Tips And A Recipe For Low Fat Dessert

If you are trying to lose weight, skipping desserts can be a real challenge. The great thing is you do not have to give up eating your favorite dessert in order to lose those stubborn inches. There are plenty of low fat dessert recipes that you can try for a delicious and healthy treat.

Making your own low fat dessert is actually simple. The key is to substitute the fattening ingredients in the recipe for low fat items. For example, if the recipe calls for cream cheese skip the regular one and look for fat free or low fat cream cheese. Likewise, use margarine or applesauce instead of butter. Chill evaporated milk and you have a low fat substitute for whipped cream. When using eggs, just use the egg whites or instead of using whole eggs, try an egg substitute product. Also, replace the sugar with a sugar free sweetener such as the product Splenda.

Another good idea is to use cooking spray to coat your cake pan instead of grease. A cooking spray will have less fat and cholesterol than oil and will cover the pan completely and evenly so your low fat dessert will slide perfectly onto a plate much easier.

If you are thinking that your options in making low fat dessert are limited, you would be happy to know that you can in fact make almost any type of dessert into a low fat dessert. Again, the key is using low fat ingredients, which are easily available from grocery stores. So, you can make your own low fat pudding, cake, cobbler, pie and even low fat ice cream.

To get you started right away in making a delicious low fat dessert, here is an easy recipe for a popular dessert, strawberry cream cheese shortcake. It uses substitutes to make a low sugar, low calorie and low fat dessert.

Beat 8 oz of softened fat free cream cheese and half a cup of powdered sugar. Fold in 8 oz carton of a Cool Whip Free, a fat-free whipped cream substitute. Pour into a 9×13 pan and spread evenly. Cover the pan and chill for 2 hours. While you are waiting, sweeten 5 cups of sliced strawberries with ¼ cup of Splenda or any sugar substitute. Before you serve your delicious low fat dessert, spread the strawberries on top. Add some Cool Whip on top of each serving.

The recipe above is just one of many low fat dessert recipes out there that you can try so you can still satisfy your sweet tooth and not have to worry about gaining weight.