South Beach Diet Recipes For Desserts

As you may already know the average diet does not allow you to eat desserts. It can be very difficult to see others around you enjoying delicious desserts and know you can’t have any. In fact, that is one of the temptations that causes many people to cave in and go back to eating whatever they want and breaking their diets.

However, the South Beach Diet is different. You are allowed to eat desserts with this diet, which is one thing that makes it easier to stick with this one. You may be surprised to learn that there are many low carbohydrates and sugar free desserts available for you to enjoy.

Here are a few great South Beach Diet Recipes for Desserts that you can try out. All of these recipes were taken from “The South Beach Diet Cookbook” written by Arthur Agatston, M.D.

Strawberries with Velvety Chocolate Dip

You will need:

• 6 tablespoons fat-free plain yogurt
• 6 tablespoons sugar-free chocolate syrup
• 1 teaspoon thawed frozen orange juice concentrate
• 2 pints medium strawberries, hulled

Use an electric mixer on medium speed to whip the yogurt, chocolate syrup and orange juice concentrate together in a small bowl. Cover and chill until ready to eat. Use the strawberries for dipping. You can find this one located on page 301 of the cookbook.

Frozen Strawberry Dessert

You will need:

• 2 tablespoon mayonnaise
• 8 ounces reduced-fat cream cheese, softened
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 package frozen unsweetened strawberries, partially thawed
• 1 cup low-fat frozen whipped topping, thawed

Use a small bowl to gradually blend the mayonnaise and the cream cheese and mix well. Add the lemon juice and strawberries, ¼ cup at a time. Fold in the whipped topping. Evenly divide the mixture into 6 molds and freeze for two hours or until firm. You can find this one located on page 306 of the cookbook.

Chocolate Pie with Crispy Peanut Butter Crust

You will need:

• 3 tablespoon unsweetened natural peanut butter
• 2 cups toasted-rice cereal
• 1 package sugar-free reduced-calorie instant chocolate pudding mix
• 2 cups fat-free milk

Coat an 8in or a 9in pie pan with cooking spray. Use a saucepan over low heat to warm the peanut butter until it has melted. Remove from heat and stir in the cereal. Press the cereal mixture into the pie pan and up around the sides. Freeze for an hour.

Prepare the pudding according to the directions and pour immediately into the prepared pie crust. Refrigerate for one hour and serve. You can find this one located on page 316 of the cookbook.

New York Style Cheesecake

You will need:

• 4 cups reduced-fat ricotta cheese
• 3 eggs, separated
• 2 tablespoon honey
• ¼ cup sugar substitute
• 3 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1/3 cup low-fat graham-cracker crumbs

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a large bowl beat the cheese until smooth. Stir in the egg yolks, honey, sugar substitute, cornstarch, vanilla extract and mix until thoroughly combined. In a medium bowl whip the egg whites with a clean beater for 2 minutes or until soft peaks form. Fold the whites into the cheese mixture.

Coat a 9in springform pan with cooking spray and cover the bottom with cookie crumbs. Pour the cheese mixture into the pan and bake for 30 to 40 minutes or until golden and set. You can find this one located on page 321 of the cookbook.

These are just a few of the wonderful desserts that you can enjoy when you are on the South Beach Diet. With so many great desserts to enjoy it will be easy to forget that these foods are good for you to eat. Being on a diet no longer means doing without all the good food when it’s the South Beach Diet that you are following.

Related Information:

South Beach Diet Snack Recipes

South Beach Diet Recipes For Beginners

Introduction To The South Beach Diet Plan