Classic Treats - healthy indulgence

So you've been a good girl or guy for 6 days out of the week, sticking to your diet, keeping up with exercise and getting everything else done, without having a meltdown...hooray! You deserve a treat,don't you think? The ultimate treat for me, outside of 2 scoops of the infamous devon house ice cream, is made right at home with the help of a few key ingredients. I call it Indulgence...cause that is really what it is. This can't possibly fit in with the 'Fit Food Bites' philosophy you might say, but I beg to differ. Why and How?

For one, it is a TREAT , a way of giving yourself a mental break from the regimen of 'dieting' (if you are ding so) and something to look forward to at the end of the week.Two, it arguably has about 3/4 less the calories and fat than any store bought product with you controlling the ingredients. For these 2 reasons, it is an indulgence I will indulge in as many Sundays as I can afford or choose to.

Ingredients:

For Ice cream:

• Breyers (lactose free) vanilla or low fat ice cream or ben & jerry's fro-yo (chocolate fudge)

For Cake:

1. Box Duncan Hines Chocolate cake mix (or whichever is preferred) 
2. 3 egg whites
3. 1 cup water
4. 1/3 cup natural applesauce
5. 1 cup oreo thins (crushed)
6. 1/2 cup marshmallows (optional)  
7. chocolate cake frosting (optional)

Preheat oven to 350F and lightly grease and flour 9X10" baking pan, set aside. Mix cake according to box directions substituting apple sauce for oil and egg whites for whole eggs. To mixture gently fold in 3/4 crushed oreo thins and marshmallows (don't over mix). Place cake on center rack in oven and bake until toothpick inserted comes out clean. Let cool. 

Cover cool cake with chocolate frosting. sprinkle remaining oreo things over top. 

For Indulgence:

layer cake, then ice cream, then cake, then ice cream as much as you desire. top additionally with chocolate powder, oreo thins or whatever else you desire. 

dig in and enjoy! Happy Sunday!