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Kaybee1011
Kaybee1011 Posts: 21 Member
edited October 5 in Social Groups
So, I longed to eat a piece of toto..........anyone has a low fat recipe? Is there anything low-fat in Jamaican food though?

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  • ackeebee
    ackeebee Posts: 1,042 Member
    Hi Kaybee,
    Unfortunately I don't have a recipe but I would also love to have one. I love toto!
  • chrisja
    chrisja Posts: 380 Member
    Let us know when you find it...lol
  • catlady100
    catlady100 Posts: 154
    I think it's just one of those things that you have to eat and think to hell with the calories. I think I have a recipe somewhere but it's not low fat. Maybe you could substitute Stevia for sugar? but the coconut will probably still make it high calorie
  • ackeebee
    ackeebee Posts: 1,042 Member
    I think it's just one of those things that you have to eat and think to hell with the calories. I think I have a recipe somewhere but it's not low fat. Maybe you could substitute Stevia for sugar? but the coconut will probably still make it high calorie

    i would love to see your recipe and give it a try.....i will just have to earn the extra calories :-)
  • Kaybee1011
    Kaybee1011 Posts: 21 Member
    Yeah Catlady...........post your recipe please.......I will try and see what I can adjust..........few lower cals are better than nuttn...lol
  • catlady100
    catlady100 Posts: 154
    ok by popular demand :bigsmile:

    it's not my recipe, but it's from a book of Jamaican recipes that I have. Everything else that I've made from the book, has usually been pretty good.


    1/4 lb butter
    1 cup granulated sugar
    2 cups flour
    2 tsp baking powder
    1 tsp cinammon
    1/4 tsp nutmeg
    pinch of pimento
    2 cups grated dry coconut
    2 tsp vanilla
    1 egg beaten
    approx 1/2 cup milk

    1. Grease shallow baking tin and preheat oven to 400F
    2. Cream butter and sugar
    3 Sieve together flour, baking powder, coconut, cinnamon, nutmeg and pimento. Add to butter and sugar mixture
    4 Add vanilla, beaten egg and just enough milk to mix to a stiff dough
    5 Spread evenly in greased shallow baking tin
    6 Bake for roughly 30 min
    7 Cut into 12 squares

    Enjoy!
  • chrisja
    chrisja Posts: 380 Member
    I will be using that recipe one of these days
  • ackeebee
    ackeebee Posts: 1,042 Member
    thanks catlady, i will definitely be trying this recipe. hopefully by this weekend or next week i can get the ingredients. approximately how many calories you expect to be in 1/12th serving?
  • chrisja
    chrisja Posts: 380 Member
    thanks catlady, i will definitely be trying this recipe. hopefully by this weekend or next week i can get the ingredients. approximately how many calories you expect to be in 1/12th serving?

    Try using the recipe builder on here. Thats what I will be doing.
  • ackeebee
    ackeebee Posts: 1,042 Member
    thanks catlady, i will definitely be trying this recipe. hopefully by this weekend or next week i can get the ingredients. approximately how many calories you expect to be in 1/12th serving?

    Try using the recipe builder on here. Thats what I will be doing.

    ok will do
  • catlady100
    catlady100 Posts: 154
    thanks catlady, i will definitely be trying this recipe. hopefully by this weekend or next week i can get the ingredients. approximately how many calories you expect to be in 1/12th serving?

    a gazillion :bigsmile:

    joke..i have no idea. Chris' idea is the only way you would probably get a good estimate
  • Kaybee1011
    Kaybee1011 Posts: 21 Member
    Gee thanks Catlady.......will try it soon and let you all know what low cal substitute I make
  • ackeebee
    ackeebee Posts: 1,042 Member
    finally got around to making a toto last night :-). it nice man.....don't think it will last too long though. i followed catlady's recipe except i didn't use any pimento plus i only used one cup of dessicated coconut. kaybee, it's time for you to bake yours :-)
  • chrisja
    chrisja Posts: 380 Member
    One of these days I am going to make it too. Have to wait till I get this weight thing back under control though.
  • ackeebee
    ackeebee Posts: 1,042 Member
    i have made the toto twice so far....:tongue:

    will probably make another one over the easter weekend
  • JamCubeChi
    JamCubeChi Posts: 378 Member
    Sounds delish! I remember my mom makig it iwth coconut milk as well and she added raisens to the mix. Thanks for posting. I have not had this in wh at seems llike a million years. :smile:
  • ackeebee
    ackeebee Posts: 1,042 Member
    i was planning to bake a toto this weekend but seeing i bought bun and cheese yesterday, i don't think it is a good idea. i will leave the toto until next weekend.
  • chrisja
    chrisja Posts: 380 Member
    So how many totos have you inhaled so far ackeebee?...lol
  • ackeebee
    ackeebee Posts: 1,042 Member
    :laugh: only 3 so far

    well, after the easter bun finish, i decided to make a toto last wednesday night. it lasted until saturday night. not sure when i will be making the next one. i need to shift the 4 lbs i gained back first i think
  • Kaybee1011
    Kaybee1011 Posts: 21 Member
    I made the toto too and now thats what my husband want me to make when people come over...........he knows I cant resist eating it.............help me
  • ackeebee
    ackeebee Posts: 1,042 Member
    lol, kaybee you can do it!

    it's been almost 3 mos since i made one. maybe in about a month's time i will rub up one
  • chrisja
    chrisja Posts: 380 Member
    lol...my new addiction recently is caramel popcorn....I shall resist...but I have a pack I plan to eat during the Olympic opening ceremony.
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