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5 Low-Fat Desserts to Add to your Favorite List
by Alex Warner Senior Marketing Manager at Indian GroceryThis article is all about those unknown sweet delicacies that are not only tasty but also help you to keep a check on your weight.
Desserts are the ultimate pleasures of every sweet-tooth person and depriving anyone of these sweet delicacies typically backfires. So, even if one has to keep a watch on the weight, the sweet-tooth is ought to be satiated. The good news is here you will get to learn about those desserts that are sweet in a natural way i.e. do not contain artificial sweeteners. Say a final goodbye to the fatty ingredients like butter and whipped creamy toppings and give way to fresh fruits as the key component in the making of a sweet dish.
So, let’s start with 5 such low-fat choices that will really make your day with their great taste and high nutritional value.
Grilled Fruit – Pool together all your favorite fruits starting from apple, banana, and pineapple to pear slices and grill them. As you grill them, the proportion of water in the fruits gets reduced and their natural sugar content caramelizes giving the entire dish a great flavor and essence. And not to forget, one serving of any of these grilled fruits will give you less than 80 calories.
Apple Pie – Pie lovers must be very excited to read this point. Cut an apple into half and bake it until it becomes soft. Once it is done, top the pie with just 2 tablespoons of Yogurt (low-fat), add cinnamon and graham cracker crumbs. Besides tasting awesome, it just provides 150 calories.
Banana Ice-cream – Sweet-toothed or not, this dessert shouldn’t be missed by anyone. If your kids hate bananas, then this is the best way to surprise them. Make a puree of banana chunks blended with almond milk and put it in the freezer. Once it gets a soft and creamy texture: sprinkle some cinnamon and chopped walnut on the top and your dessert is ready to be served. The best part is that it looks like an ice-cream and also tastes like ice-cream. The only difference is that the calorie content is minimal here. It adds only 200 -230 calories.
Dark chocolate combined with fruit – Melt a bar of dark chocolate in the microwave and then dip in it your most-liked fruit like strawberries, banana, mango, apricot and papaya. The dessert is nourishing and at the same time very much full-filling because of the high fiber load. Moreover, dark chocolates are rich in cocoa which is a great source of antioxidants. Thus, eating this dessert often will help you control the blood pressure level.
Ice-cream sandwiches – It’s an easy and 2-minute recipe, especially suggested for the kids. Take two vanilla wafers and slice between them either frozen yogurt or a little vanilla ice-cream scoop. If possible, add some thinly chopped chocolate in the ice-cream to make it taste more delectable.
So you see, basically preparing low-calorie sweet platters is no more a difficult task. In fact, these above-mentioned recipes can be made very quickly at home as most of the ingredients are always available at your home. Go ahead and try them now and rest assured these all are dietitian-approved. Indulge in these sweet delicacies without compromising on your weight-loss goal.
Alex Warner is the Marketing Manager at Indian Grocery, a one-stop-shop for all kinds of Indian grocery, gourmet and sweet items. They sell sweets from some of the most popular brands like Grand Sweets and Snacks. Visit their website to know more.
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About Alex Warner 
Senior Marketing Manager at Indian Grocery
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