The 50 Best Healthy Slow Cooker Recipes Read Online Free PDF

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    Chocolate Bread Pudding
    Fat-free evaporated milk gives this bread pudding a creamy texture, but it has several dozen fewer calories than heavy cream.
    Serves 10

    Ingredients
    4 cups Italian bread, cubed
    2 1 ⁄ 3 cups fat-free evaporated milk
    2 eggs
    1 ⁄ 3 cup light brown sugar
    1 ⁄ 4 cup cocoa
    1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Spray a 4-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Add the bread cubes.
In a medium bowl, whisk the evaporated milk, eggs, brown sugar, cocoa, and vanilla until the sugar and cocoa dissolve. Pour over the bread cubes.
Cook for 5 hours on low or until the pudding no longer looks liquid.
Per Serving
Calories: 130
Fat: 2 g
Protein: 7 g
Sodium: 170 mg
Fiber: 1 g
Carbohydrates: 22 g
    Suggested Bread Pudding Variations
    Instead of white bread, use a mixture of white and whole wheat. Or add 1 ⁄ 2 cup coconut to the bread cubes. Or add 1 ⁄ 3 cup raisins or a mixture of dried fruit to the bread cubes. Or scrape a vanilla bean into the milk mixture for extra vanilla flavor.
    Vanilla Poached Pears
    Slow poaching makes these pears meltingly tender and infuses them with a rich vanilla flavor.
    Serves 4

    Ingredients
    4 Bosc pears, peeled
    1 vanilla bean, split
    2 tablespoons vanilla extract
    2 cups water
Stand the pears up in a 4-quart oval slow cooker.
Add the remaining ingredients.
Cook on low for 2 hours or until the pears are tender. Discard all cooking liquid prior to serving.
Per Serving
Calories: 100
Fat: 0 g
Protein: 1 g
Sodium: 0 mg
Fiber: 4 g
Carbohydrates: 22 g
    Summer Berry Slump
    A slump is a fruit dessert served with fresh, steamed dumplings.
    Serves 8

    Ingredients
    4 cups mixed fresh berries
    1 1 ⁄ 2 tablespoons sugar
    1 teaspoon fresh ginger, minced
    1 cup flour
    1 ⁄ 2 teaspoon ground ginger
    1 egg
    1 ⁄ 4 cup fat-free evaporated milk
    1 1 ⁄ 2 tablespoons canola oil
Toss the berries, sugar, and fresh ginger together. Set aside.
Whisk the dry ingredients in a medium bowl. Beat in the egg, evaporated milk, and canola oil until a thick dough forms. Shape into 2 dumplings.
Spray a 4-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Add the berries in an even layer. Drop in the dumplings.
Cook on low for 2 hours.
Per Serving
Calories: 140
Fat: 3.5 g
Protein: 4 g
Sodium: 20 mg
Fiber: 3 g
Carbohydrates: 23 g

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