Thursday, August 29, 2013

CHOCOLATE MOUSSE - AND FRUIT SLUSH - DIABETIC

CHOCOLATE MOUSSE

1 Package Jello Instant Chocolate Fudge, Sugar-Free pudding
1 2/3 cups fat-free milk
8 ounce container Cool Whip Lite

Mix instant pudding with milk following package instructions.  As pudding thickens, add Cool Whip, blending well.

Spoon into desert cups, garnish with fruit (cherry or strawberry), refrigerate 1 hour

Serves 8

Variations:

Chocolate Almond Mousse
Add 1/2 teaspoon almond extract to pudding mix.

Cappuccino Mousse
Substitute Instant Vanilla Sugar-Free pudding in place of chocolate.
Add 2 teaspoons instant coffee, regular of decafinated, dissolve into milk
1/8 teaspoon cinnamon, blend well into pudding mix - follow directions.

Nutrition (per serving)
Serving Size                     1/2 cup
Calories                           80
Cholesterol                       0
Dietary fiber                      0
Vitamin A                         2% DV
Iron                                  0
Total Fat                          5%
Sodium 65mg                   3%
Sugars                              5g
Vitamin C                         0
Carbohydrate 13g                4%


FRUIT SLUSH

2 2/3 cups coarsely chopped cantaloupe or watermelon-seeded, peeled
1 2/3 cups coarsely chopped kiwi (optional)
2-3 Tablespoons sugar
2 Tablespoons lime juice
2 cups water
ice

In a blender, puree fruit with sugar and lime juice until smooth.
Combine fruit mixture and water in a large pitcher.
If desired, pour through a strainer to eliminate pulp.
Cover ad refrigerate for up to a week.
To serve, stir well and pout into tall glasses over ice.

Serving Size  1/4 of recipe
Calories                                      60
Saturated Fat 0g                           0
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg                            0
Sugars                                          14g

Hope you enjoy the Chocolate Mousse and the Fruit Slush.  Most people don't know the taste difference between the fat free Jello and the regular Jello.  Thought you might enjoy the Fruit Slush while it is still hot here.

Be With God,
Jean







2 comments:

New York State Of Mind said...

Good Morning,
Ask and you shall receive. Here is the first diabetic recipe we have had on here. Jean and I were talking and if we have the Christmas Recipes again, lets get a few diabetic ones in there, too. Hope you all agree.

Marilyn

New York State Of Mind said...

I just realized the serving size was not on there, I just put it on.

Marilyn