Low Calorie But Creamy Custard Dessert Recipes

BEST EVER LOW FAT CUSTARD ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Put eggs, sugar, flour, and part of milk in blender.
• Blend well.
• Add remaining ingredients.
• Cook on low heat until the mixture thickens slightly.
• Cool and refrigerate until you are ready to churn.

SKINNY CREAMY CUSTARDS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325° F. To caramelize sugar: In an 8-inch heavy skillet, cook 1/3 cup sugar over medium-high heat until sugar starts to melt, shaking skillet occasionally to heat sugar evenly. Do not stir. Once sugar starts to melt, reduce heat to low. Cook about 5 minutes or until all of the sugar is melted and golden brown, stirring as needed with a wooden spoon.
• Immediately divide caramelized sugar among four 6-ounce custard cups; tilt cups to coat bottoms evenly. Cool slightly.
• Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, combine eggs, yogurt, 1/3 cup sugar, and vanilla.
• Place custard cups in 13x9x2-inch baking pan. Divide egg mixture among custard cups. Place baking pan on oven rack. Pour hottest tap water available into baking pan around custard cups to a depth of about 1/2 inch.
• Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until a knife inserted near centers comes out clean. Remove cups from water. Cool on a wire rack. Cover and chill flans in cups for 4 to 24 hours.
• To unmold flans, loosen edges with a knife, slipping point between flans and sides of custard cups. Invert a dessert plate over each flan; turn over plate and custard cup together. Remove cups from flans. Spoon any caramelized sugar that remains in cups on top of flans.

HONEY BAKED CUSTARD, LOW FAT DESSERT

Steps:

• Beat eggs together with honey and salt. Add milk and beat well to mix. pour into a 1 1/2 quart casserole or individual custard cups. Set in a larger pan of hot water. Water should reach (on the outside) up 1/2 way to top of custard dish.
• Sprinkle top of custard with a little nutmeg. Carefully set whole thing into the oven and bake until a knife inserted in the center of a custard comes out clean, about 35 minutes. (Smaller dishes will bake faster.) Serve with low fat whipped topping. Makes about 8 servings, each custard serving is about 89 calories. Topping is extra, see package for calories.

LOW CALORIE VANILLA AND CINNAMON CUSTARD

Steps:

• Heat milk and water in a saucepan.
• Combine cornstarch, cinnamon and salt. Using a little water, mix it into a paste, then add to the saucepan.
• Cook until it thickens slightly.
• Cool, then add in the vanilla and artificial sweetener to taste.
• Serve chilled.
• You can experiment with different flavours such as mint or pandan (screw pine)leaves. In this case, heat the leaves together with the milk and water, and remove them before chilling.