Make Your Own Fro-Yo

I love frozen yogurt, also affectionately called "fro-yo", because it's a healthy alternative to heavy ice-cream. There's a shortage of this delicious treat in the New Haven region. I wanted to take the opportunity to treat myself to this chocolate frozen treat while I was at home in fro-yo country.



I'm heading back to school tomorrow, but that doesn't mean I can't enjoy fro-yo! Almost all grocery stores have chocolate mousse Yoplait Whips in the yogurt section. Put them in your freezer for a chocolate frozen yogurt treat at only 140 calories.

Yum.

In other news, look out for my new articles on Behind the Burner. I'll post links when my blog articles are posted.

Keep it chocolate,
Mandy roses

Finding chocolate in A Sea of Red

In the midst of a crowd, I saw a cupcake staring at me from across the room. I made my way between mazes of students, just to get a glimpse of the Cupcake Truck.

It was me versus the menu. Which cupcake would I choose? I decided to break away from my chocolate diet and try red velvet.



At first glance, there is no sign of chocolate, but after taking a bite, I realized the red velvet tasted all too familiar. Believe me, I know chocolate when I taste it. In disbelief, everyone around me kept telling me red velvet was chocolate cake with red food coloring. I did not want to believe it, but my taste buds never lie.

Convinced of red velvet's special powers, I decided to look up some recipes on Betty Crocker. Most recipes called for chocolate cake, cocoa, and red food coloring.

This surprise made me love red velvet even more. I know can embrace it into the wonderful world of chocolate dessert treats.

This is my new favorite red velvet recipe. I love red velvet's subtle hint of cocoa in each cream cheese bite. The cream cheese may be surprising, but the dairy complements the chocolate flavoring well.

What are your favorite red velvet creations?

Keep it chocolate,
Mandy rose

A New Type of Cookie Monster

New types of chocolate treats are hard for me to come by. 21 years of daily chocolate consumption inevitably leads to trying all different types of goodies. Yesterday was different -- I tried a new chocolate treat for the first time in a very long time! My roommate and friend kept talking about Oreo truffles. I was skeptical at first, but now I am a believer. They are delicious and require only three ingredients: Oreos, cream cheese, and chocolate chips.

1. Take Oreos and crush them in a zip lock bag. We like to improvise in my apartment, and my roommate used a hammer. No need for tools or appliances, a simple rolling pin will work.

2. Mix the Oreo crumbs with cream cheese. (Ratio 1 box of oreos to bar of cream cheese)

3.Roll the mixture into balls



4. You're supposed to put them in the freezer, but my roommate put them in the fridge for about an hour.

5.Melt chocolate (white, milk or dark) and use a spoon to drizzle them over the Oreo balls.



Oreo truffles taste like all the goodness of cookies and milk rolled up into a convenient sized bite! How can you go wrong with three ingredients and no baking. I am definitely adding this into my chocolate repertoire.

Keep it chocolate,
Mandy roses