Let’s discover together some light and delicious chocolate desserts. Perfect for those on a diet or for those who want to maintain a healthy weight.
The love of chocolate is something very difficult to control. From its scent, to its appearance and its unmistakable flavor, it is a food that when you like it can become a real obsession. Which complicates things a bit when you have to waste time. Luckily, there are several tricks that chocolate lovers can resort to. Small tricks to continue enjoying it even when you are on a diet and which therefore help to dispose of the extra pounds without losing your smile.
They range from 75% dark chocolate up to light mousse and chocolate flavor. And then there are the light recipes. Excellent for filling up on taste by transgressing without exaggerating. Exactly what you need when the desire for chocolate is so great that it can no longer resist. Let’s find out then which are the recipes with the fewest calories and which, nevertheless, keep the promise of a rich, fragrant and full-flavored dessert.
Light chocolate desserts. Here are the ones to choose to feel satisfied without guilt
Chocolate lovers to us. Today, we will discover some of the perfect light recipes to better enjoy this food of the Gods that almost everyone loves and which is really difficult to do without.
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In fact, there are recipes that, unlike others, contain few calories, giving all the pleasure of chocolate. The trick is usually to focus on wholesome foods and indulge in them from time to time without too much guilt. Starting from dark chocolate, in fact, there are also many benefits that it is important to take into account. Benefits among which (if you do not overdo the quantities) you can also count on a more reactive metabolism and on many polyphenols which, as we all know, are really good for health. But let’s go straight to the goal and find out together some winning ideas to enjoy chocolate without guilt.
The light chocolate mousse. Let’s start with a soft cream suitable for everyone and can also be enjoyed every day. It is a mix of unsweetened cocoa powder, milk (or water) and erythritol (or other sweetener). Just mix everything to get a virtually calorie-free cream that is excellent to spread on rusks in the morning. Plus, you can fit it into protein muffins and pancakes. And all by allowing you to feel the good taste of chocolate at any time of the day.
The tart with ricotta and chocolate. This dessert can be made both in large and single portions (usually more suitable to resist the temptation to take more). To make it just use the classic recipe of the tart but focusing on particular ingredients. The advice is to use a flour with fibers (they usually have fewer calories), dark chocolate at least 75% and sheep’s milk ricotta. Lean ingredients that will lower calories without affecting the taste. To sweeten you can use stevia, agave or whatever you prefer. Less recommended is erythritol which in the case of shortcrust pastry tends to make the dough a little crunchy. Having said that, you will get a delicious and super greedy sweet.
The simple chocolate cake. This incredibly simple cake is made from flour (if you want you can also choose the wholemeal type), bitter cocoa, water, yeast and a sweetener of your choice. Just mix the ingredients together and put everything in the oven to obtain a cake with slices of about 100 calories. A true taste experience that can be eaten without feeling guilty and can also be enjoyed at breakfast.
The chocolate plumcake. A good plumcake is always a lean but still greedy choice. In our case, as always, you can focus everything on the ingredients by choosing a low-fat yogurt and inserting dark chocolate both in the dough and as an embellishment. Therefore, as an alternative to the drops, just chop 80% dark chocolate. The taste will be surprising and you can focus on a slice with less than 150 calories but with maximum taste. Again, the use of erythritol is recommended both to lower calories and to avoid raising blood sugar.
The chocolate salami. Who doesn’t know this very easy dessert to prepare? The good news is that it can also be made in a light version. Just put together wholemeal biscuits, unsweetened cocoa powder, a little ricotta and erythritol (or other sweetener to taste), to obtain a dessert with less than 100 calories and all to be enjoyed.
Chocolate pudding. Let’s go back to something simple and bet everything on the classic chocolate pudding. It will be enough to use skim milk, erythritol (or other sweetener) and bitter cocoa to obtain a respectable and above all good dessert to taste. To make the recipe also healthy, you can use agar agar as a gelling agent. Healthy and low-calorie, it is also rich in beneficial properties for the body, proving to be a precious ingredient even when on a diet.
The dark chocolate bars. Another excellent dessert both as a snack and for breakfast is the one based on dark chocolate bars. These can be made with puffed quinoa to which 75% dark chocolate and sweetener are added. You will get a delicious bar, low in calories and based on two ingredients considered super healthy and friends of the organism. The perfect choice for a guilt-free dessert.
The chocolate banana. This is a sweet treat but which, to avoid the rise in blood sugar, should be enjoyed after a protein meal or together with a Greek yogurt. This is the chocolate banana. To make it, just dip the banana or just a part in melted dark chocolate. Let it cool and enjoy. Great for getting rid of the desire for sweet without breaking too much.
The ciccio pancake with chocolate cream. Who doesn’t know ciccio pancakes? These are mini breakfast cakes made with healthy ingredients such as oatmeal, egg whites, Greek yogurt, etc… One much loved is precisely the one with chocolate cream. This can be achieved with the first recipe listed and placed in the middle of the pancake. The same, if desired, can be achieved with cocoa powder. All for a dessert that will smell and taste absolutely chocolate. Therefore, it is intended for the sweet tooth.
The chocolate mug cake. Let’s finish with another chocolaty dessert that is very easy to make. It is a cake that must be prepared in a cup and cooked in the microwave. Just mix together oatmeal (or wholemeal), cocoa powder, egg whites, sweetener and baking powder and put everything to cook. Perfect when the craving for sweet is sudden and you don’t have the desire or time to wait.
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Eating chocolate even on a diet is more than possible. What matters is always do it in a controlled way and within a healthy and balanced diet. In this way you will never feel on a diet and you will be able to enjoy not only excellent physical shape but also good health. Which, needless to say, can sometimes also be achieved by enjoying simple dark chocolate. A whim that behind a doctor’s protection can be satisfied even every day as long as you never go beyond 20/30 grams.
Attention: remember that chocolate is rich in nickel and that is why it is not recommended for those who are allergic to it. Before consuming it (even if you are no longer in detox) it is therefore necessary to talk about it with a nutritionist expert in this allergy.