Chocolate Chip Coffee Cake

3 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1/3 cup sugar
2 envelopes yeast
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup butter or margarine
2 large eggs
3/4 cup semisweet chocolate morsels

Chocolate Candy Cheesecake

1 cup graham cracker crumbs
1 egg white, slightly beaten
1 tablespoon light butter or margarine
1 − 8 oz. bar light cream cheese, softened
1 − 8 oz. bar fat−free cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup sugar
3 egg whites
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 cup plain nonfat yogurt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 light Milky Way bars, cut up
1/4 cup fat−free caramel ice cream topping

Chocolate Cherry Layer Cake

3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup boiling water
1 package (16 oz.) angel food cake mix
1 1/4 cups water
1 can (20 oz.) lite cherry pie filling
Prepared chocolate frosting (reduced−fat if possible)
Chocolate shavings

Preheat oven to 350F. Line a jelly roll pan with wax paper
(pan should be appproximately 10 by 15 by 1 or 11 by 17 by 1). Whisk
together cocoa, sugar and boiling water. Cool mixture to lukewarm.
Prepare angel food cake mix per package directions, using 1 1/4 cup
water and adding cocoa mixture. Spread batter evenly into prepared
jelly−roll pan. Bake 20 minutes or until top looks dry. Invert
onto a large wire rack. Remove the pan and wax paper; cool. Slice
cake into three equal parts. Start with cake, top with cherry pie
filling, then top that with more cake and more pie filling and end
with cke layer. Frost and decorate with chocolate shavings.

Chocolate Pudding

Makes 4 1/2-cup servings

This delicious old-fashioned chocolate pudding is sure to be a favorite.

2 cups fortified soy- or rice milk
3 tablespoons cocoa powder
5 tablespoons cornstarch
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Combine all ingredients in a saucepan. Whisk until smooth. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until pudding is very thick. Pour into individual serving dishes and chill.

Per 1/2-cup serving: 214 calories; 2.6 g fat; 0.6 g saturated fat; 10.8% calories from fat; 0 mg cholesterol; 5.1 g protein; 45 g carbohydrate; 28.4 g sugar; 2.8 g fiber; 72 mg sodium; 156 mg calcium; 1.8 mg iron; 0.4 mg vitamin C; 1 mcg beta-carotene; 1.7 mg vitamin E

Recipe from Healthy Eating for Life for Children by Amy Lanou, Ph.D.; recipe by Jennifer Raymond, M.S., R.D.

Chocolate Truffles

 

½ Cup unsalted butter
2 1/3 C confectioner’s sugar
½ C cocoa powder
1/4 cup heavy or whipping cream
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence

Centers: pecan, walnuts, whole almonds or after-dinner mints
Coatings: coconut, crushed nuts, confectioners sugar

CHOCOLATE PUDDING

1/4 lb. of grated Allinson chocolate,
1/4 lb. of flour,
1/4 lb. of sugar,
1/4 lb. of butter,
1 pint of milk,
3 eggs.