Recipes For Low Calorie Desserts You’ll Surely Love

MyDiabetesHealth — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:33:57 +0000

Looking for low calorie dessert recipes? Here you are! Dessert without guilt

Desserts make that enjoyable end to a meal, a sweet touch that settles nicely in your stomach, a pleasurable finish that makes your taste buds say, â€œYes!â€ However, the usual problem is that desserts can contain more calories than the whole rest of the meal.

Nonetheless, we crave that finishing touch to our meal, but worry about the calories our pleasure will cost us. It is possible to 'have your cake and eat it too'. Take a look at some of our easy low calorie dessert recipe ideas, which free you from the guilt, yet satisfy your sweet tooth.

Fresh and frozen fruits are available year round. You know that you've got to work some more of those fruits into your meals, if you want to stay healthy, so why not use this to your advantage?

During the summer, fresh fruits are staring you right in the face, every time you go down the produce aisle. Let's see how you can use these nutritious foods to jump start a passel of low calorie fruit recipes your family will love.

Supermarkets generally tempt you with ready-made shortcake cups right next to the fruits in question. Strawberries, blueberries, bananas, cantaloupe and oranges are perfect candidates for healthy low calorie dessert recipes. Forget the jars of strawberry glaze â€“ these are loaded with sugar and are heavy on the calories.

Go with a simple bowl of fresh fruit, cut up in to bite sized pieces. A cup of fruit over a shortcake cup makes an ample dessert. Enhance the flavor and visual appeal with a dollop of non-dairy whipped topping for a sweet ending to your meal.

Fruit salads made with sugar free Jello(TM) are another quick and easy low calorie dessert recipe idea. Simple, but tasty.

Take a page from the Europeans. A small plate of fruit and cheese is the typical ending to a sumptuous meal. For a really low calorie dessert recipe using this model, use a low fat cheese.

A few slices of cheese and fruit wedges are all it takes to bring that feeling of satisfaction at meal's end.

While a slice of chocolate cake may hit the spot, it's not a low calorie dessert!

However, even here, there's hope. Check the Splenda(TM) website for delicious desserts made with their product. Made from sugar, but without the calories, you'll find an array of recipes for low calorie desserts that defy the sugar lover's taste buds.

Look for recipes for apple turnovers or pumpkin pie, good winter choices for low calorie dessert recipes that are also packed with fiber and antioxidants.

Cheese and fruit blintzes, so popular in the 60s, are making a comeback in this diet-conscious age. Make a stack of crepes and freeze between sheets of waxed paper. When you're preparing tonight's dessert, thaw enough to serve your diners.

While they're thawing, cut your fruit. Warm the blintzes briefly in the oven. Fill the centers with your fresh fruits, roll them up and garnish with non-dairy whipped topping. A magnificent dessert!

Fruit should form the cornerstone of your best low calorie desserts. There are so many possibilities. Frozen yogurt and fruit, smoothies and muffins â€“ blueberry bran muffins come to mind â€“ are all healthy, satisfying desserts which keep your taste buds intrigued.

Go for it and realize all of the health benefits of dessert!