Healthy Desserts: with Natural Sweeteners

by Omur Akkor

Overview

Digging into traditional recipes in the history of Turkish cuisine, chef Omur Akkor finds dozens of healthy dessert recipes that utilize fruits, honey, and natural sugars instead of the unhealthy refined sugars so prominently used today. Part of a series from the award-winning Chef Omur, this book includes healthy twists on old favorites, including rice pudding, carrot cake, and Turkey’s world-famous baklava. Instead of skipping dessert altogether, Healthy Desserts will help you to find the perfect recipes for your taste buds and your health.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781935295648
Publisher:	Blue Dome Press
Publication date:	07/07/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	104
File size:	8 MB

About the Author

Omur Akkor, a gourmet chef, was born in Kilis, Turkey, a town known with its rich cuisine. He researches the local and forgotten cuisines of Turkey and has visited hundreds of cities and towns within Turkey as part of his study of historical and contemporary recipes from Turkish cuisine. His book, The Cuisine of Bursa, won the Gourmand World Cookbook Award and the Best Local Cuisine Book Award in 2009. Akkor also won the Gourmand Cookbook Award for Best Culinary History Cookbook in 2012, and the Best Corporate Book in 2014. He lives in Istanbul, Turkey.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 9

Introduction 11

Important Points While Preparing Desserts 16

Table of Measurements 18

Best Anatolian Desserts

Strained Palatial Ashura (Noah's Pudding) 21

Quince Stew 23

Nin-da Tu 25

Pepeçura 27

Kaygana 29

Walnut Sweet Sticks 31

Cezerye 33

Traditional Turkish Desserts

Rice Pudding (Sutlaç) 35

Dried Mulberry Pulp 37

Govdun 39

Apple Baklava with Olive Oil 41

Honey Curd Baklava 43

Pumpkin with Molasses 45

Horis 47

Apricot Jam with Molasses 49

Honey Curd Pear 51

Pistachio Puree with Honey 53

Strawberries with Curd Cheese 55

Healthy Desserts from World Cuisine

Cookies with Walnuts 57

Cookies with Fig 59

Hazelnut Grape Cake 61

Carrot Cake 63

Walnut Nougat 65

Apricot Molasses Pie 67

Pear Almond Pie with Honey 69

Dark Chocolate Muffins 71

Muffins with Dried Fruit 73

Pumpkin Cheesecake 75

Dark Chocolate Pudding 77

Cupcakes 79

Chocolate Risotto 81

Red Fruit Phyllo Baskets 83

Molasses Peanut Mash 85

Tea Compote with Dried Fruit 87

Crumble 89

Muesli with Dried Fruit and Yogurt 91

Muesli with Fresh Fruit and Mild Cream Cheese 93

Honey Ice Cream 95

Pineapple with Mild Cream Cheese 97

Biscotti 99