13 almost dark Recipes

dark chocolate cake mix, water, crisco shortening, icing sugar, granulated sugar, vanilla, crisco shortening (not butter or margarine, use only plain shortening), water

peanut oil or olive oil, divided, kosher salt, divided, boneless pork loin chop , cut into 1/2-inch pieces, chopped carrot, chopped celery, chopped green onion bottoms (white part ), minced garlic, minced peeled fresh ginger, cooked, chilled long-grain brown rice, egg, mirin, lower-sodium soy sauce, dark sesame oil, freshly ground black pepper, fresh bean sprouts, canned diced water chestnuts, rinsed and drained, chopped green onion tops

cornstarch, sugar, unsweetened cocoa powder, skim milk, pure vanilla extract

butter, softened, cream cheese, softened, sugar, peanut butter, vanilla, salt, milk chocolate chips , for milk chocolate (almost 1 lg. bag) or 20 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips, for dark chocolate (almost 1 lg. bag)

silken low-fat tofu, drained well (almost the whole package), medjool dates, pitted, coconut oil, rolled oats, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, ground flax seeds, pecans or 1/2 cup walnuts or 1/2 cup almonds, dried cranberries (optional) or 1/4 cup raisins (optional) or 1/4 cup chopped dried fruit (optional), dark chocolate

unsweetened cocoa, all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, egg whites, dark brown sugar, plain fat-free yogurt, vanilla extract, unsweetened cocoa, powdered sugar

all-purpose flour, unsweetened cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, salt, dark brown sugar , packed, applesauce , cinnamon flavored, egg beaters 99% egg substitute (equiv. to 1 egg), egg white, oil, vanilla extract, skim milk, sugar (optional)

unbleached flour (or replace up to half with whole wheat flour), sugar, baking powder, salt, beer , preferably a medium-amber ale or 12 oz dark , room temperature (see comments)

spelt flour, white flour, baking soda, salt, dark brown sugar, sugar, vegetable oil, bananas, mashed, water, vanilla, chocolate chips

salt, water, boneless skinless chicken breasts, oil, egg, milk, flour, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, seasoning salt, cinnamon, dark chili powder, cayenne pepper, paprika, pepper (in addition to basic )

dry stuff ., whole wheat flour. hold out about 3 tbsp to adjust batter., wheat or oat bran., graham cracker & enough instant oats to make 1/2 cup when ground fine., salt ., cinnamon. > feel free to adjust to taste., nutmeg. > feel free to adjust to taste., baking powder ., baking soda ., milk , soured with the juice of 1 sour orange. or 2 tbsp lemon juice instead of the sour orange juice. but sour orange is much better tasting in this recipe, wet stuff, & all the other stuff that gets mixed with the wet stuff., sour cream ., apple sauce ., eggs ., butter ., dark brown sugar ., vanilla ., splenda. > more if you like them sweeter! splenda is the only artificial sweetener that will work here. the other stuff won tsp stand up to the heat. the other factor is; splenda is mostly maltodextrin, which is hygroscopic. it keeps the muffins moist and provides the texture that a cup of sugar would normally take care of., zest of the sour orange . or 1/2 a lemon, if you re using lemon instead of sour orange. but if you re not using sour orange, you are really missing out on flavor., diced apples .