Unforbidden fruit: 7 healthy recipes for “unhealthy” dishes

Many diets, and proper nutrition in general, force in a certain sense to limit the diet and give up many products – sugar, eggs, gluten, dairy. And most of the favorite sweets include these very components.

In fact, avoiding pancakes, cakes and ice cream is not necessary at all. You just need to know how to prepare them correctly.

Chocolate and raspberry cake without sugar

You will need:

• walnuts – 150 g;
• cocoa powder – 35 g (15 g for the crust and 20 g for the mousse);
• seedless prunes – 150 g;
• coconut oil – 15 g;
• avocado – 1 medium or 2 small avocados;
• topinambour syrup – 50 g;
• vanilla – 3 drops of liquid extract or 1/4 tsp. ground vanilla.

First, make the base mixture from walnuts, cocoa powder, prunes and coconut oil. All ingredients are whipped with a mixer until homogeneous mass, but do not bring to the state of paste – small pieces should remain in the dough, so that the crusts turned out crispy. Lay out the base in the form of round cookies – for convenience you can use a silicone mold – and put in the refrigerator.

While the cakes are cooling, you can prepare the chocolate mousse. Blend avocado, cocoa powder and 3-4 seedless prunes in a blender, add topinambour syrup and vanilla. The mass should turn out thick and homogeneous.

Ready dessert should be “assembled”, lay out the components in this order: cookies, mousse, fresh raspberries, cookies. Decorate the dessert with mint leaves, and raspberries can be replaced with seasonal berries or any other berries.

Gluten-free and sugar-free muffins

You will need:

• carrots (peeled and grated on a fine grater) – 400 g;
• eggs – 3 pcs. or flax seeds (soaked for at least 40 minutes) – 75 g;
• olive or coconut oil – 100 g;
• topinambour syrup – 130 g;
• amaranth flour – 50 g;
• green buckwheat flour – 90 g;
• chickpea flour – 40 g;
• rice flour – 40 g;
• baking soda – 4 g (+ apple cider vinegar for quenching);
• ground ginger – 4 g;
• ground cinnamon – 4 g;
• raisins – 150 g.

Although this recipe will require a lot of ingredients, the preparation process itself is quite simple. All the ingredients should be thoroughly mixed and laid out in a mold – one large or several small ones. Bake the muffins at 170 degrees for about 25-45 minutes, depending on what size muffins you decide to make.

Keto zucchini waffles

You will need:

• zucchini – 1 medium;
• eggs – 2 pcs;
• almond flour – 1 s. l.;
• coconut flour – 1 s. l.;
• fat sour cream – 2 c. l.;
• grated parmesan cheese (or any cheese you like) – 2 s. l.;
• sea salt;
• Provencal herbs;
• melted butter – 1 s. l.

Grate zucchini, salt and squeeze out excess water through a cloth. In a large bowl, mix zucchini and all other ingredients, mix thoroughly.

Heat the waffle iron well and grease with ghee, spread the batter evenly over the mold and bake for 4-5 minutes.

Keto waffles can be served with avocado, salmon, cheese or other toppings to your taste.

Sugar-free and gluten-free berry ice cream

You will need:

• frozen bananas – 2 pcs;
• frozen berries – 1 cup;
• vegetable milk – 2 tbsp;
• vanilla extract – 1/2 tsp.

Before freezing bananas, it is better to slice them – so it will be more convenient to mix with other ingredients. Mix all the ingredients in a blender until a homogeneous mass, then distribute into molds and place in the freezer.

You can use seasonal berries or any other berries. However, if you make ice cream from fresh rather than frozen fruit, the mixture will have to be left in the freezer overnight so that it freezes well.

Buckwheat popcorn

You will need:

• buckwheat – 80 g;
• erythritol (sweetener) – 25 g;
• cinnamon – 1/2 tsp.

Rinse the buckwheat, lay it out on a towel and dry it in a convenient way – for example, by spreading it out in the sun.

Pour the dry buckwheat into a heated frying pan and stir constantly. Roast on high heat for about 4-5 minutes, gradually reducing the power. Then add the sweetener and cinnamon, mix thoroughly and keep on the heat for another 1-2 minutes.

Gluten-free, sugar-free and egg-free charlotte

You will need:

• apples – 4-5 pcs;
• chickpea flour – 200 g;⠀
• apple juice, compote or vegetable milk – 200 ml;
• topinambour syrup (or other sweetener) – 6 tbsp. l.;
• vegetable oil – 3 tbsp;
• apple cider vinegar or lemon juice – 1 tbsp;
• baking soda – 1/2 tsp;
• cocoa powder – 1-2 tbsp;
• salt and cinnamon – to taste;

Cut apples into slices. Mix flour, baking soda, juice, vegetable oil, sweetener, salt and cinnamon. Add the apples and vinegar or lemon juice to the resulting batter and mix thoroughly. Place the mixture in a mold and bake in the oven for 30-40 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius.

Pancakes without sugar and sweeteners, gluten, eggs and milk

You will need:

• oat flakes (not quick cooking) – 130 g;
• vegetable milk (oat milk, almond milk, etc.) – 150 g;
• leavening agent – 10 g;
• bananas – 2 medium overripe bananas;
• vanilla – to taste.

Grind the oatmeal to a flour – for example, with a coffee grinder. Then the resulting flour and the rest of the ingredients combine in a blender to a homogeneous mass, and then give the dough to infuse for about 10 minutes. During this time, oat flakes will absorb some of the moisture and the mass will become more dense.

Fry the pancakes on a well heated frying pan, under a lid and on both sides. If desired, fresh berries or fruit can be added as a filling.

Achieve the desired figure can be, and without giving up your favorite dishes. Even for the most “unhealthy” product you can find a healthy and even useful alternative.