Does anyone has some yummy recipes for "not to sweet" cakes, cookies or slices?

Question

I am after some easy recipes for cakes, cookies or slices that are not to sweet.

My husband is fussy and doesnt like really sweet cakes etc but I want to find something homemade and yummy to make him for his lunchbox!

He does like chocolate also =)

Answer 1

You can actually cut back on the amount of sugar in a lot of recipes. I do it all the time. If it calls for a cup, you can easily cut back to 3/4 cup or even less. This is my families brownie recipe. It's really easy and not too sweet at all. From your details I'm thinking you may not be in the US, so I hope you can translate the quantities over and give this a try!



Brownies



2 ozs unsweetened chocolate

1/4 c butter (1/2 stick)

1 c sugar (here's where I use less than 3/4 cup)

2 eggs

1 tsp vanilla

1/2 c flour

1/8 tsp salt

1/2 c chopped walnuts (or pecans) even better if you toast them first

1/2 c semisweet chocolate -- chunked from a bar or chips (the higher the cocao % in the chocolate, the less sweet it will be)



Preheat oven to 325. Line 8 or 9 inch square pan with wax paper, butter paper. Melt unsweetened chocolate and butter in medium pan. Add sugar, eggs and vanilla, mix. Stir in flour, nuts, chunked semi-sweet chocolate and salt and pour into prepared pan. Bake about 25 minutes. (I go for slightly underbaked - that way they stay nice and chewy). Cool in pan on rack for 5 minutes, then flip over out of the pan, peel off the wax paper and continue to cool on rack. Eat them quick or cover them up tightly once cool so they stay chewy.

Answer 2

Banana is the answer to all your problems. Because it adds a lot of moisture to the cake/cupcake/slice/muffin, it won't be overly sweet. Plus, you can substitute some white flour for brown (wholemeal or rye) and some white sugar for brown (just keep the white portions bigger than the dark).



What about banana loaf? My favourite! You'll need:

3 oz butter / margarine, soft and creamy

4 oz sugar (try the white and brown mix)

8 oz flour (white and brown)

2 teaspoons of baking powder

An egg, lightly beaten

2 - 3 medium bananas (brown or black old ones are great)

Maybe some spice (a teaspoon of nutmeg or cinnamon)

Maybe some nuts (walnuts, pecans, hazlenuts)



Mix butter and sugar together, sift in dry ingredients. Add egg and mushed up bananas. Pour into a greased loaf tin and bake at 180C until golden and cooked through (insert a knife into the middle, which should come out clean if it is cooked, or push the top with your finger, it should bounce back nicely). Should take a little less than an hour in the oven, but keep an eye on it. Let it cool in the tin for a few minutes, then lift out onto a wire rack to cool completely.



Keeps for a few days, so it is great for lunchboxes. You can eat it on its own, or butter a slice.



I'm going to upload a how to video in the next few days, so check my blogg, www.angiejudge.com. Also, I've got some more banana recipes on there, check http://www.angiejudge.com/essentials-in-the-kitchen/making-use-of-old-bananas.



If bananas aren't your thing (or his), how about ANZAC biscuits? They're very filling, keep for months (literally), so they're fantastic lunchbox fillers and they're not too sweet (plus you can adjust the sugar content easily without too much trouble). Use the 'old fashioned' recipe which has less sugar http://www.angiejudge.com/archives/113. And if he really likes chocolate, you can spread chocolate icing on the top or melt a chocolate button on each during cooking.



Enjoy!

Answer 3

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Answer 4

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