Find out how to prepare sweet and refreshing recipes to include in your diet
Fruit is a healthy, practical and delicious choice to include in the menu, even in the preparation of desserts. Rich in antioxidants, they also help fight free radicals. “Among the main nutrients that have an antioxidant action in the body are vitamins A, C and E and carotenoids, such as lycopene, present in red fruits, and beta-carotene, which is a precursor of vitamin A”, explains the cardiologist Bruno Ganem.
So, learn how to prepare delicious and healthy recipes for guilt-free eating and increase your fruit consumption!
Passion fruit mousse
ingredients
Mousse
- 395 g of condensed milk
- 200 g of cream
- 395 g of concentrated passion fruit juice without seeds
Syrup
- Pulp with seeds of 2 ripe passion fruits
- 3 tablespoons of sugar
- 1/3 cup water
Preparation method
Syrup
Put everything in a pan ingredients and cook over low heat for about 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Once you have a thick syrup, remove it from the heat and wait for it to cool.
Mousse
Place all the ingredients in a blender and blend until you obtain a smooth mixture. Transfer to bowls and place in the freezer for 4 hours. Remove from the freezer, cover with the cold syrup and serve immediately.
Creamy strawberry ice cream
ingredients
- 400 g of frozen strawberries
- 50 ml of milk
- 1 banana sliced and frozen
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence
Preparation method
On a mixer, beat all the ingredients until you obtain a creamy mixture. Transfer the ice cream into a container and place in the freezer for about 40 minutes. Serve immediately.
Coconut Pudding
ingredients
- 48g unflavoured gelatine powder
- 500 ml of milk
- 200 g of milk cream fresh
- 200ml coconut milk
- 100g freshly grated coconut
- 1 tablespoon of sugar
- Waterfall
Preparation method
In a container, hydrate the gelatin according to the manufacturer’s directions. Place the milk, cream, coconut milk, grated coconut, sugar and hydrated gelatin in a blender. So beat until you get a homogeneous cream. Distribute into individual containers and store in the refrigerator for about 2 hours. Serve immediately.
Roasted Fruit
ingredients
- 2 apples, seeded and peeled
- 2 pears deseeded and cut with peel
- 250 g of pineapple cut into cubes
- 2 silver bananas cut into thick slices
- 50 g of raisins
- 2 tablespoons unsalted margarine
- 50 g of Brown sugar
Preparation method
Place all the fruit on a baking tray and set aside. In a pan, melt the margarine over low heat and mix it with the brown sugar until you obtain a smooth mixture. Cover the fruit with this mixture and place it in a preheated oven at 200ºC for about 30 minutes. Wait for it to cool and then serve.
Papaya cream
ingredients
- 1 papaya peeled and seeded
- 300 g of soft ice cream
- cassis liqueur to taste
Preparation method
Chop the papaya, put it in a container and place it in the freezer for 40 minutes. Then put it in the blender and blend for 3 minutes. Add ice cream and beat until smooth. Serve immediately with the cassis liqueur.
Red fruit salad
ingredients
- 1 melon seeded and chopped
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 2 teacups of water
- Peel of 1 lemon
- 4 tablespoons of port wine
- 250 g of chopped strawberry
- 250 g of raspberries
- 100 g of blackberries
- 500 g of pitted and chopped cherries
- 1/4 cup chopped almonds
Preparation method
In a pan, over medium heat, add the sugar, water and lemon zest and boil for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and leave to cool. Remove the lemon zest, add the Port wine and mix. Place all the fruit in a salad bowl, pour over the wine syrup and place in the refrigerator for 2 hours. Sprinkle with almonds before serving.
Source: Terra
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