healthy desserts?

bunkahes
bunkahes Posts: 216 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
how do you make a dessert, a healthy dessert, how do you replace items like oil in a cake or a dessert?

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  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,329 Member
    nothing wrong with oil. your body needs fat.

    maybe focus on eating things in moderation. substituting ingredients just to continue to eat too much of it really isnt going to do much for teaching portion control which becomes really important if you want to maintain your weight loss as opposed to always dieting for the rest of your life
  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
    What does healthy mean to you?

    There is nothing wrong with using good oils, butter etc.
  • Shanahoo
    Shanahoo Posts: 32 Member
    You can replace oil and part of the butter with Greek yogurt. Chobani has a replacement chart on their website in the "Kitchen" section.

    When I want a light desert, I like angel food cake with fruit or fat-free chocolate pudding with a little reddi-whip. A scoop of low-fat chocolate ice cream with fruit and chopped nuts is satisfying as well.
  • lynn_glenmont
    lynn_glenmont Posts: 10,092 Member
    I agree with the folks who are saying that your body needs fat, and there's nothing wrong with healthy fats (that is, not trans fats and limited amounts of saturated fats), and that portion control is a good way to deal with desserts.

    However, if do you want to modify a dessert recipe to make it a little easier to fit it into your macros, oil in baked goods can be replaced with applesauce or pureed plums (there used to be a commercial version of that for baking, but I haven't noticed it lately -- baby food plum puree would work, although this might be a pricey solution in a recipe that calls for a lot of oil, like some carrot cakes). I would recommend starting out only replacing half of the oil with fruit, and then you can increase it if you like the results. Another substitute is ground flax seed and a little water, which would give you a fiber boost as well as omega-3s, as well as saving you about 360 calories and 46 grams of fat for each quarter cup of oil you replace. Again, you might start out only replacing half the oil, and then try increasing it if you're happy with the result.

    ETA: My favorite "healthy" dessert is berries or other fruit topped with Greek yogurt mixed with a little brown sugar.

    Good luck!
  • jamebb
    jamebb Posts: 86 Member
    Practice portion control and self control. I would be more satisfied with a mini portion of real [insert desired dessert here] than some of the banana + protein powder/ fake sugar laden abominations that pop up in the recipe threads. Have half of that slice of cake and enjoy it.
  • FitnFeistyLyness
    FitnFeistyLyness Posts: 757 Member
    banana or apple sauce, pureed fruit
  • mustgetmuscles1
    mustgetmuscles1 Posts: 3,346 Member
    Nothing unhealthy about oil.
  • secretfields
    secretfields Posts: 2
    Although oil is beneficial, I find that I can satisfy my sweet tooth with fruit-based desserts, like baked cinnamon apples sprinkled with oatmeal.
    Sugar free jello is a great option, along with sugar-free instant pudding or low calorie Popsicles.

    But I still agree that portion control is the way to go when craving your favorite dessert!
  • FitnSassy
    FitnSassy Posts: 263 Member
    When peaches are in season, I like to peel and sprinkle with a little cinnamon then heat in the microwave a couple of seconds. It tastes like peach pie. You could do the same with apples.
  • Chizakura
    Chizakura Posts: 29 Member
    While this doesn't help your baking question, what I find that makes an excellent dessert is a bowl of frozen fruit. Nice and sweet, aesthetically pleasing, and something about the chilled factor makes you feel like you're indulging in a really rich dessert. :)
  • Misty2024
    Misty2024 Posts: 70 Member
    When I bake and it calls for oil I substitute it with apple sauce.

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