Healthy Dessert Cream
Make this dessert a day ahead in individual
dessert bowls or glasses. This light dessert is perfect after a big
meal and also makes a great breakfast.
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Ingredients |
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½ cup |
instant oatmeal |
125 mL |
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1 cup |
milk |
250 mL |
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1 ½ cups |
plain yogurt |
375 mL |
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6 Tbsp |
maple syrup or maple liqueur |
90 mL |
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2 |
red apples, washed, with peel |
2 |
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2 cups |
fresh berries or other fruit* |
500 mL |
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2 |
fresh pears, washed, with peel |
2 |
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¼ cup |
chopped almonds |
50 mL |
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cinnamon, ground |
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| Directions |
Soak oatmeal 15 minutes in warm milk.
Blend in yogurt and maple syrup. Grate apples and pears and
add to mixture. Add berries (or other fruit) and almonds. Pour
mixture into glass serving dishes. Chill for at least 1-2
hours or up to a day ahead. Decorate with your choice of fresh
berries, mandarin oranges, chopped almonds, mint leaves or a
dash of cinnamon.
*Instead of fresh berries use canned mandarin oranges 4 tins
(10 oz/284 mL) or other fresh or canned fruit.
Other options:
· If using vanilla yogurt instead of plain, decrease maple
syrup to 2 Tbsp (25 mL).
· Use 1 can (398 mL/14 oz) of pears instead of fresh. |
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Nutrient Content |
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Per Serving: Energy: 189.9 Kcal ·
Carbohydrate: 35.6 g · Protein: 5.6 g · Fat (Total): 3.8 g
· Calcium: 164.5 mg |
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