There's a fine line between a sweet treat and a healthy snack. Actually, not really, but I think I've found something on the healthier end of the sweet treat continuum. These whole wheat chocolate chip cookies from Betty Crocker are fantastic. I even cut down the sugar a little, added some wheat germ, and cut the chocolate chips in half, adding about 1/2 cup of chopped pecans.

3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 egg
2 cups Gold Medal® whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 package (12 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips (2 cups)

1. Heat oven to 375ºF.
2. Mix sugars, butter, vanilla and egg in large bowl. Stir in flour, baking soda and salt (dough will be stiff). Stir in chocolate chips. Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet.
3. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until light brown (centers will be soft). Cool slightly; remove from cookie sheet. Cool on wire rack.

You know how penicillin was invented by accident? Well, I kind of did the same thing, only instead of inventing a drug, I invented my own version of passion fruit ice cream. And this ice cream is probably more detrimental to one's health than, say, penicillin, which I think I can comfortably classify as a life-saving substance.

The recipe is a variation of the standard recipe for passion fruit mousse:

1 can sweetened condensed milk
(Use empty can to measure out):
1 can's worth of heavy cream
1 can's worth of passion fruit juice (thawed concentrate would be even better)

Combine in blender and blend until foamy. Pour into bowl and freeze until it has the consistency of ice cream.
** Since this was an accident, I've only made it once. Given the fact that I don't make a habit of keeping heavy cream or sweetened condensed milk around, I probably won't make it again for awhile BUT, when I do, I will add a can of mandarin oranges and lots of flaked coconut before freezing. Yum!**