples

4 -5 pears (if using other mixed fruits instead, just be sure to have about 4 lbs total)

3 tablespoons lemon juice

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup raisins

1 dash nutmeg

1 dash cinnamon (or any other spice you love!)

Healthy Treats

Apple Pear Pie

Prep: 20 min. Bake: 1 hour Yield: 8 Servings

Ingredients:

Pastry for double-crust pie (9 inches)

3 medium ripe pears, peeled and thinly sliced

3 medium tart apples, peeled and thinly sliced

1 cup plus 1 teaspoon sugar, divided

1 teaspoon lemon juice

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

3 tablespoons butter

1 teaspoon whole milk

Eating Too Much Sweets? Here are ways to calm the cravings

• Don't Exclude Sweets  --  total elimination of sweets completely to a healthy diet may back fire, what happens is when you exclude sweets in a diet you end up binging in a weak moment then you just feel guilty.

• Balance your Diet --   figure out how sweets can fit into healthy way, women should have no more than 6 teaspoons per day of added sugar, which is 24 grams. Cutting one soda, which is about 35 grams of sugar, saves calories you could be spending on the occasional dessert. Other ways to reduce added sugars: eliminating bottled teas, cutting back on sugary cereals and reading labels on pasta sauces, salad dressings and condiments to find ones with the least amount of added sugar possible.