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Raphael Gruman (nutritionist)
No more rich desserts! In the heat, we want freshness and a sweet touch at the end of the meal that doesn’t add too many calories. Nutritionist Raphaël Gruman gives us 5 ideas for simple and light desserts to make with seasonal fruits.
Ending your meal with a sweet treat is always nice. But what could be better in summer than enjoying seasonal fruits to create a light and delicious dessert. In addition to crunchy fruits and the traditional fruit salad, Raphaël Gruman gives us 5 ideas to make at home, for maximum pleasure with few calories.
A melon soup (or red fruit soup!)
Perfect for summer, melon soup doesn’t require much preparation.All you need is a French spoon to make melon balls.” advises Raphaël Gruman for this first recipe. Then, we scrape the rest of the melon, which we mix with mint and ice cubes, and we put everything back in the emptied half-melon. “And you get a super fresh, well-presented and enjoyable dessert for the summer that works very well even when you have people over.”
A chilled fruit soup that also works perfectly with strawberries for example.
A red fruit granita
The second recipe is also very simple. Since it only consists of freezing red fruits (strawberries, raspberries, blueberries) and mixing them once frozen.This gives a sort of red fruit granita sorbet style, totally homemade and with no added sugar” the expert emphasizes.
Chocolate-shelled fruit skewers
Another version of a fruity and not very sweet dessert, the skewer!In summer, it’s very quick to make simple fresh fruit skewers. But the trick is to cover them with melted chocolate (preferably dark) and put them in the freezer for a few minutes to obtain a crunchy chocolate shell.” An ideal dessert with children for example, which replaces ice cream and pastries.
Fruity and revisited white cheese
Traditional fromage blanc with fresh fruit segments or red fruits is also a good option in summer. But you can also opt for skyr, Greek yogurt or even petits suisses depending on what you have at home.This recipe still works but for more fun and flavor, add dark chocolate chips, flax or pumpkin seeds for their good vitamin content. Omega 3. In short, have fun!” recommends the expert.
A “light” crumble with your favorite fruits
Finally, if you are more of a “pastry” person, the nutritionist advises opting for a crumble rather than a clafoutis.which can be very good, but in a clafoutis, the proportion of fruit is low compared to the dough, so it is a dessert quite rich in carbohydrates“.
In the crumble too, which includes butter and sugar, the caloric bill can quickly rise”except that you can completely measure it out, and put a lot of fruit and a very thin layer of crumble to have a tiny bit of crunch in each spoonful.”
Enough to eat lots of fruit in different forms this summer!