Healthy Hints
Quark is a low fat soft cheese and is a good substitute for sour cream. This recipe will only be this low in calories and fat if you use the ingredients listed here, so it’s worth shopping around to find them. How about adding some fresh or dried fruit? It might help you use less sugar and adds texture.
Ingredients
Ingredients
500 g quark
3 tbsp icing sugar
400 g crème fraîche, (half-fat)
1 pinch saffron
1 tsp milk, (skimmed)
1 tsp almond, thinly sliced
1/2 tsp pistachio, sliced
1/4 tsp cardamom seed, crushed
What does this chart mean?
- Calories156kcal
- Protein11.0g
- Fat8.0g
- Saturated fat5.0g
- Carbohydrate11.0g
- Sugars (Total)10.0g
- Fibre0.1g
- Salt0.2g
Directions
1. Whisk the quark with the icing sugar and fold in the crème fraîche.
2. Mix the saffron in a teaspoon of hot milk and add to the mixture. Transfer into a serving bowl. Sprinkle the top with the almonds, pistachio nut slices and cardamom seeds.
3. Keep in the fridge for a few hours before serving.
Tip: Delicious mixed with chopped mangoes, strawberries, seedless grapes or pomegranate seeds.