Entenmann's

How would you like this job? Three times a day, each day, the chief bakers at Entenmann's gather in "scoring sessions," where they taste and rate products that come off the factory line. If a product they taste doesn't earn at least an 8 out of 10 rating, it never makes it onto a delivery truck. 

In the last ten years, Entenmann's has become known as a company that makes delicious baked fat-free products that do not taste fat-free. Today the company boasts around 50 products that carry the low-fat and fat-free labels. One of those products is the delicious pound cake, called Golden Loaf, cloned with this recipe. It makes an excellent dessert or snack when sliced with strawberries and low-fat whipped topping, or beneath a big scoop of light ice cream. I've also included this recipe to use with one of my favorites: the reduced-fat tiramisu.

However you decide to serve this versatile dessert, you will amaze your guests when you tell them it's fat-free fare. And, yes, I realize that the reduced-fat yellow cake mix contains fat, but we have stretched out the product with cake flour so that each slice of these cakes (the recipe makes two) contains less than 1/2 gram. 

Nutrition Facts:
Serving size–1.7 oz slice
Total servings–26
Calories per serving–106
Fat per serving–0g

Source: Top Secret Recipes Lite by Todd Wilbur.

Entenmann's was one of the first on the block to put irresistible, low-fat versions of its delicious baked goods in front of us at the supermarket. The company's specialty is its low-fat sweet cinnamon rolls that taste as good as any of the full-fat varieties produced by other popular brands. 

Use my Entenmann's Low-Fat Cinnamon Raisin Sweet Rolls recipe below to re-create that same delicious flavor at home. 

Find more Entenmann's copycat recipes here.

Nutrition Facts
Serving size–1 roll
Total servings–12
Calories per serving–160
Fat per serving–2g

Source: Low-Fat Top Secret Recipes by Todd Wilbur.

These chewy little fat-free cookies have become popular in recent years. And they taste pretty good considering there’s a zero the fat column. The sweetened condensed milk, molasses, and raisin puree helps give the cookies a delicious flavor along with the perfect chewy texture. Sweetened condensed milk can be found in a fat-free variety that Is made with skim milk, and raisin puree is easy to make in a blender.

Nutrition facts:
Serving size–2 cookies
Total servings–12
Calories per serving–120
Fat per serving–0g

Source: Top Secret Recipes Lite by Todd Wilbur.

You say you like your cinnamon rolls big? Then this is the clone recipe for you. The icing here includes fat-free cream cheese to create a smooth consistency while keeping the fat out.

Nutrition Facts
Serving size–1/2 roll
Total servings–16
Calories per serving–160
Fat per serving–2g

Source: Low-Fat Top Secret Recipes by Todd Wilbur.

Take a close look at the Entenmann's logo sometime. You'll see a drawing of the same type of horse-drawn delivery wagon that William Entenmann drove back in 1898 in Brooklyn, New York, when he started his home-delivery baking service. The successful family business was passed on through the generations with little change in philosophy or goals. Then in 1951, the family realized the best way to reach the growing numbers of customers was by selling the products in New York-area supermarkets. The delivery business went retail, but the company was still a local New York-area business.

All that changed in 1982, when General Foods purchased the company. Not only did distribution go national, but at the same time food scientists at General Foods were working hard to develop the first line of fresh-baked fat-free cakes and pastries. When those products hit store shelves in 1989, the fat-cutting fad was in its infancy, and Entenmann's was able to grab a big chunk of the market.

Now you can sink your teeth into a big chunk of this home-made version of the popular cheese-filled crumb cake. This clone recipe of the popular treat makes two cakes the same size as the original, by dividing a standard 9x13-inch pan in half with a large piece of aluminum foil. 

Nutrition Facts:
Serving size–2.6 oz.
Total serving–18
Calories per serving–140
Fat per serving–0g

Source: Top Secret Recipes Lite by Todd Wilbur.