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Banana mousse

This dreamy dessert is low in cholesterol, fat and salt -- and is easy to make.

Ingredients

2 tablespoons lowfat milk
4 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 medium banana, cut in quarters
1 cup plain lowfat yogurt
8 slices of banana, 1/4 inch each

 

Directions

  1. Place milk, sugar, vanilla and banana in blender.
  2. Process for 15 seconds at high speed until smooth.
  3. Pour mixture into small bowl and fold in yogurt. Chill.
  4. Spoon into four dessert dishes and garnish each with two banana slices just before serving.


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Nutrition information
Serving: 1/2 cup
Servings per recipe: 4
Calories: 97 (10 from fat)
Cholesterol: 4 milligrams
Fat: 1 gram (1 saturated fat, 0 trans fats)
Protein: 4 grams
Sodium: 47 milligrams 
Total carbohydrate: 18 grams (1 fiber, 10 sugars)
 

 

Source: National Institutes of Health, Stay Young at Heart: Cooking the Heart-Healthy Way

First published: 02/08/2007
Last updated: 02/08/2007

Reviewed by: Allina Health System Press

 

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