Low Fat Cream Dessert Recipes: Strawberry Cream Pie
Besides, food can bring such joy so being able to enjoy a healthier sweet treat from time to time adds to life’s pleasures. This strawberry cream pie is a wonderful dessert for a picnic or at the end of a summer meal. Traditionally, cream pies are high in calories and fat, but this version has less of the bad stuff and is still delightfully tasty. Ingredients:
Put the strawberries into a blender or food processor. Cover and blend until almost smooth. Measure strawberries once more (there should be about 375ml or 1 and 1/2 cups). In a medium saucepan mix together the white sugar and the gelatine. Once combined, add in the sweetened lemon juice (or lemonade concentrate) and blended strawberries. Stir over a medium heat until the gelatine is dissolved and the mixture bubbles. Slowly stir one half of this gelatine/fruit mixture into the egg whites. Return the gelatine and egg white mixture to the saucepan at a medium heat. Stir mixture and allow to cook over low heat for about 3 minutes or until slightly thickened. Do not bring to a boil. Pour saucepan contents into a mixing bowl and stir in 15ml of orange juice. Place the bowl in refrigerator to chill, stirring occasionally over a 2-hour period until the contents mounds when spooned. Meanwhile, as the mixture chills, take half the packet of lady finger biscuits and cut then crossways to half them. Stand the biscuits with the cut end down around the outside rim of a 23 cm tart pan with a removable bottom or a 23cm spring-form pan. Spilt in half then arrange the remaining ladyfingers in the bottom of the tin or pan. Drizzle the remaining 30ml of orange juice over the ladyfingers. Set aside while you make your low-fat whipped cream. Making Low Fat Whipped Cream Ingredients:
Put the mixing bowl in the refrigerator for 30 to 45 minutes before starting to prepare the recipe so your bowl will cool. A chilled bowl will allow the whipped cream to keep its shape. Pour 250ml of light cream into the chilled mixing bowl and beat with a whisk. Use quick strokes until the low-fat cream becomes whipped and creamy. Next, add the vanilla extract and sugar to the whipped cream and continue beating with the whisk. Do this until the mixture forms firm peaks. Fold the low-fat whipped cream into the chilled strawberry mixture. Combine then spoon into prepared 23 cm pan. Cover and chill for about 2 hours or until the mixture is set. If you would like, garnish with the chocolate curls or sliced strawberries. --AUTHOR BIO-- Chelsi Woolz, domestic goddess, loves cooking with cream but can't really afford the extra calories. She is always on the lookout for low-fat recipes for creamy pasta and low fat desserts. Disclaimer: Article submitters are solely responsible for the content of their articles. ArtiLib can't be held liable for the contents of the articles. Report Abuse | Browse By Category |
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