Gayle, I probably shouldn't post this on a dieting board, because it really isn't diet food by any means
, but it can be slimmed down...which is what I did for Thanksgiving.
Peanut Butter Cream Pie
1 - 9 ounce chocolate or graham cracker crust (can be reduced fat)
Combine:
1 - 8 ounce cream cheese, softened (can be lite or fat free)
1 - 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk (not much you can do about that
)
3/4 cup peanut butter (can use the reduced fat)
3 tablespoons lemon juice (from concentrate okay)
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup cool whip (can use lite)
Beat cream cheese, sweetened condensed milk, peanut butter, lemon juice and vanilla together until smooth and then gently fold in cool whip. Pour into crust and refrigerate. Drizzle 1 or 2 teaspoons chocolate syrup (Hershey's makes a lite syrup - only 50 calories for 2 tablespoons) on top of each slice before serving.
Even the slimmed down version is VERY rich...a tiny sliver of this pie goes a long way!
Dee, it sounds like you had quite a day! You must really be riding high after hearing such nice things from your old friends! That's wonderful...you should be proud of yourself!
I'm glad to hear that your dad is doing so well with his radiation. Maybe it won't get much worse for him...at least that's what I'll be hoping for!
Our son, daughter-in-law and the girls ate dinner with us tonight, so that took care of the leftovers. I know I ate more than I should have, but it's only a couple of meals, but a splurge every now and then isn't going to hurt anything...tomorrow I'll be right back on track again!