No Bake Honey Cheese Cake Recipe + Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

The holidays are a walk down childhood memory lane. Holiday parties, family gatherings, and of course – amazing smells wafting out of the kitchen. While the main risk of eating dessert as a kid was spoiling our appetites. As adults, the decadent desserts we grew up with can trigger childhood feelings of joy, but also can spoil our best intentions to eat in healthy moderation. Scientists suspect that taste and memory are inextricably bound. Nostalgic flavors, like holiday desserts, bypass the part of the mind that is logical and travels directly to the primitive brain, seat of instinct and memory.[1] Many seasonal sweets are notoriously high in fat, sugar and calories; that cause a strong sudden release of dopamine in the regions of the brain that experience reward. This response gives them their name, ‘comfort foods.’ However, the good news is these delicious foods don’t have to wreck havoc on your personal health goals. Probiotic and calcium rich, Blue Isle Mediterranean Yogurt Spreads is the healthy solution for swapping cream cheese, dips, oil, butter, sour cream, and crème fraiche! By simply swapping Blue Isle Mediterranean Yogurt Spreads, you can enjoy childhood favorites, without the guilt.

2 Family Favorite Holiday Recipes Get a Healthy Makeover with this Mediterranean Secret

No Bake Honey Cheese Cake Recipe

1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/3 cup butter, melted
2 x 8oz Blue Isle Honey Yogurt Spread
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1/3 cup white sugar
Optional: Berries for topping

In a small bowl, stir together the graham cracker crumbs, brown sugar and cinnamon. Add melted butter and mix well. Press into the bottom of an 8 or 10 inch spring form pan. Chill until firm. In a medium bowl, beat together the Blue Isle Honey Yogurt Spread and lemon juice until soft. Add whipping cream and beat with an electric mixer until batter becomes thick. Add the sugar and continue to beat until stiff. Pour into chilled crust, and top with pie filling. Chill several hours or overnight. Just before serving, remove the sides of the spring form pan.

Mediterranean Modified Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

2 and ½ cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
2 eggs
1 and ½ cups powdered sugar
¾ cup Greek yogurt
2 tsp vanilla powder
1 and ¾ cups chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350F. Line a baking pan with parchment paper. In a small bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt. Whisk the eggs and sugar in a separate bowl. Add in the flour mixture into the egg mixture stirring constantly. Add in yogurt and vanilla, stir with a spatula. Fold in chocolate chips and combine well. Drop cookie batter with the help of two teaspoons on the parchment paper. Bake for 10 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.

My Thoughts: I was sent several of the Blue Isle Yogurt Spreads to try out for all of you.  One of the things I love about this product is that you can use it as a substitute ingredient in your favorite recipes (as shown above) or you can use it as a spread. For example…we like using the Blue Isle Blueberry Yogurt Spread on our toasted bagels which is delicious! It’s rich, creamy and loaded with flavor! Very easy to spread too!

The Blue Isle Original Yogurt Spread is delicious on top of your favorite dessert pie! Normally we top our pies with some frozen whipped topping but found that we LOVED using the original yogurt spread on top of our pumpkin pie! Oh my…I don’t think we’ll go back to frozen whipped topping ever again!

The Blue Isle Yogurt Spreads are very easy to use! You can use them as-is as a spread on your baked goods, as a topping on pies or mix a big spoonful into your mashed potatoes. You can use it as a recipe ingredient like we’ve shown you above with the no-bake pie and chocolate chip cookies. Once you try it, it will become a classic staple in your home! The more you use it, the more ideas you’ll come up with on how to use it!

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Disclaimer: Shelly H. has personally reviewed the product listed above. Shelly has not received any monetary compensation for her review. Shelly did receive a free product to try out so she could evaluate and use it for her review. Her thoughts & opinions in this review are unbiased & honest and your opinions may differ. Thanks!