VIDEO FITNESS COACH ANITA STONE

OK, Video Fitness Coach readers, you know I always tell you to stay away from liquor!  So remember, you don't have to put the whiskey in the sauce!  A drizzle of pure maple syrup on this would do just fine, or just have it with a big glass of cold (skim) milk! 

It sounds like a great recipe to me, I am definitely going to try it!  I like to post easy recipes.

Everyone loves a great holiday recipe, so today we have one for bread pudding you'll really enjoy. Where'd we get it? Not from Paula Deen's buttery kitchen. Not from some rotund New York pastry chef.

Nope, this delectable confection comes from the website for Muscle & Fitness magazine.

That's right. The people at Muscle & Fitness suggest you eat bread pudding. All week, this recipe has been on the front of its website, in the "Nutrition" section right under "Tofu Noodle Bowl" and "Slow Cooker Buffalo Vegetable Stew."

The pudding is labeled "An ideal muscle building dessert."

You probably think there's a catch, like maybe this is a recipe for lean turkey bread pudding -- bread and pudding not included.

But behold:

Ingredients:
5 cups French bread cubes
2 cups fat-free evaporated milk
1⁄2 cup egg substitute (like Egg Beaters)
1⁄3 cup brown sugar
1⁄4 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 tsp. ground nutmeg
11⁄2 tsp. vanilla extract
1⁄3 cup raisins
Butter-flavored vegetable cooking spray

Prepare: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Arrange bread cubes on a baking sheet and bake for five minutes or until toasted.

Start: Meanwhile, combine milk and next five ingredients; beat with a wire whisk. Stir in bread and raisins. Spoon into eight 6-ounce custard cups coated with cooking spray. Place cups in a shallow pan and add hot water to pan to depth of 3⁄4 inch.

Cook: Bake at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes or until a knife inserted in center comes out clean.

Whiskey Sauce
2 Tbsp. sugar
1 Tbsp. cornstarch
1 Tbsp. reduced-calorie margarine
3⁄4 cup water
1⁄4 cup whiskey

Combine all ingredients in a saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly.

Serve warm over bread pudding.