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Fat Free Desserts

Often diets can feel like a bit of a hard slog, especially if you have a sweet tooth. So here is a recipe for a fat free chocolate treat. (Word of warning though, this recipe contains a lot sugar which can be detrimental to your diet so please eat with caution!!!)

FAT FREE CHOCO SQUARES

Ingredients
•    1 cup of plain floor
•    1/3 cup of cocoa powder
•    2 Large pinches of salt
•    1 teaspoon of baking powder
•    Large pinch of baking soda
•    Large pinch of cinnamon
•    ½ cup of sugar
•    ¼ cup of brown sugar
•    ¼ cup of dry milk powder (fat free)
•    1 egg white
•    ½ cup of applesauce
•    1 teaspoon of vanilla essence
Instructions
1.    Sift the flour, cocoa, salt, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon into a large bowl
2.    In a small bowl beat the egg white
3.    In another bowl beat together with a spoon the sugar, brown sugar, milk powder, the beaten egg white, applesauce and a vanilla.
4.    Stir together the dry mixture from point 1 and the wet mixture from point 2.
5.     Grease a cake tin (approx. 8×8x2 inches) and spread the mixture into it evenly.
6.    Pre-heat the oven to about 180 ̊C and bake for about 20-20 minutes, making sure you check that it is cooked completely.
This should make about 16 squares.
1 square = 82 calories, 2g protein, 19g carbohydrates, 0g fat, 0mg cholesterol, 1g fibre, 121mg sodium.

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