12 Chocolate Solutions

I am addicted to sugar. The cookies at the hotel this weekend did not help my situation.

At the library on Thursday I checked out a Hungry Girl cookbook. A lot of her recipes rely on artificial sweeteners and reduced fat things which I try to avoid. While Splenda has a place in the world, most of the time I would rather eat less of something or find a better thing to eat. I just don't see the point of fat free cheese.

The recipe for these chocolate brownie muffins was 1. easy and 2. required no artificial stuff! To wean ourselves off of the cookie high I made a batch of these tonight with the idea: if they suck I can always send them in for snack at Wesley's school. 2 year olds are not picky in their chocolate cake choices and they only eat 1/2 of anything anyhow. Bonus: I got to use another cake mix from the pantry!

The result: I like them! I especially love that they are low fat, chocolaty, and kind of crunchy on top. So if you are feeling brave, wanting to sneak a healthy something into your children, or looking for a decent sweet alternative I would make a batch.

Chocolate Brownie Muffins from Hungry Girl.

1 box devils food or chocolate cake mix
1 14 oz can of pumpkin

Mix cake mix and pumpkin together. Do not add anything else. It will be thick. Spoon mix into 12 cup muffin tin and bake for 20 minutes at 400 degrees. Dust with powdered sugar if you want to make them extra pretty.