QuickTrim Recipes

You will need:

75 g fresh or frozen raspberries
110 g tinned apple
¼ tsp cinnamon
¼ Tbsp custard powder
¼ Tbsp caster sugar
¼ cup skimmed milk
2 Tbsp of muesli
¾ Tbsp honey
¼ tsp cinnamon

Method:

• Preheat oven to 180C
• Combine raspberries, apple and cinnamon together and spoon into a large gratin dish
• In a small saucepan combine custard powder and castor sugar with a little of the milk, to form a paste
• Add remaining milk and heat, stirring until thickened
• Pour custard over fruit and top with combined remaining ingredients.
• Bake at 180C for 45 minutes
• Allow to stand for 5 minutes before serving

You will need:

(this recipe makes 4)
2 Tbsp artificial sweetener
½ cup sultanas
2 Tbsp Chopped Walnuts
2 tsp Cinnamon
4 Granny Smith Apples
½ cup Unsweetened Apple Juice

Method:

• Pre-heat oven to 180°C
• Combine the sultanas, artificial sweetener, walnuts and cinnamon
• Remove the core of each apple from the top, leaving about 2cm at the base
• Peel the top half of each apple and fill the apples with the sultana mixture, piling it high
• Place upright in a baking dish that will fit them snugly so they won’t fall over (or in individual ramekins)
• Pour juice into dish
• Bake for 25-30 minutes or until apples are tender when pierced with a toothpick and serve hot

You will need:

½ cup apple juice
¼ Tbsp vanilla extract
1 Tbsp raisins
¼ of a cinnamon stick
1 ripe banana, peeled and sliced
1 Tbsp fat free yoghurt or ricotta cream
¼ tsp nutmeg (garnish)

Method:

• Simmer apple juice, raisins, vanilla extract and cinnamon in a saucepan for 5 minutes
• Add bananas, cover and simmer 8-10 minutes until tender
• Remove cinnamon stick before serving
• Serve with yoghurt or ricotta cream and sprinkle of nutmeg

You will need:

2 slices wholemeal bread
1 medium banana, 150g
½ tsp cinnamon
½ tsp artificial sweetener

Method:

• Preheat the grill
• Toast bread on both sides and arrange the banana slices evenly on the toast
• Dust with cinnamon and artificial sweetener (optional)

You will need:

(this recipe serves 8)
90g macaroon biscuits, blended or crushed
400g low-fat fresh ricotta
1 Tbsp honey
1 Tbsp soy milk or skimmed milk
150g blueberries

Method:

• Place macaroon biscuits in food processor and process until fine
• Remove and place in a bowl
• Place ricotta, soy milk and honey in processor and process until smooth
• Fold through biscuit crumbs and blueberries
• Serve as a dip with fresh fruit

You will need:

(this recipe serves 6)
400g cooking apples, sliced
50g caster sugar
5 g low fat butter
1 tsp vanilla essence
50g ground almond
1 medium egg, well beaten
Low fat cooking spray

Method:

• Preheat the oven to 180°C
• Lightly spray a casserole dish with cooking spray
• Arrange the sliced apples evenly over the bottom of the dish
• Beat the butter, sugar and vanilla until light and creamy using the back of a fork or a hand whisk
• Add the ground almond and beat until well combined
• Add the egg and beat until well combined
• Gently spoon the pudding mixture over the apples
• Place the pudding the oven for approx 30 minutes or until light golden and cooked when tested
• Serve hot

You will need:

1 cup (177g) of sliced kiwi fruit
½ mango
1 cup (150g) strawberries, no stems

Method:

• Peel the kiwi, cut into bite sized pieces and place in a bowl
• Separate the mango flesh from the skin, cut into bite sized pieces and place into the bowl with the kiwi fruit
• Wash the strawberries and remove the stalks, cut into bite sized pieces if necessary and place into the bowl with the other fruit
• The dish is ready to eat

You will need:

1 large ripe peach
½ Tbsp caster sugar
Pinch ground cinnamon
3 - 4 fresh mint leaves

Method:

• Wash the peach and cut it in half around the crease to the stone
• Twist halves in opposite directions to separate them
• Remove stones with a tsp
• Slice flesh into a serving bowl
• Combine sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl
• Sprinkle peaches with cinnamon sugar, mix and combine gently
• Cover with cling film and chill
• Stir gently and garnish with fresh mint leaves just before serving