I miss baking :(

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

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...

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.

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 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!

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!!!)

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

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.

Bake as normal... eat smaller portions.

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. )

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.

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

Bake as normal... eat smaller portions.

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

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.

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.