Are there truly any? They either taste like cardboard, have that generic chocolate or peanut butter taste, and are normally dense. Not to mention to get their label of ‘healthy’ they are packed with chemicals to reduce the calories.
I can assure you there are two ‘desserts’ I have in mind that are pure deliciousness.
I need to write a disclaimer here and let you all know that for the time being my camera is just a regular digital camera, but more commonly I use my iPhone 3Gs. The only problem about the 3Gs is that it does not have a flash, so the quality of photos are not as bright and vibrant as with some better cameras. I have been working on my mother though to allow me to take a few shots of things with a very cool camera that she was gifted during the holidays! Hopefully some better pictures will be showing up.
In the meantime, I’m sure you all can sympathize with me for not being able to hire a photographer for a little old blog.
To get started, let me just give you a bit of background on my sweet tooth. It. Runs. Wild.
If I could bake all day, I would. If I could spend my days testing new recipes, I would. The fact of the matter is, while trying to be healthy I use whole wheat flour. Whole wheat flour does not taste the same. Plain and simple. To have a truly delicious desert it must be done with all purpose or self rising flour. But who wants the gut bust after that? Bleh. I sure don’t. These are treats you can have everyday without having to sacrifice your diet, or your dignity!
I stumbled upon a great combination not too long ago, and now I will share it with you (If you have not already indulged in this yumminess)
Uh, that looks like rotten blueberries. Alas, you would be wrong. Here are all you need to whip up this amazing little treat:
- Sweetened/Unsweetened Vanilla Almond milk, or Coconut milk.
- Frozen blueberries
- A sweet tooth
Here’s how you put it together:
Gather ingredients (as you can see I have used unsweetened Almond Breeze, but a similar company makes Coconut milk that is to die for!)
- Pour blueberries (must be frozen) into desired dish and pour almond milk over blueberries.
- Let sit for a few seconds
- Take a spoon and gently hold the blue berries back as you tip the dish over the sink. Because they freeze together–using the almond milk as the “glue”–they do not fall over the sides as you drain the remaining almond milk from the bowl.
And here is the finished product!
What I love about this is that the blueberries freeze whatever you have poured over them, and it makes regular frozen fruit into a treat that you can enjoy at any time of day.
I have used sugar free coffee creamer (it was a little too sweet for my taste) but if you like your berries sweet, go for it!
If you enjoy more of a tart treat, buy the blueberries that are small like pebbles, not the big berries like the ones I used. The smaller they are the more tart they will taste!
I do have one more thing to show you, this however is so simple I don’t really think it needs a tutorial!
Frozen Grapes:
- All you need is a large sized box/bag of red grapes (green ones work too, but in my experience red taste much better!) Rinse thoroughly while still in plastic packaging.
- Pick each grape off of the vine–yes, this is tedious. But trust me, when they are frozen it’s a pain in the butt having all the icky stems attached.
- Wash grapes thoroughly and put in a large tupperware that is freezer safe.
- Put in freezer, and wait one to two hours. They do not reach full frozen goodness until then!
One more thing, do not forget to rinse the grapes in the plastic casing they are sold in. If you rinse them in the tupperware, the excess water will freeze as well and you will have a block of grapes instead!
I absolutely love these frozen grapes. I take a small handful, put them into a small bowl and it feels like I am eating ‘Dibs’ (you know, the ice cream bites) except these are fruity and healthy! They are perfect in the summer to cool off with as well.
The grapes are great on their own too because due to the watery insides they freeze up nice, and they become sort of like a hand held sorbet!
After doing my Yoga and Pilates today, I was CRAVING sugar. But I did myself a favor and had some grapes and a glass of water instead.
Being healthy never tasted so good!
I do not like the fact that I have said now twice I would upload the pictures of a beautiful scarf I made, but I will have to put it off one more day. My deepest apologies! College isn’t exactly the easiest thing in the world and with all the homework I had today I completely forgot! Please cut a girl some slack :)
I hope you all have a wonderful evening, and don’t forget to tell your friends about my page!
Much love from Lucky and me, xoxo
