Sweet Potato Skins

After yesterday's decadent recipe, I felt the need to publish something healthy.  However, I did make those brownies tonight.  The girls and I each had one warm from the oven.  Morgan said she could just sit with a spoon and eat the entire 9x13 pan.

Here's a recipe I tried several weeks ago.  My trainer, Brittany, turned Morgan on to sweet potatoes and so now I'm looking for all different ways to prepare them.

8 small sweet potatoes (about 3 lb) scrubbed
1/2 c shredded Parmesan
Olive oil cooking spray

1.  Heat oven to 425 degrees.  Using a sharp knife, cut off four 1/4 inch thick skins from each potato; reserve centers for another use.
2.  Place skins on rimmed baking sheets (I used my Pampered Chef large bar pan).  Bake until tender, 20 to 25 minutes.
3.  Remove potato skins from the oven and heat the oven to 500 degrees.  Lightly spray potatoes with olive oil spray and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.  Bake until gold brown, 4 to 5 minutes.

ENJOY!

Ooey-Gooey Peanut Butter-Chocolate Brownies

Many, many apologies - can't believe I haven't posted a recipe since March.  Guess the end of the school year and the summer were a blur.  Lots of exciting things going on with the Lee Girls - trips to Ohio, buying a boat, back to school and a new job for me. 

Since we've returned from our trip to Lake Erie, I have found myself doing quite a bit of cooking.  Makes me miss my catering days (but not the long nights, long weekends and all the dishes).  I am making these brownies for a meeting I have on Tuesday.  I have made them many times and they never fail to impress.  Not to mention that I could eat the entire pan in one sitting.  The original recipe is from a Cooking Light magazine so they can't be that bad for me, right?

3/4 c fat-free sweetened condensed milk, divided
1/4 c butter or stick margarine, melted and cooled
1/3 c fat-free milk
1 (18.25 oz) package devil's food cake mix
1 large egg white, lightly beaten
cooking spray
1 (7 oz) jar marshmallow creme
1/2 c peanut butter morsels

1.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2.  Combine 1/4 c condensed milk, butter and next 3 ingredients (butter through egg white) in a bowl (batter will be very stiff).  Coat bottom of a 9x13 pan with cooking spray.  Press two-thirds of batter into prepared pan using floured hands; pat evenly (layer will be thin).
3.  Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.  Combine 1/2 c condensed milk and marshmallow creme in a bowl, stir in morsels.  Spread marshmallow mixture evenly over brownie layer.  Carefully drop remaining batter by spoonfuls over marshmallow mixture.  Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.  Cool completely in pan on wire rack.

Hope you enjoy.  More recipes to come soon, I promise.