100 Calorie Snacks and Treats

February 28, 2014
Credit: Photo: Oxmoor House
Enjoy these low-calorie snacks and treats when the mid-afternoon munchies strike, or when you get those midnight snack cravings. These snacks are easy and guilt-free!
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Very Berry Tarts

Credit: Randy Mayor

This is a great make-ahead dessert for a cocktail buffet, weekend brunch, or spring luncheon. Use different flavors of curd and arrange these cute tarts on a platter for a colorful and fun treat.


Very Berry Tarts Recipe
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Salmon Canapes With Horseradish Cream

Credit: Photo: Sang An

Create party-worthy canapes with salmon and savory horseradish cream. They're great as appetizers and even as a snack.


Salmon Canapes With Horseradish Cream Recipe

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Apricots with Basil-Goat Cheese and Almonds

Credit: Photo: Alex Farnum; Styling: Karen Shinto
Fresh goat cheese, deeply flavorful Blenheim apricots (tangier and sweeter than Turkish apricots) and stubby, rich Marcona almonds are worth using here, because in a recipe this simple, the flavors are really noticeable.
Apricots with Basil-Goat Cheese and Almonds Recipe
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Chocolate Chunk and Walnut Oatmeal Cookies

Credit: Charles Masters

These cookies feature the flavors of brown sugar, oats, walnuts, and bittersweet chocolate. Can you believe there's less than 100 calories in one cookie? We can't either.


Chocolate Chunk and Walnut Oatmeal Cookies Recipe

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Salt-and-Pepper Crackers

Why bake your own crackers? One reason might be to blow the socks off your guests. Another would be to know what a fresh-baked cracker tastes like: flavorful and floury, with bright sparks of salt and flecks of fresh black pepper throughout.
Salt-and-Pepper Crackers Recipe

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Peanut Butter Truffles

Credit: Mary Ellen Bartley
Chocolate and peanut butter—possibly the world's best flavor marriage—unite and delight in this sweet truffle recipe.
Peanut Butter Truffles Recipe
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Apple and Cream Cheese Roll-Ups

Credit: Becky Luigart-Stayner; Jan Gautro

Apples and cream cheese are rolled up with cinnamon and nutmeg in flakey phyllo dough to make one cute treat. Swap out the fruit for your favorite and enjoy these hand-held strudels.


Apple and Cream Cheese Roll-Ups Recipe

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Blueberry Shortbread Bites

Credit: Photo: Iain Bagwell; Styling: Dan Becker
These delicately textured shortbreads have a subtle orange flavor. They're wonderful served with a cup of tea or packed in a lunch.
Blueberry Shortbread Bites Recipe

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Ice-cream Crêpes

This recipe makes 3 crêpes to be shared by 6 people. The recipe calls for low fat chocolate ice cream, but feel free to switch it up with your favorites.


Ice-cream Crêpes Recipe
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Crab Toast with Carrot and Scallion

Credit: Photo: Johnny Autry; Styling: Cindy Barr

These tasty appetizers are made on whole wheat baguette and are topped with a mixture of crab, soy sauce, green onions, sriracha, and sesame seeds.


Crab Toast with Carrot and Scallion Recipe

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Coconut Chocolate Cookies

Credit: Photo: Randy Mayor; Styling: Leigh Ann Ross
Myth-Buster Recipe. Given that both chocolate and coconut are not as bad as once thought, and given that they taste mighty good together, we baked up a batch of these toasty, chocolaty cookies to celebrate. Like all sweets with few other nutrients, though, they are treats—perfectly healthy every once in a while.
Coconut Chocolate Cookies Recipe

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Bruschetta with Minted Pea Puree

Brushetta with Minted Pea Puree starts with crispy slices of French baguette and are topped with a pea puree that includes mint, cream cheese, and Parmesan cheese.


Bruschetta with Minted Pea Puree Recipe
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Anise-Flavored "Doughnuts"

Credit: Photo: Johnny Autry; Styling: Cindy Barr
These confections, called rollos de anís in Spanish, are often washed down with small glasses of Alicante Muscat or another sweet white wine.
Anise-Flavored "Doughnuts" Recipe

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Caramelized Onion Dip

Credit: Photo: Levi Brown

These little treats are flavored with anisette liqueur and have just under 100 calorie per "doughnut." They don't require a doughnut pan, so you can bake them right on a baking sheet.


Caramelized Onion Dip Recipe

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Florentine Wedding Cakes

Credit: Quentin Bacon

These little cakes only have 33 calories each! They may be "wedding cakes," but they make a great snack in the afternoons with a cup of coffee.


Florentine Wedding Cakes Recipe
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Vegetable Frittata Squares

Credit: Photo: Antonis Achilleos

These Vegetable Fritatta Squares are packed with broccoli, zucchini, squash, spinach, peas, and corn. To create a non-vegetarian version of these little snacks, add in some ham, bacon, or your favorite meats.


Vegetable Frittata Squares Recipe

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Charred Red Onion Dip

Credit: Photo: Randy Mayor; Styling: Cindy Barr 

Grilled red onion sets the flavor for Charred Red Onion Dip, which pairs well with crispy, baked sweet potato chips. This dip is made with a combination of yogurt and sour cream and is spiced with a little bit of red pepper.


Charred Red Onion Dip Recipe

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Caramelized-Sugar Cookies

Credit: James Carrier

These eggless cookies are full of small bits of homemade caramel. Because there are only 50 calories in one cookie, these cookies make the perfect treat or midnight snack.


Caramelized-Sugar Cookies Recipe
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Antipasto Skewers

Credit: Photo: Ryan Benyi; Styling: Stephana Bottom
These Antipasto Skewers are the perfect party appetizer and the flavors really come together in this Italian-inspired finger food.
Antipasto Skewers Recipe

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Sandbakelser (Sand Tarts)

These Scandinavian treats can be purchased where Scandinavian bakeware is sold, but why not take a stab at this homemade version? These cookies are made with ground almonds and can be filled with your favorite flavor of jam.


Sandbakelser (Sand Tarts) Recipe

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Molasses Cookies with Peanut-Butter Glaze

Credit: Photo: Kate Sears; Styling: Elizabeth Blake

We can't decide which we like better, the sweet cookies or the salty glaze. Thankfully, we don't have to choose, and neither do you.


Molasses Cookies with Peanut-Butter Glaze Recipe
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Cumin-Spiced Chickpeas

Credit: Photo: John Kernick

These chickpeas are great as a snack. They're a little spicy and have a whole lot of crunch. You won't be able to stop munching on them!


Cumin-Spiced Chickpeas Recipe

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Fruit Kebabs with Honey-Yogurt Dipping Sauce

Credit: Photo: Kate Sears; Styling: Lynn Miller

Skewer your favorite fruits, such as grapes, pineapple, melons, and strawberries. Then dip them in honey Greek yogurt sauce for a refreshing treat.


Fruit Kebabs with Honey-Yogurt Dipping Sauce Recipe

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Soybean-Mint Crostini

Credit: James Carrier

Donna Knopf, owner of Vegetas in Tempe, Arizona, blends soybeans with mint for a delicious and healthy topper for toasts. Ejoy this Soybean-Mint Crostini as a snack or appetizer.


Soybean-Mint Crostini Recipe
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Chinese Almond Cookies

Credit: James Carrier
With a buttery shortbread-like texture, these almond-flavored cookies are guaranteed to be family favorites. Let kids help by "painting" glaze on the dough and putting almond "eyes" in the cookie's center.
Chinese Almond Cookies Recipe

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Fruit Jellies

Credit: Photo: Yunhee Kim; Styling: Kelli Ronci

If you love gummy candies, try this version you can make at home! To ensure that the colors are bright, we've used store-bought, pasteurized juice instead of fresh-squeezed.


Fruit Jellies Recipe

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Fresh Squash Chips

Credit: Photo: Beth Dreiling Hontzas; Styling: Katherine Eckert
Offer a healthy side dish option at your next cookout by serving thin slices of summer squash instead of chips. Serve these fresh veggie "chips" with your favorite dip.

 

 
Fresh Squash Chips Recipe

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Chocolate Chip Cookies

Credit: Photo: Randy Mayor; Styling: Cindy Barr

At only 88 calories, have one of these guiltless morsels, or two. Store up to one week in an airtight container--if they last that long. We suggest keeping a dozen in the freezer for emergencies.


Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

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Creamy Avocado Cups

Credit: Photo: Melissa Punch; Styling: Scott Horne/bigleo.com

These Creamy Avocado Cups feature avocado, lime jiuce, yogurt and cilantro all atop endive leaves.


Creamy Avocado Cups Recipe

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Strawberry-Lime Agua Fresca

Credit: Photo: Oxmoor House
How often do you go to a child's party where they offer up sugary juice box after juice box? This agua fresca is still yummy and sweet, but has a lot less sugar. Plus, you can control the amount of juice kids are having by pouring servings in 4-ounce cups. The strawberries are so delicious in this drink, but watermelon and pineapple are also good stand-ins. For a real happy hour, stir in some rum for an adult cocktail.
Strawberry-Lime Agua Fresca Recipe
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