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WW Recipe of the Day: Weight Watchers Coffee Fluff
Here's a fun vintage recipe for a low calorie dessert called "coffee fluff."
I found it in the original Weight Watchers Cookbook (affiliate link) by Jean Nidetch from 1966. I found it in a secondhand bookshop last summer and just had to bring it home.
Reading the original Weight Watchers rules and meal plan and perusing the dated, mostly unappetizing recipes made me glad I had never been subjected to the original Weight Watchers Program. I would have lasted about 15 seconds!
But hidden within the book's pages were a few recipes that didn't seem too bad: the Weight Watchers Cottage Cheese Danish, which has become a breakfast staple, and this Coffee Fluff, essentially coffee and unflavored gelatin whipped to make it fluffy and then chilled until it becomes firm, for example.
Weight Watchers Coffee Fluff
Coffee Fluff Recipe Notes
The original recipe called for artificial sweetener, but I'm not a fan, so I used a tablespoon of sugar instead.
I tend to like the bitter flavor of coffee and drink mine black without sugar, so thought this dessert was fine with just a spoonful of sugar.
If you like your coffee sweet you'll probably want to increase the amount. I also added a little dollop of Reddi-wip to fancy it up a bit.
This Coffee Whip makes a fun light dessert that would be perfect after a heavy meal.
How Many Calories and WW Points in this Vintage Coffee Fluff?
According to my calculations, each serving has about 14 calories and:
1 *SmartPoints (Green plan)
1 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)
1 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)
0 *PointsPlus (Old plan)
To see your WW PersonalPoints for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site, Click here!
If you like this classic Weight Watchers coffee fluff, be sure to check out some of my other easy Weight Watchers friendly dessert recipes including 2-Ingredient WW Pineapple Angel Food Cake, Oh So Easy No-Bake Strawberry Cheesecake Parfaits, WW 3, 2, 1 Microwave Mug Cake, 1-Ingredient Banana "Ice Cream" and No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies with Oatmeal
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Vintage Weight Watchers Coffee Fluff Recipe
A super low-calorie vintage weight watchers dessert made with gelatin and coffee.
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time0 minutes mins
Chill Time2 hours hrs
Total Time2 hours hrs 10 minutes mins
Servings (adjustable): 6
Calories: 14
Author: Martha McKinnon | Simple Nourished Living
Ingredients
- 1 envelope unflavored gelatin
- ½ cup cold water
- 1-½ cups strong black coffee
- 1 tablespoon sugar, or to taste
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- Dash of salt
- Whipped topping for serving, if desired
Instructions
Sprinkle gelatin on cold water to soften it.
Dissolve the gelatin mixture in the hot coffee.
Add the sugar, vanilla and salt, stirring until sugar dissolves.
Place mixture in the refrigerator until the mixture gets syrupy (1-2 hours).
Beat the slightly thickened gelatin mixture with an electric mixer (affiliate link) until it doubles in volume.
Spoon into 6 sherbet glasses. Chill until firm.
Serve plain or with a dollop of whipped cream or whipped topping, if desired.
Recipe Notes
Serving size: ⅓ cup without whipped topping
Click here to see your WW PersonalPoints for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site.
1 *SmartPoints (Green plan)
1 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)
1 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)
0 *PointsPlus (Old plan)
Nutrition Facts
Vintage Weight Watchers Coffee Fluff Recipe
Amount Per Serving (1 /3 cup without whipped topping)
Calories 14
% Daily Value*
Fat 0g0%
Carbohydrates 2.1g1%
Fiber 0g0%
Protein 1.1g2%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: coffee whip
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Source: adapted from Weight Watchers Cookbook (affiliate link) by Jean Nidetch
*Points® calculated by WW. *PointsPlus® and SmartPoints® calculated by Simple Nourished Living; Not endorsed by Weight Watchers International, Inc. All recipe ingredients except optional items included in determining nutritional estimates. SmartPoints® values calculated WITHOUT each plan's ZeroPoint Foods (Green plan, Blue plan, Purple plan) using the WW Recipe Builder.
More Vintage Weight Watchers Recipes
- Weight Watchers Cottage Cheese Danish
- Cottage Cheese Baked Potato with Salsa
- WW Cream of Wheat with Spiced Fruit
- 2-Ingredient WW Pineapple Angel Food Cake
Martha is the founder and main content writer for Simple-Nourished-Living.
A longtime lifetime WW at goal, she is committed to balancing her love of food and desire to stay slim while savoring life and helping others do the same.
She is the author of the Smart Start 28-Day Weight Loss Challenge.
A huge fan of the slow cooker and confessed cookbook addict, when she's not experimenting in the kitchen, you're likely to find Martha on her yoga mat.
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