Chocolate Beet Cake

Many many moons ago, I came across this recipe over on Green Lite Bites and I have been meaning to make it for a while. She has a super awesome page; go check her out! Any who, life being life, and my kitchen being my kitchen, I didn't have all of the ingredients to make it exactly like she made hers, so here is my version. I wasn't completely sold on the cake flavor at first. It is definitely chocolatey but it has a bit of an earthy under tone, if that  makes any sense at all. I told Ed to try it and he liked it :) He said it was good, definitely not the worst thing he had ever eaten. Best of all, I got to make it in my super awesome paper pan!
*** recipe revision for a less earthy beet cake!***

Ingredients:

1 box mix Pillsbury Moist Supreme Dark Chocolate
1 8 oz can beets with juice **for less earthy beet cake, drain beets, but retain the beet juice, place the beet juice with the same amount of water** ie: can had 1/2 cu beet juice, use 1/2 cup water
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
1 large egg
1 tbs cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350. Spray your pan if you need to! I used my paper bundt pan which didn't need spraying :D In blender or food processor, blend apple sauce and beets until smooth. Mix all of the ingredients together in a large mixing bowl until well combined. If the batter seems to thick, add water 1 tablespoon at a time until desired consistency is reached. Pour mix in to prepared pan and bake according to the boxes recommended time, depending on if you are making cupcakes, bundt cake, etc.

Cool, serve and enjoy!

Makes 12 Servings @ 5 PointsPlus each
Makes 14 Servings @ 4 PointsPlus each

Chocolate Cherry Oatmeal

I LOVE dried cherries, so I incorporated them in my breakfast this morning.

Ingredients:
3/4 cup water
1/3 cup old fashioned oats
1 splenda packet
a few drips of almond extract
small sprinkle of allspice
20g (1/8 cup) dried cherries, cut in half
7g mini semisweet morsels


Bring water and spices to a boil. Add oats and cherries. Cook til done. Top with chocolate chips.
YUM!

Linked at:
Eat At Home: Cherry Spotlight

Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Oatmeal

So...you basically do this
BUT you also add a mushed up banana :)

YumYum :)

Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal

I stumbled upon The Better Baker's Blog yesterday and NEEDED :) To try this recipe. Original credit goes to her!

You need:

1/2 cup oats

1 packet reduced cal hot cocoa mix

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

3/4 cup water 

EITHER: 2 tablespoons PB2 (with an extra tablespoon of water) OR 1 tablespoon Reduced Fat peanut butter

( I USED PB2!)

Bring water to boil on stove. Add cocoa mix, PB2 then oats. Cook to desired consistency.

6 PointsPlus! I bet this would be great with a mushed banana in it! :)