Hello lovelies, I hope you're doing well and soaking up summer to the fullest. To give you even more time to relax, today I've got something for you: 3 easy 5-ingredient summer desserts. The desserts have a maximum of 5 ingredients each, so they come together really quickly and simply taste delicious. Because far more important than the number of ingredients is, after all, their quality. And so I'm thrilled that I got to create these recipes in collaboration with Migros Bio/Alnatura Switzerland*.
The desserts all feature fruit, because fruit is simply at its most delicious in summer. And with fruit in particular, organic quality matters a lot to me. Organic foods come from certified organic farming. They may not be genetically modified, nor treated with synthetic fertilizers or pesticides. And if that's not argument enough, then I think you really should compare the taste. Organic products usually just taste better and more intense.
On top of that, organic farming is considered the most environmentally gentle form of agriculture. It treats the earth especially sustainably. Biodiversity is preserved, and the soil, groundwater and climate are protected. Organic farmers care for their soil, they keep their crop rotations varied and so help create fertile ground. Plenty of good reasons to reach for organic products more often. For you, your health and our environment!
But now, on to the **3 easy 5-ingredient summer dessert **recipes! The "stars" of the recipes are 3 different main ingredients I used: Alnatura apricots, Alnatura fine dark chocolate and the new dried fruit & nut mix from Migros Bio.
The first dessert, with just 5 ingredients, is an apricot crumble — so quick and easy to make, and incredibly delicious!
A delicious vegan apricot crumble that gets by with 5 ingredients.
- 600 g apricots (frozen, from Alnatura)
- 4 Tbsp coconut blossom sugar
- 50 g almonds
- 100 g fine rolled oats
- 100 g vegan butter or coconut oil
- 2 tsp cinnamon (optional )
Mix the apricots with 1 Tbsp coconut blossom sugar and optionally 1 tsp cinnamon
Transfer to an ovenproof baking dish
Preheat the oven to 180°
Put the almonds, oats and 2-3 Tbsp coconut blossom sugar in a blender (optionally 1 tsp cinnamon) and pulse to small pieces (not too fine)
Add the butter, blend into crumbles and scatter over the apricots
Bake for about 30 minutes, serve with ice cream or yogurt
The gentle tartness of the apricots tastes wonderful with the sweet topping of nuts and oats. A vegan vanilla ice cream goes perfectly with it, of course, but so does yogurt — depending on how light you'd like it. A quick, easy summer dessert that you can also make with other fruit.
The second dessert is something with chocolate, because of course chocolate can't be missing in summer either. Especially paired with fresh berries and yogurt, which is why I created this stracciatella parfait with raspberries and blackberries. The Alnatura fine dark chocolate is grated into the yogurt and then served with the fruit in a glass.
Here's the recipe:
A quick summer dessert in a glass: with yogurt, chocolate and berries.
- 400 g plain vegan yogurt (e.g. coconut, soy)
- 50 g Alnatura fine dark chocolate
- 2 Tbsp maple syrup
- 3 tsp almond butter
- fresh raspberries & blackberries
Finely grate the chocolate and mix it with the yogurt, maple syrup and almond butter
Put some of the berries in a glass and lightly crush them
Spoon the chocolate yogurt on top
Chill, and before serving decorate with berries and chocolate
The parfait is wonderful to make ahead and serve as a dessert or snack, or to pack for a picnic. It isn't too heavy, so it also works beautifully as a light dessert after a barbecue.
Last but not least, something cool: a mango nicecream with dried fruit. Banana nicecream is always a big hit with us, and this version has pieces of mango in it too. The dried fruit mix with mango makes a wonderful topping, of course. This dessert isn't just really healthy, it's also totally delicious! It comes together in no time — you just need to have the bananas frozen.
Here's the recipe:
A quick tropical take on nicecream, with a crunchy topping.
- 2 bananas (frozen )
- 1/2 organic mango
- 1-2 Tbsp plant-based drink
- 2-3 Tbsp dried fruit & nut mix (Migros Bio )
Put the bananas and mango in a blender and blend into a creamy nicecream, adding 1-2 Tbsp plant-based drink
Roughly chop the dried fruit & nut mix with a knife and scatter it over the nicecream
The nicecream actually has only 4 ingredients — it really doesn't get any simpler. And thanks to the varied dried fruit & nut mix with nuts and mango, physalis and cranberries, there's guaranteed to be no boredom.
So now you're spoiled for choice — which of the 3 easy 5-ingredient summer desserts would be your favorite?
Honestly, just try them all, because I couldn't pick either :-)! And you can already find more delicious recipes with Migros Bio/Alnatura Switzerland* ingredients here.
Love, Verena
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**This blog post was created in collaboration with Migros, but reflects my own opinion. *
