Another Vote for No Pudge Brownies!

[WeekendCook]

I just thought I'd let all of you know, I finally tried the No Pudge Brownies based on the recommendations from this BB! I thought they were great, and are still moist several days after I baked them.

My husband, on the other hand, who eats no sweets except brownies, said no brownie is worth it except the full fat ones! Oh well, it left more for me! :-)

I also spent $72 at Penzey's thanks to all of you!

[Laura B]

Yay! I love No Pudge brownies! I have been thinking of trying them in the Mocha Fudge Pie recipe (and preparing with the yogurt, not the way the recipe reads, then doing the other two layers). Has anyone done this? It seems to me that they are so much moister than other light brownie mixes that they would make the bottom layer of that pie so fudgy. Yum! http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/biggrin.gif

[WeekendCook]

Laura B, I thought the same exact thing when I made these! Haven't tried it yet, but my parents are coming to visit in a few weeks. I may have to try it out on them. (And if my husband doesn't realize that the bottom layer is No Pudge Brownies, I figure that what he doesn't know won't hurt him!) http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/smile.gif

[kima]

Could someone tell me what No Pudge Brownies are? I am on this board ALOT but must have missed this one!!! http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/smile.gif

[Jewel]

I'm so glad we have converted yet another Brownie lover to No Pudge! My latest creation with No Pudge was mini-cheesecakes. I put about a tablespoon of batter in the bottom of my muffin pans, then spooned in the cheesecake batter. Topped with crumbled already-cooked No Pudge brownies and took these little morsels to work. Everyone loved them! No one knows they're light...

Try mixing in some chopped up Guittards Green Mint Chips too! http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/biggrin.gif

[Angela]

Kima,
No Pudge brownies are sold at Trader Joe's (and I'm sure other places). It is a brownie mix that comes in a bag and contain no fat!

They are very yummy! I bought my first bag as a joke. I had told my parents my (new at the time)boyfriend was chubby and when they came to visit me in MD we went shopping at TJ's and when mom and I saw them we knew I had to get them to make for my "chubby" boyfriend. He was amused and liked the brownies.

[Binny]

I purchased my first No Pudge brownies about 2 weeks ago. They are very tasty for no fat. I purchased mine at a Honeybaked Ham Co. They must carry them nationwide. Highly recommend them!

[adb]

Based on past suggestions, I just bought a package of these last week and will have to try them this weekend. I got it at the Stonyfield Farm company store-not very helpful unless you live in NH, but have also seen them in the natural foods aisle of big supermarkets since then.

[gabbyh]

I recently made the "Cream Cheese Brownies" from the recipe sheet that came in my NO PUDGE! shipment...used the Raspberry Fudge flavor...and they were decadent!!

[Melina]

Hi Jewel, your new creation sounds great. Would you mind posting a little more detail about the type of cheesecake batter and baking time? I'd love to try it.
Thanks,
Melina

[Laura B]

gabbyh, I have never ordered No Pudge, only bought it in the store, so I do not have the recipe sheet you mentioned. The cream cheese brownie recipe sound yummy. Would you mind posting it? Thanks! http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/smile.gif

[gabbyh]

Laura,
Here ya go...
Cream Cheese Brownies
1 pkg. NO PUDGE! Fat Free Fudge Brownie Mix
(I used Raspberry)
1 cup fat free vanilla or french vanilla yogurt, divided
3 oz. (6Tbs.) light or fat free cream cheese, softened (I used light)
1/4 tsp. vanilla extract

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Mix NO PUDGE! and 23 cup of the yogurt according to package directions and put into prepared pan.
3. Put the remaining 1/3 cup of yogurt, the cream cheese and the vanilla extract into a small bowl and blend thoroughly.
4. Drop teaspoonfuls of the cream cheese mixture randomly on top of the brownie dough.
5. Using a knife, marble the cream cheese mixture through the brownies.
6. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes.
7. For easy cutting, let brownies cool completely and then refrigerate until chilled. Using a sharp knife, start each cut in the middle of the pan and cut towards you, then turn the pan around and repeat. Run the knife under HOT water prior to each cut.
8. When wrapped in plastic wrap and stored in the refrigerator, the brownies will stay fresh for 2 weeks.
16 servings
w/light cream cheese 106 cal, 1gm fat
w/fat free cream cheese 100 cal, 0gm fat

Enjoy!!!

[Jewel]

Originally posted by Melina:
Hi Jewel, your new creation sounds great. Would you mind posting a little more detail about the type of cheesecake batter and baking time? I'd love to try it.
Thanks,
Melina



Hi Melina! I'm sorry to say I don't have a fixed recipe for those mini-cheesecakes. Whichever one of the CL (or non-CL) recipes you like best, just spooned into the muffin pans! The No Pudge brownie batter is so thick that it's usually pretty easy to flour my hands a little and pat a bit down into the bottom of the muffin cup, about 1/4" thick. Spray well with cooking spray first, of course, even up the sides. I fill the muffin cups about 3/4 full, and bake. The first time I tried these, I had three leftover No Pudge brownies sitting on a plate a few feet away, so I got the bright idea to crumble those brownies up and sprinkle them on top of the batter before it went in the oven.

It was hit and miss on the time, temp was the same as the cheesecake (no recipe in front of me) and I just watched them closely. After they came out I let them sit for about an hour before I attempted to remove them! I'm used to a springform pan that makes removal pretty easy, so I was a bit concerned. Run a hot knife along the edges first jsut to make sure nothing is caught, then I kind of 'tipped' the muffin pan and caught each one with my hand as they fell. Is that primitive or what?

They look like cream cheese & brownie cupcakes when they're done! I just thought they were more travel-friendly than a standard cheesecake! Better as finger food too. I'd love to make them in the little muffin-lette pans they make the pecan tassies out of! http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/biggrin.gif

[Laura B]

Thanks, Gabby! Those look really yummy. My next package of No Pudge will definintely be made with this recipe. http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/smile.gif

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[Wendy w]

This all sounds great! Will have to try it. The cream cheese brownies sound so decadent!!!I don't know how many times I have passed by the No Pudge packages at Trader Joe's.

[Grace]

OK, sorry to be the lone dissenter here. I was at TJ's yesterday, and because of the raves, I had to buy a box. Being that brownies are my husband's all time favorite dessert, he was all excited when he saw the package. But I have to give these a thumbs down. They are almost completely sugar. (Look at the ingredients list - sugar is the FIRST ingredient!). They were sickeningly sweet. We ended up tossing them, just because they weren't worth eating. Oh well, there are so many other wonderful things at TJ's, I'm not too disappointed!

[Melina]

Hi Jewel,
Thanks so much for the great instructions! I really appreciate all the trouble you went to for me. I have four mini-muffin pans, but it looks like I'm going to have to wait a while before following in your footsteps. It's way to hot here to turn on the oven. It's been in the high eighties to low nineties. Thanks again; you're really a jewel.
Melina

[karen w]

Grace,
You are not the lone dissenter. I also bought these at TJ's because of all the raves about them here, and I thought they were way too sweet and rich. I won't be buying these again. I'd rather make my own.

On a more positive note, I tried one of the bar recipes posted by valchemist on another thread. I made the Chocolate Cherry Bars. They were very tasty, and not too sweet. I made them in a 9x9 pan since I did not have an 8x12 that the recipe called for, and I would say they are very much like a brownie in texture/taste.




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[valchemist]

Oh, I am glad you liked them, Karen. I haven't tried them yet so it was nice to see your review.

[Grace]

Karen - thanks for the good recommendation. Those bars may be right up our alley, as cherry is my husband's second most favorite thing (brownies are still first!). I will print that recipe out and try it. Thanks again.