Category: Appetizers and Snacks

Blueberry Pizza Pastry, using Biz’s Skinny Pizza Dough

The other day, the oldest child asked for pizza – as I always do when pizza is requested, I whipped up a batch of Biz’s Skinny Pizza Dough. If you haven’t tried this – stop what you’re doing right now now – go and make some and try something (pizza, pastry, anything) with this dough! You’ll be so happy you did!

As I had some skinny pizza dough leftover, I decided to make a blueberry open faced pastry with a bit of it. Blueberries, cream cheese and the most delicious dough you can imagine – sounds like a good time to me!

The recipe starts out by rolling out (into something loosely resembling a circle) the dough and then pinching the sides up to create a barrier to hold in the blueberry and cream cheese deliciousness that is to come!

In a bowl, I combined frozen blueberries, a bit of Truvia, a small amount (just from a wedge) of lemon juice and 1/2 tsp of corn starch and mixed until all of the berries were coated.

I added 1 tbsp of whipped cream cheese to the dough and sprinkled on a light dusting of Truvia (keep in mind that the pizza dough is not sweetened, as this is what I had left over from pizza – so, you’ll want to sweeten it up a bit – I even added a tiny bit of Truvia as I was kneeding the dough and rolling it out!).

I then layered on the blueberries and sprayed a little bit of I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter spray on the edges of the pastry. Into a preheated (to 400 degrees) oven it went for 25 minutes!

The result – a delicious, relatively healthy, similar to a danish blueberry pastry! It was a win in my book! A little tart and not too sweet, perfection!

A couple of notes:

  • Make sure your dough isn’t too thick (if it is, adjust baking time) – but is thick enough to support the cream cheese and blueberries.
  • Make sure you put your pastry on a pan that had a lip around it, in case the blueberries ‘run’ as they cook (you don’t want blueberry juice in the bottom of your oven!).
  • I wish that I would have had some powdered sugar to make a glaze to add after baking, that would have made it even better!
  • Don’t take your first bite in a white shirt – blueberries stain! 🙂
Look at that deliciously beautiful dough!!!

Blueberry Pizza Pastry, with Biz’s Skinny Pizza Dough

Total Prep / Bake Time: 40 minutes

Biz’s Skinny Pizza Dough (use a portion of dough equivalent to the size of an orange – about 1/4 of the total recipe – sorry, I didn’t weigh it)
1/2 cup Frozen Blueberries
1 Tbsp Whipped Cream Cheese
1 Tbsp (total) Truvia
1/2 tsp Cornstarch
Lemon Juice (equivalent to juice of a small wedge)
I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter spray (or egg wash) to help edges brown

  • Roll out pastry on parchment paper
  • Combine blueberries, 3/4 tbsp Truvia, lemon juice and cornstarch in bowl, until blueberries are coated
  • Add cream cheese to pastry and sprinkle on remaining Truvia
  • Add blueberries on top of the cream cheese
  • Spray the I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter spray on the edges of the pastry
  • Bake in 400 degree oven for 25 minutes
by Michelle

Queso Blanco with Green Chilis

It’s not a recipe, I won’t pretend that it is – how could something with 2 ingredients, that you make in the microwave, be a recipe?!

What it IS – is a delicious, savory snack that couldn’t be more simple to make! It could also be a great tailgating appetizer!

It starts with a small block of Velveta Queso Blanco ‘cheese’ (cheese product – don’t judge! I don’t eat it a lot, but occasionally do enjoy this ‘liquid gold’) and a small can of diced green chilis.

Just start by cutting the cheese product into chunks and put in a microwave safe bowl.

Then melt in the microwave, on high, for 5 minutes – I did take it out and stir it a couple times, to keep it from scorching.

Once it is fully melted – just dump in your chilis and stir!

I ate it with corn tortilla chips, but it would be good with veggies as well! I think a tablespoon of milk (or jalapeño juice – yum!) may have been nice and made it a little less thick.

So easy! And, so delicious!!

by Michelle