If you ask pretty much anyone I know they will tell you I love to bake. In fact, I would like to eventually have a little side business that is centered around all the goodies I can make. But I'm not a huge fan of sweets. I prefer something savory to something sweet 9 times out of 10, however there is that 1 time that I am craving something sweet, and I'm usually going to go for chocolate.
I was really desperate the other night so I went onto sparkpeople.com hoping to find something that would help satisfy my urge for chocolate. I came across a recipe for frozen chocolate cheesecake bites and was intrigued, especially since they were only 30 calories a piece. I had everything in the house I would need to make them, so I thought I would give it a shot. To start with, I had a hard time getting the fat-free cream cheese smooth. Adding the rest of the other ingredients was easy - unsweetened coco powder, splenda, lite cool whip and vanilla. Once it was all mixed I poured it into a flexible mold tray I got for Christmas (the recipe calls for ice cube trays, but I don't have those.) The best part was getting to top them with Nestle Chocolate Chips which I assumed meant there was NO way these could be bad.
After two hours in the freezer they popped out of the mold fairly easily and I was ready to indulge in two of them for my final 60 calories of the day. I cut them into 4ths in hopes of savoring every bite, but after my first one I didn't want to go back for more. The taste was pretty bad. The cream cheese was overwhelming and the texture was like a thick mayo - yuck!
The whole thing was a pretty big fail. I guess until I can find something that I can make with chocolate in it that's amazing AND low calorie, I'm going to stick to sugar free chocolate pudding. I don't think I can screw up Jello!
2 comments:
Fat-free cream cheese is nasty stuff. I wonder if it would be better with low-fat? A few more calories, but oh so worth it if you're wanting something sweet.
Nikki - you have to visit the Hungry Girl website! Its awesome and it is centered around low fat tasty food! She also does food makeovers for dining out faves. I am sure you can find some amazing desserts on there. I am addicted :)
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