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You CAN Have Your Cake and Eat it Too!

Let There Be Cake!

Desserts are my very favorite! This is an old Weight Watchers trick so that you can have your cake and eat it too. You can't imagine how delicious this cake is until you try it!

Mix one can of diet soda with one box of cake mix. If you use a dark cake mix, use a dark soda. If you use a light cake mix, use a light-colored soda, such as 7-Up or Sprite. Those are the only two ingredients--the box of mix (no eggs, oil, water, etc.) and the soda. Bake according to package directions.

NOTE:The cake fell apart when I used a bundt pan but came out perfectly in a 9x13 pan (or glass dish) and as cupcakes. I use fat-free cool whip as frosting.

"I could give up chocolate but I'm not a quitter!" Unknown

Let There Be Cake! ("Seconds")

Another popular Weight Watchers trick is to use a cake mix with a canned fruit or vegetable.

Try a box of Angel Food Cake mix and one 20oz.can crushed pineapple, undrained. Yep! Those are the only two ingredients. Bake according to package directions. My friend, Pat, likes to pour a can of cherry pie filling over the top before serving.

Try a box of chocolate cake mix with a can of pumpkin. Add a little bit of water if the batter is too thick. Bake and enjoy!

Did You Know?

You can replace the oil in a dessert recipe with the same amount of canned pumpkin or unsweetened applesauce and save a bunch of calories without sacrificing taste?

Elaine's Chocolate Pumpkin Cake

This is a variation of the cake mentioned above.

1 box chocolate cake mix
1 can (15oz) pumpkin (not pumpkin pie)
½ c water
3 egg whites

Combine with mixer. Place in 13x9” pan. Cook according to box directions.

Pat's Chocolate Pie

2 cups cold skim milk
3 pkgs. (4-servings-sized box) instant, sugar-free, fat-free chocolate pudding
1 12oz. sugar-free whipped topping, thawed
1 prepared pie crust

Whisk milk and pudding for one minute. Whisk in half of the whipped topping. Spread on crust. Spread remaining whipped topping on top. Chill and serve. Sprinkle cocoa powder on top before serving (optional).

Key Lime Pie

This is a popular dessert from Weight Watchers.

(Makes 8 servings-148 calories, 3.5 g. fat, 1 g. fiber)

1 box (0.3 oz) sugar-free lime-flavored gelatin
1/4 cup boiling water
2--8oz. containers key lime pie-flavored light yogurt
1--8oz. container fat-free whipped topping, thawed
1--prepared 9" reduced-fat graham cracker pie crust

Dissolve gelatin in boiling water.
With a wire wisk, stir in yogurt.
With a wooden spoon, fold in whipped topping.
Pour mixture into pie crust and refrigerate overnight or at least two hours.

Did You Know?

You can cut the sugar in a recipe by 1/4, and save a bunch of calories without sacrificing taste?

Elaine's Blueberry-Yogurt Bran Muffins

These are good enough to be dessert, but excellent for breakfast as well!

1 cup Fiber One Cereal
1 egg or 2 egg whites
1/4 cup vegetable oil
2 (6oz each) containers of Dannon Light and Lively Strawberry/Banana or Blueberry Yogurt
3/4 cup whole-grain wheat flour
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 Tbsp and 2 tsp Splenda brown sugar blend OR ¼ packed brown sugar
1 1/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
2/3 cup fresh or frozen (without liquid) blueberries

Heat oven to 400°F. Place paper baking cup in each of 12 regular-size muffin cups, or grease bottom of each muffin cup with shortening. Crush cereal with rolling pin or meat mallet (or crush in food processor).

In medium bowl, stir together egg (or egg whites), oil and yogurt. Add cereal, flour, brown sugar, baking soda and salt; stir just until dry ingredients are moistened. Gently stir in berries. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups, filling each 3/4 full.

Bake 18 to 20 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately remove from pan.

Check back for more healthy, low-calorie, dessert recipes!

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