DESSERTS

BEST ALTERNATIVE DESSERTS: 

PAPAYA, GUAVA AND PINEAPPLE

SLICED PAPAYA

PINEAPPLE CHUNKS

GUAVA

     Cake, ice cream, sweets, homemade sweetened chips, cookies, etc. are the common desserts often seen in parties and at home. Aside from their distinctive tastes, the color is one factor that attracts the people to crave for more. The aroma and the presentation of a dessert are but among those attributes which make people put more on their plates. Yeah, the more intake of these types of desserts, the more calories a person is accumulating too. Based on experience, I would rather abstain from taking sweets or any kind of desserts. I don't like sweets so as an alternative, I go for fresh fruits.Health benefits are in big scale and they are less expensive too. Aside from detoxifying your body system, you gain abundant Vitamin C and minerals.Fruits are not really new in the world of cuisine. They are even used by cooks in preparing dishes. Here are my best alternative desserts. There is nothing wrong if we eat any of these fruits: papaya, pineapple and guava.

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SWEETENED RICE CAKE (BIKO)

                                 FILIPINO DESSERT 

     Biko, a Filipino dessert made up of sticky rice, is a sweet favorite rice pudding served in special occasions like birthday, Christmas Eve, Easter Sunday and other Filipino celebrations together with families and relatives. Now, how is it prepared? Simply follow these steps and at the end you will get what you want.
    Here are what you should need for ingredients: 4 cups of sticky rice grains, 4 cups of water (in ratio), 400 grams coconut milk, 300 grams of brown sugar, a tablespoon of salt, 3 pieces of lemon, 2 table spoons of star margarine, one-fourth cup of orange peeling and one cup of raisins. This preparation is good for ten persons.
    Step 1. Wash the 4 cups of sticky rice grains and add 4 cups of water to cook it in a rice cooker.Wait until it is totally done.
    Step 2. Put the coconut milk in a pan on fire until oil is produced. Then caramelize it with sugar. Make the sugar totally dissolved as you may be able to make it brownish. Add the salt and lemon juice.Then add the sticky rice and mix it thoroughly and evenly. Add the margarine to the mixture.
    Step 3. By continuously mixing, add the orange peeling for good aroma and wait for 15 minutes to have a very good color and taste.
    Step 4. Take out the rice cake and put it in the rectangular glass canisterto cool down and garnish it with raisins.
     To serve it, you may cut it into squares.

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MANGO FLOAT

       Craving for a dessert is but a normal situation. Some are crazy about vanilla ice cream, fruit salad, cake, etc. However, there are special desserts which require the most wanted creamy-sweet mixture of ingredients, and one of the most delicious, irresistible and mouth-watering dessert is the "MANGO FLOAT". It is easy to make and you will never regret after chilling at the fridge! Here are what you must need and do!

Ingredients

(4) Large, yellow (ripe) mangoes, (1) Pack of Graham biscuits, (1) Pack of crushed Graham (optional), (1) All-purpose cream, (1) Condensed milk, rectangular container, (1/4) cup of raisins and (/2) cup of roasted peanuts and bowl

Steps

1.) Mix the all-purpose cream and condensed milk in a bowl. Blend them well and put it aside. 2.) Slice the mangoes into thin long strips. Lay your Graham biscuits at the bottom of your rectangular container.  3.) Spread evenly some of the mixed cream and condensed milk above the graham biscuits.  4.) Put the mango strips over the layered cream. 5.) Repeat Steps 3-5 until you reach the top of the container. Sprinkle your Crushed Graham above your last layer. Place the raisins and peanuts on top of the last . 6.) Put it inside the refrigerator or inside the freezer. Let it stay there for 2 hours or more. If the mango float is cold, it is served better.