Copycat Snapple Lemon Iced Tea

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Who doesn’t love a nice cold bottle of Snapple on a hot day? Maybe it is the “Best Stuff on Earth”, but that doesn’t mean you can’t make it better (and cheaper) at home. And if you prefer diet, just replace the sugar with 12 packets of artificial sweetener.

8 cups water
2 Lipton tea bags
3/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup lemon juice

Add the water to a large saucepan and place over high heat. Once the water is boiling, add the tea bags and turn off the heat. Cover the saucepan and let stand for about 2 hours.
After 2 hours, discard the teabags. Add the sugar to a 2-quart pitcher. Pour the tea into the pitcher. Add the lemon juice and give it a good stir. Refrigerate until cold or serve over ice.

Makes 2 quarts.

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Creamy Lemon Bars recipe – 106 calories

A nice sugar-free diabetic dessert recipe that resembles the classic lemon pie.

Creamy Lemon Bars recipe – 106 calories

Ingredients:

Crust
1 cup all-purpose flour
6 tablespoons cold butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
2 tablespoons Splenda granular
1/8 teaspoon salt

Filling
1/2 cup half-and-half
4 large eggs
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/4 cups Splenda granular
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon grated fresh lemon peel

Preparation:
1. To make the crust: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly spray an 8×8-inch baking pan.
2. Combine the flour, salt and Splenda Granular in a food processor bowl. Pulse 2-3 times.
3. Add the butter. Pulse until the mixture resembles a coarse meal.
4. Press the mixture into the baking pan and bake until the crust is lightly browned (about 20 minutes).
5. While the crust is baking in the oven, whisk together the eggs and half-and-half in a medium bowl.
6. Gradually whisk in the flour, Splenda, lemon juice and lemon peel.
7. Pour this mixture over the hot crust and bake until the center is set and the edges are lightly browned (about 15 minutes).
8. Let cool completely on a wire rack. Dust with powdered sugar, if desired.
9. Cut into 2-inch squares and enjoy.

Servings: 16

Nutritional information for one serving:
Calories: 106
Total fat: 6.5 g
Cholesterol: 67.1 mg
Sodium: 69.7 mg
Total carbs: 9 g
Fiber: 0.3 g
Protein: 2.9 g
Weight Watchers points: 3

Photo credit: theogeo

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