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Low-Fat Winter Fruit Desserts
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Chookie
2006-07-19 09:47:07 UTC
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As I sit shivering here in 11 C, y mind is passing to what dessert to offer
tonight. We've discovered that dessert is an easy way to get fruit into our
lives, but we want to keep the fat content low. Summer is easy: fresh fruit
and/or low-fat yoghurt. It's more difficult now, and I have to plan for the
cooking!

Here's the winter list so far:

Apple charlotte (basically a pikelet batter poured over apple pieces and
baked) and vanilla yoghurt
Stewed/baked/tinned fruit with yoghurt or custard -- except that DH doesn't
like custard, the heathen!
Kompot (a Russian drink/dessert of stewed dried fruits)
Fruit cobbler (scone dough topping -- though I'm trying to minimise the butter
content!) and vanilla yoghurt

Can anyone think of anything else?

(I ended up eating nuts for dessert; the boys had yoghurt -- brr!)
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Chookie -- Sydney, Australia
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"Parenthood is like the modern stone washing process for denim jeans. You may
start out crisp, neat and tough, but you end up pale, limp and wrinkled."
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Linda H
2006-07-19 10:18:06 UTC
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Post by Chookie
As I sit shivering here in 11 C, y mind is passing to what dessert to offer
tonight. We've discovered that dessert is an easy way to get fruit into our
lives, but we want to keep the fat content low. Summer is easy: fresh fruit
and/or low-fat yoghurt. It's more difficult now, and I have to plan for the
cooking!
Apple charlotte (basically a pikelet batter poured over apple pieces and
baked) and vanilla yoghurt
Stewed/baked/tinned fruit with yoghurt or custard -- except that DH doesn't
like custard, the heathen!
Kompot (a Russian drink/dessert of stewed dried fruits)
Fruit cobbler (scone dough topping -- though I'm trying to minimise the butter
content!) and vanilla yoghurt
Can anyone think of anything else?
(I ended up eating nuts for dessert; the boys had yoghurt -- brr!)
Gee, that's a hard one, Chook. The first thing that came to mind was my
mother serving (warm) rhubarb. Urk! It's a veggie anyway, innit? Hmm,
I just can't think of anything, unless you can make a crumble topping
for apples without butter (?) Maybe you can bake something like a
muesli/coconut mix on top.

I go search for something. And yes, heathens don't like custard.

L.

L.
Nina Pretty Ballerina
2006-07-20 09:33:17 UTC
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Post by Chookie
As I sit shivering here in 11 C, y mind is passing to what dessert to offer
tonight. We've discovered that dessert is an easy way to get fruit into our
lives, but we want to keep the fat content low. Summer is easy: fresh fruit
and/or low-fat yoghurt. It's more difficult now, and I have to plan for the
cooking!
Apple charlotte (basically a pikelet batter poured over apple pieces and
baked) and vanilla yoghurt
Stewed/baked/tinned fruit with yoghurt or custard -- except that DH doesn't
like custard, the heathen!
Kompot (a Russian drink/dessert of stewed dried fruits)
Fruit cobbler (scone dough topping -- though I'm trying to minimise the butter
content!) and vanilla yoghurt
Can anyone think of anything else?
(I ended up eating nuts for dessert; the boys had yoghurt -- brr!)
--
Chookie -- Sydney, Australia
(Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply)
"Parenthood is like the modern stone washing process for denim jeans. You may
start out crisp, neat and tough, but you end up pale, limp and wrinkled."
Kerry Cue
you forgot crumble. My fave. & you can really jazz it up by making
individual ones in ramekins.

my mum makes apple snow. I dont know what it is, i will have to find out.

what about stewed fruit filo pastry combos?

you can make a low fat trifle too, quite nice

search the weight watchers website they have some good stuff

chris
ant
2006-07-20 11:02:19 UTC
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Post by Nina Pretty Ballerina
my mum makes apple snow. I dont know what it is, i will have to find out.
We used to have that. Some kind of beaten up egg white thing, all puffy and
light.
Snow eggs are a slightly heavier/denser version, and floated in hot water,
from memory.

A good apple thing was the Tarte Tatin they did on burke's backyard some
years back. I can't exactly remember how to do it, although I made it. It
was really simple. You used a full-metal (oven-able) fry pan, put the butter
and brown sugar stuff in it and then laid out the bits of apple on top, and
some other stuff, and caramelised it all. Then put some pastry over the top
and put the lot in the oven, and then took it out and turned it over.
Simple, and easy, and really nice.

Went and did a search, and found it on their site!
<http://www.burkesbackyard.com.au/2004/archives/2004/food,_health_and_nutrition/caramelised_apple_tart>
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ant
Chookie
2006-07-20 23:48:41 UTC
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Post by ant
A good apple thing was the Tarte Tatin they did on burke's backyard some
years back. I can't exactly remember how to do it, although I made it. It
was really simple. You used a full-metal (oven-able) fry pan, put the butter
and brown sugar stuff in it and then laid out the bits of apple on top, and
some other stuff, and caramelised it all. Then put some pastry over the top
and put the lot in the oven, and then took it out and turned it over.
Simple, and easy, and really nice.
Went and did a search, and found it on their site!
<http://www.burkesbackyard.com.au/2004/archives/2004/food,_health_and_nutritio
n/caramelised_apple_tart>
Yummy, but it still uses puff pastry (50% fat, IIRC) and 40g butter...
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Chookie -- Sydney, Australia
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"Parenthood is like the modern stone washing process for denim jeans. You may
start out crisp, neat and tough, but you end up pale, limp and wrinkled."
Kerry Cue
Chookie
2006-07-20 23:46:49 UTC
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Post by Nina Pretty Ballerina
you forgot crumble. My fave. & you can really jazz it up by making
individual ones in ramekins.
1 tablespoon of butter per person, in my recipe.
Post by Nina Pretty Ballerina
my mum makes apple snow. I dont know what it is, i will have to find out.
That's cold, though. It's stewed apple mixed with stiffly-beaten egg whites.
Post by Nina Pretty Ballerina
what about stewed fruit filo pastry combos?
Pastry = high fat content.
Post by Nina Pretty Ballerina
you can make a low fat trifle too, quite nice
search the weight watchers website they have some good stuff
Thanks!
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Chookie -- Sydney, Australia
(Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply)

"Parenthood is like the modern stone washing process for denim jeans. You may
start out crisp, neat and tough, but you end up pale, limp and wrinkled."
Kerry Cue
Nina Pretty Ballerina
2006-07-21 03:06:57 UTC
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Post by Nina Pretty Ballerina
you forgot crumble. My fave. & you can really jazz it up by making
individual ones in ramekins.
1 tablespoon of butter per person, in my recipe.
surely you could do it without butter, or with only a tiny bit??
Post by Chookie
Post by Nina Pretty Ballerina
my mum makes apple snow. I dont know what it is, i will have to find out.
That's cold, though. It's stewed apple mixed with stiffly-beaten egg whites.
Post by Nina Pretty Ballerina
what about stewed fruit filo pastry combos?
Pastry = high fat content.
Filo pastry has hardly any fat.

good luck, i have a bit of a view that either dessert is fruit or is going
to include some quantity of fat or sugar? and you dont want to go overboard
on artificial sweeteners either!
hey, what about meringuey type things.

chris
Post by Chookie
Post by Nina Pretty Ballerina
you can make a low fat trifle too, quite nice
search the weight watchers website they have some good stuff
Thanks!
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Chookie -- Sydney, Australia
(Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply)
"Parenthood is like the modern stone washing process for denim jeans. You may
start out crisp, neat and tough, but you end up pale, limp and wrinkled."
Kerry Cue
Chookie
2006-07-21 09:57:48 UTC
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Post by Nina Pretty Ballerina
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Post by Nina Pretty Ballerina
what about stewed fruit filo pastry combos?
Pastry = high fat content.
Filo pastry has hardly any fat.
Except for brushing each layer with melted butter...?
Post by Nina Pretty Ballerina
good luck, i have a bit of a view that either dessert is fruit or is going
to include some quantity of fat or sugar?
Well, I don't mind a bit of sugar/fat. The idea is I want something to jazz
up my stewed fruit!

and you dont want to go overboard
Post by Nina Pretty Ballerina
on artificial sweeteners either!
No, definitely not!
Post by Nina Pretty Ballerina
hey, what about meringuey type things.
Yum!
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Chookie -- Sydney, Australia
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"Parenthood is like the modern stone washing process for denim jeans. You may
start out crisp, neat and tough, but you end up pale, limp and wrinkled."
Kerry Cue
Nina Pretty Ballerina
2006-07-21 13:07:04 UTC
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Post by Chookie
Post by Nina Pretty Ballerina
Post by Chookie
Post by Nina Pretty Ballerina
what about stewed fruit filo pastry combos?
Pastry = high fat content.
Filo pastry has hardly any fat.
Except for brushing each layer with melted butter...?
you dont have to do that..

did you look at the weight watchers site, they do have good stuff!
Chookie
2006-07-24 05:23:16 UTC
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Post by Nina Pretty Ballerina
did you look at the weight watchers site, they do have good stuff!
I can only see one recipe :-(
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Chookie -- Sydney, Australia
(Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply)

"Parenthood is like the modern stone washing process for denim jeans. You may
start out crisp, neat and tough, but you end up pale, limp and wrinkled."
Kerry Cue
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