Montana Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes Prevention Project

Enjoy a cup of hot cocoa and some homemade biscotti, put your feet up, curl up with a good book or someone who just read one:
Hot Cocoa
Number of Servings: 1

2 tsp Sugar
1 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
1/8 tsp cinnamon
1/8 tsp nutmeg
2 tbsp hot water
1 C Vanilla Soy Milk

Directions
Combine sugar, cocoa, cinnamon, nutmeg and hot water in a sauce pan. Stir until smooth and bring to boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Continue to boil and stir for 2 minutes. Slowly add in soy milk and heat. Do not boil the milk.
Makes 1 1-cup serving
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user QUINNGINN

Nutrition Per Serving
· Calories: 127.0
· Total Fat: 5.5 g
· Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
· Sodium: 136.0 mg
· Total Carbs: 23.8 g
· Dietary Fiber: 5.2 g
· Protein: 12.1 g

My husband loves these, and, they are easy to make

Cranberry Almond Biscotti
Ingredients
2 1/4 cups flour
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
2 eggs
2 egg whites
1 tablespoon almond or vanilla extract
1 6-ounce package Ocean Spray® Craisins® Dried Cranberries, any flavor
3/4 cup sliced almonds

Directions
Preheat oven to 325°F.
· Combine dry ingredients in a medium mixing bowl. Whisk together eggs, egg whites and almond or vanilla extract in a separate mixing bowl. Add to dry ingredients, mixing just until moist, using an electric mixer on medium speed. Add dried cranberries and almonds; mix thoroughly.
· On a floured surface, divide batter in half and pat each half into a log approximately 14-inches long and 1 1/2-inches wide. Place on a cookie sheet and bake for 30 minutes.
· Reduce oven temperature to 300°F. Cut biscotti into 1/2-inch slices. Stand upright on cookie sheet and bake for an additional 20 minutes. Let cool and store in a loosely covered container.
Makes about 2 1/2 dozen.

PER SERVING (1 cookie):
Cal 100
Fat Cal. 15,
Total Fat 2grams
Chol. 14mg
Sodium 38mg
Pot. 35mg
Carb. 9grams
Protein 2grams