Nourish Your Body and Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth with These Three Calcium-Rich Desserts

Beyond your savory meals, you can also incorporate calcium in sweet forms, for a tasty way to meet your nutritional needs.

Calcium is an essential mineral for maintaining bone health, supporting nerve and muscle function, and facilitating proper blood clotting. It is crucial for everyone, with particular importance for growing children, pregnant women, and older adults susceptible to bone-related issues. Doctors recommend including calcium-rich foods such as dairy products, leafy greens, seeds, soybeans, and lentils. Beyond your savory meals, you can also incorporate calcium in sweet forms, for a tasty way to meet your nutritional needs. Here’s how:

Paneer Kheer

Paneer, being a dairy product, is a rich source of calcium and also contains protein and phosphorus. This kheer is a delicious and nutritious way to incorporate calcium into your meals, so have seconds or third without any guilt. However, we won’t recommend it for individuals with lactose intolerance.

Ingredients:

• 2 tsp of ghee
• ¼ cup of chopped cashews or almonds
• 1 tbsp of raisins (can omit if you don’t like raisins)
• 3 cups of milk
• ¼ cup of sugar
• ½ cup of crumbled cottage cheese (homemade or store bought)
• ¼ tsp of cardamom powder

Instructions:

• Roast the nuts and dried fruits in ghee first, and then add the milk.
• Bring the milk to a boil while stirring occasionally and till the milk has thickened a little.
• Now add the sugar, followed by the paneer.
• Keep boiling and mixing everything till you think the paneer is cooked.
• Finish with ¼ tsp of cardamom powder.
• Serve warm with a garnish of sliced roasted almonds.

Chocolate Banana Mousse

Though bananas and cocoa are not particularly high in calcium, when combined with cream and eggs, the mixture becomes more calcium-dense. Enjoy this dessert with your favorite fruit for a dose of antioxidants.

Ingredients:

• 4 cups of milk
• 2 ripe bananas
• 3 tbsp of flour
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 cup of sugar or sweetener of choice
• 2 tbsp of cream
• 1/2 cup of chopped or grated Dairy Milk chocolate
• ½ cup chopped strawberries

Instructions:

• Mash the bananas with the egg yolks in a saucepan using an electric mixer.
• Then add the flour, sugar, milk, and cream into this saucepan and simmer on medium heat.
• Cook the mixture till you see it thicken.
• Then add the chopped or grated Dairy Milk chocolate and whisk until everything is homogenous.
• Pour the mousse either in a large container or into four individual serving cups and chill in the fridge for 30 minutes or more.
• Garnish the mousse generously with chopped strawberries and enjoy.

Almond and Apple Custard:

Almonds are rich in calcium, and apples also contain some quantity of this essential mineral. When included in a dairy-based dessert, like this custard, you can enjoy a great dessert that can help fulfill your calcium intake.

Ingredients:

• ¾ cup of chopped apples
• ¾ tbsp of chopped almonds
• 2 ¼ cups of milk
• 2 tbsp of custard powder
• 3 tbsp of sugar or sweetener of choice

Instructions:

• Make the custard with the custard mix, milk, and sugar according to the label’s instructions.
• Cool the mixture completely before adding the chopped apples and almonds into this.
• Pour the custard into serving cups and garnish them with some more almonds and apples if you want.

Tofu Chocolate Cake

Tofu is a great plant-based source of calcium, protein, and iron for those who do not consume dairy. Finish your balanced meal with a slice of this crazy-good cake.

Ingredients:

• 1 ½ cups of silken tofu
• 1 cup of refined flour
• 1 cup of Cadbury cocoa powder
• 1 ½ tsp of baking soda
• 1 ½ tsp of baking powder
• ¼ tsp of salt
• 1 cup of almond milk
• ⅓ cup of boiling water
• 3 tbsp of vegetable oil

Instructions:

• Preheat the oven to 375 F and line two baking tins with oil and flour.
• Press all of the water from the silken tofu by placing a heavy pan over it. Then blend it till it's creamy.
• Sift the flour, Cadbury cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together.
• Now transfer the dry ingredients, almond milk, and oil into the blender along with the tofu and combine till cohesive.
• Then add the boiling water into this, and stir by hand.
• Pour the batter into your cake tins and pop them in the oven for 30 minutes.
• Let it cool and then decorate it with cocoa buttercream frosting or have it with some whipped cream.