Review of the Chocolate Banana Bread

Chocolate Banana Bread Recipe

http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/ideal-protein-diet/277533-what-do-all-pudding.html

Ingredients

1 Ideal Protein Banana Pudding Packet
1 Ideal Protein Chocolate Pudding Packet
2 egg whites
1 tbsp non-fat milk
2 tsp olive oil
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Pam spray

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Mix all the ingredients in a bowl
3. Spray a mini loaf pan with Pam
4. Bake for about 15 minutes

Review

I was a bit leery about this recipe.  I'm not a huge banana fan, but I do like banana bread.  I was happily surprised.  The loaf looked beautiful (I wish I had taken a picture before it deflated!).  What I really liked about this loaf was that neither the banana or chocolate flavours were overpowering.  They worked well together, without one or the other taking over.

The loaf was moist on the inside (could have probably baked it a few more minutes).  The portion size was nice.  It really felt like I was having a piece of banana bread!  It would have been nice to have chocolate chips or walnuts in it, but other than that, it was great!

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Review of the Zucchini Muffin Recipe

 

Zucchini Muffin Recipe

(http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/ideal-protein-diet/276016-muffin-recipes.html)

 

1 egg white
pinch salt
whisk egg whites till frothy but not peaked

add 1/2 tsp baking powder + any spices you want
add your Ideal Protein packet of choice
add 1 cup (from raw) lightly sautéed shredded zucchini 

Bake in muffin tins 350 F for 15-20 min. 

Make 3-4 regular-sized muffins

 

Review

I've made these muffins many times.  I have tried them with different Ideal Protein packets, including milk chocolate and dark pudding, cappuccino drink, butterscotch pudding, and combinations of them when making double-batches.

 

All of the drink and pudding combinations result in wonderful muffins!  The texture is a bit different than a regular muffin (not as doughy), and varies depending on how long you bake them.    I find them moist and tasty.  They are very portable, which is really nice if you are travelling and need to get those veggies in.  I also like that I can grab almost any drink or pudding packet, and make some muffins!  I've even used the ready-to-eat chocolate pudding, which made them even more moist.

 

The yield is 3 fairly large muffins, or, like in the picture above, 6 mini-muffins.  I find this a large and satisfying quantity of food for one packet and 1 cup of vegetables.

 

I've also drizzled these in a bit of Walden Farms pancake syrup (like in the picture) to jazz them up a little bit more.

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Review of the Chocolate Orange Popsicle Recipe

 

Chocolate Orange Popsicle Recipe

Add one package of Ideal Protein milk chocolate pudding mix, on package of Ideal Protein orange drink, and approximately 10 oz of water to the shaker.  Shake well, then pour into popsicle molds.

 

Review

I had visions of chocolate orange creamsicles.  I had thought of creamy pudding pops.  I had dreams of a Christmas time chocolate orange.  I had hopes of a cold, refreshing summer treat.  Unfortunately, these popsicles were none of these.

 

These popsicles left an aftertaste.  I could barely taste any orange.  They were not creamy.  They were tasteless.  They even sort of separated at the bottom.  I LOVE chocolate, but I did not love these popsicles.  The only positive thing is that they were still a refreshing treat on a hot sunny day.  And it made a lot of popsicles!

 

They weren't terrible.  They just weren't what I expected.  It's all about expectations, isn't it??

 

 

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