Showing posts with label Healthy Desserts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Healthy Desserts. Show all posts

Tuesday, 28 December 2010

Ginger-Pear Cheesecake

Hmm, This is different, still… Looks nice..

What You’ll Need:
1 can (14 fl oz/398 mL) pear halves in light syrup, undrained
12 Ginger biscuits, crushed, divided
1/4 cup Light Cream Cheese Spread
1 cup thawed Whipped Cream

What You Have To Do:
1. Drain pears, but reserve 1/4 cup of syrup
2. Slice pears, then set them aside
3. Sprinkle 3/4 of the biscuits crumbs evenly into 4 dessert dishes
4. Mix cream cheese spread and the syrup in a medium bowl
5. Whisk it until well blended
6. stir in the whipped cream
7. Spoon over the crumbs in the dishes
8. Top with bears and remaining biscuit crumbs

Picture of the Ginger-Pear Cheesecake:

Yummy Ginger-Pear Cheesecake

Recipe Found At: http://www.kraftcanada.com/en/recipes/ginger-pear-cheesecake-cups-87744.aspx

Pear Crumble

ooo, everybody loves pear crumble…In 5 minutes though?!

What You’ll Need:
1 can (19fl oz/540ml) pear slices, drained
8 Vanilla wafers, coarsely crushed
1/2 cup thawed whipped topping
1/8 tsp. Ground cinnamon

What You Have To Do:
1. Spoon pears into 4 dessert bowls
2. Sprinkle with wafer crumbs
3. Combine whipped cream and cinnamon
4. Spoon evenly over desserts

Picture of the Pear Crumble:
Yummy Pear Crumble

Recipe Found At: http://www.kraftcanada.com/en/recipes/5-minute-pear-crumble-94956.aspx

Monday, 13 December 2010

Yogurt Pops

Yogurt…Pops.
Yes. Yogurts – But pops.
WOW! frozen yogurt?!

What you’ll need:
6 oz of fat free yogurt
6 oz unsweetened fruit juice concentrate
wooden sticks
OPTIONAL: dash of vanilla or honey

What you’ll need to do:
1. In a medium sized bowl, mix the ingredients together.
2. Pour into paper cups
3. freeze until partially frozen (About 1 hour?)
4. Insert wooden sticks into each cup and freeze until solid

Notes:
* Okay, so i lied a little – It takes about 4 hours to finish, but it’s only 10 minutes prep!
* You don’t NEED the wooden sticks… But you might want to think how you’ll pick it up.
* 130 calories per serving! wowza!

A picture of the “yogurt-pops”:
Yummy Yogurt-Pops

Recipe found at: http://www.eatbetteramerica.com/recipes/desserts/fruit-desserts/yogurt-pops.aspx

Sunday, 12 December 2010

Apple Cobbler

A quick one…

What You’ll Need:
2 Honey Maid Graham Wafers
1/4 Cup Applesauce
1 Tbsp. thawed whipped topping
Ground Cinnamon

What You Have To Do:
1. Place Wafers in a microwaveable bowl
2. Top it with apple sauce
3. Microwave on high for 15 to 45 seconds (until hot)
4. leave for 1 minute to cool slightly
5. Top with whipped cream
6. Sprinkle with cinnamon (If you want it)

Picture of the Apple Cobbler:
Yummy Apple Cobbler!
Recipe Found At: http://www.kraftcanada.com/en/recipes/3-minute-apple-cobbler-88788.aspx

Strawberry-Banana Parfaits

I’ve never even heard of the damn things before!

But hell, Just look at them…
Anyway – Good if you’re looking for a healthy dessert!

What you’ll need:
12 oz of strawberry yogurt
2 cups Honey Cluster Cereal
1 cup sliced fresh strawberries
1 medium banana, thinly sliced
some whole fresh strawberries

What you’ll have to do:
1. In each of the cups layer 2 table spoons of yogurt
2. then add some cluster cereal
3. add in the strawberry slices + banana slices.
4. Top each with another 2 tablespoons of yogurt, and some cereal.
5. add the remaining yogurt, and garnish each one with a whole straberry!

Notes:
* Only 230 calories per serving!
* Makes 4 servings (ideally)
* You could add in different fruits, and other cereal or so..

picture of the parfaits:
Yummy Parfaits!

recipe found at: http://www.eatbetteramerica.com/recipes/desserts/fruit-desserts/strawberry-banana-parfaits.aspx