Hot Chocolate Fudge Cakes

Hot Chocolate Fudge Cakes

Adapted from Cooking Light

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INGREDIENTS

• 3.4 ounces white whole wheat flour (about 3/4 cup)
• 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa
• 5 teaspoons instant espresso powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup fat-free organic plain yogurt
• 2/3 cup granulated sugar
• 2/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 cup egg substitute
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 (2.6-ounce) bar dark (71% cocoa) chocolate (such as Valrhona Le Noir Amer), finely chopped

DIRECTIONS

1. Weigh or lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Sift together flour, cocoa, espresso powder, baking powder, and salt.
2. Place yogurt in a large bowl. Add granulated and brown sugars, beating until well blended (about 5 minutes). Add egg substitute and vanilla, beating until well blended. Fold flour mixture into sugar mixture; fold in chocolate. Divide batter evenly among 10 (4-ounce) ramekins; arrange ramekins on a jelly-roll pan. Cover and refrigerate 4 hours or up to 2 days. (I skipped this step.)
3. Preheat oven to 350°.
4. Let ramekins stand at room temperature 10 minutes. Uncover and bake at 350° for 21 minutes or until cakes are puffy and slightly crusty on top.
5. Serve immediately.

Newman's Own Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups Review

I don't think that there is much for me to say about this one. It is super creamy, organic, peanutty, dark chocolate-y deliciousness. And you get 3! Whoop! A brilliant alternative to the junk-packed Reese's peanut butter cups. And did I mention they are made with dark chocolate? Heaven! The only thing that could be better is homemade. Now that I mention it... ah, but that's another day!

You can't really see the nutrition facts but, again, you probably don't want to. It's fat covered in fat. I mean, come on. Don't expect a miracle in the fat department. But hey, if you are going to eat it anyway, it is organic! And profits go to charity! So there you go. Besides, how could you ever resist this...

Newman's Own Sweet Dark Espresso Review

What's better than a smooth bar of chocolate? How about if it's organic, sinfully dark, and rife with coffee intensity? Yep. And does it make you feel better that the entire purchase price goes to charities in some form or another? Me, too.

I love this bar. Can you tell?

I warn you, though: this is not a bar for the coffee-weary. This chocolate packs a Starbucks-like punch, guaranteed to keep you bouncing off the wall in endorphins-spiked euphoria. Gotta love those beans. Too bad they aren't as healthy as your average bean.

Yeah, I know. You can't really see it. It's probably for the best. Well, the calories aren't so bad: 270... 200 of which are from fat. Yeah, it has a lot of saturated fat. A lot. But that's the price of chocolate, right? And besides, don't you want to help charity? Exactly. The less fortunate are counting on you to devour that bar, saturated fat or no.

Do you ever find that chocolate requires you to make excuses? Maybe it's just me... but I doubt it.

The good news is that this bar's intensity encourages savoring, not gorging. Astonishingly, I am actually able to stretch this bar over quite a few tastes. As you can see in the pic, it is thick and dark, perfect for a little melt-in-your-mouth goodness when you are having that chocolate craving.

Bottom line: If you like dark chocolate and intense coffee flavor, you should try this. What can it hurt? It's the least you can do for charity, right? Right. Now go eat some chocolate. I know I am!