4 tbsp. diet butter
1/4 c. brown sugar replacement
1/4 tsp. instant coffee
1 envelope and 1/2 tsp. unflavored gelatin
1/4 c. cream flavored diet soda
2/3 c. nonfat dry milk
1 1/3 c. Ricotta cheese
1 tbsp. chocolate extract
1/2 tsp. vanilla
2 tsp. artificial sweetener (liquid)
1/2 tsp. brown food coloring
2 pkg. W.W. dried apples

Place margarine in a small pan over hot water to melt. Sift brown sugar and coffee very slowly into margarine. Stir constantly. Soften gelatin in soda. Add nonfat dry milk. Add a few drops more of soda if needed. The mixture needs to be paste like. Combine gelatin mixture with margarine mixture. Stir constantly over hot water until thoroughly blended. Combine cheese, extracts, sweetener, and food coloring. Mix well. Fold gelatin-margarine mixture into Ricotta mixture. Pour into 8 x 8 x 2 inch pan. Refrigerate 2 hours. Freeze for firmer fudge. 20 squares.

4 c. fresh cranberries
1/4 c. cold water
20 packs Sweet’N Low
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 1/2 c. water
1 envelope unflavored gelatin

Combine berries, 1 1/2 cups water, vanilla, and sweetener. Combine in large saucepan. Bring to a boil. Simmer 10 minutes or until all berries pop. Sprinkle gelatin on 1/4 cup water to soften. Dissolve in hot cranberry mixture. Pour into mold and chill until set.

2 c. cherry flavored sugar free beverage
1 envelope cherry flavored gelatin
1 sm. banana, peeled and sliced

Sprinkle gelatin over 1 cup of beverage. Heat remaining beverage to a boil. Combine with gelatin mixture. Stir until gelatin is dissolved. Refrigerate until thick. Add bananas and chill until firm.

Apples
Cinnamon
Artificial sweetener
Non-sugar black cherry soda

Wash and core apples. Slit and peel 1/3 of the way down. Place apples in oven- proof dish and pour soda over them. Sprinkle with cinnamon and sweetener. Bake at 375 degrees until apples are tender.

2 env. unflavored gelatin
2 c. unsweetened apple juice
Artificial sweetener to taste
2 tbsp. lemon juice
Yellow food coloring

Sterilize 2 half-pint jars by covering with water and boiling for 15 minutes. Soften gelatin in 1 cup apple juice. Heat to a boil the other cup of apple juice. Remove from heat. Add juice with softened gelatin. Add lemon juice. Bring to full boil and cook about 2 minutes. Remove from heat and add food coloring and sweetener to taste. Pour into sterile half-pint jars, seal, and cool. Store in refrigerator. Makes 2 half-pints.

1 c. unsweetened juice (any kind)
1/4 tsp. lemon juice
2 tbsp. sugar substitute
1 tbsp. plain gelatin
1 tbsp. cornstarch

Mix lemon juice, sugar substitute, gelatin and cornstarch. Add fruit juice and stir well to mix. Boil hard for 3 minutes, stirring constantly. Makes 1 small jar. Store in refrigerator.

½ Margarine
1 c. boliling water
1 c. flour
½ tsp salt
4 eggs

Melt margarine in 1 cup boiling water. Sift flour and salt together. Add to boiling liquid all at once and stir until mixture leaves side of pan in compact ball. Cool 1 minute.

Put in mixing bowl and add eggs - one at a time, beating well after each addition. Drop by rounded teaspoon onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 450 degrees for 10 minutes and then at 400 degrees for about 25 minutes. Cool and fill with favorite filling.

Suggested filling: 1 tub Cool Whip, stir in 1/2 package instant vanilla pudding.

1 (6 oz.) pkg. sugar-free Jello
2 c. hot water
1/2 pkg. Crystal Light lemonade mix
2 c. water
3 c. Cool Whip
1 angle food cake

Dissolve Jello in hot water. Add lemonade mix and water. Chill until slightly thickened, beat until frothy and fold in Cool Whip. Fold in cake broken in pieces. Put into 9 x 13 inch pan and chill.