Who doesn’t love a good desert!!
After completing the Living Lean 5 or 15 day Natural Weight Loss Formula and achieving fantastic results I suspect you are due for a sweet treat.
The following 5 recipes are a testament that good quality food can be also be healthy and nutritious.
As these delightful, mouth-watering delights are not loaded with ‘nasties’, they do not contribute to lowering pH levels, which as we know, leads to weight gain.
So eat up and treat yourself to a quality, yet nutritious desert.
Custard and Berries and Bananas
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Ingredients
- 4 Fresh Majhool Dates, pitted finely chopped
- ¼ cup Alkaline Water
- 1 tbs LSA mix
- 2 ½ cups Soy Milk or Almond Milk
- ½ tsp Vanilla Extract
- Stevia, to taste
- ¼ cup blueberries
- 1 banana, sliced
Instructions
- Bring water to a boil and add the dates and turn off the heat. Let it rest for 10 minutes
- In the same pot, add the milk the LSA mix and vanilla.
- Adjust with stevia to taste
- Bring the mixed ingredients to boil and simmer for 5 minutes
- Let the mixture cool and pour into dessert cups
- Serve with fresh berries and bananas.
Lime and Coconut Tart
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Serves: 4
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Pastry:
- ⅓ cup Almond Meal
- ⅔ cup Quinoa Flour
- ½ tsp Cinnamon
- 1 pinch Ground Clove
- ¼ tsp Nutmeg
- 5 tsp Alkaline Water
- 3 tbs Olive Oil
- 2 tbs Tahini
Filling:
- 1 can Coconut Milk
- ½ cup Coconut, shredded
- ½ cup LSA mix
- 3 Lime juice
- 2 Majhool Dates, minced
Instructions
- Place all pastry ingredients in a food processor until the mix forms crumbs
- Press the crumbs into the base of a 20cm spring form tin
- Bake in preheated oven 200 degrees Celsius for 15 minutes or until lightly browned
- Place filling ingredients in a food processor and mix
- Pour mixture into a pan and bring to boil at low heat
- Boil for 3 minutes, simmer for 5 minutes
- Pour over crust and refrigerate for 2 hours
Chocolate Mousse
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Serves: 4
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- 300 grams pack Silken Tofu
- 2 tsp Natural Cocoa, unsweetened
- Stevia to taste
- Cocoa Chips
Instructions
- Mix tofu and cocoa in a blender
- Taste and sweeten with stevia (or natural honey)
- Refrigerate until serving time then sprinkle cocoa chips on top
- Add more stevia or honey to taste, remembering that honey is acidic
Coconut or Nut Ice Cream
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- 3 tbs LSA mix
- 2 cups Soy Milk
- ½ cups Dates, chopped
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
- ¾ cup Pine Nuts
- 1 cup Coconut Milk
- ¼ cup Pecan Nuts
- ¼ cup Walnuts
Instructions
Coconut Ice cream:
- In a saucepan combine the LSA Mix with the soya milk, dates and the vanilla extract, mix well
- Bring to boil, stirring constantly and simmer for 2 minutes
- Cover with a lid and allow to cool
- Place mixture in ice cube trays and freeze
Nutty Ice Cream:
- Place the nuts in a food processor until fine
- Add ⅓ cup coconut milk and process again
- Place mixture in ice cube trays and freeze
- Combine the two ice cream cubes and the remaining coconut milk and blend until desired texture
Banana, Raspberry and Vanilla Muffin
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- 5 cups White Beans, cooked
- ½ cup Raw Honey or Stevia
- ½ cup Almond Meal
- ¼ cup Buckwheat Flour
- ¼ cup Quinoa Flour
- ½ cup Raspberries
- 1 banana, mashed
- 2 tsp Vanilla Essence
Instructions
- Blend beans until smooth then add the honey and blend again.
- Add dry ingredients and banana and mix well
- Lastly add the raspberries
- Place in the pre-heated oven (180 degrees) for 25 minutes or until cooked.