5 of the most delicious and healthy desserts for this winter

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

Fragrant, spicy and hearty desserts that perfectly complement a frosty winter evening. All of them are useful, and some will even help cure colds.

Magic ginger ice cream

Ice cream doesn't seem like the best dessert for cold winter evenings, but this one is special. First, ginger ice cream has a spicy flavor and even warms. Secondly, it easily, as if by magic, turns into an ideal sauce for pies and fondants.

What are the benefits: ginger improves the functioning of the cardiovascular system and has a beneficial effect on digestion.

Ingredients

• 10 g of ginger root;
• 200 g of milk with a fat content of 3.2%;
• 5 egg yolks;
• 65 g sugar;
• ½ teaspoon of turmeric.

Preparation

1. Peel the ginger root, cut into thin slices.
2. Put the milk on low heat and bring to a boil. Then put the ginger in the milk, cover with a lid. Leave on the stove for another 15-20 minutes.
3. Strain the milk to remove the ginger pieces. Let it cool to room temperature.
4. Whisk all the egg yolks and sugar in a separate saucepan. The mass should lighten and increase in volume.
5. Place a saucepan with beaten egg yolks over low heat. Stir the mass with a whisk and pour in the milk. Add turmeric. It gives a bright color and sets off the spicy taste of ginger. If you don't like this spice, you can do without it. The ice cream will still be great.
6. The saucepan should be on low heat for 10 minutes. All this time, stir the mass with a whisk.
7. Remove the pan from heat. Strain the contents and pour into portions. You can pour the mass into a zip-lock bag or container, and then spread out in portions with a spoon.
8. Ginger ice cream can be garnished with lemon zest. Be sure to try another serving option: place a scoop of ginger ice cream on a hot fondant, reheated cookie, or a slice of pie. It will melt and turn into a savory, creamy sauce.

Fragrant carrot cake

A light pie with a spicy taste will mislead your family and friends. Its main part is carrots. But it tastes nothing like vegetable casseroles from childhood! A nice bonus: this cake is prepared without flour and oil.

What are the benefits: carrots help to restore strength and improve immunity.

Ingredients

• 4 eggs;
• 110 g sugar;
• 50 g cocoa powder;
• 300 g carrots;
• spices.

Preparation

1. Separate the whites from the yolks.
2. Grate the carrots on a fine grater. Add spices to it (a pinch of cinnamon, nutmeg, ground cardamom, vanilla extract), stir.
3. Beat the yolks with 55 grams of sugar. The mass should become lighter and increase in volume. Add cocoa powder and beat again until smooth. Add the spiced carrots and mix well.
4. Whisk the whites with the remaining sugar. Gently add the protein mixture to the cocoa and carrot yolks. Stir the dough with a wooden spatula.
5. Transfer the dough to a baking dish.
6. The cake needs to be baked for about an hour in an oven preheated to 180 degrees.
7. It is best to cover the carrot cake with a cream based on curd cheese. But you can choose whichever cream you like the most, or serve the cake without it.

Cough drops

If you do eat too much healthy but cold ginger ice cream, it's time to make some delicious cough drops.

What are the benefits: ginger is also a cough remedy, which is indispensable for those who cough and sneeze. It will help the body fight the disease.

Ingredients

• a glass of honey;
• 1 teaspoon ginger juice
• mint extract.

Preparation

1. Grate the ginger and squeeze the juice out of it.
2. Pour honey into a saucepan and put on low heat. Add ginger juice and 3-4 drops of mint extract. You can buy it at the pharmacy.
3. Cook the mixture until tender. It's easy to check when this moment comes: drip a little onto the silicone mat. If the drop starts to freeze, you're done.
4. While the mixture is still hot, use a silicone mat. Spoon into small, round drops. They will cool, harden and turn into candy.
5. Cut the wax paper into strips the size of your candy. Wrap each candy in paper, put them in a jar.
6. The base for these candies can also be regular sugar caramel, boiled in water or orange and lemon juice.

Vitamin Orange Cream

Dessert isn't necessarily a cake, cookie, or cake. A light, tasty cream works too. This vitamin-rich, vibrant orange curd can be spread over toast, biscuits, whole cake, or eaten with a spoon from a jar.

What are the benefits: oranges are rich in vitamins. And the essential oils found in the peel act as a powerful anti-stress agent on the body.

Ingredients

• 1-2 oranges;
• 75 g sugar;
• 60 g butter;
• 4 yolks.

Preparation

1. Squeeze the juice out of the oranges. You need 120 milliliters.
2. Remove the zest from one orange.
3. In a saucepan, combine butter, yolks, sugar, juice, zest. Put on low heat.
4. Stir the mass constantly. You need to cook for at least 15 minutes. Large bubbles should appear on the surface and burst immediately. The most delicious cream is not too thick, but you can choose the consistency that you like best.
5. Remove the cream from heat, strain through a sieve.
6. Pour the cream into a jar and refrigerate. You can eat it immediately after cooking, but it is better to wait 12 hours: the Kurd will infuse and become perfect.

Snowy rice pudding

The creamy and aromatic rice pudding goes well with breakfast. Spices will warm and invigorate you for the whole day. In addition, the dish is very satisfying, and you will not feel hungry for a long time.

Rice pudding can also be served as a dessert, and in many countries, it is pudding that is considered the king of the Christmas table.

What are the benefits: The pistachios used in this pudding are a source of amino acids, vitamins and trace elements.

Ingredients

• 100 g of rice;
• 30 g butter;
• 600 ml of milk;
• 50 g sugar;
• a handful of almonds;
• a handful of pistachios;
• spices.

Preparation

1. Rinse the rice under running water.
2. Heat the butter in a thick-walled skillet. Put spices in it. You can choose the ones that suit you. For example, saffron, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, vanilla. Fry the spices in oil.
3. Add rice and cook for about 2 minutes.
4. Pour in milk and add sugar. Simmer until the milk volume is halved.
5. Add half of the nuts. Stir, cook for a couple of minutes.
6. Remove from heat, transfer to a serving dish. Garnish with the remaining nuts. You can sprinkle with orange zest on top. Rice pudding is also decorated with candied fruits, dried fruits, berries.