10 Surprisingly Healthy Holiday Puddings
These creamy custards cut calories, not flavor!
When you're craving a decadent dessert, go ahead and indulge in a succulent holiday pudding. You’d never guess these rich custards are made healthy ingredients such as avocado, tofu, and fruit—all of which help cut down on calories and fat.
1. Raw Vegan Persimmon Banana Vanilla Pudding with Chia Seeds
At 178 calories per serving, this vegan pudding is so healthyyou won’t believe it’s a dessert! Ripe persimmons, an often overlooked superfruit high in vitamin A, gives the treat a velvety texture, while a generous sprinkle of crunchy chia seeds offers good-for-you fatty acids.
Ingredients:
2 large soft, very ripe persimmons
2 frozen bananas
3 Medjool dates, pitted
1 tsp. vanilla
Chia seeds as topping
Directions:
Remove the leaves from the persimmons. Place all of your ingredients in a Vitamix blender. (Note: If you don’t have a Vitamix, you may consider omitting the dates because it won’t blend as well. Add raw agave as a substitute.) Blend until smooth and serve immediately.
Makes 2 servings.
Recipe provided by Veg Obsession
