Betty Crocker Warm Delights Mini's Molten Caramel Cake Review

In spite of the glowing reports which I had read and heard about Betty Crocker Warm Delights desserts, I had virtuously resisted temptation.  The walls of Jericho came down with a crash the other day when I received a free sample of Betty Crocker Warm Delights Minis in the mail.  The flavor I received was Molten Chocolate Cake.  I had high hopes -- and after all, it was free -- so I finally caved and fixed the gol-darned thing according to package directions. 

About two things, the manufacturer has been truthful -- this cake was warm and delicious and it was easy to make.  What they didn't mention is that it resulted in such a pathetically small excuse for a dessert that -- even though it was a free sample -- I feel like I didn't get my money's worth.  I have never seen such a cheap paltry cake, consisting of really only three or four small bites.  I'm not sure what the price is in the stores where these minis are sold two to a package.  I do know that if there had been a second mini in the package I would have eaten it and still been hungry after consuming 300 calories.  Something like this could be especially treacherous to a real chocoholic whose taste would have been aroused by the delicious fudge flavor and might have ended up trying to eat anything chocolate from one end of the house to the other, including Baker's chocolate chips that somehow never ended up being used to make cookies.

STATS:

One of these mini rascals is considered to be a single serving containing an amazing 150 calories with 40 calories from fat.  There are 4.5 grams Total Fat, 2 grams Saturated Fat, 0.5 gram Trans Fat, zero Cholesterol, 180 mg. Sodium, 25 grams Total Carbs, one gram Fiber, 15 grams Sugars, and 2 grams Protein.  Someone has even thrown in 4% (D.V.) Calcium and 6% Iron.  Wasn't that thoughtful of them!

TASTE TIP:

Whatever you do, here is one investment you should avoid: actually paying for Betty Crocker Warm Delights Minis in any flavor.  However, I realize that it may be too late.  Maybe you have purchased this in good faith already or perhaps have received your own free sample.  Fortunately, I had anticipated the dainty dimensions of this dessert and was ready with a secondary fall-back plan which may work for you too. 

Dominick's had had beautiful fresh blueberries on sale for only .99 a pint last week and I had stocked up.  So I heaped berries on top of the molten chocolate mini-cake as it was cooling, then spritzed a little Reddi-Whip Light Whipped Cream on top.  Whatever calories this might have added were redeemed by the dynamite nutrients the berries were packing and pumped up the satisfaction factor to where I didn't need to snack on anything else later in the evening.  Altogether it tasted delicious and was probably far better for me than eating a seond mini-cake would have been (or those Baker's chocolate chips which are fortunately still lurking untouched somewhere in the back of my fridge).