Welcome to my Sweet Tooth Project

I was inspired to do this by the movie "Julie & Julia". I wanted to try a bunch of new recipes, but do it in a specified amount of time. I will attempt to make 150 dessert recipes in 1 year. These recipes will be "inspired by" recipes. Therefore, I will take an existing recipe and change it in some way to make it originally mine. In culinary school, we were always told that if you changed one thing in a recipe, it was now your recipe. So, please join me in this year of cakes, cookies and other desserts. Hope you have a Sweet Tooth!

Monday, September 6, 2010

Recipe #4 Rocky Road Fluff

Rocky Road Fluff is basically pudding with whipped topping folded in.  The recipe was inspired by a recipe for Watergate Salad which is made of pistachio pudding, whipped topping, pineapple, marshmallows and nuts.  I wanted to make a more decadent version of this salad, and with marshmallows and nuts already in the original recipe, it wasn't a huge leap to change it to chocolate.  I just took out the pineapple and what was left were the makings of a Rocky Road flavored treat.  This is a perfect after school treat for kids or an indulgent treat for adults.  To kick it up another level you can drizzle it with chocolate syrup.

Difficulty Level:  Easy
Ingredients:
2 (3.8 oz) boxes Instant Devil's Food flavored pudding (or chocolate)
3 cups milk
1 cup chopped walnuts
2 cups mini marshmallows
8 oz. whipped topping

Directions:
In a large mixing bowl, combing pudding, milk and walnuts.  Stir until well mixed and thickened.  Fold in marshmallows and whipped topping.  Serve cold.

What I learned from this recipe:
-A recipe that starts out fruity doesn't always have to be fruity.  You can change it to creamy and chocolaty just by changing one ingredient.
-Some recipes can be transformed into a lower fat and lower sugar version by getting light or sugar free varieties of the same ingredient.  In this recipe you can get sugar free pudding, fat free or low fat milk as well as light or fat free whipped topping.
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3 comments:

  1. Susan SerignySeptember 7, 2010 at 3:45 PM

    I think I'll try the slim version, but the regular was out of this world!

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  2. UnknownSeptember 7, 2010 at 7:29 PM

    Yea!!!! I made my first "copycat" dessert. I have a coworker who is diabetic, and it is her birthday celebration tomorrow. So, I made a somewhat sugar-free version. I used sugar-free Cool Whip and sugar free Chocolate Fudge pudding. And Marsha suggested that I serve the pudding/cool whip mixture with little bowls of nuts, marshmallows, and cherries (those were my idea) on the side. I'll let you know if my coworkers like it. Joey and I like it.

    Trisha

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  3. UnknownSeptember 12, 2010 at 12:55 PM

    Update - This dessert received many compliments from my coworkers. Many of them were surprised, after they ate it, to learn it was sugar-free.

    Trisha

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