Comments on: Mini Cupcakes

By: Megan

Megan — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 04:42:19 +0000

What a great idea! I think I need to go buy some mini muffin tins. So often, I don't eat when I want treat & then I feel deprived.

By: dshep

dshep — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 00:30:24 +0000

Of course there are brownies made with applesauce instead of oil... I used to think if I was craving potato chips I might as well consume the full fat variety. Now I've grown accustomed to the low fat or baked and like milk, I don't enjoy going back to the fattier versions enough to make them worthwhile. If only I could do that with sweets.

I've put in about 7 or 8 stints as a regular at Weight Watchers over the past 5 or 6 years. It is a healthy plan in terms of food but it gets me so focused on food that I begin to feel deprieved and turn to the 'bad' side or fall off the WWWagon to compensate.

My conclusion is that eating habits and choices are in the mind. People don't always eat because they are physically hungry. There is heart hunger and head hunger. If you eat to satisfy all three you'll likely be over weight unless you're blessed with a speedy metabolism. "Life is Hard, Food is Easy" by Linda Spangle does a good job defining them. It is for sale on Amazon.

By: nato

nato — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 03:07:52 +0000

I’ve done the pumpkin method as well, but with no eggs or water…turns out quite tasty with a little ff cool whip on top….another good sweet treat is peanut butter chocolate chip rice cakes with a dab of ff cool whip on top…1 pt per

By: iportion

iportion — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 01:54:51 +0000

If you leave most of them uniced you can freeze cup cakes for 2 to three weeks in a freezer bag. I am not sure is iced cupcakes would freeze so well.

By: iportion

iportion — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 01:53:15 +0000

I never tried the fiber one muffins they sound a bit gross.

Try mini cup cakes they will be less calories than 150 Choco cake mix with 2 eggs or 1 or 2 egg whites 1/2 cup water and a 15 ounce can of pumpkin

Bake as directed making sure they come out clean with a tooth pick

Icing light cool whip with sugar free pudding mix in a mixer. (It tastes a lot better than it sounds)

By: Laura Moncur

Laura Moncur — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 15:38:48 +0000

What to do with the remaining 23 cupcakes is a story for another day, but here are a couple of quick thoughts on the subject:

Only mix up and bake three or four at a time.
Freeze the remaining cupcakes without frosting. Defrost small batches at a time.
Give them away.
THROW them away. Shocking, I know... This one is hard for me because I starved so much as a child.

Do any of you out there have any more ideas?

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 14:58:54 +0000

So you're going to make 24 cupcakes, eat one, and leave the remaining 23 uneaten in the kitchen?