Vanilla and coconut pudding

M. recently sent me a link to a website with loads of healthy and simple recipes that he discovered. I have already selected a few to try - and this pudding was the very first one. He really likes pudding, and while I try to steer him away from the plastic box or paper bag product, every now and then I will spot the little box in the refrigerator. I am happy that I discovered this recipe, since it is a great alternative. It is truly delicious and entirely made from scratch - in a matter of minutes (you'll see!).

I recommend this especially to those of you with little ones - this is a delicious dessert you can let your children enjoy, as you try to teach them to eat healthily.


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Nedavno mi je M. poslao link za web stranicu sa jednostavnim i zdravim receptima - kaže, možda će ti se svidjeti. Bio je u pravu - već sam odvojila nekoliko recepata, a prvi koji sam probala je upravo ovaj puding. Najviše sam to uradila radi njega - inače nije neki ljubitelj slatkiša, ali puding voli i često me pita da mu napravim onaj iz kesice (ili sam kupi gotovi). U želji da zaobiđem sve to, sretna sam što sam našla ovaj recept kao alternativu kupovnim jer je zaista ukusan, a i spreman je za nekoliko minuta (vidjećete!).

Posebno ga preporučujem vama koji imate dječicu - mislim da će im se dopasti, a vi možete bez griže savjesti pustiti svoje dijete da uživa u nečemu slatkom.

Vanilla and coconut pudding

Ingredients

1 liter soy milk (you can use 0.5 l soy, and 0,5 l regular milk, if preferred)
400 ml coconut milk
6 tbsp maple syrup or honey
seeds of 1 vanilla bean
10 tbsp tapioca flour (or starch)
2 bananas (optional)

In a medium sauce pan, combine soy and coconut milk. Remove one cup of the mixed milk and place it in medium size bowl. Add honey and seeds of vanilla bean to the remaining milk in the pan.

Add tapioca flour to the reserved milk. Whisk until fully dissolved. Start heating the milk in the pan. Stir occasionally with a spatula (using a whisk will make the milk foam). Peel and slice the bananas. Just when the milk is about to boil, remove it from the heat, and slowly add the dissolved starch. Stir gently with a spatula until combined - the mixture will begin to thicken. Return to medium heat and let boil for a second or two. Add the bananas.

Let the mixture cool and then pour it in the serving bowls. Bananas really make this a wholesome dessert but I prefer it sans bananas because I find them in general to be a bit on the sweet side. However, since the pudding is only moderately sweet (no white sugar needed), many will probably enjoy it more with the bananas.


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Puding sa vanilijom i kokosom 

Sastojci

1 litar sojinog mlijeka (možete koristiti 0.5 l sojinog, i 0,5 l regularnog, kravljeg mlijeka)
400 ml kokosovog mlijeka (Alnatura)
6 kašika meda
sjemenke jednog štapića vanilije
10 kašika gustina

2 banane (ako želite) 

U šerpici srednje veličine, pomiješajte sojino i kokosovo mlijeko. Odvojite jednu čašu mlijeka u posebnu plastičnu zdjelu. Ostatku mlijeka u šerpici dodajte med i vaniliju.

Odvojenom mlijeku dodajte gustin i mutite dok se gustin ne rastopi. Počnite zagrijavati mlijeko u šerpici, i povremeno ga promiješajte (gumenom, a ne metalnom mutilicom, jer će se na vrhu početi stvarati pjena). Ogulite i narežite banane. Trenutak prije nego mlijeko počne da kuha, sklonite ga sa toplote i lagano dodajte mlijeko u kojem ste rastopili gustin. Promiješajte gumenom mutilicom dok se u potpunosti ne pomiješaju - smjesa će brzo postati gušća. Ponovno zagrijte smjesu dok ne počne da ključa i odmah je sklonite sa vatre. Dodajte banane.

Pustite da se smjesa hladi 5-10 minuta, uspite je u zdjelice za serviranje i servirajte odmah ili dodatno ohladite. Hranjive banane su bitan sastojak ovog deserta, iako je meni ukusniji bez njih (meni su banane inače malo previše slatke). Obzirom da sam puding nije puno sladak, pretpostavljam da će većini biti ukusniji sa bananama. 

Ginger lime cheesecake

While patiently waiting for summer and the many fruits it brings, I prepared this refreshing, summer-y cheesecake. The choice of in-season fruit is at present very limited, so I focused on the citrus family. Lime has a truly lovely, fresh aroma - I made the cake on Wednesday evening; it is Saturday today and the kitchen still smells wonderfully.

Ginger Lime Cheesecake

Ingredients

350 g digestive cookies

1 tbsp fresh ground ginger

500 g mascarpone cheese

4-5 limes (juice and zest)

50 g butter

Confectioners' sugar (about 10 tbsp)

In a medium size bowl grind the biscuits to smooth crumbs, and mix in the fresh ginger. In a separate saucepan melt the butter over low heat, and add it to the crumbs. Gently mix until the crumbs keep together when pressed with the back of a spoon. Transfer the crumbs to the bottom of your pan, and press and flatten them with your hands. Refrigerate for half an hour or until you prepare the cream.

Place the mascarpone into a large bowl, and mix with the icing sugar. Zest and then juice the limes. Add the lime juice and about one-third of zest (save some for sprinkling later) to the sugar and mascarpone mix. Spoon onto the cookie base and smooth out with a spatula. Freeze for an hour and chill in the fridge for 15 minutes before serving.


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U iščekivanju ljeta i boljeg izbora voća, pripremila sam ovu osvježavajuću tortu od sira. U ovoj sezoni, izbor voća je reduciran, a ja se trudim da ne kupujem vansezonsko. Limeta ima zaista divnu aromu - kolač sam pravila u srijedu navečer; sad je subota a kuhinja još uvijek miriše.

Torta od sira sa đumbirom i limetom 

Sastojci

350 g digestive keksa
1 kašika svježe naribanog đumbira
500 g mascarpone sira
4-5 limeta (sok i korica)
50 g maslaca

Šećer u prahu (oko 10 kašika) 

U zdjeli srednje veličine izmrvite kekse i dodajte im svježi đumbir. Istopite maslac na laganoj temperaturi i dodajte ga mrvicama. Lagano izmiješajte dok mrvice počnu da se lijepe skupa. Istresite smjesu na dno pleha za pečenje, te je pritisnite i poravnajte rukama. Stavite u frižider na pola sata ili dok pripremite kremu.

U većoj zdjeli pomiješajte mascarpone sir sa šećerom u prahu. Naribajte koricu limeta a zatim ih iscijedite. Mješavini sira i šećera dodajte sok i oko trećinu naribane korice (ostavite dio za dekoraciju na kraju). Premažite kremom kekse i zamrznite cheesecake na jedan sat. Prije serviranje čuvajte kratko u frižideru.