Healthy Dessert Recipes

Healthy Dessert Recipes
Contents:
Oat pudding
Basbousa
Chocolate muffins
Coconut oatmeal cake
Carrots cake with cinnamon
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Diabetes is a common condition and its frequency is dramatically rising all
over the world. Living well with diabetes means making good dietary choices
and limiting one’s sugar intake, which means many people with diabetes
are required to avoid desserts. However, low-fat versions of some popular
desserts can be easily prepared at home using sweeteners that are suitable for
people with diabetes.
This booklet has been developed to help you learn about healthier versions of
some popular deserts. In addition to assisting you with making better choices,
opting for healthier versions may also aid you in achieving your weight loss
goals.
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Oat Pudding
Ingredients:
• 3 tablespoons of oats.
• 1 cup of low-fat milk.
• 1 tablespoon of sweetener.
• 1 teaspoon of cinnamon.
• Nuts and raisins for decoration (as
desired).
How to prepare:
• Place milk and oats in a medium
pan and heat to a boil. Add
sweetener and cinnamon.
Continue mixing until thickened.
Remove from heat and spoon the
mixture into a cup.
Nutritional Information:
• Serving size: 1 cup.
• 157 calories.
• 25 grams of carbohydrates.
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Basbousa
Ingredients:
• 2 cups of semolina.
• ½ cup of coconut.
• 3 tablespoon of sweetener.
• 1 cup of diet (sweetener) syrup.
• 1 cup of low-fat yogurt.
• ¼ cup of vegetable oil, room
temperature.
• 1 tablespoon of baking powder.
How to prepare:
• Mix all dry ingredients together.
• Using your hands, incorporate oil
with dry ingredients until mixed
well. Add yogurt and continue
mixing until fully combined. Bake in
a pre-heated oven for 20 minutes
until top is golden.
• Remove from oven and pour syrup
over cake. Set on a rack to cool.
Once completely cooled, add
coconut or nuts for decoration.
• Serving size: 30 grams.
• 68 calories.
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Chocolate Muffin
Ingredients:
• 1 ½ cups of brown flour.
• ¾ cup of low-fat yoghurt.
• 2 eggs.
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla.
• 3 tablespoons of sweetener .
• ½ cup of vegetable oil.
• 4 tablespoons of dark cocoa.
• 2 teaspoons of baking powder.
• ½ teaspoon of baking soda.
How to prepare:
• Preheat oven to 180°C.
• Combine flour, baking powder,
and baking soda in a large bowl.
In a second bowl, mix eggs with
vegetable oil and sweetener and
add cocoa, yoghurt, and vanilla.
• Gradually add flour to mixture.
• Using a wooden spoon, stir
mixture until lightly combined. Add
cocoa and place batter into muffin
cups. Bake for 20 minutes.
• Remove muffin from the oven and
set aside to cool.
• Serving size : 30 grams.
• 165 calories.
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Coconut Oatmeal Cake
Ingredients:
• 2 cups of ground oatmeal.
• 3 tablespoons of sweetener.
• 3 eggs.
• 3 tablespoons of coconut.
• 1 cup of low-fat milk.
• ½ cup of vegetable oil.
• 2 teaspoon of baking powder.
How to prepare:
• Grease a baking pan with oil or line
with baking paper.
• In a food processor, pulse oats
until finely chopped.
• Mix the remaining dry ingredients.
Mix eggs and vanilla and add milk
and oil. Combine dry ingredients
and mix all together. Pour mixture
in prepared pan and bake for 30 to
40 minutes.
• 130 calories.
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Carrots Cake with Cinnamon
Ingredients:
• 2 cups of brown flour.
• 3 tablespoons of sweetener.
• 1 cup of oil.
• 3 cups of carrots.
• 3 eggs.
• 2 teaspoons of cinnamon.
• ½ teaspoon salt.
• 2 teaspoons baking powder.
How to prepare:
• Grease a baking pan with oil or line
with baking paper.
• Mix oil and sweetener until
creamy. Add eggs, one at a time,
to vanilla. Combine with chopped
carrot and continue mixing. Fold
through flour, cinnamon, and
baking powder.
• Pour into prepared pan and bake
for 30 to 35 minutes.
• 144 calories.
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