Chocolate Ganache Truffles
This recipe offers an introduction to making ganache, a combination of cream and chocolate used for candy fillings, cake frostings, and pastry glazes. ...read more
Coffee
Coffee enriches flavors in gravies, stews, and tomato-based recipes such as pasta and barbecue sauces, baked beans, and chili. Choose a good-quality roast and store it in an airtight container at room temperature. Brew it fresh and a little stronger for cooking. Substitute it for half of stocks or broths, add it to vinaigrettes and marinades, or grind beans in a pepper mill and add a bit to spice mixes.
Russian Black Bread
Serve this dense, satisfying bread with a meal, or slice for sandwiches. ...read more
Brown Sugar-Toffee Cake
The secret to success with this lighter version of a brown sugar pound cake is having all the ingredients at room temperature and beating the batter 2 to 3 minutes, or until light and fluffy. Serve with vanilla ice cream. ...read more
Coffee Barbecue Sauce
Coffee has long been a secret ingredient in prize-winning barbecue sauces. Try this sauce as a dip for vegetarian chicken strips, brush it over grilled tofu, or stir an 8-oz. package of shredded seitan into it for barbecue sandwiches. ...read more
Double Mochaccino Cupcakes
These creamy cupcakes were a hit with the VT staff, and so decadent you’d never know they are vegan. You can substitute applesauce for the apple butter if you’re in a bind. ...read more
Creamy Dark Chocolate Pudding
This dessert tastes like a gourmet version of the ones in the pop-top cans you ate as a kid. ...read more
Mocha-Nut Muffins
Double your pleasure: Enjoy these muffins with a steaming cup of cappuccino. Note: Be sure to use whole wheat pastry flour; regular whole wheat wont work. Regular pastry flour works also. ...read more
Chocolate Layer Cake
If theres a synonym for ooey gooey, this is it: diner-style chocolate cake. But while this version has a moist, velvety texture and a deep chocolate flavor, it's surprisingly light—227 calories per slice; others run anywhere from 450 to 620. ...read more
Sweet Lady Jane?s Almost Flourless Chocolate Cake (recipe makeover)
Silken tofu, cocoa and chocolate soymilk step in to replace much of the fat in this recipe. The result is astoundingly goodwith no tofu taste whatsoever. ...read more
Finale?s Double Chocolate Cookies (recipe makeover)
anilla extract, brown sugar and a spoonful of brewed coffee subtly deepen the rich chocolate flavor. ...read more
Fudge-Glazed Black Forest Bundt Cake
An effective fat replacer, prune purée contains fruit pectins that support the structure of baked goods, and it has natural sorbitols that extend the freshness. Organic powdered sugar is ground from evaporated cane juice into a fine powder that is used 1:1 in any recipe that ...read more
Coffee Freeze
A simple frozen coffee treat, this serves as a topping for fudgey brownies. This will freeze solid, so enjoy it while its still soft enough to scoop or spoon. Alternatively, thaw it enough for easy scooping, or scrape off icy portions as a topping. ...read more
Toffee-Coffee Pudding
With its very creamy texture and toffee-coffee color, this pudding stars deep, rich coffee flavors with a toffee crunch. ...read more
Better-for-You Brownies
Although a brownie is rarely a nutrient-dense snack, it doesn't have to be completely decadent. This recipe contains dramatically less fat than usual, yet the results are rich and chocolaty. The secret is to replace the butter and cocoa butter with cocoa and chopped dates, which ...read more
