When the sun hits and the appetite is lighter, we are looking for a dessert that pleases without weighing down. No more extended pastries, make way for seasonal fruit and express preparations! According to the nutritionist Raphaël Gruman, no need to add sugar either to use industrial alternatives: “With good seasonal fruit, well chosen, we already have everything you need to feast healthy“. These 5 desserts are as good for the palate as for the line.
Ultra-Fraîche melon or red fruit soup
Simple, fast and spectacular: the melon soup makes a comeback on our summer tables. Raphaël Gruman advises: “Just have a French spoon to make melon balls. 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“.
Result: an icy dessert with elegant presentation, “Hyper fresh, well presented and pleasant for the summer which works very well even when you receive people“. Equally effective variant: the same principle applied to strawberries or raspberries, for a red and tart ice soup.
Minute granite with red fruits without added sugar
The idea? Pass the fruits directly from the freezer to the blender. Strawberries, raspberries, blueberries … Everything is allowed. “”This gives a kind of red fruits granite like sorbet, completely homemade and without added sugar“, Ensures the nutritionist. A texture between sorbet and melting snow, perfect after a barbecue or in light snack.
Bonus tip: for a touch of pep, add a few basil leaves or a line of lime juice just before serving.
Fruit skewers and crunchy dark chocolate shell
When children claim ice cream, offer them a more fun alternative: coated fruit skewers. “”In summer, it is very quick to compose very simple fresh fruit skewers. But the trick is to cover them with melted chocolate (preferably black) and spend them for a few minutes in the freezer to obtain a crunchy chocolate shell“.
A dessert that appeals to adults as well as to younger, easy to prepare in advance and without an ice cream maker. The best associations? Kiwi, strawberry, banana and a 70 %chocolate net.
Fruit cottage cheese: the vitamin version of the classic
Classic but effective, cottage cheese is reinventing in summer. Raphaël Gruman offers several options: “This recipe still works but for more fun and flavor, add dark chocolate chips, flax or squash seeds for their good Omega 3 intake. In short, have fun!“”
Vary the pleasures by alternating between Skyr, Greek yogurt, or small Swiss, and add red fruits or pieces of fishing or fresh fig. Everything is not very sweet, while bringing satiety and freshness.
Lighter crumble with seasonal fruit: crunchy but reasonable
Do you want something more consistent? Direction the oven. “”A clafoutis is good, but the proportion of fruits is low compared to the dough, so it is a dessert fairly rich in carbohydrates“, Specifies Raphaël Gruman.
Its alternative: the light crumble. “”We can completely dose, and put a lot of fruit and a very thin layer of crumble to have a little bit of crunch in each spoon“. A quick cooking, a fine paste, and apricots, apples or very juicy red fruits: the winning combo.