When baking holiday treats this season but calories by cutting portion sizes. Try any of these ideas next time you’re in the kitchen baking
- Slice pies and cakes into 10-12 pieces instead of the usual 6-8.
- Cut brownies and bars into bite-sized pieces before arranging them on a platter for guests.
- Bake smaller cookies; you can even freeze half of the dough to bake more later.
- Make mini muffins out of muffin or bread mixes (I made mini banana bread muffins just yesterday!).
- Use multiple smaller cake pans; serve one cake now and freeze the others for a later date.
Not only will guests appreciate your bite-size treat approach, but everything always looks cuter and yummier when it’s mini!
Check out this festive Cranberry Swirl Cheesecake recipe from Cooking Light magazine.
I plan on making a modified version of this recipe before Christmas using a few small springform pans and freezing the extra cakes for next year. Last holiday season I made sugar coated cranberries (as seen in the background); these were a huge hit and I will be posting this recipe soon!
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