There are also different foods with which to be able to satiate yourself and satisfy that need for sweet that the body asks us for on a large number of occasions. The most recommended for this is the date. It is a great source of fiber and a dehydrated food, due to its low water content. But the most interesting thing is that it has a sweet flavor and that they do not provide any type of added sugar.
the consumption ofe dates daily can protect against arteriosclerosis, the main cause of heart attacks and strokes, according to a study carried out by Professor Michael Aviram, a biochemist at the Technion-Israel Institute of Science, and published in the ‘Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry’. Specifically, this work, carried out on a sample of 10 people, showed that, after four weeks consuming dates, there is a 15 percent decrease in triglycerides and a 33 percent decrease in the oxidation of fats in the blood.
The Dates are rich in sugars and vitamins A and B and already in ancient times it was called the fruit of the ‘tree of life’. Its consumption can improve the quality of lipids (fats) in the blood without increasing sugar levels.
A rich dessert with dates
We propose a delicious recipe for double chocolate muffins that you can prepare in practically 20 minutes and that does not have any sugar. The foodtropia account, which has almost 200,000 followers, proposes these delicious and fun recipes, ideal to prepare with the little ones in the house.
Ingredients for 8 cupcakes:
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2 ripe bananas.
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10 tablespoons of oat flakes to grind and make flour or directly 10 tablespoons of oat flour.
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50 gr of raw almonds to crush or almond flour.
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2 tablespoons of pure defatted cocoa powder.
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4 medjoul dates
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2 eggs.
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chocolate 85% cocoa.
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a teaspoon of yeast.
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Optional: a splash of milk or vegetable drink to lighten the dough.
The first thing we must do is grind the oats and almonds well to turn them into flour. Once we have it, we reserve them in a bowl each. Next, we beat the bananas, the egg and the pitted dates.
The next step is to mix the dough that you have left with the oatmeal and almond flour that we made previously. Subsequently sprinkle the cocoa powder and stir the mixture well.
The next past is add a teaspoon of yeast. Then, with a spoon, Add the cupcakes to a mold. Ideally, spray these molds very lightly with a little oil so that the mixture is well greased.
As an optional addition, You can put a small piece of chocolate on top of each cupcake (the higher its percentage, the less sugar it will have and the healthier it will be for us).
Finally, we bake our cupcakes. in the oven for 20 minutes and at a temperature of 180 degrees. Enjoy!