House Works: Be Mine with Chocolate

By: Taryn Vanderford - Email

The countdown to Valentine's Day is on. What will you get your sweetheart? Sometimes the best gifts satisfy the sweet tooth.

In this House Works, Chef Judy Gilliard creates a decadent chocolate dessert that will make both your heart and your special Valentine happy.

Chocolate Pudding with Tofu
Judy Gilliard
Servings: 4
12 ounces tofu, firm, drained
2/3 cup cocoa powder, dutch processed
2/3 cup turbinado sugar (raw sugar)
1 teaspoon instant coffee powder
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 cup chocolate chips, melted

Place all ingredients in food processor with still blade and run until smooth. You can use this as a pudding or as a topping.

Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 289 Calories; 10g Fat (26.5% calories from fat); 10g Protein; 52g Carbohydrate; 6g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol; 12mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1/2 Grain(Starch); 2 Lean Meat; 1 1/2 Fat; 2 1/2 Other Carbohydrates.
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Double Chocolate Cake
Judy Gilliard
Servings: 10
1 each chocolate cake mix
3 each egg
2 cups yogurt, skim milk (Greek nonfat)
1/4 cup chocolate chips, mini
1 teaspoon instant coffee powder
2 tablespoons cocoa powder (dutch processed)

Mix all ingredients together. Place in a bundt pan that is sprayed with a nonstick spray and bake at 325 for 40 to 45 minutes. (Place a pan of water on the bottom rack of your oven. This will create a steam to keep the cake moist.) Let cake cool for 10 minutes before placing on a plate.

Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 232 Calories; 9g Fat (32.7% calories from fat); 7g Protein; 34g Carbohydrate; 2g Dietary Fiber; 64mg Cholesterol; 355mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 1/2 Lean Meat; 1/2 Non-Fat Milk; 1 1/2 Fat; 2 Other Carbohydrates.
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