Hide the Easter candy, will ya?

Cadbury eggs...peeps...jelly beans...peanut butter cups...cupcakes...ugh! Will the parade of candy leave me alone?

Have you found a line-up of delicious confections staring at you this morning? I made up Baby E's Easter basket and thought "of course I need candy!" What basket is complete without candy? Hmmm...Baby E is 7 months old. He cannot eat, nor should he eat candy. But I felt myself obligated to stock his Easter Bunny loot with candy. Big diet fail for me. I am a proponent of moderate indulgence, but I just set myself up to fail by buying all this junk that I would inevitably eat.

I have to admit though that the candy-makers are trying to get America more healthy. I was surprised at the amount of sugar-free candies that I found this year. They even had sugar-free peeps! I did not buy them, of course, but they were there for the taking. I wonder how much of the better for you candy was left-over. I bet it's REALLY cheap tomorrow.

Well, here is what I should have made for an Easter treat, but was lured into a sugary frenzy:

Baby E's Easter Cupcakes - Soda Pop Style

Ingredients
Box of low-fat or reduced sugar white cake mix
1 cup of diet sprite or diet 7up
1 tub of fat-free cool whip
1 box of sugar-free vanilla pudding

Directions
Spray muffin pan with non-stick cooking spray and set aside. Stir soda into cake mix. You might need to add a touch more soda. Cake batter should be completely moistened. Fill muffin cups with cake batter. Bake as indicated on the box. Might need to add a little extra time. Cupcakes are done when a toothpick inserted comes out clean.

Let cool.

To make frosting, stir half a box of sugar-free jello into cool whip. Spread onto cooled cupcakes.

Eat. Enjoy! You can top with some sugar-free candies for decoration.


Now when I hit the gym this week, come see me. I won't be hard to find. I'll be the one sweating out sugar. I bet I smell and look like a peep!

Happy Easter!