What do you make to crave your sugar high?

[SHERRY]

Ok, I was thinking faster than I type...What I meant to ask is...

What do you make when you crave a sugar high?

Occasionally, I will be watching TV after the kids have gone to bed and just feel like a dessert. Usually chocolate http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/smile.gif I guess I tend to make a pan of brownies, a tray of chocolate chip cookies, or a bowl of ice cream with chocolate syrup on top..


What are your favorite quick dessert fixes?

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[pmmahan]

brownies, brownies, brownies, yummm. I make them cause they are usually easy and I have the ingredients on hand. I have made several CL brownie recipes, all really good. There is an easy fudgy brownie recipe from a little while ago where you melt chocolate squares in a double boiler to make them. They are excellent....

[emilycat]

Hmm...if I'm craving something, I'm certainly not gonna wait to make something. Which is precisely why I don't habitually keep chocolate around; I'd go broke the way I can go through a bar of Hershey's Dark.
So, to answer your question, I guess usually sorbet. Edy's whole fruit is the best, and has such concentrated flavor that it satiates my sweet tooth, kind of like gelato, but not. It's soooo yummy.

[alice*]

I love CL ooey gooey brownies, I add white chocolate chips, dark chocolate chips AND peanut butter chips. mmmmmm. pmmahan, can you post the "easy fudgy brownie recipe from a little while ago"? I really love lemon poppyseed cake, there is an absolutely fabulous, incredibly easy one that uses jello, cake mix and apricot nectar. I'll post if anyone is interested...

[SusieO]

I like to keep biscotti around. They're easy to make and keep well for a long time. I also keep a bag of chocolate chips in my freezer for emergencies. http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/wink.gif

[beccathebaker]

I love Edy's new ice cream flavor- Light Peanut butter chocolate Tagalong Girl Scout Cookie!! It is so delish! I also make pudding with sugar free mix and vanilla silk soymilk and it is remarkably great! Fudgesicles also tame my chocolate cravings.

[JulieAnn]

I like to make a batch cookies, roll into a log, and freeze it. When I get the munchies(which I must admit happens every night) and I don't have another dessert made I just cut off 4 or 5 slices of the log and bake them. This way I don't have a big mess nor a whole batch of cookies to devour (which I definitely would feel obliged to do!)

[saw]

I love anything chocolate, or at least things that have chocolate in them, and those things are usually what I turn to for something sweet. Sometimes I make brownies, but most often it's chocolate chip cookies for me! I have a couple of different recipes -- one with oatmeal, which is a family favorite, and then the basic. I like the idea of freezing the dough, but haven't tried it. JulieAnn, do you have any tips?

Another great sweet treat is Edy's frozen sherbet. My favorite kind is Swiss Orange -- tangy orange sherbet with big, dark chocolate chips -- yummy!

[pmmahan]

Fudgy chocolate Brownie, Nov/Dec. 97

Alice- here it is...I was mistaken about the double boiler thing...but these are fantastic, you'll love them...

5 tablespoons stick margarine
1 ounce unsweetened chocolate
2/3 cup Dutch process or unsweetened cocoa
1 1/2 cups sugar
3 large egg whites, lightly beaten
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
Cooking spray1. Preheat oven to 325º.

2. Melt margarine and chocolate in a large saucepan over medium heat. Stir in cocoa; cook 1 minute. Stir in sugar, and cook 1 minute (mixture will almost form a ball and be difficult to stir). Remove pan from heat; cool slightly. Gradually add warm chocolate mixture to egg whites and egg, stirring with a whisk until well-blended. Combine flour and baking powder; add flour mixture to chocolate mixture, stirring well.

3. Spoon batter into a 9-inch square baking pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 325º for 30 minutes (do not overbake). Cool on a wire rack.



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[JulieAnn]

saw, There really aren't any tips to give. I just wrap the dough, whatever type it is,in plastic wrap and then in foil. It keeps for a month or so, and the cookies bake just fine.

[SHERRY]

beccathebaker...ooh I forgot, I also keep a box of fudgesicles in the freezer, they are great for the sweet tooth.

alice*...I would love your lemon poppyseed recipe...TIA

Oh, my mom informed me that on the news a while ago, they said it is actually better for women to eat chocolate than drink wine...This came after the long studies that have shown a glass of wine is good for the heart, I guess in the case of women, chocolate is better for you than the wine...Kind of a love/hate piece of info.. http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/frown.gif I am quite fond of both http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/biggrin.gif

[Leonard]

TO BECCATHEBAKER:

I am also a big fan of Edy's Ice cream. I have never heard of that flavor. Boy, does that sound delicious!! Right up my alley. My all time favorite Edy's is Expresso Chip. It is like having the best cup of coffee in the world with just enough cream & sugar added. I am addicted to this. I have my local supermarket order it for me. I will definitely have to try your flavor!!

[claire]

To satisfy my sweet tooth without losing all self-control, I have a few squares of a Lindt bittersweet chocolate bar. As mentioned earlier, dark chocolate (in moderation of course)is good for the heart.

[beccathebaker]

Leonard- The Edy's that I described is a limited edition flavor. It just came out Feb. 1st and you better believe that I was at the store buying it! I am actually trying to gain some weight (I am a 24-yr old cancer survivor) and I am hoping that Edy's (along with some other more healthy fats!) will do the trick. You've got to try it!

[Melina]

I bake a batch of "No Pudge Brownies". All you have to add to the mix is some vanilla nonfat yogurt and then bake! Sometimes for a change, I use raspberry nonfat yogurt. The type with the fruit blended in. The brownie mix is available at Trader Joe's. These are really very rich and chocolaty.

[alice*]

opps sorry, meant to post on a different message...

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[SandyDee]

If I am going to make something it's cookies; Cookies... and More COOKIES!!!! However if don't want to take the time to make something I would have to say, I am an ice cream freak. I like the idea of freezing the cookie dough, however, it wouldn't stop me from devouring a whole batch... I would find myself sneaking the dough at every turn. hmmmm there's a thought.

[alice*]

Oh yeah I just remembered one more thing: I love the CL cream cheese icing with walnuts on graham crackers. I spread two graham crackers (Canadian ones of course) with a thin layer of icing, then put a scoop of breyers low fat frozen yogurt inside. Yum. (I could also eat the icing plain...)

[laden]

This one has already been mentioned but it works very well for me...chocolately, sweet, creamy and filling.

Jello fat-free, sugar-free instant chocolate pudding made with skim milk.

[JulieAnn]

SandyDee, YOU CAUGHT ME! I have to admit that sometimes I don't bake the cookies, i just hack off a hunk of dough and eat away. I just didn't want to admit that I eat raw eggs. I know I shouldn't eat cookie dough.

[Melina]

Hi Alice,
I would love to have the recipe for your lemon poppyseed cake.
Thanks,
Melina

[alice*]

Hi Sherry and Melina (and everyone else...) Here is an incredibly easy, moist and yummy lemon poppy seed cake. It is not light, however, but I was thinking with expiramenting with different things to try to lighten it, though...

1 package white cake mix
1 box lemon jello
4 eggs
3/4 cup vegetable oil
3/4 cup apricot nectar
1/4 cup poppyseeds

Blend all ingredients together very well in large bowl. Pour into a greased round bundt pan and bake at 325 40 min or until golden. Glaze while hot with 1/4 cup lemon juice and 1 cup powdered suger (if you poke holes in the cake with a fork before glazing, the glaze supposedly sinks in better.) Let cool on a wire wrack for a little while before removing. Serve warm or room temp. Yum yum...

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[MrsReber]

Another vote for brownies! I have made brownies twice in the past two weeks. I usually keep a mix on hand just in case. I gave half of the first batch away to my mom. I sent a few of the second batch to work with my husband. I shouldn't eat the chocolate! Other than that, I like sherbert. It's pretty low cal and rather inexpensive, to boot! And jello is always good, but I can never remember to make any and I can't wait for it to gel.

[venus]

Y'all are so industrious! When I have a craving, I have to have that sugar NOW. The ultimate sinful treat is Ben and Jerry's New York Super Fudge Chunk or Coffee Coffee Buzz Buzz Buzz.

[Angela]

There are two things I crave when I want something sweet in the evening--chocolate chip cookies (preferrably Pepperidge Farms Nantucket) and/or Ben and Jerry's low-fat S'mores ice cream. Yum! I don't normally keep either of these on hand, but when the craving gets bad enough I run to the 7-11 at the end of my street http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/smile.gif

[Melina]

Thanks Alice, the recipe sounds great. I think I may try to lighten it too. I'll keep you posted.
Thanks again,
Melina