Frozen dessert is a tasty and healthy treat that will not only please you, but also cheer you up. Such desserts are especially good in hot weather, they will help to quench hunger and relieve people from thirst. In addition, it is a true paradise for the sweet tooth. So if you are worried about your figure, take care of the number of calories in each dish, then this is your choice.
What are these desserts good for?
Most importantly, in frozen desserts, there are a large number of vitamins that play a key role in metabolic processes. In addition, they are necessary for oxidative processes, after which their fats and carbohydrates form many useful substances that the human body uses as a plastic and energy material.
Thanks to vitamins, cells can grow and develop normally, they play an important role in the body's immune responses, provide its resistance to the adverse factors that surround us everywhere. Consuming vitamins is essential if you care about a healthy diet.
Homemade ice cream
A classic frozen dessert that anyone can make at home is popsicles. Most often it is made from just one ingredient. For example, a banana, if desired, you can add several grapes.
The cooking process itself is as simple as possible. Banana must be cut and put in the freezer. After some time, grind it in a blender, and then put it in a glass.
The uniqueness of this frozen dessert is that the banana contains virtually no juice. Therefore, ice crystals do not form during freezing. It is important to send just as much banana to the blender as you are ready to eat right now, because if you re-freeze it, the consistency will not turn out so uniform and creamy.
The calorie content of the dish is very small, only about 100 kcal. Therefore, you can enjoy such a dessert without experiencing any guilt. If the blender is not powerful enough, you can add a few tablespoons of water to make the banana better “crashed”.
Sorbet
Another common treat in hot weather is sorbet. This is a dessert made from frozen strawberries or other berries. For a classic recipe you will need one kilogram of frozen strawberries, half a glass of sugar, half a lemon and two tablespoons of water.
Sorbet was invented by the ancient Arabs. At that time, it was a non-alcoholic cold drink made from syrup and fruit puree. He made his way to Europe in the 16th century from Turkey. Received particular popularity in France. It turned into a real frozen dessert, as we know it today, only in the 19th century.
Frozen strawberries must be chopped in a blender. Then make sugar syrup. To do this, put sugar in a bucket, add water there and squeeze the juice from the lemon. After that, cook, stirring slightly, until the syrup thickens.
Strawberries should be crushed to a thick mass, and then pour sugar syrup into a thin stream. It is important not to turn off the blender at this time. Now the mass is left to pour into a suitable container and put in the freezer. In order for the sorbet to have the desired structure, it is better to mix the dessert in an hour and a half.
"Strawberry Sensation"
This recipe for a dessert from frozen strawberries will conquer your family and friends. It will require a kilogram of fresh strawberries, 400 grams of condensed milk, cookies, 3-4 tablespoons of lemon juice, nuts, 300 milliliters of heavy cream, which will be needed for whipping, as well as a tablespoon of melted butter.
To get started, take a narrow cupcake mold and cover it with foil so that it hangs over the sides of the mold. Half of the berries must be crushed with a flea crush, add condensed milk and lemon juice, as well as a half of whipped cream. Pour all this into the mold, evenly distributing everything along the bottom. Add butter. It can be replaced with caramel peanuts. Wrap the hanging edges of the foil and send it to the freezer for 8 hours.
When you get the dish out of the freezer, remove the foil, whip the second half of the cream and apply on all sides to the strawberry workpiece. Garnish the dessert with the remaining berry.
Cherry pie
Another recipe for frozen desserts is a lean pie with frozen cherries. This is an elegant delicacy that everyone will like. The most important thing is that you don’t have to go to the store on purpose, most of what you need is in the refrigerator of any housewife.
For the test you will need to take 350 grams of flour, two tablespoons of sugar, five tablespoons of vegetable oil, one bag of vanilla sugar, a pinch of soda and salt, six tablespoons of ice water.
The filling will take you 250 grams of frozen seedless cherry, five tablespoons of sugar and one tablespoon of starch.
How to make a pie?
To begin, sift the flour with a slide, making a depression in the center. Pour sugar, soda and salt into it. Mix everything thoroughly, adding water and oil. After kneading the dough, wrap it in plastic and put it in a cold place for 30 minutes.
After that, roll the dough into two layers. Put the first one in a greased form, shape the sides. Defrost cherries, mix with starch and sugar, placing everything on a dough sheet. Put the second sheet of dough on top and connect the edges.
Pierce the pie with a fork in several places, and grease the top with vegetable oil. Bake dessert from frozen berries in the oven at 180 degrees for 35 minutes.
Ice cream cake
For many children and adults, ice cream cake remains a favorite dessert. Most often it is prepared on the basis of strawberries.
Take half a kilogram of frozen strawberries, 400 milliliters of heavy cream, four egg yolks, 200 grams of icing sugar. For decoration, use syrup, jam or jam.
The secret of strawberry cake
In order for the dessert from frozen berries to be tasty and delicious, first add half the icing sugar to the strawberries. Grind all together in a blender until a homogeneous smoothie is formed. Whisk the yolks with the rest of the powder in a water bath. They need to be thick and white. After everything cool, stirring regularly.
The main thing is to whip the cream well, add the yolks and most of the resulting strawberry puree to them.
After that, cover the special form with a film. Pour half the berry cream on it. Put everything in the refrigerator for half an hour. After this time, put the remaining strawberry puree in the middle, and pour the second half of the cream.
Your cake is almost ready. In order to bring it to condition, put in the refrigerator for at least five to six hours. After that, you can safely transfer to a beautiful dish and serve. If you are preparing a dessert for a holiday, then decorate the cake with syrup, jam or jam. Just as your fantasy tells you.
Smoothie
Recently, a dessert made of frozen fruits such as smoothies has become increasingly popular. This is the name of a thick cocktail of frozen fruits, which the housewives skillfully combine with juice, yogurt or eggs. If desired, and a well-developed culinary fantasy, it can be combined with other products.
Smoothies were invented in America, and recently it has become extremely popular in our country. True, few people know how to cook it quickly and correctly.
One of the advantages of a smoothie is that it is much more useful than regular juices, as it includes live fiber, which is found in fruits. In addition, in the cooking process, you can give free rein to your imagination. Fans make sure that each smoothie is completely different from the one they made yesterday. In addition, you will need very little time to prepare it. All that is needed is simple ingredients and a blender.
Now we describe in more detail the recipe for a dessert of frozen berries. Take one banana, 50 grams of frozen raspberries, as much frozen blueberries, about 100 grams of milk. The latter can be replaced with yogurt, kefir and even water.
To begin, carefully peel a banana, cut it in equal slices. Fold it in a blender by adding berries and yogurt (or whatever you decide to replace it with).
Turn on the blender, beat thoroughly. Everything, your smoothie is ready. The drink can be poured into glasses and served. If desired, decorate the dessert with a leaf of mint or a circle left over from the banana.
Many culinary experts advise taking a banana as a basis for a smoothie, and a little overripe. This will give your dessert softness, elasticity and density. In addition, it will make it quite sweet and satisfying. If you want the smoothie to be even more satisfying, add nuts or bran to it. And as a basis for a fat-burning smoothie, you can use vegetable or fruit juices, sugar-free green tea, natural yogurt, cottage cheese or kefir.