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Desserts: Cold Desserts: Ricotta Cream
This Recipe Makeover is a fat-free replacement for traditional whipped cream, saving on calories!
Per serving: 14 calories, 0.6g fat and 0.8g carbs.
Saves: 18 calories, 2.2g fat and 0.9g carbs.
Author: CalorieKing
Date: August 14, 2012
Serves: 8 person(s)
Yield: 8 x level tablespoons
Preparation Time: 5 mins
Cooking Time: 0 mins
Ingredients:
Regular whipped cream is loaded with calories, fat and sugar. Our healthier makeover recipe replaces heavy whipping cream with ricotta cheese, gelatin and milk; and the sugar is replaced with a sugar substitute. | Recipe Makeover |
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3 Tbsp nonfat milk
1 tsp unflavored gelatin
1/4 cup part-skim ricotta cheese
1 sugar substitute equal to 2 tsp sugar
1/4 tsp vanilla extract
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| Traditional Recipe |
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1/4 cup heavy whipping cream, fluid
1 Tbsp sugar
1/8 tsp vanilla extract
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Directions:
Blend nonfat milk with gelatin and stir over hot water until dissolved.
Combine ricotta cheese, sugar substitute and vanilla extract, and mix well until smooth. Refrigerate.
Variations:
Serve with desserts, such as a pie or cake topping.
Serving suggestions are not included in the nutritional analysis.
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Nutritional Information
(Per Serving)
| Makeover | Traditional |
| Calories: | 14 cals | 32 cals |
| Kilojoules: | 59 kJ | 133 kJ |
| Fat | 0.6 g | 2.8 g |
| Carbohydrates | 0.8 g | 1.7 g |
| Protein | 1.3 g | 0.2 g |
| Cholesterol | 2.5 mg | 10.0 mg |
| Sodium | 13 mg | 3 mg |
| Saturated Fat | 0.4 g | 1.7 g |
| Fiber | 0.0 g | 0.0 g |
| Calcium | 29.0 mg | 5.0 mg |
| Total Sugars | 0.5 g | 1.5 g |
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