This recipe for Guiltless Chocolate
Kisses may help impart some of the health benefits of chocolate discussed
in our "What's New" section since it is made with unsweetened
dark chocolate and cocoa powder:
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
- 1 ounce unsweetened dark chocolate
- 1/4 cup sifted powdered sugar
- 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 3 large egg whites
- 1/2 teaspoon instant coffee granules
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
-
1 teaspoon vanilla
Combine the chocolate and cocoa in a food processor until finely
chopped. Blend in the powdered sugar and cornstarch.
Beat the egg whites with the coffee granules until foamy and then
gradually add the granulated sugar until stiff peaks form.
Fold in the cocoa mixture and vanilla. Using a pastry bag,
pipe 24 2 inch kisses onto a baking sheet covered with wax paper.
Bake at 325 degrees for 30 minutes.
Nutrition Facts per Kiss: 41 calories; 1 g fat; 1 g protein,
8 g carbohydrates |