Recipes

Looking for some recipes to use at home? Here are some of our Favorite Recipes that have been contributed and tested by New Direction Staff and Members.

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Baking Recipes

Chicken Chips
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Chicken Soup
1/8 tsp each black pepper, garlic powder, and baking powder
6 Tbsp water
Mix dry ingredients together.  Add 4 Tbsp of water and mix.  Then add the remaining 2 Tbsp of water.  Batter will have the consistency of thin pancake batter.  Spray Teflon®-coated cookie sheets with vegetable oil spray.  Spoon mixture onto cookie sheets.  Bake in a 400 degree oven for 3 ½ minutes until firm.  Remove from the oven and break into chips.  Eat immediately.  Be careful not to overbake; the chips will burn.

Chicken Biscuits
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Chicken Soup
1 tsp baking powder
2 Tbsp plus 1 tsp water
Mrs. Dash® to taste
Mix dry ingredients.  Add water.
Mix lightly.  Batter will be lumpy.  Spoon into mini-muffin cups sprayed with vegetable oil spray.  Bake in 350 degree oven for 5 ½ to 6 minutes or until tops of biscuits are brown.  Eat immediately.

NEW DIRECTION Brownies
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Chocolate Beverage
1 tsp cocoa
1 pkg Sweet N’Low®
¼ to ½ cup water
Mix dry ingredients.  Stir in water (1/2 cup for chewy brownies.  ¼ cup for cake-like brownies).  Spray a 3-cup microwave safe pan with vegetable oil spray.  Pour mixture into the pan and bake in the microwave on high for 3 minutes.  Cut into squares and serve immediately.  NOTE:  You may need to bake an additional 1 to 3 minutes, depending on your microwave.

Chocolate Souffle’
5 oz boiling water
½ pkg Knox® Gelatin
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Chocolate Beverage
1 tsp vanilla
Mix boiling water and gelatin
Add NEW DIRECTION Chocolate Beverage and mix.  Stir in vanilla.  Pour into a small baking dish and bake in a 350 degree toaster oven 20 to 25 minutes.  Serve immediately.

Muffins
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Chocolate or Vanilla Beverage
7 Tbsp water
1 tsp baking powder
Dash to taste extract, any flavor
Equal® sweetener
Preheat oven to 325 degrees.  Mix dry ingredients.  Add water until mixture has a cake batter consistency.  Add mixture to muffin pan sprayed with vegetable oil spray.  Bake for 10 minutes.  *Note:  If using Chocolate Beverage, add 1 tsp cocoa and add 15 calories and 1 addition carbohydrate to nutrition information listed.  Additional carbohydrate – 5 grams.

Chocolate Cupcakes
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Chocolate Beverage
1 tsp cocoa
¼ rounded tsp baking powder
2 pkg Equal® sweetener
½ tsp vanilla extract
2 ½ Tbsp water
1 tsp decaffeinated coffee crystals
Mix dry ingredients.  Add water and extract and blend together.  Spray a 3 cupcake pan with non-stick vegetable spray and pour mixture into pan.  Bake 8 minutes in a 350 degree oven.  Additional carbohydrate – 4 grams.

Sutter’s Chocolate Cookies
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Chocolate Beverage
2 pkg Sweet n’ Low ® sweetener
1 tsp baking cocoa
¼ tsp baking soda
¼ tsp almond extract
2 Tbsp water
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.  Combine all dry ingredients using only 1 ½ packets of sweetener, reserving other half packet for topping.  Add water and extract and mix.  Add more water by teaspoons until consistency of thick brownie batter.  Drop by rounded teaspoons onto foil lined cookie sheet spayed with non-stick vegetable spray.  Sprinkle cookies with remaining half packet of sweetener prior to baking.  Bake in center of oven for no more than 5 minutes.  Cool and then remove to plastic bag or container to keep moist.  Makes 5-6 cookies.  Additional carbohydrate – 3 grams.

Mocha Cookies
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Chocolate Beverage
2 pkg Sweet n’ Low ® sweetener
1 level tsp cocoa
¾ of ¼ tsp baking powder
½ tsp (or more to taste) instant coffee powder
2 Tbsp water, cold
1 Tbsp water, hot
Dissolve coffee mix in water.  Mix dry ingredients, add coffee mixture and stir well.  Batter will be very stiff- about the consistency of brownie batter, if not, add another ½ tsp of water.  Drop batter onto cookie sheet which has been lightly sprayed with non-stick vegetable spray.  Bake at 325 degrees F for 5 minutes.  Remove from oven immediately, just a few seconds will make the difference between a soft, chewy cookie and a cake-like one.  Additional carbohydrate – 4grams.

Pumpkin Biscuits
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Vanilla Beverage
1 tsp baking powder
2 pkg Sweet n’ Low ® sweetener
1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
4 Tbsp water
Mix all dry ingredients together.  Add water.  Whip with a fork until well mixed.  Spoon into mini muffin pan sprayed with non-stick vegetable spray.  Bake for 6 minutes in a 350 degree F oven.  Makes 10-12 biscuits.  Additional carbohydrate – 4grams.

Pecan Pancake
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Vanilla Beverage
¼ tsp ground cinnamon
Dash of nutmeg
¼ tsp pecan extract
Water
Blend all ingredients with enough water to make consistency of pancake batter.  Pour into a heated non-stick skillet.  Cook until bubble on top.  Using spatula, flip pancake over and cook until done.

Vanilla Cookies
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Vanilla Beverage
2 pkg Sweet n’ Low ® sweetener
¾ of ¼ tsp baking powder
½ tsp vanilla extract
2 Tbsp + 2 tsp water
Mix dry ingredients, add extract and water and stir well.  Batter will be very stiff – about the consistency of brownie batter, if not, add another ½ tsp of water.  Drop batter onto cookie sheet which has been lightly sprayed with non-stick vegetable spray.  Bake at 325 degrees F for 5 minutes.  Remove from oven immediately, just a few seconds will make the difference between soft, chewy cookie and a cake-like one.
Variations:  Use ½ tsp of maple, coconut, black walnut or peppermint extract or flavoring in place of vanilla extract or 1/8 tsp of lemon flavoring in place of vanilla extract.  Additional carbohydrate – 2grams.

Ginger Creams
Use vanilla cookie recipe except use ¼ tsp of maple flavoring in place of vanilla extract and add 1 tsp of pumpkin pie spice.  Bake as indicated for Vanilla Cookie recipe. 
Additional carbohydrate – 2grams.

Snicker Doodles
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Vanilla Beverage
4 pkg  + 2 pkg Sweet n’ Low ® sweetener
1 tsp ground cinnamon
¾ of /4 baking powder
1/8 tsp lemon extract
2 Tbsp + 2 tsp water
Mix together cinnamon and 4 pkg of sweetener, set aside.  Mix together remaining dry ingredients, add extract and water and stir well.  Batter will be very stiff – about the consistency of brownie batter, if not add another ½ tsp of water.  Drop batter onto cookie sheet which has been lightly sprayed with non-stick vegetable spray and dipped in the cinnamon and sweetener mixture.  Bake at 325 degrees F for 5 minutes.  Remove from oven immediately, just a few seconds will make the difference in a soft, chewy cookie and a cake-like one.  Additional carbohydrate – 6 grams.

Pancake
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Vanilla Beverage
1 pkg Sweet n’ Low ® sweetener
1/3 cup water
Mix NEW DIRECTION Vanilla Beverage and sweetener with water until like pancake batter.  Heat non-stick skillet and pour batter; don’t touch until holes form.  Flip over about 5 seconds.  The batter will unstick itself by rising.
Variation:  To make Hawaiian pancakes follow same recipes except add 1 tsp of pineapple of pineapple flavoring.  Also, prepare a mixture of 4 pkg of sweetener and 1 tsp of cinnamon. Sprinkle a little of this mixture on pancakes before flipping.  Makes 2 to 3 pancakes.  Additional carbohydrate – 1 gram.

Banana Pancakes
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Banana Beverage
1 egg white
¼ cup water
1/8 tsp maple extract
Place egg white in a small mixing bowl and whip with wire whisk until foamy.  Add Banana Beverage, water and extract.  Mix just until blended.  Cook pancakes on a hot griddle coated with non-stick spray.  Serve with a topping of 1 pkg artificial sweetener mixed with ¼ tsp of cinnamon.  Additional carbohydrate – 1 gram.



Cold Beverages

Chocolate Mint
8 fl oz cold water
3-4 drops mint extract
3 ice cubes
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Chocolate Beverage

Cola Rum Dazzler
8 fl oz diet cola, well chilled
½ tsp rum extract
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Chocolate Beverage

Cola Slush
Follow recipe above through step 3.  Freeze 1 ½ hours or until semi-solid.  Place in blender and blend until slush consistency.

Chocolate Chocolate Cream
8 fl oz diet cream soda, well chilled
½ tsp chocolate extract
¼ tsp rum extract
Artificial sweetener, as desired
1 cup chipped ice
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Chocolate Beverage

Chocolate Cream
8 fl oz diet cream soda
3 ice cubes
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Chocolate Beverage

Nutty Chocolate
8 fl oz cold water
Artificial sweetener, as desired
3-4 drops walnut extract
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Chocolate Beverage

 Frozen Chocolate Delight
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Chocolate Beverage
¼ cup soda
Artificial sweetener, as desired
Add almond extract, as desired

Mix by hand with spoon, fork, or whisk until well blended.  Pour into any dish, ½ to 1 inch deep or spoon into small plastic cups.  Freeze and serve as dessert.

Yield:  1 serving

Double Chocolate Orange
8 fl oz cold water
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Chocolate Beverage
3-4 drops chocolate extract
3-4 drops orange extract
Artificial sweetener, as desired
3 ice cubes
Pour water into shaker or blender.  Add New Direction powder.  Add chocolate and orange extracts, sweetener and ice.  Shake vigorously for 15-20 seconds or blend at lowest speed for 5 seconds.

Iced Mocha Java
1 cup cold decaf coffee
Artificial sweetener, as desired
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Chocolate Beverage
Pour coffee and sweetener into shaker or blender.  Add New Direction powder.  Shake vigorously for 15-20 seconds or blend at lowest speed for 5 seconds or until dissolved.  If serving cold, serve over ice.

Cola Frost
8 fl oz diet cola, well chilled
¼ tsp almond extract
½ cup chipped ice
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Chocolate Beverage
1/8 tsp cinnamon
Pour diet cola and almond extract into blender.  Add chipped ice, New Direction powder and cinnamon.  Blend at lowest speed until frothy, approximately 10 seconds.

Chocolate Ice Cream
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Chocolate Beverage
1 tsp cocoa
2 pkg Sweet n’ Low® sweetener
6 oz diet chocolate fudge drink
8 oz water
1 tray ice cubes
In a blender add water, sweetener, cocoa and ice.  Blend until ice is completely crushed.  Add chocolate fudge drink and blend a few more seconds.  Eat slowly all at once or save some in the freezer for a later snack.  Additional carbohydrate – 3 grams.

Mint Chocolate Ice Cream
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Chocolate Beverage
10 oz crushed ice
¼ cup water
½ tsp peppermint flavoring
Put ingredients into blender.  Mix on high speed.  Mixture will become very thick.  Stop blender occasionally to stir mixture so it becomes consistent.  Spoon into bowl.

Chocolate Soda
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Chocolate Beverage
½ tsp rum flavoring
12 oz chocolate fudge diet soda
Pour diet soda into blender.  Add New Direction powder and rum flavoring.  Blend at lowest speed for 2 to 3 seconds with quick pulses and lid slightly ajar to prevent excessive foaming.  Serve immediately.

Candy Cane Shake
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Vanilla Beverage
1 pkg Sweet N’ Low®
¼ tsp peppermint extract
Dash cinnamon
5 drops red food coloring (optional)
5 oz water
6 ice cubes
Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.  Serve in a chilled glass.

Strawberry Coconut
8 fl oz cold water
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Strawberry Beverage
3-4 drops coconut extract
3-4 drops vanilla extract
Artificial sweetener, as desired
3 ice cubes

Strawberry Pineapple
8 fl oz cold water
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Strawberry Beverage
3-4 drops pineapple extract
Artificial sweetener, as desired
3 ice cubes

 Strawberry Fizz
8 fl oz diet 7-up
3-4 ice cubes
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Strawberry Beverage

Strawberry Treat
8 fl oz diet lemon lime soda, well chilled
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Strawberry Beverage
1/8 tsp lemon extract
Pinch nutmeg

Sassy Strawberry
8 fl oz cold water
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Strawberry Beverage
3-4 drops pineapple, orange, coconut and banana extracts
Artificial sweetener, as desired
3-4 ice cubes

Strawberry Razzzzz
8 fl oz raspberry soda
Artificial sweetener, as desired
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Strawberry Beverage

Strawberry Soda Shake
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Vanilla Beverage
10 oz Strawberry or Cherry soda, sugar-free
1/8 – ¼ tsp strawberry extract
Place all ingredients in blender.  Blend for 2-3 seconds on low speed.  Serve at once.

Vanilla Temptation
8 fl oz diet cola, well chilled
1/8 tsp rum extract
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Vanilla Beverage
1/8 tsp cinnamon

Tempting Slush
Follow recipe above through step 3.  Freeze 1 ½ to 2 hours or until semi-solid.  Place in blender and blend until slush consistency.

 Kool Vanilla
8 fl oz any flavor sugar-free Kool-Aid or Crystal Light
3-4 ice cubes
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Vanilla Beverage

Maple Delight
8 fl oz diet Dr. Pepper®, well chilled
2 drops maple extract
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Vanilla Beverage
Dash cinnamon

Maple Slush
Follow recipe above through step 3.  Freeze 1 ½ to 2 hours or until semi-solid.  Place in blender and blend until slush consistency.

Orange Soda
1 12 oz can orange diet soda
1 tsp orange flavoring
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Vanilla Beverage

Vanilla Razzle Dazzle
8 fl oz chilled diet raspberry soda
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Vanilla Beverage
Mix as usual, making sure soda is flat.  Some brands take several days to go flat, so pop the tab ahead of time.

Peach Cobbler
8 fl oz chilled diet peach soda
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Vanilla Beverage
Pinch of cinnamon
Mix as usual, making sure soda is flat.

Pineapple Delight
1 cup Jello Sugar-free pineapple (prepared)
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Vanilla Beverage
½ cup water
4 ice cubes
Pour water and ice cubes into blender.  Crush ice.  Add New Direction powder and Jello.  Blend until creamy.  Also very tasty with strawberry or triple berry Jello.

Chocolate Paradise
8 fl oz cold water
5-6 drops chocolate extract
2 drops orange extract
3-4 drops coconut extract
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Vanilla Beverage
Artificial sweetener, as desired
3 ice cubes (optional)
Pour water into shaker or blender and add vanilla powder.  Add flavor extracts and shake well or blend for 5 seconds.  (Variation:  use vanilla, chocolate, and coconut flavors with vanilla powder)

Pina Colada Surprise
8 fl oz cold water
5-6 drops pineapple, coconut and rum extracts
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Vanilla Beverage
Artificial sweetener, as desired
3 ice cubes (optional)
Pour water into shaker or blender and add vanilla powder.  Add flavor extracts and shake well or blend for 5 seconds.

Vanilla-Maple Drink
1 ½ cups water
1 tsp pure maple extract
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Vanilla Beverage

Vanilla Surprise
8 fl oz strawberry soda, well chilled
¼ tsp strawberry extract
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Vanilla Beverage
Pinch mace
Pour diet strawberry soda and strawberry extract into blender.  Add powder and mace.  CAN BE MIXED IN SHAKER JAR IS SODA IS FLAT.

Orange Cooler
8 fl oz diet orange soda, well chilled
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Vanilla Beverage
Pinch cinnamon
Pour diet orange soda into blender.  Add powder and cinnamon.  Blend at lowest speed for 5 seconds.  Serve over ice.
Orange Cooler Slush
Follow recipe above through step 3.  Freeze 1 ½ to 2 hours or until semi-solid.  Place in blender and blend until slush consistency.

Rum Spice Delight
8 fl oz diet cola, well chilled
1/8 tsp rum extract
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Vanilla Beverage
Pinch nutmeg
Pour diet orange soda into blender.  Add powder and nutmeg.  Blend at lowest speed for 5 seconds.  Serve over ice.

Iced Coffee
1 cup prepared decaf coffee
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Vanilla or Chocolate Beverage
Shake vigorously for 15-20 seconds or blend at lowest speed for 5 seconds until dissolved.  Serve over ice.

Old Fashioned Root Beer
8 fl oz diet root beer, well chilled
1/8 tsp root beer extract
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Vanilla Beverage
Pinch cloves
Pour diet root beer and root beer extract into blender.  Add powder and cloves.  Blend at lowest speed for 5 seconds.  Serve over ice.

Old Fashioned Slush
Follow recipe above through step 3.  Freeze 1 ½ to 2 hours or until semi-solid.  Place in blender and blend until slush consistency.

Vanilla Up
8 fl oz diet 7-up
4-5 drops vanilla extract
3 ice cubes
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Vanilla Beverage
Pour 7-up into blender.  Add New Direction powder.  Add vanilla extract and ice cubes.  Blend at lowest speed for 10-15 seconds.

 Berry Delicious Beverage
12 oz diet grapefruit Shasta or diet 7-up
½ tsp mountain berry Kool-Aid (presweetened with nutrasweet)
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Vanilla Beverage
Fill blender with ice, above ingredients, and blend.
Optional:  ¼ to ½ tsp of pineapple, coconut or banana extract

Lemon Shake-up
½ to1 tsp sugar-free lemonade drink mix
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Vanilla Beverage
11 oz water
Shake together ingredients and add 4-5 ice cubes

Raspberry Ice Delight
1 tsp sugar-free Crystal Light raspberry drink mix
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Vanilla Beverage
11 oz water
Shake together ingredients and add 4-5 ice cubes.  Also good in the blender as a “milkshake”.

Citrus Blend Bliss
1 tsp sugar-free Crystal Light citrus blend drink mix
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Vanilla Beverage
11 oz water
Shake together ingredients and add 4-5 ice cubes.

Frozen Pops
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Vanilla Beverage
12 oz diet soda (grape, orange, etc)
1 tsp Kool-Aid unsweetened (same flavor as soda)
1 pkg Knox gelatin, unflavored
Prepare gelatin according to package direction.  Mix all ingredients together.  Pour into 1 ice cube tray.  Place in freezer.  Makes 18 cubes.

 Orange Sherbet
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Vanilla Beverage
2 pkg Sweet n’ Low sweetener
6 oz diet orange cola
¼ tsp pure orange extract
8 oz water
1 tray ice cubes
In a blender add water, sweetener, and extract with vanilla powder.  Add ice and crush.  Blend until ice is well crushed.  Add diet soda and blend well.  Makes a full blender.  Eat slowly all at once or freeze some for a later snack.  Additional carbohydrate – 2 grams.

Vanilla Maple Drink
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Vanilla Beverage
10 oz water
¾ tsp pure maple extract
Place all ingredients in a blender.  Blend for 2-3 seconds on low speed.  Serve at once.  Variation:  Substitute maple extract with peppermint extract.

Lemon-Lime Drink
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Vanilla Beverage
2 tsp lemon juice
2 tsp lime juice
12 oz lemon lime soda, sugar-free
Add all ingredients to a blender.  Blend on low until thoroughly mixed, scraping down the sides to insure complete usage of the product.  Additional carbohydrate – 2 grams.

 

Hot Beverages

Peppermint Cocoa
1 tsp cocoa
1 tsp chocolate flavoring
1/8 tsp peppermint extract
Dash cinnamon
3 packets Equal® sweetener
9 oz water
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Chocolate Beverage

Almond Cocoa
1 tsp cocoa
Dash cinnamon
¼ tsp almond extract
2 packets Equal® sweetener
9 oz water
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Chocolate Beverage

Chocolate Diablo
1 tsp freeze-dried coffee
1 tsp cocoa
1 pkg Equal® sweetener
Dash cinnamon
9 oz water
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Chocolate Beverage
Additional carbohydrate – 3 grams

Coffee Mint
1 cup decaf hot coffee
Artificial sweetener, as desired
2-3 drops mint extract
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Chocolate Beverage
Pour hot coffee into shaker or blender.  Add New Direction powder.  Add mint extract and sweetener.  Shake vigorously 15-20 seconds or blend on lowest speed for 5 seconds.

Italian Mint Coffee
1 cup decaf hot coffee
Artificial sweetener, as desired
2-3 drops anise extract
2-3 drops mint extract
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Chocolate Beverage
Pour hot coffee into shaker or blender.  Add New Direction powder.  Add anise and mint extracts and sweetener.  Shake vigorously 15-20 seconds or blend on lowest speed for 5 seconds.

Chocolate Cappuccino
1 cup decaf hot coffee
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Chocolate Beverage
2-3 drops brandy extract
Pinch cinnamon
Pinch nutmeg
Artificial sweetener, as desired
Pour hot coffee into shaker or blender.  Add New Direction powder.  Add brandy extract, cinnamon, nutmeg and sweetener.  Shake vigorously 15-20 seconds or blend on lowest speed for 5 seconds.

Hot Buttered Rum
1 cup hot water
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Chocolate Beverage
3-4 drops rum extract
3-4 drops almond extract
Artificial sweetener, as desired
Pour hot water into shaker or blender.  Add New Direction powder.  Add rum and almond extract and sweetener.  Shake vigorously 15-20 seconds or blend at lowest speed for 5 seconds.

Dessert Coffee
Add one, or more, of the following to coffee:  cinnamon, lemon peel, mint extract, rum extract, cloves, orange peel, chocolate extract, orange extract, cardamom or allspice.

Mocha Coffee
1 cup decaf coffee
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Chocolate Beverage
Artificial sweetener, as desired
Pour coffee and sweetener into shaker or blender.  Add New Direction powder.  Shake vigorously 15-20 seconds or blend at lowest speed for 5 seconds.

 Hot Brandied Coffee
¾ cup prepared decaf coffee
1/8 tsp brandy extract
Pinch nutmeg or cinnamon
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Chocolate Beverage
Pour coffee and sweetener into shaker or blender.  Add New Direction powder and nutmeg.  Shake vigorously 15-20 seconds or blend at lowest speed for 5 seconds.

 

Chocolate and Vanilla Pudding

Chocolate Cherry Mousse
1 tsp cocoa
2 pkg Equal® sweetener
½ tsp freeze-dried coffee
Dash cinnamon
1 tsp cherry flavoring
½ cup water
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Chocolate/Vanilla Pudding

Chocolate Mint Mousse
2 pkg Equal® sweetener
Dash cinnamon
1 tsp cocoa
1 tsp crème de menthe or peppermint
½ cup water
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Chocolate/Vanilla Pudding
Additional carbohydrate – 3 grams

Chocolate Orange Mousse
2 pkg Equal® sweetener
Dash cinnamon
1 tsp cocoa
1 tsp orange extract
½ cup water
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Chocolate/Vanilla Pudding
Additional carbohydrate – 3 grams

Thin Mint Pudding
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION chocolate pudding
1/8 tsp peppermint extract
½ packet artificial sweetener
Add 6 oz of water

Vanilla-Almond Pudding
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION vanilla pudding
1/8 tsp vanilla extract
1/8 tsp almond extract
½ pkg artificial sweetener
Add 6 oz of water

Eggnog
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION vanilla pudding
1 tsp rum extract
¼ tsp vanilla extract
Nutmeg to taste
Add 6 oz of water

NEW DIRECTION Eggnog
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Vanilla Beverage
5 oz Diet Ginger Ale
1 pkg Sweet N’ Low®
Dash nutmeg
Dash cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla extract
4-6 ice cubes
Combine all ingredients.

Apple Pie Pudding
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION vanilla pudding
½ pkg Sweet N’ Low®
½ tsp apple pie spice
Blend all dry ingredients before adding 6-7 oz of water

Pumpkin Pie Pudding
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION vanilla pudding
1 pkg Sweet N’ Low®
1/8 tsp cloves*
½ tsp pumpkin pie spice
Blend all dry ingredients before adding 6-7 oz of water.
*Pumpkin Pie Spice does not contain Cloves.

NEW DIRECTION Pumpkin Pie
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Vanilla Beverage
6 oz Diet Ginger Ale
1 pkg Sweet N’ Low®
1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
1 tsp vanilla extract
4-6 ice cubes
Combine all ingredients and mix in a blender until smooth.

Pumpkin Spiced Mousse
5 oz boiling water
1 – 1/8 tsp (1/2 envelope) Knox® unflavored gelatin
5 oz cold water
½ tsp pumpkin pie spice
1 pkg Equal® Sweetener
3 drops yellow food coloring
2 drops red food coloring
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Vanilla Beverage
Add boiling water to gelatin.  Stir vigorously with wire whip until dissolved.  Add remaining ingredients and mix well with wire whip.  Pour into container with tight-fitting lid.  Put into freezer until set and very cold, but not frozen.  Mix with electric mixer on high speed until peaks form and mixture is light and fluffy.  Serve immediately.

 

Soups

Mixing instructions located on Basic Mixing Instructions page

 Tarragon Chicken Soup
¼ tsp tarragon leaves
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Chicken Soup

Curried Chick Soup
1/8 to ¼ tsp curry powder
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Chicken Soup

Chicken Soup with Thyme
1/8 tsp ground thyme
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Chicken Soup

Chili Chicken Soup
1/3 tsp chili powder
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Chicken Soup

Chicken Soup with Poultry Seasoning
1/8 tsp poultry seasoning
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Chicken Soup
Herbed Chicken Soup
½ tsp Mrs. Dash® Table Blend
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Chicken Soup

Lemon & Herb Chicken Soup
½ tsp Mrs. Dash® Lemon and Herb
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Chicken Soup

Lemon Parsley Chicken Soup
2 tsp fresh lemon juice
¼ tsp dehydrated parsley flakes
(1/4 tsp oregano, basil, chervil, chives, or cilantro may be substituted for parsley)
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Chicken Soup

Chicken Soup with Cumin
½ tsp cumin
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Chicken Soup

Dijon Chicken Soup
1 tsp prepared Dijon mustard
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Chicken Soup

Chinese 5 Spice Chicken Soup
1/8 tsp Chinese 5 spice
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Chicken Soup

Marsala Chicken Soup
2 tsp Marsala wine heated with water
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Chicken Soup

Chicken Soup with Sherry
2 tsp cooking sherry heated with water
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Chicken Soup

Chicken Soup with Coriander

½ tsp coriander
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Chicken Soup

Spicy Tomato Soup
1 pkg NEW DIRECTION Tomato Soup
½ tsp cayenne pepper
½ tsp dill or basil
Add 9 oz of water

 

Dessert Beverages

Whipped Gelatin Delight
1 cup boiling water
1 envelope (3/8 oz.) low calorie gelatin
1 cup cold water
1 packet NEW DIRECTION beverage (any flavor)
Pour boiling water into blender.  Add low calorie gelatin dessert.  Blend at lowest speed for 5 seconds until dissolved.  Add cold water and NEW DIRECTION powder.  Blend at lowest speed until dissolved. Pour into mixing bowl and chill until thickened (not set), approximately 1 ½ to 2 hours.  Pour thickened mixture into blender and blend at lowest speed for 10 seconds.  Pour into mixing bowl and chill until set.
NOTE:  This recipe contains one serving of NEW DIRECTION beverage.  It may be consumed in one large serving or several smaller servings throughout the day.  Keep refrigerated until consumed/

Strawberry Chiffon Pudding
1 pkt NEW DIRECTION vanilla beverage
½ cup sugar-free strawberry jello
¼ cup water
1 cup crushed ice
Prepare jello according to package directions.  Thoroughly mix NEW DIRECTION vanilla beverage and water.  Add prepared jello and crushed ice and vanilla beverage in a blender and mix on low until thoroughly mixed.  Variations:  Substitute strawberry jello for lime or orange jello.  Add ½ tsp banana flavoring and ½ tsp cinnamon.  Use raspberry jello and 1 tsp of cocoa powder and 2 tsp of sugar substitute.

 

Slush Recipes

Mixing instruction
  • Pour 6 ounces of fluid into measuring cup.  Add ice until fluid line reaches 12-ounce marker.
  • Pour ice mixture into blender.
  • Add flavoring and NEW DIRECTION beverage.
  • Blend on low speed 2 to 3 seconds with quick pulses and lid slightly ajar.  Blend on high speed until mixture is the consistency of a slush.

    • Lemon Slush     6 oz beverage made with Crystal Light lemon-flavored drink mix
    1 pkt lemon flavor
    1 pkt NEW DIRECTION beverage
    Addition carbohydrate – 1 gram

    Strawberry Slush
    6 oz (1/2 can) strawberry diet soda
    ice
    2 pkt strawberry flavor
    1 pkt NEW DIRECTION beverage
    Addition carbohydrate – 2 gram

    Chocolate Slush
    1 pkt NEW DIRECTION vanilla/chocolate beverage
    ½ tsp rum flavoring
    6 oz chocolate fudge diet soda and ice

    Raspberry Slush
    1 pkt NEW DIRECTION vanilla beverage
    ½ tsp rum flavoring
    6 oz raspberry flavored tea, sugar-free, reconstituted
    ice
    Addition carbohydrate – 1 gram

    Vanilla Maple Slush
    1 pkt NEW DIRECTION vanilla beverage
    1 tsp pure maple extract
    6 oz water
    ice

    Orange Ice
    1 pkt NEW DIRECTION vanilla beverage
    4 oz boiling water
    ½ pkt Knox gelatin unflavored
    6 oz Crystal Light orange flavor drink, reconstituted
    Add boiling water to gelatin.  Stir vigorously with wire whisk until dissolved; cool.  Place mixture and remaining ingredients into blender.  Blend for 3 to 4 minutes on low speed.  Pour mixture into the can of an electric ice cream maker.  Process for 20 to 25 minutes.  Spoon mixture into a plastic freezer container with a tight-fitting lid; freeze.

    Strawberry Gelatin
    1 pkt NEW DIRECTION vanilla beverage
    5 oz boiling water
    1 ½ tsp Jello gelatin, sugar-free, strawberry-flavored
    5 oz diet strawberry soda, sugar-free, cold
    Add boiling water to gelatin.  Stir vigorously with wire whisk until dissolved.  Pour gelatin mixture into blender.  Add remaining ingredients.  Blend for 2 to 3 seconds on low speed until well mixed.  Place in a refrigerator container, chill until set.  Stir several times during chilling to prevent separation of liquid and foam.

    Fruit Cubes
    1 pkt NEW DIRECTION vanilla beverage
    8 oz diet soda, heated not boiling
    1 pkt Knox gelatin, unflavored
    4 oz diet soda, cold
    Add heated soda to gelatin.  Stir vigorously with wire whisk until dissolved.  Pour gelatin mixture into blender.  Add remaining ingredients. Blend for 2 to 3 seconds on low speed until well mixed.  Place in a refrigerator container, chill until set.  Stir several times during chilling to prevent separation of liquid and foam.

    Orange Slush
    1 pkt NEW DIRECTION vanilla beverage
    10 oz Crystal Light orange flavored, reconstituted
    1/8-1/4 tsp orange extract
    Mix all ingredients with a wire whisk until blended.  Pour mixture into ice cube trays; freeze.  When ready to use, place 1/3 cup of water into blender.  Drop cubes in several at a time until all have been added.  Blend to desired consistency on low speed.

    Orange Pudding
    1 pkt NEW DIRECTION vanilla beverage
    3 oz boiling water
    1 ½ tsp Jello gelatin, sugar-free, orange flavored
    7 oz Crystal Light orange flavored drink, reconstituted
    Add boiling water to gelatin. Stir vigorously with wire whisk until dissolved.  Pour gelatin mixture into blender.  Add remaining ingredients. Blend for 2 to 3 seconds on low speed until well mixed.  Place in a refrigerator container, chill until set.  Stir several times during chilling to prevent separation of liquid and foam.

    Key Lime Pops
    1 pkt NEW DIRECTION vanilla beverage
    8 oz Crystal Light, reconstituted
    ½ tsp Jello, sugar-free lemon flavored mix
    ½ tsp Jello, sugar-free lime flavored mix
    1 tsp pudding, sugar-free pistachio flavored mix
    Blend all ingredients and pour into ice cube trays with sticks for pops
    Variation:  Use only 6 oz Crystal Light and add ice and blend for a great slush.  Additional carbohydrate – 2 grams