Dessert Recipe needed (both yummy & healthy)?

Question

Going to a dinner party on Monday and I was asked to bring a dessert. I'd like to bring something light, healthier, and EASY to make.
Any ideas?? I need recipes!

Answer 1

chocolate dipped strawberries- always a crowd pleaser!~!!

melt chocolate chips in the microwave with a tiny bit of vegetable oil on low power so the chocolate dosent scorch!

make sure the strawberries are completely dry when dipping!!!good luck! hope this helped! :)

Answer 2

Lemon dessert

2 eggs, beaten
juice of 1 1/2 lemons
1 cup sugar
1 cup whipping cream
1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs

Combine ingredients and cook in a double boiler until thick. Allow to cool. Whip 1 cup cream. Fold into the lemon mixture.
Cover a shallow square glass pan with graham cracker crumbs, or alternatively, use a glass pie dish. Spread the lemon custard mixture on top.

Refrigerate until ready to serve. Cut into squares if a square pan was used, or wedges if served from a pie dish.

This recipe has been my fav summertime treat =)

Answer 3

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Answer 4

Don't know how healthy this is but here goes
Fruit Smoothie Cheesecake
1 1/2 Cups of honey maid graham cracker crumbs
1/4 cup butter melted
2 TBS of sugar
Mix above ingred. and press firmly into the bottom of 9x13 pan, refridgerate
4 pkg. fat free cream cheese
1/2 cup sugar
beat on medium til well blended
12 oz. frozen mixed berries thawed and drained, smashed with fork. Stir these into the cream cheese mix.
2 Cups of Cool Whip Lite
Gently stir into cream cheese mix.
Spoon cream cheese mix over graham cracker crust, cover and refridgerate 4 hours.
It is very yummy. Enjoy

Answer 5

hmm - healthy ouds are always tricky. id suggest going along the lines of fruit: pick something thats in season now so you get the best of the flavous (here in the UK strawberries r good, rhubarb is at its peak, and apples are always good)

you could try pairing them with some kind of biscuit or cake - one idea weve got on our lunch menu at the minute is a raspberry and genoise(healthy cake - its got no butter in it!) stack, fresh raspberry and balsamic coulis and crystalised mint. recipie below

Makes 4
Genoise Sponge
4 eggs
125 sugar
125 flour
spash vanilla extract

Cream the eggs and sugar until tripled in volume, gently fold in the flour and vanilla. spread thinly onto a baking sheet and bake at 170C until risen (about 5-6 mins). Allow to cool, then cut into 12 circles using a 75mm cutter

Raspberry filling
2 punnets fresh raspberries
2 shots raspberry vodka
50g icing sugar

Mix all together, leave to macerate overnight

Raspberry and balsamic coulis
1 Punnet raspberries
25ml balsamic vinegar
50g Icing sugar

Reduce sugar and balsamic in a pan by half, blitz to a puree with the raspberries

To assemble, place one sponge disc in the middle of the plate, drizzle with coulis and add some of the macerated raspberries. Add another sponge disc, repeat the filling, and top with a final sponge disc

Add more coulis round the plate, serve with fresh chantilly cream (if your being naughty) or a spoonful of low fat creme fraiche (if your being good)

Enjoy

Answer 6

Bring a fruit salad/or fruit tray...

Make it fondue for something more decadent....Cut up bananas,whole strawberries,kiwi's, pound cake, apples, and melt some chocolate and get nice long skewers to dip choclolate...There's a marzetti chocolate dip you put in the micro. There's also a cream cheese based Marzetti cold dip

Or poached pears in red wine....peel fresh pears and add to a pot of Low simmering red wine/sugar to taste....simmer 10 min and serve easy elegant.....

Fresh strawberries w/ homemade whipped cream and sliced pound cake/Angel food cake.... Take carton of pasturized whipping cream refridgerate, whip with hand mixer/stand mixer until light fluffy, add 2-3 tablespoons sugar/1 tsp. vanilla and serve....Make whipped cream just before serving...

Answer 7

Buy phyllo desert cups (frozen section of store)and raspberries, blueberries, strawberries, whatever. Wash and sugar the fruit in a bowl, add a drop of vanilla extract. Take this to the party. assemble there.

Answer 8

food network program.. healthy appetite. this woman has recipes for all kinds of good for ya stuff! go to www.foodnetwork.com and look up the name of the program! good deal, and good for you that you are thinkin about a good for you desert! its something everyone can appreciate

Answer 9

fruit salad and/or sorbet. Any fruit crisp (like a strawberry-rhubarb) would also be very good.

Answer 10

Spinach Cake (Turkish)
(Ispanakli Kek)

3 eggs
1 1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 lb 2oz (~500 gr) raw spinach, roots cut off*, washed, drained
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
2 tbsp lemon juice
2 1/2 cups flour, sifted
1 tsp baking powder

For on top:
1 cup whipped cream

13’X 9” X 2” (3 Liter or 3 qt) Pyrex baking dish

Puree the spinach in a food processor, put aside. Whisk the egg and sugar in the mixer or by hand. Add the olive oil, lemon juice and pureed spinach in it and mix. Then add flour and baking powder. Mix for a few minutes. Pour into the oiled Pyrex.

Preheat the oven to 375 F. Check with a toothpick to see if it's done, bake until it comes out clean. It takes about 30 minutes.

Let it cool down, then take it out of the Pyrex. Cut off the sides about 1 inch wide, and mix these using a blender to get them in powder form, put aside. Place the cake on a service plate. Spread whipped cream on the top, then sift the powdered cake on top of the cream. Slice it up and serve.
http://www.turkishcookbook.com/2007/01/spinach-cake.php

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ASPARAGUS CAKE

Yield: 12 servings

2/3 cup Butter or margarine
1 1/3 cup Sugar
1 tsp Baking soda
1/2 tsp Salt
1/2 cup Asparagus puree (cooked)
3 Squares melted chocolate
1 1/2 tsp Vanilla
1 3/4 cup Flour
3 Eggs
1/2 cup Buttermilk

Cream butter and sugar. Blend in asparagus, chocolate, vanilla. Combine
flour with baking soda. Add alternately with buttermilk to creamed mixture.
Turn into 2, 8-inch cake pans and bake 350 for 35 minutes or tested done.
Cool in pans for 10 minutes and remove to racks to cool. Fill and frost
with a chocolate frosting.
http://www.recipesource.com/baked-goods/desserts/cakes/00/rec0048.html


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Prune Cake

Ingredients:
12 ounces dried prunes
1 1/2 cups water
18 1/2 ounces duncan hines spice cake mix
3 large eggs
1/3 cup vegetable oil

Steps:
1. Combine prunes and water in a microwave safe bowl.

2. Microwave on high for 2 minutes.

3. Drain reserving liquid.

4. Puree prunes in a food processor or blender.

5. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

6. Grease and flour a large bundt pan.

7. In a large bowl blend cake mix, eggs and prune liquid and oil.

8. Beat on medium speed for 3 minutes.

9. Stir in prune puree and beat for 1 more minute.

10. Bake at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes.

11. Cake is done when toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean.


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Pineapple Prune Cake

1 cup pitted prunes
8 oz. can crushed pineapple in its own juice
1 6-oz can frozen pineapple juice concentrate
1/2 cup raisins or currants(optional)1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon cloves
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 tablespoon granular lecithin(if soy is permitted)
1 1/4 cup amaranth flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
11/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup nuts, coarsely broken
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla

Measure 1/2 cup of juice concentrate for cake; reserve remaining 1/4 cup for glaze. Chop prunes; mix with undrained pineapple and juice concentrate in a 2 or 3 quart saucepan. (or combine thse three in processor to chop fruit. Then pour into saucepan.) add raisins or currants and spices. Bring fruit to boil and simmer 5 minutes; set aside to cool. Stir in oil and lecithin. In separate bowl, combine dry ingredients and mix them thoroughly. Grease a 9"x9" glass baking dish. When fruit mixture is luke warm, add eggs and vanilla and beat for 2 minutes with wooden spoon. Add dry ingredients and stir until they disappear. Pour batter into prepared baking dish. Bake at 350° for 35 to 40 minutes, until cake springs back when touched lightly in center. Make glaze when cake is removed from oven. *if you don't tolerate these spices, substite spice of your choice.

Pineapple Glaze(optional)
1/4 cup frozen pineapple juice concentrate
2 tablespoons water
2 tablespoons honey

Combine ingredients in a small saucepan. Boil 7 or 8 minutes until syrupy. Prick hot cake several times with fork and dribble hot glaze over it, spreading to cover cake with thin glaze. Allow cake to cool in pan. Cut in squares to serve. Delicious warm...or any time.
http://www.wheatandgrain.com/recipes.html

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Rose Geranium Buttermilk Pound Cake recipe

1 cup (2 sticks) butter or margarine
2 1/4 cups granulated sugar
4 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 tablespoon lemon zest
Pinch of salt
1/2 cup finely minced fresh rose geranium leaves
3 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup buttermilk
6 whole fresh rose geranium leaves

Heat oven to 325 degrees F. Grease and flour a Bundt pan.
Using an electric mixer, cream butter or margarine and sugar until fluffy. Beat in eggs on at a time. Mix well. On slow speed, add vanilla extract and next 3 ingredients.
In a separate bowl, combine flour and baking soda. To the batter, add dry ingredients in 3 portions and buttermilk in 2 portions, alternating between the two. Mix well to moisten flour. Place whole rose geranium leaves in the bottom of prepared Bundt pan. Carefully pour batter into the pan. Bake for exactly 1 hour, 10 minutes, even if cake does not appear done at the end of cooking time. Cool for 10 minutes. Remove from pan. Dust with confectioners sugar or frost.
Yields 10 to 12 servings.
http://www.recipegoldmine.com/cakepoundM/cakepound61.html

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