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Sweet Swaps: Roasted Red Pepper Cheese Spread

June 10, 2015

I participated in an Influencer Activation on behalf of Influence Central for the SPLENDA® Brand. I received product samples to facilitate my review as well as a promotional item to thank me for my participation. All opinions and reviews are my own.

This past weekend, Bryce was baptized.  It was a truly wonderful day!  After church, we invited our family over for a big celebration.  We had quite the large crowd, and were busy cleaning and prepping food in the days leading up to the party (which is no easy feat with a 7 week old!)

Bryce’s baptism party seemed to kick off the start of summertime get togethers. Summer always comes with a busy social calendar full of events and activities….and tasty foods.  It’s so easy to eat mindlessly and realize later that you’ve overindulged–I’ve definitely done that before!  So when we were planning the menu, we knew we wanted to offer a wide array of healthy options for our guests.  We had quite the spread of food, including fresh fruits and vegetables, sandwiches and a few sides.  I  was definitely on the hunt for simple recipes that were quick to put together.

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One of those recipes was for Roasted Red Pepper Cheese Spread via SWEET SWAPS.  The SPLENDA® Brand is dishing out ways to reduce added sugar by swapping out full sugar for SPLENDA® Sweetener Product.  It was so easy to make, and tasted great!  (And random fact: did you know that swapping just one cup of sugar with one cup of SPLENDA® No Calorie Sweetener can save more than 600 calories? That makes a huge difference!)

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Roasted Red Pepper Cheese Spread Recipe via SWEETSWAPS.com

Servings Per Recipe: 16 (Click here for nutrition info)

Serving Size: about 2 tablespoons

INGREDIENTS

  • ½ cup roasted red peppers, well drained, finely chopped
  • 2 tablespoons SPLENDA® No Calorie Sweetener, Granulated
  • 2 cups sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
  • 2 tablespoons red onion, finely chopped
  • ½ cup mayonnaise
  • 1 teaspoon cider vinegar
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper

DIRECTIONS

  1. Mix all ingredients together in a small mixing bowl. Refrigerate until ready to serve.  I told you it was easy!

After we ate, some of us decided to move around a bit and play with Izzy and start a friendly game of bags (or cornhole, depending on where you are from).  It was nice to take advantage of the nice weather (before the rain came!) and burn some calories while still enjoying each other’s company.

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It was a fantastic day all around- so nice to spend time with family and celebrate Bryce’s baptism!  Here’s to many more summer parties!

What is your go-to summer dish?

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  1. Laura says

    June 10, 2015 at 7:02 am

    Looks like a really nice celebration! That cheese spread looks delicious! I will have to try it out this summer!

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    • vpstyle says

      June 11, 2015 at 8:13 am

      It was lovely! Now just recooperating haha!

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  2. Erica @ Erica Finds says

    June 10, 2015 at 8:32 am

    Looks like fun! Congrats and happy summer!!

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    • vpstyle says

      June 11, 2015 at 8:12 am

      Thanks Erica- happy summer to you! :-)

      Reply
  3. Kristin says

    June 10, 2015 at 9:25 am

    Aww congrats on his baptism!

    Buffalo Chicken Dip is hands down my favorite/easy go to summer dish…. if only it was healthy.

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    • vpstyle says

      June 11, 2015 at 8:12 am

      Thanks Kristin! And YES to buffalo chicken dip…that is SO finger lickin’ good!

      Reply
  4. Alecz says

    June 10, 2015 at 9:57 am

    Oh my, this looks delicious! I love cheese and pepper together!

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    • vpstyle says

      June 11, 2015 at 8:12 am

      It was pretty darn tasty! Such a nice flavor pairing!

      Reply
  5. Kristin says

    June 10, 2015 at 1:34 pm

    Love that your dog just laid in the middle there! How funny!

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    • vpstyle says

      June 11, 2015 at 8:11 am

      She literally loves to be in the middle of things!

      Reply

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