Cooking/Baking - Any Ideas for Low-Fat/Fat Free Frosting?
By clownfish
@clownfish (3272)
United States
June 21, 2007 10:44pm CST
Hi! I thought I'd ask you all - you're very resourceful cooks and bakers. I've been making fat free brownies by subbing pureed pears (baby food) for the oil and egg beaters for the eggs. On the Betty Crocker 10.25 ounce bag brownie mix, this works really well. I can hardly taste a difference. On a diet, this is important. :-)
Does anyone know how or have any recipes to make low fat or fat free frosting? I was wondering if any of you have experimented with fat free creme cheese or have any ideas how it could be used - maybe mixed with a little powdered sugar and cocoa powder? Any ideas? Thanks! :-)
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@deebomb (15304)
• United States
22 Jun 07
I found this at http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Chocolate-Cream-Cheese-Frosting-2/Detail.aspx
Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting makes 3 1/2 cups
INGREDIENTS
4 (1 ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
4 cups confectioners' sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons evaporated milk
DIRECTIONS
Have all ingredients at room temperature. Melt the chocolate in a double boiler or microwave oven.
In a large bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy. Pour melted chocolate into cream cheese and mix on medium speed until well blended. Add vanilla and pinch of salt. Slowly mix in the confectioners sugar.
Scrape the sides of the bowl and increase mixer speed to medium-high. Slowly add evaporated milk until the frosting is spreading consistency.
@clownfish (3272)
• United States
29 Jun 07
Thanks, Deebomb! That's an awesome recipe! I'm sure some lowfat/fat free ingredients could be subbed in.
Silly me! I went to a grocery store I don't usually go to and found a white frosting mix that is fat free! LOL In the meantime, fat free cool whip was fabulous on my fat free cake! :-)
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@deebomb (15304)
• United States
29 Jun 07
Sure there is a low fat sub. Just use low fat creamed chheese or silken Tofu. The thick one. I use that for a lot of subs. It cost about the same as the creamed cheese. You could also use neufchatel cheese. It has 1/3 the fat of creamed cheese and is cheeper and just as good.
