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Easy dessert recipes to sweeten up your New Year’s Eve party - Times of India

Easy dessert recipes to sweeten up your New Year’s Eve party - Times of India

Posted: 31 Dec 2020 02:30 AM PST

No celebration or festivity is complete without a hearty and delightful dessert. And if it's a New Year's Eve party, a delicious sweet dish is a must. With the year 2021 around the corner, many of us are planning to organize parties for our friends, family and loved ones. Also, 2020 has been an eventful one in its own way with the coronavirus pandemic forcing people all over the world to stay indoors. Thus, ending the year with a sweet bite is also a way of entering into the new year on a cheerful note.

If you are organizing a New Year's Eve party at your home and are worried about what to cook for dessert, here we are to your rescue!

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02/6​Chocolate Nutella Pudding

1. Chop 1/2 cup any chocolate; set aside. Whisk 1/4 cup each of cornstarch, sugar and cocoa powder, and 1 tsp. salt in a saucepan. Very slowly add 3 cups milk, whisking constantly, until lump-free. Cook over medium heat for 7–10 minutes.

2. Remove from heat. Whisk in one-quarter of the chopped chocolate until smooth. Add remaining chocolate in three additions, whisking after each addition, until chocolate is melted and the mixture is smooth. Add 1 tsp. vanilla essence.

3. Place 1 cup Nutella in a medium bowl and add about 1/2 cup warm pudding mixture. Whisk until smooth, then whisk in remaining pudding mixture until incorporated. Chill until completely set.

4. Meanwhile, crush ½ cup dried fruits (almonds, cashews, walnuts, raisins) and cook in 2 tbsp. butter over medium heat until butter is browned. Let cool.

5. When the pudding is chilled, transfer to a large bowl and whisk until smooth before serving. Top with dried fruits and a sprinkle of sea salt.

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03/6​Chocolate Mousse with Berries

1. In a saucepan, melt 1/4 cup chocolate chips with 1 tbsp. water; stir until smooth. Stir a small amount of hot chocolate mixture into 1 egg yolk (lightly beaten); return all to the pan, stirring constantly. Cook and stir until slightly thickened. Remove from the heat; stir in 1 tsp. vanilla essence. Quickly transfer to a small bowl. Stir occasionally until completely cooled.

2. In a small bowl, beat 1/2 cup whipping cream until it begins to thicken. Add 1 tbsp. sugar; beat until soft peaks form. Fold into cooled chocolate mixture. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Garnish with whipped cream and raspberries/strawberries before serving.

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04/6​Strawberry Sorbet

1. Place 1/4 cup lemon juice, 2 cups powdered sugar and 3.5 cup fresh strawberries in a blender or food processor; cover and process until smooth.

2. Transfer to a freezer container; freeze until firm and serve.

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05/6​Peanut Butter Fudge

1. Melt 500 gm. white candy coating in a saucepan over medium-low heat, stirring constantly until smooth. Remove from the heat; stir in 1 cup creamy peanut butter and 1 cup chopped walnuts.

2. Spread into a greased square pan. Chill until firm. Cut into squares and serve.

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06/6​Chocolate Dipped Apple Rings

1. Preheat oven to 120 C. Core 1 kg. apples and cut crosswise into thin slices. In a shallow bowl, mix 1.5 cups sugar and 2 tbsp. cinnamon. Dip apple slices in sugar mixture to coat both sides. Arrange in a single layer on parchment-lined baking sheets.

2. Bake for 1 hour, turn and bake again for 60 minutes until apples are dry. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely.

3. In the top of a metal bowl over simmering water, melt 350 gm. semisweet chocolate; stir until smooth. Dip apple slices in chocolate, place on parchment paper and decorate with sprinkles. Let stand until set and serve.

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45 Healthy Dessert Recipes for Every Craving - Self

Posted: 24 Dec 2020 05:08 AM PST

Often when people think of healthy dessert recipes, they picture a plate of uninspiring copycat treats. You know exactly what we're talking about: imitations of your favorite sweets that spend so much time focusing on cutting calories or carbs, they forget to add any flavor. No matter how many times you put sugar-free frosting on an apple slice and call it a donut, it's never really going to taste like the glazed donut you actually want. 

The most ironic thing about these so-called "healthy desserts" is that they're not all that much healthier than their traditional counterparts when you do the math. Plus, recipes that are designed to reduce calories, fat, or sugar often result in final products that look better on camera than they taste or make you feel. The result? A nagging lack of satisfaction. The truth is that a genuinely healthy and fulfilling treat—one that's totally delicious to eat and full of nutrients—probably looks a lot like what you're actually craving. 

"There are nutrient-rich ingredients that you can incorporate into baking in a way that doesn't take away from [the final product], but adds to it and makes it more satisfying," as Rachael Hartley, R.D., certified intuitive eating counselor and owner of Rachael Hartley Nutrition, has told SELF previously. For instance: chocolate chip cookies that look and tastes much like the traditional treat, but have a bit more fiber and protein from whole wheat flour. Or a moist and fluffy cake that also happens to be filled with vitamin-rich sweet potatoes. And lot of your favorites don't need tweaking at all. Anything that's packed with fruit, nuts, oats, or eggs, for instance, offers up wholesome nutrition just as it is (though there are always plenty of easy swaps you can make to suit your tastes and dietary needs).

Not to mention, there is also plenty of room for less nutrition-packed ingredients in a healthy diet—like butter or sugar, elements that can be key to achieving the right chemical reaction or perfect texture in recipes. Abbey Sharp, R.D., of Abbey's Kitchen, previously told SELF she looks at all baking ingredients as tools in your toolkit. "No need to label them good or bad."

These 45 healthy dessert recipes run the gamut, from the fancy to the simple and everything in between. Most of them are filled with a variety of nuts, seeds, berries, grains, and veggies (!), and can be adapted to fit gluten-free or vegan diets. We also threw in a few that focus more on decadence than nutrition—because that's just what you need sometimes. And as Hartley says, "Sometimes the healthiest thing that you can do is really to eat the thing that you want!"

A note about the word healthy here: We know that healthy is a complicated concept. Not only can it mean different things to different people, it's a word that's pretty loaded (and sometimes fraught), thanks to the diet industry's influence on the way we think about food. At SELF, when we talk about food being healthy, we're primarily talking about foods that are nutritious, filling, and satisfying. But it also depends on your preferences, your culture, what's accessible to you, and so much more. We selected these recipes with those basic criteria in mind while also trying to appeal to a wide variety of nutritional needs and taste buds.

90 Christmas Desserts for However You’re Celebrating This Year - Bon Appetit

Posted: 18 Dec 2020 12:00 AM PST

Reward yourself for (almost!) making it through all the 2020 shi—well, you know—with one of these jolly Christmas desserts. Sorry, did you just say you don't have room for dessert? Well, friend, perhaps this list of itty-bitty cookie recipes is more your speed (👋). Back to the hard stuff: A custardy, caramelized, coconut flan that's both easy to make and striking enough to impress your pod. The salty-sweet, perfectly chewy halva that's as sophisticated as it is down-to-party. And the showstopping banana cream pie with gravity-defying whipped cream peaks that'll distract any aunties who Zoomed just to ask if "you're dating yet." Whatever your holiday appetite, we've got the Christmas desserts to match—with not a single dry fruitcake in sight.


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