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Recently we invited family over because life had gotten busy, and we just hadn’t seen them in awhile. I decided to make Sweet Cherry Pie in mini individual versions for an after dinner treat. While they cooled, we decided to go on a family walk.
Unfortunately, this Texas heat and humidity was too much for Grandma and Grandpa, so they stayed at the house while our family took a nature walk. Our neighborhood park has an old bridge that was salvaged from some other local place, and they refreshed it, made it new, and just recently put it in our park.
It was our first time visiting it. A small stream runs underneath, and the water is amazingly crystal clear. You can see little fish and other things swimming around. We heard frogs and locusts.
As we walked on further, there’s this magestic tree complete with concrete seating that’s just a ways past the bridge. It just looks like the perfect tree because it’s so big and the branches are so open wide. The kids had a lot of fun running around it.
The sun was starting to set, so we headed back home. I’m sure Grandma was wondering where we were, and the pies were probably ready to eat.
When I made the cherry pies, I used a recipe from the SPLENDA® SWEET SWAPS™ site. You can find it HERE. We’ve been working toward less added sugar for a more balanced lifestyle. The website is full of all kinds of recipes where you can swap sugar for SPLENDA®.
Grandma and Grandpa thought the pie tasted wonderful. It was the perfect blend of sweet and tart. It was a little too tart for my littlest one, but the older kids devoured it.
Did you know that swapping just one cup of sugar with one cup of SPLENDA® No Calorie Sweetener, Granulated can save more than 600 calories? There are many more tips, tricks and delicious recipes on SweetSwaps.com. Be sure to visit SPLENDA® on Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter!
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Oh my! Sweet cherry pie, sounds so darn good! I cannot wait to try this! Thanks for sharing!
Those mini cherry pies look so yummy! There’s nothing better than some good old quality family time mixed with yummy pie <3
I love cherry pie- and the mini ones are so cute! Cherries are just ripening everywhere so this is the perfect thing to do with them!
I actually never have tried Splenda. I definitely think its a great alternative to refined sugar though!
I love cherry pie and it was favorite childhood dessert! While I am not a personal fave of Splenda, these do look absolutely delicious and wish I could now try!
I love that they brought the bridge over from somewhere else. In most places, they’d just leave it to rot and put up a sign that it was unsafe. Sounds like a great community!
I also swap an artificial sweetener for sugar whenever I can–as a matter of fact I don’t remember the last time I bought sugar! These mini pies sound delicious.
This post made me so sad… that I didn’t have any pie for myself! OMG it made me hungry this morning. And I love that they are miniature so not a huge portion, so you don’t feel bad (along with the Splenda, genius!).
I am absolutely in love with that tree you found! Nature walks with the family are one of my absolute favorite things to do, and a sweet treat afterwards just makes it all the better 🙂
That cherry pie looks delicious. I bake with Splenda, too. Diabetes runs in my family and all of us love sweets.
I had no idea about that concerning the swap for sugar for splenda. The pies look delicious and I love the pictures of your nature walk. The true is just stunning!
This looks so tasty. It’s better than the regular pie because it uses splenda and woult not overload you with sugar.
Yum! I love the mini pies. We’ve actually never made pies at home before. We may have to try this out.
Omg this pie sounds absolutely amazing!!! I just love all things cherry! I will have to give this a pin!
Those Cherry Pies look absolutely delicious! I haven’t made cherry pie in my lfe and I want to try it.
Wow, that’s a great tip. I’m heading over there myself to get some recipes. Dang, 600 calories? I can hardly believe it! Weeeeeeeee!!!