I miss baking :(

cbh142

I used to bake a lot for me and my husband. We gained a lot of weight though. Are there any good for you baked "goodies"? I would love some recipes. thanks.

MrsR0SE

I would love to have some recipes too - I love baking and haven't really dared to since started losing weight. My only tip is to make cupcakes and then immediately freeze most of them and bring them out only a couple at a time! I think I need some new recipes too though

AlixClockHeart

I add sugar free gelatin mix to white cake batter and make cupcakes with it. Then they don't need frosting and clock in at only about 100 calories each.

tegtmeyerd

I love to bake too! Actually the cupcakes are in the oven now... I need to practice before I take these to a party, so my coworkers will be the lucky recipients so i don't eat them all!

Angel food cake is always a good option. Plus you can make good cookies with the angel food cake mix as well. Just don't make agave nectar cupcakes, they were gross...

celestep2k1

I highly recommend Cooking Lights recipe for White Chocolate Lemon Biscotti! It's only got 55 calories per serving. Plus, it's easy and elegant. Google and it will come right up for you.

myopus

Try http://chocolatecoveredkatie.com

It's a healthy dessert blog. She makes things like Cookie Dough Balls, Chocolate Chip Cookie Pie, Cheesecake, & a few savory things too.

lmalaschak

Try http://chocolatecoveredkatie.com

It's a healthy dessert blog. She makes things like Cookie Dough Balls, Chocolate Chip Cookie Pie, Cheesecake, & a few savory things too.

Thank you!!! I made my son's birthday cake this week and I had to DUST OFF my KitchenAid.

ibizabody2012

I find it really hard to find things to bake that are low calories. My boyfriend has a lot of allergies so I started making Vegan cookies which are supposed to be a lot healthier (if not completely low cal). I use a normal chocolate chip cookie recipe, but remake some replacements:

Swap the egg for 1 tbsp of Soya Yoghurt
Butter for Dairy Free Olive Spread
Chocolate Drops for Dairy Free Choc Drops

And to make them healthier you can add some oats into the mixture and add a little more of the yoghurt to bind. Yummy

myopus

I find it really hard to find things to bake that are low calories. My boyfriend has a lot of allergies so I started making Vegan cookies which are supposed to be a lot healthier (if not completely low cal). I use a normal chocolate chip cookie recipe, but remake some replacements:

Swap the egg for 1 tbsp of Soya Yoghurt
Butter for Dairy Free Olive Spread
Chocolate Drops for Dairy Free Choc Drops

And to make them healthier you can add some oats into the mixture and add a little more of the yoghurt to bind. Yummy

I don't follow a vegan diet, but FYI all of chocolatecoveredkatie's recipes are vegan, too

tinkermommc

I bake too. I've been sticking with healthy breakfast baking. I've made breakfast cookies and peanut butter banana oatmeal muffins. I get to bake and we then have quick and easy breakfasts for a week!

myopus

Try http://chocolatecoveredkatie.com

It's a healthy dessert blog. She makes things like Cookie Dough Balls, Chocolate Chip Cookie Pie, Cheesecake, & a few savory things too.

Thank you!!! I made my son's birthday cake this week and I had to DUST OFF my KitchenAid.

LOL, now you can keep it cleaner for healthy treats now & then :happy:

lmalaschak

I need to. I'm certainly going to stop making buttercream frosting again for a long time. I can't believe what I put in that stuff!! (And of course I still ate some!!!)

ammorley208

My suggestion would be to check out and see what kinds of substitutes you could do. That way, you'd still get to do the baking that you love and have less fat and calories. We all know that to get less fat, you can substitute applesauce and of course, there's all those great sugar substitutes that you have your pick of. You can check your local organic or health food store, they may have some other things that would work for other ingredients. Our organic market even has a baking section with all kinds of different things as well as box mixes with everything done for you. And of course, there's always the old standby...googling it. You'll find all kinds of yummy treats that way. I found one that was for pumpkin and cream cheese cupcakes. The cream cheese was in the frosting, so you wouldn't even have to do that. The cupcakes were a little heavy in my opinion but still very good. They pumpkin puree was not only the flavoring but the substitute for the fat/oil. They were incredibly easy to make too.

DHalaby73

I use cookinglight.com and skinnytaste.com for my recipes...

sc1572

skinnytaste or hungry girl

Jorra

http://www.skinnytaste.com/2007/07/baked-breads-cakes-and-cookies.html

Here's a list of the baked goods from Skinny Taste. I loooove that website.

SergeantSunshine_reused

I cook ALL the time! I have a collection of high protein baked goods and low calorie ones too

http://pinterest.com/mentalescape/

RAFValentina

Bake as normal... eat smaller portions.

wickedcricket

I bake for my family on special occasions- send leftovers home with them. You can bake healthy stuff. OR, if you just like to bake- here's a thought- bake something yummy- keep a PORTION for yourself and DONATE the rest to a nursing home or homeless shelter. ESP the homeless shelters- battered women shelters are good too, they have children there and funds/food is limited.

Keep baking, just share the love with more folks ~

Showgirlbody

Hungry Girl does a lot of desserts, too. The old standby that they do is chocolate cake or brownie mix mixed with a can of pure pumpkin. No oil or eggs. Extra fiber and still a chocolatey taste but not too indulgent.

Here is a recipe from a book called "Portion Savvy". I used to make them a lot, but haven't in a while.

Oatmeal chocolate chip cookies

1/4 cup low fat margarine, softened
1/4 cup date puree (recipe to follow)
3 tbs firmly packed brown sugar
1 egg white
1 tbs 1%milk
1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup quick cooking oatmeal
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 cup semi sweet chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350 and coat two baking sheets with cooking spray
In a mixing bowl, cream together the margarine, date puree, and brown sugar. Blend in the egg white and milk
In a small bowl, combine the flour, oatmeal, cinnamon and baking soda
Stir the flour mixture into the margarine mixture. Stir in the chocolate chips
Drop the dough onto the prepared baking sheets by 2 1/2 teaspoonfulls. Press flat
Bake the cookies just until firm on top, 6-8 minutes. Let stand for a few minutes, remove to racks, cool completely

Serving size: 2 cookies
Calories: 92
% from fat: 34.1%
Fat: 3.6 g
Protein: 1.6 g
Carb: 14.2 g
Cholesterol: 0
Sodium: 66mg

(Date puree: 1 pound pitted dates. 1 1/2 cups water. 1/2 tsp vanilla
Combine dates and water in a saucepan and cook over low heat for 10-15 min until dates are soft. Or cook in the microwave in a covered dish for 5 minutes on high. Transfer to a food processor and puree until smooth. Add the vanilla and puree 1 minute more. )

fourbtgait

Try the low fat apple bran muffins found at AllRecipes.com.
They are very good and curb that hunger.
Use half wheat flour, you can up the brown sugar just a little, use the whole apple diced and add cinnamon.
85 cal, under 1 gr fat

kiki41

i've started baking again; some protein bars.
Jamie Eason recipes from bodybuilding.com

Carrot Cake Protein Bars

Calories: 94
Fats: 1.25 grams
Carbs: 10 grams
Protein: 10 grams
Ingredients:

1 cup oat flour
2 scoops vanilla whey protein
2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/8 tsp allspice
1/8 tsp nutmeg
4 egg whites
3/4 cup Splenda, Truvia, or Ideal
8 oz baby food carrots
4 oz water

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Directions:
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Mix flour, whey protein, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, baking soda and salt together in a bowl.

Mix egg whites, Splenda, baby food carrots and water (optional) in a bowl.

Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and mix together.

Spray glass pyrex dish with non-stick butter spray.

Pour ingredients into dish.

Bake 20-30 minutes.

Makes 16 squares, 2 squares per serving.


there is a chocolate version too and pumpkin.
I have had the carrot and chocolate ones, they're pretty tasty.

cbh142

Wow, thanks everyone for your responses! I tried a recipe on chocolate covered Katie. http://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/2011/08/24/peanut-butter-cookie-dough-cookies/

they are very good, but the recipe made six cookies at 120 calories a piece. Its nice there is a small amount of cookies, so you can't eat a ton of them. Its mostly PB and raisins so I can justify one of these cookies here and there.

celestep2k1

Just back from an extensive tour of Chocolate Covered Katie's website. Cookie Dough Babies are happening tomorrow! Thanks so much!

cbh142

she also has cookie dough truffles made with beans! Gotta try that.

grrrlface

Bake as normal... eat smaller portions.

This is what I do!
Nothing better than the real thing, no substitutes for me!

tnshahud

Bumping for the websites and Ideas!!!

angora2000

You might consider ordering some carbquick. I just used 16 grams of it, 1/2 boiled egg, 1 Eckrich breakfast sausage and a bit of water to make it into a patty. Baked 6 minutes in a 450 degree convestion oven. Put a half teaspoon of sugar free syrup over it.
Yummy. Carbquick has a lot of recipes available.. and no I don't work for them just was happy to find a product to bake with.

RoboLikes

I like taking my favorite recipes and making them a little healthier.

Using dark chocolate instead of milk chocolate.
Apple sauce instead of oil.
Flax seed meal instead of eggs.
Sugar substitute instead of white sugar.
Different, healthier flours instead of AP flour.
Adding in powdered proteins.

Just experiment and have fun with it.

AnninStPaul

Bake as normal... eat smaller portions.

This is what I do!
Nothing better than the real thing, no substitutes for me!

Me too! I do a lot of half batches and freeze anything beyond a couple days allotment for the family -- freezing more if I am going to be home those days.

lmalaschak

Really though...is there anything better than eating half a pan of fudgy brownies? *sigh*