Low Fat Chocolate Recipes
Berry-Chocolate Shortcakes Recipe
This Berry-Chocolate Shortcakes Recipe is one of many in
our collection of Low Fat Recipes. these are culled from various
sources, some my own. whilst some are low carb recipes, there are also
some low fat recipes, and diabetic recipes. The one thing they
all have in common with this Berry-Chocolate Shortcakes Recipe, is that they can
all be seen as diet recipes in one form or another.
Remember, this Berry-Chocolate Shortcakes Recipe will only help you lose weight if you use it as part of a carefully controlled weight loss program.
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Ingredients:
4 cup sliced fresh strawberries
1/4 cup granulated sugar
2 tbsp orange-flavored liqueur -or orange juice
nonstick cooking spray
1 1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup wheat germ
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt, optional
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) margarine, chilled
2/3 cup low-fat buttermilk
vanilla nonfat or low-fat yogurt, optional
confectioners' sugar
Instructions:
1. Combine strawberries, sugar and liqueur in medium bowl; mix gently.
Cover and refrigerate up to 4 hours.
2. Preheat oven to 425°F. Lightly coat cookie sheet with cooking spray. In
large bowl, combine flour, wheat germ, cocoa, sugar, baking powder, baking
soda and salt; mix well. Cut in margarine with pastry blender or two knives
until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add buttermilk, mix with fork just
until dry ingredients are moistened. Do not overmix.
3. Turn dough out onto lightly floured surface; knead gently six to eight
times. Pat or roll out to 1/2-inch thickness. Cut with floured 3-inch
heart-shaped or round biscuit cutter. Place on prepared cookie sheet.
4. Bake shortcakes 10 minutes, or until tops spring back when lightly
touched. Cool slightly on wire rack.
5. To serve, split each shortcake in half horizontally; spoon strawberries
and, if desired, yogurt over bottom haves; cover with shortcake tops.
Sprinkle lightly with confectioners' sugar.
Per serving: About 290 cal, 7 g pro, 49 g car, 8 g fat, 24% cal from fat, 0
mg chol, 240 mg sod, 6 g fiber.
Busted by Gail Shermeyer <4paws@netrax.net>
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Preparation Time: 0:00
Servings: 8
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