When the craving for sweets strikes, typical desserts such as cookies, cakes, and ice cream pop into the minds of children.
But fresh fruit, baked fruit, fruit crumbs, and yogurt cakes can all satisfy that craving in a more nutritious way. Rethinking the type of dessert that can provide nutrition and deliciousness at the same time.
Fresh fruit is the easiest option to satisfy those with a sweet tooth. Berries, stone fruits, melons, citrus, and tropical fruits provide ample amounts of natural sugar, as well as the vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and fiber you need.
The best way to enjoy a fruity dessert:
Fresh seasonal berries – eaten straight.
Fruit bunches – grapes, melons, pineapples alternately sandwiched on sticks.
Salad – mixed orange slices, pineapple, coconut.
Fruit Pizza – A large cookie crust topped with yogurt and a variety of fruit slices.
Fruit and custard – Use a spoon to drizzle vanilla or coconut custard over fresh peaches, plums, or baked apples.
Dipping bananas, strawberries and pineapples in melted dark chocolate is a special treat.
Cook delicious desserts with fruit naturally concentrated sugar and enhanced flavor without added sugar. Try baking apples, pears, peaches, pineapples, or apricots.
Delicious baked fruit ideas:
Baked apples – Fill the pitted apples with cinnamon, raisins, nuts and a pinch of butter and honey.
Maple Roasted Pineapple or Peach – Bake the cubes with a little maple syrup for a caramel-like natural sweetness.
Baked Fruit Chips – Top with oats on top of stone fruit or apple slices. Serve hot with ice cream.
Boiled pears – Cut pears are gently cooked in a boiled liquid that is a mixture of wine, juice, and spices.
Fruit scones – wrapped in kraft paper and baked with figs or plums.
The fruit crumble provides a comforting texture, and the crunchy hard bread is baked on a sweet fruit filling. Try apples, peaches, plums, berries, or a variety of combinations.
Make a fresh chopped fruit
Fruit base: Chopped apples, peaches, berries, etc., toss with cinnamon, lemon juice and flour.
Oat flour: Mix flour, oats, brown sugar, butter, cinnamon powder into cubes.
Assemble: Place the fruit in a baking dish. Put the excipients on top. Bake until the toppings are browned.
Serve hot with ice cream or frozen yogurt.
Mixing yogurt with fruit, nuts, and granola makes for a simple, satisfying dessert rich in protein, fiber, and nutrients.
Yogurt Cake Ideas:
Lemon yogurt - Add lemon zest and sprinkle with blueberries and shortbread crumbles.
Chocolate yogurt with crushed graham crackers, marshmallows, chocolate chips.
Caramel Apple-vanilla yogurt with diced apples, caramel sauce, chocolate shavings.
Banana slices - vanilla yogurt layered banana slices, strawberries, chocolate syrup.
Pineapple yogurt with coconut flakes, chopped pineapple.
Rethinking desserts doesn't mean being completely free of sweetness. Fresh fruit, a variety of baked fruits, bread crumbs and cakes allow children to satisfy their cravings in a healthy way.
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