One of the ways

[fufaraw]

willpower works for me in re: sweets, is not to keep any about. You ask an alcoholic, "How much did you drink?" and the likely answer is, "All of it." This is my relationship to dessert. I usually treat myself to something decadent out, or once in a great while bring home a single serving. This avoids the whole guilt spiral of finding myself standing in front of the open freezer door at 2AM eating frozen cheesecake with a sharp knife.

In light of that, I just threw together a yummy substitute: 1 tsp. each, Dickinson's coconut curd, soft cream cheese, and Nutella. Blend well, spread thickly on cinnamon graham crackers, and enjoy. Wash up the coffee cup, knife, and spoon, and rest sated in the knowledge that I did, indeed, eat "all of it." NOM.

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[herminekurotowa]

I usually buy chocolates in small servings, like bite-sized bars instead of snack-sized ones. This way, I don't feel too bad when it's the time of month and I eat, like, four or five of them.

Besides, what's with everybody baking with Nutella?!? There are recipes all over Youtube that Em shows me periodically (heh). Did you ever heat Nutella? It smells DISGUSTINGLY! *gags*

[fufaraw]

You understand that bite-sized bars, or full-sized bars, they won't see a sunrise in my house, right?

Which is why I keep nutella around sometimes as a shelf-stable chocolate-nut ingredient. I've been known to eat it from the jar with a spoon, but it's not that irresistable, usually.