Healthy Fudge Brownies

Can I just say yum?! I have this thing for brownies and since I started eating healthier (I've since been not so good at it) I haven't had any because I feel too guilty. BUT on this blog- Chocolate Covered Katie- She has many delicious healthy dessert recipes And these brownies are my FAVORITE!! Tyson even likes it.

Recipe here

This is her picture.

In the recipe it calls for tofu, but I don't really do Tofu so I subbed very ripe bananas in there.

I doubled the recipe and used almost a whole banana and I thought it was too banana-y so I'll do less next time.

And I wasn't feeling really experimental so I just used white sugar *gasp* but next time I'll try a healthier sweetener.

PS This is not for those that like their brownies very cakey. So fudgey and gooey. mmmmm

Chocolate Pudding Cake

This is a new twist using Shirley J, on an old recipe that my mom used to make. I have very fond memories of "Chocolate Pudding Cake". Sorry I forgot to take pictures before we gobbled it up.
Somehow it makes a yummy chocolate pudding on the bottom of the cake.

Pre heat oven to 350 degrees. Mix 3 cups Shirley J Muffin mix, 1/4 cup cocoa, 1 tsp. vanilla and 1 1/2 cup water. Mix well. Spread batter in the bottom of a 9 inch square ungreased pan. Combine 3/4 cup brown sugar and 1/4 cup cocoa in a small bowl. Sprinkle over top of cake batter. Gently pour 1 1/2 cup bliling water over top of mixtures. Do not stir. Bake for 35-40 minutes. Serve with ice cream or whipping cream.

Renae's Hot Fudge

2 c. sugar
4 T.butter
4 T. cocoa
1 can evaporated milk

Blend together and dissolve. Boil gently 2-4 minutes,according to how thick you like it. Add 1 teaspoon vanilla. If it should curdle, put in blender and whip. Makes 2.5 cups.

(Thanks Sam for typing it and e-mailing it to me).

No Fuss Chocolate Chip Cookies

This recipe creates moist, delicious chocolate chip cookies with little hassle. Delicious.

INGREDIENTS

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 cup butter, melt & cool
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
1 egg
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips


DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven 350 degrees F.
2. Combine flour and baking soda. Set aside.
3. In a large bowl, combine meltled and cooled butter and brown sugar. Mix well.
4. Stir in egg and vanilla extract until well blended.
5. Add flour mixture and stir until just combined.
6. Stir in chocolate chips.
7. For each cookie, drop a heaping tablespoon of dough onto a cookie sheet, leaving about 2 1/2 inches between each. Bake at 350 F for 9-11 minutes or until edges harden and centers are still soft.

Friendship Fudge

This is a versitile, decadent, fun, and did I mention DELICIOUS treat. It's perfect for family gatherings, camp, family home evening, or whenever you need that chocolate fix.


The first time I had it was at a leadership girl's camp outing. We all took turns squishing the ingredients in a bag while we told something unique about ourselves. By the time we were done, it was the right consistency to roll into a log and cut into slices. Yum!


INGREDIENTS

4 cups powdered sugar
3 oz softened cream cheese
1/2 cup softened margarine
1/2 cup cocoa
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)



DIRECTIONS

1. Mix ingredients together by squeezing the bag and passing it around the group (you can have fun with games, get-to-know-you activities, etc)
2. When it is mixed together, roll into a log and sprinkle nuts if you choose.
3. Slice and enjoy!

*Note: you may need extra powdered sugar or eat with spoons. You may want to double or triple the batch if you have more than a few people--believe me, you'll want lots of extra.

The Most Dangerous Cake in the World

I got this recipe from a many times forwarded e mail my mom sent me. I tried it and loved it, but it really is the most dangerous cake in the world because it's small, easy and so fast.

5 Min. Mug Chocolate Cake

4 Tbsp plain flour
4 Tbsp sugar
2 Tbsp baking cocoa
1 egg
3 Tbsp milk
3 Tbsp oil
3 Tbsp chocolate chips
a small splash of vanilla
1 coffee mug

Add dry ingredients to mug and mix well.
Add egg and mix thoroughly.
Pour in milk & oil and mix well
Add the chocolate chips and vanilla, mix

Put mug in the microwave and cook for 3 minutes.
(The cake may rise over the top of the mug, but don't be alarmed.)

Allow to cool a little and tip out onto a plate, if desired. (I just eat it out of the mug)
Can be shared between two but...why?
Have a large glass of milk on hand for this one.

(sorry I don't have a picture, it doesn't look very good even though it tastes good)

Caramel Brownies

1 14 oz package caramels
1/3 c. evaporated milk
cook on low - stir until melted. It can also be done in the microwave zapping it one minute at a time and stirring in between.

1 box German chocolate cake mix
1/2 c. melted butter/margarine
1/3 c. evaporated milk

Stir until dough holds together. Form 1/2 of dough to greased 9X13 pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 6 min. Sprinkle 3/4 cup chocolate chips onto baked dough. Pour melted caramel on top. Crumble remaining dough on top of caramel. (it is hard to crumble the dough, so what I do is take small pieces of dough and flatten them out and place them on top of the caramel) Bake 15-18 min. Cool, then refrigerate for 30 min.

Chocolate Suprise Cookies

1 box devil's food cake mix
1/3 cup oil
2 eggs
reeses cup minis or rolos (I personally like rolos the best)

Mix the cake mix, oil and eggs together (it will seem very dry). Roll into 1 inch balls. Flatten out and place rolo or reeses in the middle. Cover the candy completely with the dough. Place on ungreased baking pan. Bake at 350 for 9-10 min.

it's just a simple cookie recipe but they are soooo good it doesn't matter how bad they are for you :)