I'm craving something really sweet?!
I'm craving something really sweet?
Im supposed to be on a diet so I need something I can eat thats not that fattening. I really want something thats sweet like cake or cookies. Do you know of any "guilt free" cookie or cake recipes?
thanks for your help
Answers: Roast a couple marshmallows on your stove. They are so sweet that about 4 of them will be enough..and they are about 20 calories EACH! at local stop and shops there are weight watcher foods. They have chocolate chip muffins in boxes and frozen food like chocolate chip cookie dough sundae. And help you lose weight Guilt Free Chocolate Cake
Original recipe yield:
12 servings
PREP TIME 10 Min
COOK TIME 35 Min
READY IN 45 Min
US METRIC
SERVINGS
INGREDIENTS
1 (18.25 ounce) package devil's food cake mix
1/2 cup baking cocoa
2 egg whites
1 egg
1 1/3 cups water
1 cup reduced-fat plain yogurt
1 1/2 teaspoons confectioners' sugar
DIRECTIONS
In a large mixing bowl, combine cake mix and cocoa. Combine the egg whites, egg, water and yogurt; add to dry ingredients and beat well. Pour into a 10-cup fluted tube pan coated with nonstick cooking spray.
Bake at 350 degrees F for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.
Nutritional Analysis: One piece equals 191 calories, 3 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 19 mg cholesterol, 399 mg sodium, 40 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 5 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2-1/2 starch. Recipes
Cakes, Cookies and Other Desserts
Oatmeal-Chocolate Chunk Cookies
These cookies have just enough chocolate to satisfy your sweet tooth but with less sugar and fat. These cookies also pack a punch of fiber, thanks to the oats and whole wheat flour.
Ingredients:
5 tablespoons no-trans fat margarine (with around 8 grams of fat per tablespoon)
3 tablespoons light or fat-free cream cheese
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1/3 cup Splenda?
1/4 cup egg substitute (1 large egg can be substituted)
6 tablespoons whole wheat flour (1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons)
6 tablespoons white flour (1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons)
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3/4 cup coarsely chopped Hershey's? Sugar Free Dark Chocolate Candy (mini bars) or Chocolate Candy (mini bars)
1 cup quick-cooking oats
Preparation:
1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Coat cookie sheets with canola cooking spray.
2. In mixing bowl, cream together no-trans margarine, cream cheese, brown sugar, and Splenda?. Add egg substitute or egg and beat well.
3. Add flours, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and vanilla to butter mixture and beat until well blended. Stir in sugar-free chocolate chunks and oats. Blend thoroughly.
4. Drop rounded teaspoons of dough onto cookie sheet (about 15 cookies per cookie sheet). Bake in center of oven for about 6 minutes or until cookies are still soft but lightly browned. Remove cookies and let cool on wire rack.
5. About 15 mini bars cut into 1/2-inch chunks with a knife.
Yield:
30 cookies
Nutritional Information:
Per cookie: 60 calories, 1.5 g protein, 7 g carbohydrate, 2.8 g fat (1.2 g saturated fat, 1 g monounsaturated fat, 0.5 g polyunsaturated fat), 1.5 mg cholesterol, 1 g fiber, 83 mg sodium. Calories from fat: 42%. get some south beach diet bars cuz their really good or get fruit popsicle or the new 100 cal packs of hostess cupcakes. This is a favourite of mine.
Chocolate Cake. (Diabetic)
120 g Margarine.
2 t artificial sweetener.
1 C Wholemeal flour.
1 C White flour.
2 t Baking powder.
3 T Cocoa.
? t Baking Soda.
2 Eggs.
125g Unsweetened Natural Yogurt.
? C Reduced fat milk.
Whip together the margarine and sweetener. Sift the dry ingredients together. Lightly beat the eggs with the yogurt and milk.
Combine all ingredients together. Pour into a lined cake tin and cook for 30-40 minutes at 180C.
Cut into 16 pieces.
Per piece
Energy: 442kj/105cal
Fat: Low
Carbohydrate: 12g
Fibre: Moderate
(Diabetes NZ) MELT IN YOUR MOUTH BROWNIES( :
4 ounces unsweetened chocolate
2/3 cup butter or margarine
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
Heat oven to 35oF. Grease baking pan, 13x9x2 inches. Melt chocolate and butter in the microwave for 2 minutes. Stir until completely melted. Mix in sugar, eggs and vanilla. Stir in remaining ingredients. Spread in pan.
Bake 30 minutes or until brownies start to pull away from sides of pan. Do not over bake. Cool slightly before cutting.