Dessert Recipes

Dessert food recipe for beautiful skin

Pumpkin "Cheesecake" with Raspberry Sauce

Serving: Serves: 10

Ingredients

Crust:
10 graham crackers, ground to fine crumbs
3 tablespoons Sucanat (in many health food stores)  or granulated brown sugar
2 tablespoons oil

Filling:
12 ounces silken tofu
12 ounces soy sour cream
1 1/2 cups pumpkin puree
2 large eggs
3/4 cup Sucanat or granulated brown sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon cloves
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
Pumpkin seeds for garnish (optional)
Red-Raspberry Sauce (optional; recipe below)

Directions:

  1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly oil bottom and sides of a 9-inch springform pan. To make crust, combine graham-cracker crumbs, Sucanat, and oil in small bowl, stirring to blend. Pat mixture evenly in bottom of pan.
  2. To make filling, combine tofu, soy sour cream, and pumpkin puree in food processor; process until smooth. Add eggs, Sucanat, lemon juice, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg; process until well combined.

    Pour mixture over crust and spread evenly. Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until center is set; cool to room temperature. Cover and refrigerate several hours overnight.

Red-Raspberry Sauce

Directions:

  1. Thaw a 10-ounce package of frozen red raspberries.
  2. Combine with 1/4 cup honey in food processor and
  3. Process to a smooth puree.
  4. Pass mixture through a fine strainer to remove seeds.
  5. Serve or refrigerate until ready to serve.

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Raspberry Sherbet

This recipe takes a little longer but is worth the wait.

Serving: 4
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients

¾ cup soy milk
¾ cup cranberry-raspberry juice
1 cup raspberries, pureed
2 tablespoons sugar

Directions:

  1. Blend all ingredients and freeze in an ice cream maker or in the freezer (directions below).

Ice Cream Maker: Freeze according to manufacturer's recommendations. This recipe fits a one-pint ice cream maker. You may double the recipe for larger machines.

Freezer: Pour into shallow pan and freeze until fairly firm but not totally frozen. Cut into necessary chunks and process in a food processor or blender until smooth. Pour into a container and freeze again. Let soften before serving. If necessary, process again briefly just before serving.

Nutritional Info:

Based on individual serving.

Calories: 90
Total Fat: 1 g
Carbohydrates: 19 g
Protein: 2 g

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Peach Salsa

Stirring in just a bit of peach or apricot jam brings out the fresh sweetness of the peaches.

Serving: 6 cups
Total Time: 20 minutes

Ingredients

8 ripe peaches (about 3 pounds), coarsely chopped
1 small red pepper, cut into 1/4-inch dice
2 green onions, chopped
1/4 cup peach or apricot jam
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
2 tablespoons olive oil

Directions:

  1. In large bowl, toss ingredients until combined. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve or up to two days.

Nutritional Info:

Calories: 40
Total Fat: 1 g
Saturated Fat: 0 g
Cholesterol: 0 mg

Sodium: 2 mg
Carbohydrates: 8 g
Fiber: 1 g
Protein: 0 g

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Creamy Soy/Vanilla Pudding

A creamy treat, perfect for dessert or as an afternoon snack.

Serving: 3
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes

Ingredients

1/2 cup sugar

2 Tbs cornstarch

1 1/2 cups soy milk

1 tsp vanilla extract

Directions:

  1. Stir the sugar and cornstarch together in a medium saucepan. Whisk in the soymilk.
  2. Cook, stirring, over medium heat until mixture comes to a boil and thickens. Remove from heat, stir in vanilla and pour into 3 individual serving dishes. Chill well before serving.

Nutritional Info:

Calories: 210
Total Fat: 2 g
Carbohydrates: 44 g
Protein: 5 g

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Chocolate Soy Brownies

Sneak nutrition into these chocolate desserts with soy. They taste so good that you won't be able to tell the difference.

Serving: 16
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes

Ingredients

1 1/2 cup unbleached all-purpose flour

2 tsp baking soda

1 cup sugar

1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

4 ounces plain soy yogurt

1 cup soy milk

1 tbsp vegetable oil

1 tsp pure vanilla extract

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 425.
  2. Grease an 8x8inch square pan or line with parchment paper.
  3. In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, sugar and cocoa and set aside.
  4. In a food processor or blender, mix the yogurt, soy milk, oil, and vanilla until smooth.
  5. Pour the yogurt mixture into the dry ingredients, stirring until well combined.
  6. Pour the batter into the greased pan and bake for 25 minutes, or until the brownies spring back when touched.
  7. Cool the brownies to room temperature before slicing.

Nutritional Info:

Calories: 113
Total Fat: 1 g
Carbohydrates: 22 g
Protein: 2 g

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Banana Bread Pudding (with Soy Milk and Tofu)

This is a lowfat version of America's favorite comfort dessert, guaranteed to make any dairy-free skeptic a believer. Serve with Soy Whipped cream.

Serving: 8
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 50 minutes
Total Time: 70 minutes

For Banana Bread:

1 liter lowfat, vanilla soy milk (about 4 cups)

1 cup sucanat sugar (an organic, naturally milled cane sugar juice with molasses)

2 tablespoons egg whites (from 1 egg)

4 ripe bananas, pureed or mashed

1 cup raisins

One 1 1/2-pound loaf spelt bread, or whole wheat bread

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

For Soy Whipped Cream:

10 ounces firm tofu

1/2 cup lowfat vanilla soy milk

1/2 teaspoon sea salt

6 tablespoons maple syrup

  1. Preheat the oven to 325 F. In a saucepan, heat the soy milk over medium heat, but do not boil.
  2. Add the sucanat and egg whites, and stir. Add the bananas and raisins and stir. Remove from the heat.
  3. Cube the bread and place in a mixing bowl. Pour the soy milk mixture over the bread. Place the mixture in a nonstick loaf pan. Sprinkle with the cinnamon.
  4. Bake for 50 minutes. Serve warm. Store in your refrigerator for up to 3 days in an airtight container.

For Soy Whipped Cream:

  1. Cut the tofu in small pieces and place in a food processor. Add the soy milk, salt and maple syrup. Process until smooth.
  2. Refrigerate for 1 hour before serving. Store in the refrigerator for up to 3 days in an airtight container.

Calories: 492
Total Fat: 5 g
Saturated Fat: 1 g
Cholesterol: 0 mg

Sodium: 785 mg
Carbohydrates: 94 g
Fiber: 8 g
Sugar: 60 g

Protein: 9 g
Calcium: 301 mg
Folate: 61 mcg

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