All posts tagged: dessert

[Recipe] Delicious Chocolate Fudge Cake

This heavenly cake is rich, moist and glossy. Perfect to impress friends or even to enjoy with family. This recipe yields 12 big slices of cake. Ingredients: For the cake 200g Plain chocolate, chopped 200g Butter, cubed 100ml Water 125g Self-raising flour 125g Plain flour 25g Cocoa powder 200g Light muscovado sugar 200g Caster sugar

[Recipe] Lemon Icebox Bars

This delightful recipe yields 16 servings. Please be warned they are quite addictive and each serving contains a whopping 155 Calories! Ingredients: Crust: 14 Digestive biscuits 2 tbsp Unsalted butter, melted 1 tbsp Dark brown sugar 1/4 tsp Salt Cooking spray Filling: 200g Cream cheese, softened at room temperature 400g Fat-free sweetened condensed milk 2

[Recipe] Mini Carrot Cupcakes

These delicious cupcakes take about 2 hours to prepare and yields about 48 mini cupcakes. Ingredients: For the Cupcakes: 1 1/4 cups Flour 1/2 cup Almonds, sliced 1 tsp Baking powder 1/2 tsp Baking soda 1/2 tsp Salt 1 tsp ground Cinnamon 1/2 tsp ground Ginger 1/4 tsp ground Allspice 1 1/2 cups Carrots, grated

[Recipe] Summer Berry Delight

This delicious summer recipe can be combined with biscuits or even as a topping for your morning pancakes. Rather use fresh berries as frozen berries do not have the same kick in flavour. This recipe yields 4 servings and each serving contains about 200 calories. Ingredients: 2/3 cup Blueberries 2/3 cup Blackberries 1/2 cup Water

[Recipe] Cookies ‘n’ Cream delight

This recipes is easy to make and very delicious. Perfect for any occasion. Remember you will have to freeze overnight. This recipe yields about 9 servings depending on your generosity…Each serving contains about 230 calories. Ingredients: 185g Chocolate sandwich cookies, sugar-free and crushed 1/3 cup Pecans, chopped 3 tbsp Margarine (reduced-calorie), melted 4 cups Vanilla

[Recipe] Fresh Berries with Maple Cream

This delicious dessert is perfect for all diabetics and non-diabetics. This recipe serves 4 and contains about 140 calories per serving. Ingredients: 3/4 cup Fat-free sour cream 1/4 cup Maple syrup 1 cup Blueberries, fresh 1 1/2 cups Raspberries, fresh Method: In a small mixing bowl combine the sour cream and maple syrup. Whisk well.

[Recipe] Lemon Cheesecake

This delicious cheesecake recipe serves 8. Each serving contains about 80 calories. Ingredients: 2 tbs Cold water 1 Envelope unflavored gelatin 2 tbsp Lemon juice 1/2 cup Skim milk, heated almost to boiling 2 egg whites 1/4 cup Sugar 1 tsp Vanilla 2 cups Cottage cheese, low-fat Lemon zest for garnish Method: In a blender,

Nursing your sweet tooth

I cannot imagine a world without sugar. There is nothing better than a sweet dessert after a meal or an ice cream cone in the heat of summer. According to Wikipedia, sugar is the generalized name for sweet, short-chain, soluble carbohydrates, many of which are used in food. They are carbohydrates, composed of carbon, hydrogen,

Just add berries

Of all types of fruit, berries are just my ultimate favourite. They work great for jams, sauces, desserts and raw. We all know berries as small, bright and colourful fruits that are high in antioxidants, juicy and sweet. Berries are filled with goodness, not only to benefit your taste buds but also your health. Berries

[Recipe] Vanilla Chia Pudding

This delightful little pudding is packed with flavour and will be a great ending to any meal. This recipe serves 4. Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups Milk  1/4 cup Chia seeds 1 tsp Vanilla 1 tbsp Maple syrup Method: In a mixing bowl add the milk, chia, vanilla and maple syrup and whisk. Place in refrigerator