Saturday, November 10, 2012

Chocolate with Less Chub

I can't function without chocolate anymore. Without it, I pass out (I'm not kidding). Ignoring the health implications of being narcoleptic, I've gathered a few chocolate recipes to share. I've ignored the pictures, because drooling over a gallery of them here sounds unbecoming.

Cheers!

Low-Calorie Compositions
(I've substituted the sugar with stevia)

Chocolate Pudding Pops
Calories: (60)
Ingredients:
  • One chocolate 'Jello' sugar-free pro-biotic pudding
Instruction: Stick a Popsicle stick into the foil (about halfway into the cup), then stick into the freezer until frozen.

Chocolate Cinnamon Popcorn
By: Huuxe
 Calories: (85 per one serving [serves 4])
Ingredients: 
  • Orville Redenbacher's 'Smart Pop' popcorn (94% fat-free butter)
  • Three tablespoons of ground cinnamon
  • One tablespoon of cocoa powder
  • Eight packets of Stevia
  • Non-stick zero calorie butter spray
Instruction: Microwave the popcorn. Mix the cinnamon, cocoa powder, and stevia; toss into a ziplock bag. Coat the popcorn with butter spray. Pour the 'buttered' popcorn into the bag of spices, and shake the bag until the popcorn is thoroughly coated with the lot.

 Dark Chocolate Mulled Wine Sauce with Stevia
 Calories: (18 per 2 tablespoons)

Ingredients: 
  • One cup of Cabernet Suvignon
  • Six teaspoons of stevia
  • One satchet of mulling spice 
  • 1/2 cup of Dutch process cocoa
  • 1/2 cup of light corn syrup
  • 1 ounce of semisweet chocolate
Instruction: Combine the first 3 ingredients in a small saucepan; bring to a simmer. Cook for 5 minutes, then discard the sachet. Add cocoa and corn syrup, stirring with a whisk until smooth. Simmer for 2 minutes, then remove from heat. Add chocolate, stirring until it melts. Cool to room temperature. I'd mix this into cool whip to have with strawberries. 
   
Weight: 114  113  112  111  110  109  108  107  106  105  104  103  102  101  100  99  98  97  96  95
Height: 5'4"

2 comments:

  1. These look yummy, I'm not a chocolate person (I haven't eaten anything chocolate since 2010... new years resolution I now can't break!!) but i have a love affair going on with granola and muesli. cant keep it in the house or the pack would be gone. EIP! Hope you're holding on in there x

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    1. Granola is amazing! When I was healthier, I made parfaits every morning with vanilla yogurt, blueberries, strawberries, and granola.

      I'd really like to do without the chocolate, but I fear that that posses health risks. I have an entertaining dialogue in my head of how I might approach a doctor with this... illness. Maybe he would prescribe me extended release chocolate pills so that I can go about my day without being bothered.

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