Chocolate recipes that won't destroy a diet?

cmkuno · February 2010

Chocolate is usually a staple of my Valentines day, but this year I am trying so hard to lose weight, so I asked FI not to buy me any chocolates.

Does anyone have dessert recipes for something that tastes good and chocolaty, but isn't just loaded with calories? WW ladies, any good ideas?

Julz629 · February 2010

I avoid chocolate at all costs. LOL

However, I do get the Hungry Girl daily emails and although its not chocolate, it said to use a can of diet cream soda with funfetti cake (and none of the other things it calls for like oil or eggs). I am very curious to try.

Pillsbury Funfetti Cake Mix + Diet Cream Soda = Perfect (& PRETTY!) Party Cake

PER SERVING (1/12th of cake): 180 calories, 3.5 fat, 306mg sodium, 36g carbs, <1g fiber, 23g sugars, 1g protein -- POINTS® value 4*

Cake mix and diet soda? Awesome. Pretty colors? Also awesome. Fat-slashed cake with beautiful dots of color? SIGN US UP! Stir together a can of diet cream soda with a box of Funfetti cake mix. Don't add ANY of the other stuff the box tells you to add... Just the soda. Then simply bake according to package instructions, or until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean. Hooray for gorgeous guilt-free cake!

Julz629 · February 2010

I never really use the recipes on WW.com, but I found all kinds of chocolate recipes... Tell me more about what you're looking for and I can send a few. Cookies? Cake? etc.

Harrypotterbeachbride · February 2010

I had a recipe a while back that used fat free cool whip, snickers or other desired chocolates and something else, you put them in styrofoam cups and freeze them and then when you take them out you have a frozen chocolate dessert without a lot of calories. it may have been from WW, or kraft... I'll see if i can find the recipe.

allikl62 · February 2010

One of my favs are frozen "s'mores". Take a graham cracker and put a layer of fat free cool whip on them, then drizzle low fat/fat free chocolate syrup on that, put another graham cracker on top and put them in the freezer for awhile (until the cool whip is hard). They are SO yummy. Graham crackers arent totally healthy, but they are better cake, cookies, ect. and usually 2 of these are plenty.

cmkuno · February 2010

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_michigan-detroit_chocolate-recipes-wont-destroy-diet?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:88Discussion:ea0fb7d0-a92a-4138-8350-a9cee4ee1564Post:7cf723a8-5758-4971-9736-aca7abbf55b0">Re: Chocolate recipes that won't destroy a diet?</a>:
[QUOTE]I never really use the recipes on WW.com, but I found all kinds of chocolate recipes... Tell me more about what you're looking for and I can send a few. Cookies? Cake? etc.
Posted by jholbel[/QUOTE]

<div>Aww, thanks Julie! I don't see myself making a cake from scratch, but cookies could be good. Really anything that looks yummy!</div>

Harrypotterbeachbride · February 2010

okay the recipe wasn't as healthy as i thought it was, if you follow the healthier option and shave off 80 calories, it's still 230 cals. per serving

http://www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/frozen-chocolate-souffles-106255.aspx

While I was looking for that I did come across this one.
http://www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/jell-o-chocolate-peanut-butter-parfaits-105202.aspx

the healthier route on that one saves 70 cals and 3.5 g of fat.. so more like 120 cals per serv..

Julz629 · February 2010

Cream Cheese Swirl Brownies

POINTS® Value: 2
Servings: 16
Preparation Time: 15 min
Cooking Time: 20 min
Level of Difficulty: Easy


	3/4 cup(s) all-purpose flour 3/4 cup(s) sugar
	1/4 cup(s) unsweetened cocoa
	1/2 tsp baking powder
	3 tsp canola oil
	2 Tbsp water
	2 large egg white(s)
	2 oz light cream cheese, softened (about 3 1/2 tbsp)
	2 Tbsp sugar
	1/4 tsp vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 350º F. Coat an 8-inch square pan with cooking spray.
Combine flour, 3/4 cup of sugar, cocoa and baking powder in a medium-size bowl; mix well. Add canola oil, water and egg whites; mix just until dry ingredients are moistened. Spoon and spread batter evenly into prepared pan.
Combine cream cheese, remaining sugar and vanilla in a small bowl; blend well. Drop small spoonfuls of cream cheese mixture over brownie batter; swirl gently with a knife to create a decorative pattern.
Bake until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Allow to cool for 20 minutes before cutting into 16 bars.

Julz629 · February 2010

Chewy Cupcake Brownies

POINTS® Value: 1
Servings: 12
Preparation Time: 15 min
Cooking Time: 20 min
Level of Difficulty: Easy

3/4 cup(s) all-purpose flour 1/2 cup(s) unpacked brown sugar, firmly packed 1 Tbsp unpacked brown sugar, firmly packed 3 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/4 tsp table salt 1/2 cup(s) water 1/4 cup(s) unsweetened applesauce 1/2 tsp vinegar, cider 1 1/2 tsp margarine, melted 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 350°F.

In a bowl, stir together flour, brown sugar, cocoa, baking soda and salt. In a second bowl stir together remaining ingredients. Pour water mixture over flour mixture and stir until batter is smooth.

Pour into a nonstick 12-hole muffin tin coated with cooking spray, filling until half full. Bake until toothpick inserted in center of cupcake comes out clean, 18 to 20 minutes.

Remove from oven. Let sit 5 minutes, then turn out onto rack to completely cool.

MeghanAshley00 · February 2010

HungryGirl always has some good recipes - check out her webiste, I'm sure you can find something there!

cmkuno · February 2010

You guys are amazing! These all look SOOO good!!!

Sue-n-Kevin · February 2010

Last night I took vanilla (you could substitute chocolate) Edy's yogurt blend ice cream and mixed it with frozen berry mix (no sugar added). 1/2 cup of the yogurt blend and 1 cup of the berries has 4 WW points. The yogurt blend has 3, the 1 cup of frozen berries only has 1 point.

If you didn't want the mixed berries, you could probably buy a bag of just frozen raspberries or strawberries and use them.

Good luck.

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