I'll be honest, as good as they are, these cooling treats won't beat the classic soft serve 99 from the ice cream van. They are however a healthier, lower calorie alternative. But just because they have fewer calories doesn't mean you can go mad and eat as many as you want. Remember every piece of food your body doesn't need for energy, will get stored as fat.
Lemon Meringue Pi-napple
This has got to be the quickest and simplest dessert on my list. Cut up some fresh pineapple into small cubes, pour over some Müllerlight® Greek Style Luscious Lemon yogurt (other fat free lemon yogurts can be used instead) and then crumble in a small meringue nest and mix. The sharpness of the lemon yogurt works really well with the fresh pineapple and the meringue pieces add a little touch of extravagance to the dessert.
Choc Mint Frozen Yogurt
Take 250g plain yogurt, add ¼ tsp peppermint extract or flavouring, ¼ tsp vanilla essence, 1-3 tbsp sweetener, 20g fresh spinach (trust me on this) and 25g chocolate chips. Pour all the ingredients except the choc chips into a blender and whiz until smooth. Add the chips and whiz again for a second or two, just to break the chips up a little. Pour into a plastic bowl or old ice cream tub, anything with a lid will do. Freeze for about 15 minutes, then stir and place back in the freezer. Keep repeating the stir / freeze routine until you have something the consistency of ice cream. The spinach adds a great colour to the dessert but you really can't taste it.
Fruity Yogurt Pops
This one is simple, take your favourite flavour of fat free yogurt, chop up some fruit that tastes nice with your yogurt, add some sweetener and mix together. When you freeze foods you lose a lot of the sweetness, which is why you need additional sweetener. Pour the mixture into lolly molds, add the sticks and freeze. These treats are very refreshing and a great way to get kids to eat fruit.
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