Nutripro Portion Awareness - Redesigning Desserts

While many people see dining out as a treat, 38 percent said they skip dessert in order to eat more healthfully.¹ However, there are many ways to make dessert a permissible indulgence at the end of a meal.

Here they are:

• Replace heavy, cream-based desserts with yogurt-based desserts.
• Serve fruit between layers of mousse, creams, or cake.
• Provide poached fruit options.
• Instead of dusting with powdered sugar, use cocoa or spices, like cinnamon.
• Replace rich, creamy sauces with shaved dark chocolate or fruit coulis.
• Serve aerated desserts.
• Garnish with edible flowers, herbs, spices (cinnamon stick, star anise) or fresh fruit.
• Offer miniature versions of desserts like cakes, tarts, or custards.
   

Did you know?

Miniature desserts have been making a big impression since the 18th century, when the French introduced petits fours

<sup>Sources:
1. NPD Group, 2013</sup>