Thursday, October 11, 2007
Dessert without the guilt
Watching your weight but can't resist the sweetest of temptations? Go easy on the guilt with this fruit-filled parfait. Rather than sugar, it is made with the low-calorie, sugar-free sweetener Equal.
Mixed fruit parfait
Ingredients (serves 8)
Creme anglaise
3 to 4 cups of assorted summer fruit, sliced (for example, mangoes, kiwi fruit, strawberries and peaches)
2 tbs toasted almond flakes
To make creme anglaise
11/2 cups of low-fat milk
1 tsp vanilla essence
3 large egg yolks
1 tbs cornflour
1/3 cup of Equal sweetener
200g low-fat ricotta
Method
Warm milk and vanilla essence in a small saucepan until mixture just boils. Set aside for five minutes to infuse.
Beat together egg yolks, Equal and cornflour until light and creamy. Slowly pour the milk and vanilla over the egg yolk mixture, whisking all the time.
Return mixture to the saucepan and cook over a low heat, whisking continually, until the mixture thickens.
Transfer mixture to a bowl, cover and chill. Whip ricotta and stir it through the creme anglaise mixture before assembling the parfait.
Place equal quantities of fruit in eight tall glasses or parfait dishes. Spoon creme anglaise on top, and garnish with the toasted almonds.
Labels: dessert, weight watcher
