Mexican · Dessert
Cajeta Fudge Bars (Lightened)
A lightened riff on Mexican milk-caramel fudge bars, where blended low-fat cottage cheese stands in for butter and cream cheese to carry a fudgy, cajeta-streaked cocoa base. A quick stovetop reduction of condensed milk with cinnamon mimics traditional cajeta's deep caramel without the heavy cream base, while oat flour and cocoa keep the crumb dense and bar-like rather than cakey.
$1
15 minsPrep
24 minsCook
54 minsTotal
EasyLevel
Nutrition per serving
174Calories
7.1gProtein
6.7gFat
23.5gCarbs
13gSugar
3.2gFiber
281mgSodium
46mgChol
1.8gSat Fat
196mgPotassium
75mgCalcium
1.4mgIron
0.2mcgVitamin B12
0.2mgVitamin C
0gPolyol
0gAllulose
0.3gAlcohol
Goes well with
Mexican Lager Beer
local
Café de Olla
international
vegetarian
gluten-free
sweet-spot
Instructions
1
Preheat the oven to 170°C (340°F) and line a 10x10cm (4x4 inch) tin with parchment, leaving an overhang.
2
In a small saucepan, gently simmer the condensed milk with a pinch of the cinnamon for 4-5 minutes, stirring constantly, until it darkens slightly and thickens into a cajeta-like caramel; set aside to cool slightly.
3
Blend the low-fat cottage cheese until completely smooth, about 1 minute, to remove any curds.
4
Whisk the beaten egg and brown sugar together until pale, then stir in the blended cottage cheese, cooled caramel and vanilla extract.
5
Sift the oat flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, remaining cinnamon and salt over the wet mixture and fold gently until just combined with no dry streaks.
6
Pour the batter into the prepared tin, spreading it level to the corners.
7
Bake for 22-25 minutes until the top is set and a skewer comes out with a few moist crumbs.
8
Cool in the tin for 15 minutes, then lift out using the parchment overhang and cool completely on a rack.
9
Scatter the toasted chopped pecans over the top, pressing lightly, then slice into 2 squares to serve.
Serves
2 portions ·
2 adults, 0 over 10, 0 under 10
Ingredients
- 1.4 oz40g blended smooth cottage cheese lowfat
- 0.6 oz18g reduced with cinnamon to mimic cajeta condensed milk
- 0.8 oz22g oat flour
- 0.3 oz8g sifted cocoa powder
- 1/21/2 eggs, beaten (22g)
- 0.5 oz14g brown sugar
- 0.1 oz1.5g baking powder
- 0 oz1g cinnamon ground
- 0 oz0.5g salt
- 0.1 oz2g vanilla extract
- 0.3 oz8g chopped, toasted pecan
