Saturday, December 19, 2009

Does anyone have a simple but healthy dessert recipe using strawberries?

Hi, I'm looking for a healthy dessert recipe to be able to use up some left-over strawberries I have in the fridge. Does anyone have one, using simple common ingredients if possible please?


Thank you.Does anyone have a simple but healthy dessert recipe using strawberries?
The easiest thing to do with strawberries is to sprinkle a little sugar over them, let them glaze up, and eat them as is. If you serve them over sponge cake or with a bunch of other sugary, floury products, it's not as healthy.





Or maybe try putting them in a blender along with some sugar, milk, and a banana, and make a smoothy.Does anyone have a simple but healthy dessert recipe using strawberries?
Strawberry Cream Dessert


INGREDIENTS


1 (8 ounce) package reduced-fat cream cheese, softened


1 (8 ounce) tub reduced-fat whipped topping


3 cups cold fat free milk


2 (1 ounce) packages sugar-free instant vanilla pudding mix


2 pints fresh strawberries, halved





DIRECTIONS


In a large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Beat in whipped topping on low speed until smooth; set aside. In another large mixing bowl, combine milk and pudding mixes. Beat on low speed for 2 minutes. Let stand for 5 minutes. Stir in cream cheese mixture until smooth. Set aside 1 cup of strawberries. Fold remaining strawberries into pudding mixture. Transfer to a serving bowl or individual dessert dishes. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Arrange remaining strawberries on top.
Strawberry shake will do something simple and something healthy!
Yes! Buy an angel food cake . Add strawberry jello to the strawberries in a flat bottom bowl that the cake will fit into. Sometimes when I buy the cake it has a plastic top over it I use instead of the bowl. Set the top of the cake into the strawberries. Set in the frig for about an hour. When you take it out put a cake plate on the bowl and flip it over. The strawberries should stay on the top and the juices run down the side. Very pretty. This isn't fool proof, sometimes you have to spoon some of the berries out of the bowl and put on the top of the cake. Good Luck.
Strawberry Pretzel Salad





2 c. pretzels, coarsely crushed


3/4 c. melted butter


2 Tbsp. sugar


8 oz cream cheese


1 cup sugar


2 cup Cool Whip


2 small pkgs strawberry Jello


2 cups boiling water


2 (10 oz.) pkgs frozen strawberries





Layer 1: mix pretzels, melted butter and 2 T. sugar - pat into bottom of 9 x 13 inch pan - bake at 400* for 8-10 minutes until light brown. Let cool completely!





Layer 2: Mash cream cheese and 1 cup sugar - fold into Cool Whip - Spread on cooled crust.





Layer 3 - Dissolve strawberry jello in boiling water - add slightly thawed strawberries - Mix until completely thawed. Put into refrigerator until slightly thickened (10-15 minutes). If it doesn't thicken, 1/2 envelope plain gelatin can be added.


Spread on top of cream cheese layer. Refrigerate.


Serve in squares when Jello is congealed.





Serves 12-16.


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Fresh Strawberry Sorbet





2 cups sugar


2 cups water


4 pints strawberries, hulled and sliced


1/4 cup fresh lime juice


1/2 cup light corn syrup





Bring the sugar and 2 cups water to a boil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat and allow the mixture to simmer, without stirring, until the sugar dissolves, about 3 minutes. Set aside to cool completely.


Put the strawberries and lime juice into a food processor and puree. Press the strawberry puree through a strainer to remove the seeds.


When the sugar syrup has cooled completely add it to the strawberry puree. Add the corn syrup and stir well. Pour the mixture into an ice cream maker and freeze according to the manufacturer's instructions. Sorbet is particularly soft after churning but firms up after freezing.
A Healthy Strawberry Chake will do.





Here are the ingredients:


2 cups milk


1 tablespoon honey


1 teaspoon vanilla extract


1 cup frozen strawberries





DIRECTIONS


In a blender, combine milk, honey, vanilla and frozen strawberries. Blend until smooth. Pour into glasses and serve.








Enjoy! :)
I love strawberries in sugar free jello layered with fat free cool whip. Or try strawberries in low fat vanilla yougurt sprinkled with a little granola.
make low-fat chocolate coverd strawberries
strawberry shortcake or mix the strawberrys with Jello!

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