Thursday, April 02, 2009

Healthier and tasty too!

I have been trying to make healthier desserts that taste good and came across these treats. They are low fat and low cholesterol. And very tasty! Enjoy!

Chocolate Cake

1 1/2 cups flour
3 TBSP cocoa powder
1 cup sugar
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 TBSP vinegar
5 TBSP oil
1 TBSP vanilla
1 cup water

Preheat oven 350°.
Mix wet and dry ingredients separately. Combine and stir until smooth. Immediately pour into a greased and floured 9x9 pan, a round pan, or cupcake pan.
Bake 35 min. for cake or 20 min. for cupcakes.

Oatmeal Cookies
1 cup flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1 TBSP molasses
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 1/2 cup oats
1/2 cup oil
2 egg whites, beaten
2 TBSP water
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cups raisins

Preheat oven 350°.
In a medium-size bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. Add sugar, stir in oats. Make a well in the center; add oil, egg whites, water, vanilla and raisins. Stir vigorously until dry ingredients are moistened. Drop onto an ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake 13 to 15 minutes or until done. Yield: 2 1/2 to 3 dozen cookies.

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