Over the last month I have talked about healthy ways to cook. Today I’d like to address how you can make your dessert recipes healthier without losing out on taste and sweetness. So get out your favorite sweets recipes and let’s get started.
One of the reasons why sweet recipes are placed on off limits lists is because of their refined sugar content. Refined sugar has about 16 calories per teaspoon. While this isn’t too bad when a small amount of sugar is used, it quickly adds up when you use multiple cups of sugar for a recipe. To help minimize the empty calories in your dessert recipe consider replacing refined sugar with a sugar substitute designed for baking, or using fruit juice to sweeten your recipe.
Fat is another problem that dessert recipes have. Using butter, cream, eggs, oil and shortening, all add calories and unhealthy fat to a dish. To make your dishes healthier you have a few options. Your first option is to use a healthier oil. For example olive oil is healthier than vegetable oil because it contains Omega 3 fatty acids. Vegetable based fats are also a healthier option for dessert recipes than animal based fats are. Your final option is to use a reduced fat fat source such as light margarine or reduced fat sour cream.
Sweet recipes make Jewish holidays. If you are on a special diet then chances are many of the tastiest Jewish holiday dessert recipes are going to be off limits. However, if you make a few modifications, you can easily create a healthy Hanukah dessert recipe that will won’t interfere with your special diet.
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