South Beach Ricotta Almond Creme Dessert
This is a standard dessert for South Beach Diet and low carbers! From Cooking Secrets for Men. We show you how to use ricotta in desserts.
Yield: 4
Calories: 122.5kcal
Equipment
- Medium bowl and a whisk
Materials
- 16 oz tub low fat or fat free ricotta cheese
- 1 tsp almond extract
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1.5 tbsp Splenda or other artificial sweetener
- ½ cup slivered almonds toasted in a pan (no oil)
Instructions
- Toast the slivered almonds in a pan, with any oil
- Almonds will brown in 1-2 minutes. Watch to make sure they don’t burn.
- In a bowl, whisk together the ricotta, vanilla extract, Almond extract and sugar substitute.
- Add toasted slivered almonds to the mixture.
- Serve immediately or chill for 2 hours or overnight.
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Notes
Other variations include lemon, chocolate and vanilla Ricotta Creme
Nutrition
Serving: 0.5cup | Calories: 122.5kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1.8g | Cholesterol: 30mg | Sodium: 110mg | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 148IU | Calcium: 284mg | Iron: 0.96mg