Retro trifle
I HAVE a such a sweet tooth that most of the time when I'm designing a menu, my mind wanders to desserts, cookies and cakes. But I never forget my mantra: to cook not only for taste but for the sake of your health.
Ingredients
100ml water
1 tablespoon honey
1 1/4 tablespoons gelatine
400ml freshly-squeezed orange juice
250g strawberries, sliced
2 ripe peaches or 1 mango, sliced
250g reduced fat thick natural or vanilla yoghurt
Berry sauce
250g fresh strawberries
2 fresh-pitted dates
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Method
Make jelly by combining water, honey and gelatine in a small pot and stirring over a low heat, without boiling, until gelatine dissolves. Pour and stir through freshly squeezed orange juice then place in the fridge until set.
Make the berry sauce by combining strawberries, dates and vanilla in a high-speed blender and blending until smooth. To assemble the trifles, layer the sliced strawberries and mango with the yoghurt, berry sauce and jelly. Allow trifles to chill in the fridge before serving and enjoy.
Nutrition per serve: protein, 6.3 grams; carbs, 27.4 grams; total fat, 1.3 grams (saturated, 0.7 grams); fibre, 4 grams; kilojoules, 629. Gluten free, low GI, protein-rich.
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