Pies…
#13 Deep-Dish Berry Pie
Pre time: 25 mins
Serves: 12
Ingredients:
- 8 cups mixed fresh berries-blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, strawberries (halved, if large), rinsed and drained
- 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 1 tsp grated lemon zest
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup tapioca
- 1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed according to package directions
- 1 large egg, beaten with 1 tablespoon water
Preparation:
- In a large bowl, gently toss berries, lemon juice, lemon zest, sugar, flour, and tapioca. Place in a 1 1/2-quart oven proof round baking dish. Set aside.
- Meanwhile, roll out pastry on a lightly floured work surface to 1/8-inch thick. Using a sharp knife, cut out a circle 2 inches larger than the round baking dish. Brush the circle with the egg-water mixture and place, brushed side down, over the baking dish. Stretch the pastry tight (like a drum), pressing the overhanging dough onto the sides of the baking dish. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour. Cover and refrigerate remaining egg-water mixture.
- Preheat the oven to 450°F. When ready to bake, brush the top of the pie with the remaining egg mixture. Bake for 15 minutes, then reduce oven temperature to 375°F. Bake for another 25 minutes, until pastry is golden. Remove from oven and cool on a rack. Serve warm, or at room temperature.
Crumble…
#14 Muesli Topped Pear and Apricot Crumble
Prep time: 15 mins
Serves: 6
Ingredients:
- 5 pears peeled, and sliced
- 1 cup dried apricots
- 1/4 water
- 1 1/2 cups favourite muesli
- 2 tbsp caster sugar
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- Custard, to serve
Preparation:
- Place the pears in a saucepan with the dried apricots and 1/4 cup water. Cook, covered over medium heat for 8-10 minutes, or until tender. Drain and pour into a lightly greased 6-cup capacity baking dish.
- Combine muesli, with sugar, syrup, and cinnamon.
- Sprinkle muesli mixture over pears and apricots, and bake for 20 minutes, or until topping is golden. Serve with custard.
#15 Apple and Passionfruit Crumble
Prep time: 15 mins
Serves: 6
Ingredients:
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 2 tbsp flaked coconut
- 3/4 cup cashew nuts, chopped
- 2 tbsp honey, warmed
- 6 apples, peeled, and cut into chunks
- 1/2 cup apple juice
- 1-2 tbsp honey
- 1/4 ground cinnamon
- Pulp from 2 passionfruit
Preparation:
- Preheat oven to 180C.
- Spread oats, coconut and cashew nuts over 3 separate baking trays lined with baking paper. Bake for 10-15 minutes, or until golden. Immediately after cooking, put the oats, cashews and coconut into a mixing bowl and stir through the warmed honey. Leave to cool until crisp.
- Combine apples, apple juice, honey, and cinnamon in a saucepan. Cook over a low heat for 20-30 minutes, or until soft. Add passionfruit pulp. Mix together lightly with a spoon.
- Divide the warm apple mixture into individual glasses, and sprinkle with crumble topping.
Source: adapted from 80/20 Diet, by Teresa Cutter.
#16 Apple and Fresh Date Crumble
Prep time: 15 mins
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
- 4 golden delicious apples, peeled, cored, chopped
- 100g fresh dates, pitted, chopped
- 1/3 cup (80ml) fresh orange juice
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1/3 cup rolled oats
- 50g slivered almonds
- 2 tbs shredded coconut
Preparation:
- Preheat oven to 180°C.
- Place apples, dates, orange juice and cinnamon stick in a saucepan and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat and simmer covered for 2-3 minutes or until just tender.
- Discard the cinnamon stick and divide the mixture among 4 x 1/2 cup oven proof dishes.
- Combine oats, almonds and coconut. Sprinkle over the top and bake for 8-10 minutes.
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This is an amazing list of great desert recipes. I especially like #17, the fruit sorbet and the healthy banana bread.
I really should start thinking about taking in more Soy and Tofu but i have never eaten them
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great list! I am for sure gonna try some of these. One thing my wife and I do sometimes is make a fruit salad on Sunday and have a little bit every night after dinner. that’s usually enough for us. we also like banana bread (I’m gonna try the one above)!
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Those watermelon and lime ice pops sound fantastic – and summer’s around the corner here in Australia – defn going on my ‘to make’ list ;)
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Hi Fitness Guy,
I know what you mean about soy and tofu – I also need to try to use them more. I often use soy beans in curries etc, and we use soy milk also, but I think these desserts are a great healthy alternative.
Hi Blake,
Yes, that’s a great idea. I think you’re encouraged to eat more fruit simply by having it chopped and prepared in the fridge. Good tip!
The Swan,
Yes, the weather is getting nice here in Australia, isn’t it? I’m in Tassie though, so it can still be cold some days. I love the idea of healthy ice pops, and they’re so easy!
Thanks for all your comments guys, glad you enjoyed the post!
Heya Melanie,
Great recipes. All sound very tempting! Would love to get the calorie information for them though (if you already have them)…
Thanks!
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Shelvia,
Sorry I don’t have a record of the calorie info. Do you have access to a calorie counter?
My all time favorite is frozen grapes. They are amazing and sweet, and really satisfy a sweet tooth. Second favorite–frozen bananas mixed with honey and put in the food processor–like a creamy sorbet. Amazing.
jh
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G’day Melanie,
Thankyou for the recipes.
For the Raspberry Mousse, what is the “non-dairy whipped topping”.
Can I use something else instead of.
Thankyou
JH,
Yes, I love frozen grapes too, and raspberries are also good frozen. I also like your banana and honey sorbet idea – delicious!
Hi Graham,
Glad you liked the recipes! It’s a non-dairy dessert topping, which is similar to whipped cream. So, I imagine whipped cream would do the same job.
Check out Craft they do a version, but don’t know if you can get it in Australia.
I love the Healthy Banana Bread, yummy!
Hi Jack,
I’m very glad!! :-)
Nice post! I especially like #22 Chocolate Banana Tofu Pudding)) Feels like really Tasty))
I agree that it’s not really good to eat only low fat food or not eat at all in order to lose weight:it could be harmful for your health. It’s better to switch to some healhty food rather than any junk food (though sometimes you can’t just stay), and it’s also a good idea to work out a habit to do physical training at least in the morning….then (it may take some time) but you’ll be constantly losing weight.
Hi Michael,
If you give the tofu pudding a go let us know, I haven’t tried it yet myself! :-)
Hi melanie,
looking for some help, husband is on prenisalone and is pre diabetic, after a menu plan that does not have yogurt, tofu,lentils and includes desserts and a plan that doesnt seem like a diet, he is very overweight,
hope you can help me
regardsdonna
There’s no number 5. So only 24 recipes then. Some of them look quite good though!
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Hi Helen,
Thanks for letting me know about that problem. It’s fixed now, if you try to click again on the link :-)
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