Incredibly Healthy Dessert Recipes That Still Taste Good

2012-06-22T17:34:04Z

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Perhaps you shudder and cringe whenever you hear the word "dessert" because it conjures up images of fatty, creamy delicacies which make you salivate but make your waistline bulge? Do you think it unfair that the most heavenly desserts are those, which are the most fattening? If so, you might be surprised to know that it is possible to make [http://www.squidoo.com/healthy-dessert-recipes3 healthy desserts] , which are healthy, and even some, which are almost free of calories. If you look at the history of desserts, you will see that desserts have been enjoyed for thousands of years.

Desserts Through History

Every culture has its own ideas about desserts. In Greece, honey and nuts are widely used in desserts. In China, you will find that lotus, red beans, and sesame are featured in their dessert recipes. The Aztecs loved chocolate flavored desserts. A cheeseboard is a popular dessert in many places and ice cream can be traced right back to 4 BC. In the early days of dessert making, our cooking ancestors did not have access to such things as sugar free jello or Splenda and even though the history of strawberry shortcake dessert might be a fascinating subject to explore, knowing how to transform high calorie, high fat desserts into healthy ones is perhaps more pressing right now.

Using Sugar Free Jello in Healthy Desserts

A healthy dessert does not have to be a boring dessert. You might think an apple or banana makes a healthy dessert but it is not very satisfying, which is why you will be eyeing the cookie jar ten minutes after eating it. If you have no sugar free jello or artificial sweetener, go and buy some and you can start getting creative. A bowl of fifteen strawberries covered with sugar free strawberry jello has the same amount of calories as an apple but makes a bigger, more satisfying, and more interesting dessert. Sugar free jello is really versatile and you can do plenty with it.

You do not have to make sugar free desserts only if you want to eat more healthily. A balanced diet is the healthiest way to eat and if you eat healthily most of the time, an occasional indulgent dessert is not going to do you any harm. There are many different healthy jello desserts and you can use nuts or fruit in jello recipes too, for texture and flavor. You might think that a jello cake recipe sounds like an unhealthy option but by using sugar free jello and replacing the sugar in the cake with artificial sweetener, you are halving the calories right away without changing the taste of the finished cake!

Paleo Dessert Recipe Demonstration

2012-06-20T22:28:03Z

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I made a YouTube video this morning demonstrating just how easy it is to make a [http://www.squidoo.com/healthy-dessert-recipes3 Paleo dessert recipe] . Since I had a few overripe bananas lying around the kitchen, I decided to make a Paleo banana bread. This is not all that different from a traditional banana bread, except that it avoids glutens by using almond flour, and removes dairy altogether. The recipe is also sugar-free, so it would be appropriate for people wishing to avoid refined sugar, and also milk and wheat products.

Overall, the recipe turned out quite well, but I will caution you one thing - well, two things, really. First, you will need to do the standard “toothpick test” to see if the bread is fully cooked. My oven is a bit quirky, and even though the toothpick came out clean, the bread really needed another 5 minutes or so in the oven. Second, since there is no added sugar, the bread will not be all that sweet. You could certainly serve some fresh fruit atop this bread and perhaps drizzle it with coconut milk or something like that, if you are looking for something a bit more sweet.

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Incredibly Healthy Dessert Recipes That Still Taste Good

Paleo Dessert Recipe Demonstration