Bake sale

Runaroundafieldx2
Runaroundafieldx2 Posts: 233 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Please share your low calorie tried and trusted recipes with me.

I have a bake sale at work Monday and many of us watch what we eat.

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  • Runaroundafieldx2
    Runaroundafieldx2 Posts: 233 Member
    You don't think low calorie options can taste good?

    33 Other people will be doing the normal. I want to offer alternatives.
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,442 Member
    @estherdragonbat has all the amazing dessert recipes, under 200 calories per serving.
  • Runaroundafieldx2
    Runaroundafieldx2 Posts: 233 Member
    quiksylver296 wrote: »
    @estherdragonbat has all the amazing dessert recipes, under 200 calories per serving.

    Thank you :)

    Decided to make some cottage cheese melon boats and carrot and raisin salad that I found on pintrest but would love more sweet ideas.

  • deannalfisher
    deannalfisher Posts: 5,600 Member
    i think most low calorie special recipes make so many substitutes that it losing its joy de vivre - maybe pick a favorite recipe and see if you can miniturize it for servings - instead of 1 large cookie - make 2-3 smaller ones - they are more calorie friendly while keeping the original thought

    or you could look to something like mini meringues (sugar and egg whites) with some whipped cream and fresh fruit
  • Cbean08
    Cbean08 Posts: 1,092 Member
    Make something that is mostly fruit based. It'll still be sweet. Something like a mini parfait- sugar free vanilla pudding, berries, and a bit of crumbled sugar cookie and mini chocolate chips.
  • Chef_Barbell
    Chef_Barbell Posts: 6,646 Member
    Fruit tarts! I used to make them when I was working at the bakery.
  • estherdragonbat
    estherdragonbat Posts: 5,283 Member
    quiksylver296 wrote: »
    @estherdragonbat has all the amazing dessert recipes, under 200 calories per serving.

    Aww... shucks!

    Let's keep in mind that cookie recipes are often under 200 apiece. This one, for example comes in at 90 calories per cookie:

    http://www.flourarrangements.org/2016/04/simple-vanilla-cookies/ And they are gooooood! And super-rich. (One thing to note: with no leavening agent and a lot of butter, they spread out a lot when they bake. I never have any problems breaking them apart, 4 in a row, 6 rows on a cookie sheet, but don't crowd them.)

    Haven't done this one in awhile: https://www.vegetariantimes.com/recipes/chewy-meringue-cookies

    This week, I made an angel cake pudding. My angel food cake is from a mix. 4 cups of cubes is roughly half the cake:


    4 cups, Angel Food Cake, cubed
    0.33 cup (not packed), Raisins, seedless
    3 large, Egg whites
    4 tbsp(s), Sugar
    2 tsp(s), Vanilla extract
    500 mls, Almond Breeze Unsweetened (Or skim milk, or other milk alternative, unsweetened.
    2 tsp, Sugars, granulated
    0.25 tsp(s), Spices, cinnamon, ground

    Preheat oven to 350. Lightly grease an 8x8 pan and put cake and raisins in. Whisk together egg whites, 4 tbsp sugar, vanilla and milk/milk substitute. Pour over cake and raisins and let stand 5 minutes.

    Combine 2 tsp sugar with 1/4 tsp cinnamon and sprinkle on top.

    Bake 40-45 minutes until the top browns. Serves 8.



  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 27,895 Member
    These are AMAZING! https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/219115/chili-chocolate-cookies/

    I use a 1 T scoop and get 32 cookies, bringing the calories down to 94 each. (I also replace the 1 cup chocolate chips with 2 oz nuts as they are plenty chocolatey already.)

    These are spicy, so a nice change of pace, but if nobody is a fan of spice, omit the two peppers.

    I'm running low on Kahlua so used an orange liqueur last time - yum!

    If you can't find currants you could use raisins, but you should chop them, which is a PITA, so try to find currants.
  • Runaroundafieldx2
    Runaroundafieldx2 Posts: 233 Member
    Thanks so much

    They both sound lovely
  • 777Gemma888
    777Gemma888 Posts: 9,578 Member
    Chocolate covered Katie always shares low calorie cakes, 100 per serving I believe. Google her blog.
  • apullum
    apullum Posts: 4,838 Member
    My go-to cookie is Alton Brown's The Chewy: https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/the-chewy-recipe-1909046. I make them with a 1.5 tbsp. scoop so they are smaller (or "normal cookie size" in my opinion) and therefore under 100 calories each.

    I also make rum balls: https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/rum-balls/. Maybe this is a Southern holiday thing? They're very easy no-bake bites and very rich, and I also make them small enough to be about 100 calories each. I hear some people make them with bourbon instead, some people use chocolate wafers, walnuts instead of pecans, etc. There's very little alcohol per cookie...assuming no one eats the whole batch...but I don't know how well non-alcoholic rum extract would work if your workplace would be really concerned about it.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 27,895 Member
    apullum wrote: »
    My go-to cookie is Alton Brown's The Chewy: https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/the-chewy-recipe-1909046. I make them with a 1.5 tbsp. scoop so they are smaller (or "normal cookie size" in my opinion) and therefore under 100 calories each.

    I also make rum balls: https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/rum-balls/. Maybe this is a Southern holiday thing? They're very easy no-bake bites and very rich, and I also make them small enough to be about 100 calories each. I hear some people make them with bourbon instead, some people use chocolate wafers, walnuts instead of pecans, etc. There's very little alcohol per cookie...assuming no one eats the whole batch...but I don't know how well non-alcoholic rum extract would work if your workplace would be really concerned about it.

    I'm making rum balls today to send to out of state coworkers.
    • To reduce cost, I use walnuts instead of pecans
    • Since Nilla Wafers contains artificial flavor, I use graham crackers instead. These are also cheaper, and available in crumbs, so you can skip that step.

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