Happy Memorial Day!!! Today I was elected to create a healthier dessert for today's Memorial Day BBQ menu. You know me, Challenge Accepted! :)
This recipe was actually derived from several different recipes to acquire the right taste. Trust me, every Pineapple used in these attempts were appreciated and pleasantly consumed!
The Winner Winner??
Ingredients:
1 box Yellow Cake Mix (some recipes also suggested Boxed Angel Food Cake; I elected for a more buttery approach)
1 box Fat Free Vanilla Pudding Mix
1 16oz can of Pineapple Rings in Juices (set aside juices from rings)
1 12oz can Diet Mountain Dew (Sprite or Sierra Mist did NOT taste the same)
Maraschino Cherries
First, preheat oven to 350 degrees. Then spray 13x9 baking dish with Pam and line with equal amounts of rings and cherry centers.
Then, combine both Yellow Cake Mix and Pudding mix into Medium sized bowl. Slowly add 8oz of soda and 4 oz of pineapple juice from can. With the remaining Pineapple I chopped and added to cake mix.
Mix ingredients well and pour over rings/cherries. Bake as normally directed on box or until toothpick comes out clean (I used a glass pan, roughly 25-30 min)
Lastly, allow to completely cool! This is very important to allow cake to fully come out without any damage or detached rings. And flip! Cut and Enjoy the OOOHHHSS and AAAHHHSSS
Lower Calorie Recipe: about 157 calories per half cake or 79 calories per quarter cake.
Original Recipe: 367 Calories per quarter cake
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