145 Calorie Strawberry Cake

I love putting Sugar Free Strawberry Jell-o powder on Apples - so I wanted to see what would happen if I used it in a cake!

This turned out really yummy, it is not very cake-y because of the juice from the strawberries but this would be really good topped with some whipped cream or ice cream - it really has a strong strawberry flavor and it is pretty sweet

This dessert is gluten free, dairy free and egg free!

Recipe:

1/4 cup Oat Flour - 90 calories - 90 calories

1/2 teaspoon Sugar Free Strawberry Jell-O Powder - 10 calories

1/4 cup Unsweetened Almond Milk - 10 calories

1/2 cup sliced Strawberries - 35 calories                   

=145 calories!

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees

2. Mix together the Jell-O powder and flour - add the almond milk

3. Pour into greased mini loaf pan, top with strawberries

4. Bake for about 20-25 minutes

150 Calorie Pineapple Coconut Cake

Since the 130 Calorie Fruit Cocktail Cake turned out so well I have been thinking about what other fruit cocktail/fruit cup flavors I could experiment with - then I saw Pineapple Coconut Fruit cups at the grocery store and I knew this would be a great combination  - The pineapple and coconut flavor makes me feel like I'm in Hawaii :)

This cake only has 2 ingredients, it is dense, moist and lightly sweet. 

It also is gluten free, dairy free, and vegan!

Recipe:

1 Pineapple Coconut Fruit Cup - 60 calories

1/4 cup Oat Flour - 90 calories                        

=150 calories total!

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees

2. Mix together the fruit cup(with the juice!) and the oat flour

3. Stir until completely combined, then pour the batter into a greased mini loaf pan

4. Bake for 12 minutes or until set

160 Calorie Zucchini Bread

My grandma makes THE BEST Zucchini Bread, I used to eat a few slices for breakfast when we would stay at her house - I love it chilled, with a little butter :)

 Since I liked it so much I thought I would see if I could make my own gluten free, dairy free, and low calorie version

I thought this turned out pretty good, and it is only 158 calories! This is healthy enough to eat for breakfast in my opinion - The only ingredients are: Zucchini, Apple, Sauce, Pumpkin Puree, Stevia and Oat Flour - totally acceptable breakfast staples

It is also gluten free, dairy free, and vegan!

Recipe:

1/2 of a Zucchini, grated (about 1 cup) - 23 calories

1/4 cup Unsweetened Apple Sauce - 25 calories

1/4 cup Pumpkin Puree - 20 calories

1/4 cup Oat Flour - 90 calories

1/4 cup Stevia                                                             

= 158 Calories in Whole Loaf

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees

2. Wash your zucchini thoroughly and grate it into thin pieces

3. Mix in the apple sauce, pumpkin puree, flour, and stevia

4. Pour into greased loaf pan or 2 mini loaf pans (you can use a round pan like I did but I wasn't able to get it cooked through as thoroughly - I think it would work better in a loaf pan)
5. Bake for about 40 minutes for a large loaf, or 20 minutes for mini loaves
6. Remove from oven - let cool before storing in the refrigerator

500 Calorie Pumpkin Poke Cake

Last year for Thanksgiving I made a Pumpkin Poke cake using a recipe I found on Pinterest - my family really liked it so I decided to try to make a skinny version of it

The original version used a boxed cake mix and a can of pumpkin to make a cake - then you poke holes in it and pour on a can of sweetened condensed milk, then you spread a tub of cool whip over the whole thing - I don't even want to know how many calories were in that thing

For this version I made a skinny pumpkin cake using Oat Flour, cornstarch, Stevia, Pumpkin, and Peach Puree (you could also use apple sauce but I wanted to experiment with the peach puree)

Then I made a mixture of Almond Milk, Stevia, Pumpkin Pie Spice and Cinnamon to pour over the cake, and I topped it with Soy Whipped Cream

This cake is Gluten free, dairy free, vegan, and there are only 500 calories in the WHOLE THING!

Recipe:

For the Cake:

2 Peach Fruit Cups, blended - 60 cal (may substitute 3/4 cup unsweetened apple sauce)

1 cup Pumpkin Puree - 80 cal

1/2 Cup Oat Flour - 180 cal

2 tablespoons cornstarch - 60 cal (may not be needed if using apple sauce)

1 teaspoon Baking Soda

1/4 cup Stevia - 0  

380 calories

For the Topping:

1/4 cup Almond Milk - 10 cal

1 heaping tablespoon Stevia

Cinnamon & Pumpkin Pie Spice to taste

20 Tablespoons Soy Whipped Cream - 100 cal

= 490 calories Total

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Mix peach puree(or apple sauce) and pumpkin, add in flour, stevia, and baking soda
3. Add in cornstarch if needed and mix thoroughly
4. Pour into greased or parchment-lined pan (I used a 9 x 13 but I would suggest using a smaller pan to get a thicker cake)
5. Bake about 45 Minutes

6. While cake is baking mix up the Almond milk, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice and stevia

7. After cake is finished let it cool, then poke holes about every 2 inches using a chopstick or skewer

8. Pour the Almond milk glaze over the cake, you may not need all of it, only pour as much as the cake will soak in - refrigerate to allow the cake to absorb the glaze

8. After the glaze has soaked in top with Whipped Topping  - to keep track of how much topping I put on I made tablespoon and half tablespoon sized piles around the cake before spreading the topping

9. Refrigerate and enjoy! Be sure to store in the refrigerator!

130 Calorie Plum Cake

I haven't used Plums very often in my baking, but I loved the tart/sweet flavor they brought to my 150 Calorie Fall Harvest Bread Pudding, so I decided to try making a cake with plums as the main ingredient.

I couldn't find a good Plum Puree so I just made my own by chopping up and blending 2 fresh plums, with the skin.

This cake only has 2 ingredients, and it is Gluten free, Dairy free, and Vegan!

Recipe: Makes 1 Mini Loaf, double ingredients for regular loaf

2 Plums, pureed - 40 cal
1/4 cup Oat Flour - 90 cal       
= 130 calories in whole loaf



1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
2. Wash the plums, remove the pits, and cut into small pieces. Blend in Blender until pureed like an apple sauce
3. Add the flour to the plum puree
4. Pour into greased mini loaf pan
5. Bake for 20 minutes
6. Remove from oven, enjoy hot or cold :)

145 Calorie Peach Cobbler

After I tried the 130 Calorie Fruit Cocktail Cake I thought I would try it with Peaches to make a Peach Cobbler of sorts -

This time I added some Rolled Oats as a topping, and I topped it with Soy Whipped Cream after it was baked  - yum :)

This Cobbler is Gluten Free, Dairy Free, and Vegan :)

Recipe: Makes 1 mini loaf, double ingredients to make a regular size loaf

1 Diced Peaches Fruit Cup, with the juice - 30 cal

1/4 cup Oat Flour - 90 cal

1 tablespoon Oats - 24 cal

1 tablespoon Stevia - 0 cal                        

= 144 Calories total

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees

2. Mix fruit cup with flour and Stevia

3. Pour into greased mini loaf pan, top with oats

4. Bake for 20 minutes at 350 degrees

5. Let cool, top as desired and enjoy :)

130 Calorie Fruit Cocktail Cake

This cake is based on the one mentioned in the movie Steel Magnolias - not the Armadillo cake, the Cuppa Cuppa Cake "A can of fruit cocktail with the juice, a cup of flour and a cup of sugar"

This cake only has 3 ingredients! It is also gluten free, dairy free, and vegan!

In theory you could try this with any flavor of fruit cup but I used Mixed Fruit with no sugar added - I think you could use any flavor as long as it is in "syrup", "light syrup" or fruit juice - just don't use a gel variety!

Recipe: Makes 1 mini loaf cake

1 Mixed Fruit Cup, with the juice  - 40 cal

1/4 cup Oat Flour - 90 cal

1 tablespoon Stevia, or to taste - 0 cal              

= 130 Calories

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees

2. Mix together the flour and fruit cup

3. Add in the Stevia, mix well

4. Pour into greased mini loaf pan - for a regular loaf pan double all ingredients

5. Bake for 20 minutes at 350

6. Let cool and enjoy!

150 Calorie Fall Harvest Bread Pudding

Since my Skinny-tized 435 Calorie Pumpkin Loaf and  Skinny 400 Calorie Cinnamon Apple Loaf turned out so well I decided to try combining them - this recipe is what I came up with

I combined the Pumpkin loaf base with the chopped up cinnamon apples, and I added a chopped up plum for good measure. This turned out very dense like a bread pudding - but it is still gluten free and dairy free!

The fresh fruit chunks in this make the loaf/bread pudding tart and delicious even without a whipped topping!

Recipe: (Makes 3 mini loaves)

3/4 cup Pumpkin Puree - 60 cal

1/2 cup Unsweetened Apple Sauce - 60 cal

1/2 cup Oat Flour - 180 cal

1 Honeycrisp Apple - 80 cal

2 egg whites - 34 cal

1 plum - 46 cal

Cinnamon - to taste, and to sprinkle on apple chunks

1/4 cup Stevia                                

= 460 calories in whole recipe - makes 3 mini loaves, 153 calories per loaf

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees

2. Mix Pumpkin puree, apple sauce, egg whites, and stevia - then add flour

3. Peel and chop up apple into small pieces, sprinkle with cinnamon

4. Chop up plum, with the peel - mix with apple chunks

5. Add the fruit mixture to the batter, add additional cinnamon if desired

6. Divide between 3 greased mini loaf pans

7. Bake for about 27 minutes, remove from oven when the top of the loaf is set

8. Let cool, or enjoy immediately - refrigerate leftovers

Skinny-tized 170 Calorie Carrot Cake

Carrot Cake is one of my Dad's favorite desserts, so I decided to try to make him a Skinny version, using my Pumpkin loaf recipe as a base.

This baked up much more like a cake than the Pumpkin Loaf, and I decided to use mini loaf pans so that everyone could have their own 170 calorie Carrot Cake :)

This recipe is also Gluten and Dairy Free, and it tastes great with my Vegan Pumpkin Cream Cheese as Icing :)

Recipe: (makes 2 large loaves or 4 mini loaves)

1 cup Oat Flour - 360 cal

4 egg whites - 68 cal

3/4 cup Unsweetened Apple Sauce - 75 cal

1 cup Grated Carrots - 53 cal

1 1/2 cup Pumpkin Puree - 120 cal

1/2 cup Stevia

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp baking powder

Pumpkin Pie Spice (to taste)                           

= 676 calories in whole recipe - 338 calories in 1 large loaf, or 169 calories in mini loaf

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees

2. Mix all ingredients together

3. Pour into greased loaf pans, either 2 regular loaf pans or 4 mini loaf pans

4. Bake for 25 minutes in mini loaf pans, or 40-50 minutes in large loaf pans

5. Let cool, top with soy whip or Cream Cheese icing, and Enjoy!

Skinny-tized 435 Calorie Pumpkin Loaf

This recipe was inspired by the "500 Calorie Pumpkin Loaf" floating around Pinterest - spoiler alert - that recipe is not even close to 500 calories (I guess you really can't believe everything you read on the internet)

THIS recipe, however, is only 435 calories per loaf, so it IS possible.

This loaf is also gluten free and dairy free!

This is a very dense loaf, it definitely doesn't need butter like a regular bread might, but it is great with soy whipped cream on top :)

Recipe: (Makes 2 Larger Loaves or 4 mini Loaves)

1 cup Oat Flour - 360 cal
1 egg - 70 cal
3 egg whites - 51 cal
1 1/2 cup Pumpkin Puree - 120 cal
3/4 cup Unsweetened Apple Sauce - 75 cal
1/4 cup Granulated Sugar - 194.5 cal
1/2 cup Stevia
1/2 tsp Baking Soda
1 tsp Pumpkin Pie Spice
1 tsp Vanilla                                
= 870.5 for whole recipe - 435.25 per large loaf, or 217 per mini loaf

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Mix together all ingredients
3. Pour into greased loaf pans (either 2 regular size loaf pans, or 4 mini loaf pans
4. Bake for 25 minutes if using mini loaf pans, or 40 minutes if using large loaf pans
5. Let cool, and enjoy!(Store in the fridge for best results)



I hope you enjoy this Skinny Pumpkin Loaf!

Skinny-tized 400 Calorie Cinnamon Apple Loaf

So I have noticed a recipe for 500 calorie Pumpkin Bread circulating on Pinterest - unfortunately after making it for my Dad I calculated the calories and found there were actually about 900 calories per loaf (ouch!) So I modified the recipe to lower the calories - I will post the modified recipe for the pumpkin bread later, but here is another version of the recipe, using apples instead of pumpkin!

This bread is very moist, almost like a bread pudding, but it holds its shape well enough to eat it like a brownie too!

Recipe:

1 Honeycrisp Apple, peeled and cut into small chunks

2 tablespoons cinnamon

3/4 Cup Stevia

1 cup Oat Flour

1 tsp Baking Soda

1- 1/2 cups Unsweetened Apple Sauce

1 egg plus 3 egg whites

1. Grease 2 loaf pans and preheat the oven to 350 degrees

2. Mix together all ingredients except your cut apple, stevia and cinnamon

3. Coat the apple chunks in about 1/4 cup stevia and 1/2 tablespoon cinnamon

4. Add the excess cinnamon and Stevia to the batter, then add your coated apple chunks

5. Pour about half of the batter into each loaf pan and bake for about 40 minutes

Let the apple bread cool in the pans, or eat it right away for more of a bread pudding experience.

Each loaf has about 400 calories depending on the size of your apple and what type of apple sauce you use. 

The Stevia can give this bread a little bit of a weird after-taste so my Dad likes to put soy whipped cream on top of his dessert!(We love soy whip because it is dairy/lactose free and has less calories than Cool Whip or regular whipped cream)