Can't give up sweets? Make homemade marmalade!

This dessert was adored by Mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland and France. According to one legend, it was accidentally invented by a court physician and cook while trying to cure Her Majesty of a cold. As a result, the queen liked the fruit medicinal mixture. And later - to the whole world. For example, today every second British family eats toast with this healthy and tasty delicacy for breakfast. We invite you to prepare fruit diet marmalade to surprise your loved ones with an exquisite royal dessert.

Vanilla-pear marmalade

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Ingredients:

• pear fruit puree – 500 g
• vanilla - pod
• agar-agar (gelatin) – 2 tsp.
• water – 200 ml
• sweetener

How to cook?

1. Pour water over the agar-agar, stir and leave for 20 minutes.
2. Add vanilla and sweetener to the pear puree. Then blend all ingredients in a blender until smooth.
3. Place agar-agar on the fire, bring to a boil and simmer for several minutes.
4. Mix agar-agar with vanilla-pear mass, mix and pour into molds.
5. Place the finished diet marmalade in the refrigerator for 15 minutes (maximum time) to cool down.

Is marmalade good for weight loss?

People who are on a diet can afford a product such as marmalade. Its benefit lies in its low calorie content, and it will not harm your figure. Of course, you shouldn’t replace your entire diet with it alone or make snacks.

This is a dessert that should be consumed at the same time every day. It is advisable to eat sweets before noon, as the body is at the peak of its activity. You should not combine it with other desserts, only with drinks. Berry jelly marmalade is the best option for those losing weight, since it contains the least amount of vegetable and animal fats. When dieting, marmalade is consumed in the morning or before lunch.

Spicy hibiscus marmalade

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How to cook?

• hibiscus – 10 g
• gelatin (instant or agar-agar) – 10 g
• water – 200 ml
• sweetener – 3 g
• mint – ½ tsp.
• rosemary – 1/3 tsp.
• ginger

How to cook?

1. Pour cold water over the hibiscus and set aside for 10 minutes.
2. Then add finely chopped ginger, mint, rosemary, sweetener to the finished ice tea and mix all the ingredients well.
3. Place the mixture on the stove, bring to a boil and simmer for about 10 minutes, covered, over low heat.
4. Afterwards, strain the drink, add gelatin to the clean liquid, stir well (gelatin should completely dissolve) and beat until foam forms.
5. Pour homemade marmalade into molds and place in the refrigerator.

Strawberry marmalade

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Ingredients:

• strawberries – 250 g
• agar-agar – 2 g (½ tsp)
• sweetener

How to cook?

1. Wash the strawberries, remove the stems and blend in a blender until smooth.
2. Then add sweetener to the chopped strawberries and pour the berry puree into the pan.
3. While stirring with a whisk, add agar-agar to the strawberries and place the pan on the stove. Bring the contents of the vessel to a boil and cook for a minute.
4. Pour the prepared dietary marmalade into molds and place in the refrigerator until hardened.

How and at what age to give marmalade to children

When a child is ready for a new food, you can offer him a lot of different foods. By the first year of life, he is ready to try fermented milk products, the benefits of which are obvious. Juices and fruit purees are also introduced.

During the complementary feeding period, the baby learns flavors, but still loves sweet milk. Marmalade is not harmful for a one-year-old baby, because its food enzymes are fully formed, the stomach and organs function normally. The benefits of marmalade for children are controversial. If the baby constantly eats synthetic food, and not the sweets prepared by the mother, then subsequent stomach diseases are possible.

Diet marmalade made from homemade juice

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Ingredients:

• homemade juice (apple) – 200 ml
• gelatin (instant or agar-agar) – 30 g
• sweetener (honey)

How to cook?

1. Pour homemade juice into a saucepan. Then add gelatin and sweetener to it and put it on the stove.
2. Simmer the liquid over low heat until the gelatin is completely dissolved, but do not bring to a boil.
3. Pour the finished marmalade into a square mold, cool at room temperature and place in the refrigerator until completely hardened.
4. Cut the frozen dessert with a curly cutter (or a regular knife) and serve.

Benefit

It’s not for nothing that nutritionists included marmalade in the list of foods allowed for weight loss.

Benefits for health:

• controls blood cholesterol levels;
• removes pesticides, radionuclides and other toxins from the body - acts in the same way as activated carbon;
• speeds up metabolism
• improves liver function;
• improves skin condition.

What is useful for weight loss:

• has a low glycemic index;
• contains thickeners that are beneficial for the digestive tract;
• supplies the brain with glucose, which is lacking during dieting;
• is a source of energy (contains a sufficient amount of carbohydrates) to accelerate metabolism;
• has an antitoxic effect on the body, like a sorbent;
• improves mood;
• reduces the risk of failure.

Therefore, when asked whether it is possible to eat marmalade while losing weight, nutritionists give a positive answer. But the main thing here is to know the measure and rules for using the product. Otherwise, the kilograms will not go away, but will come.

Cherry marmalade

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Ingredients:

• cherries (fresh or frozen) – 300 g
• water – about 2 l
• sweetener
• gelatin – 4 packets

How to cook?

1. Place the cherries in a saucepan, add 1.5 liters of water and place on the stove. Boil the cherries for about 3 minutes. Then add sweetener to it and cook for a few more minutes.
2. Meanwhile, dissolve the gelatin in 300 ml of water and set aside for 10 minutes.
3. Pour gelatin into the cherry syrup in a thin stream (the temperature of the liquid should not exceed 60-70 degrees) and mix all the ingredients well.

Pour the marmalade into molds and place in the refrigerator until completely set.

Expert opinion

Nutritionists admit the possibility of consuming marshmallows during the period of active weight loss. Some experts deliberately do not advise people who are losing weight to give up sweets in order to avoid subsequent breakdowns and sudden weight changes. The main rule is not to exceed the permissible dosage, eat dessert in the first half of the day, and also do periodic fasting days without sweet foods.

It is also recommended to pay due attention to the choice of marshmallows. For weight loss, only natural products that do not contain dyes or preservatives are useful. Unfortunately, today low-quality and unsafe sweet products are increasingly found on store shelves. Therefore, it is better to prepare sweets yourself. It is not recommended to eat marshmallows when losing weight for people with diabetes and a tendency to swelling.

IMPORTANT! Informational article! Before use, you should consult a specialist.

Grapefruit marmalade

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Ingredients:

• grapefruit – ½ pc. (200 ml juice)
• water – 100 ml
• agar-agar – 1 tsp.
• sweetener – 2 g

How to cook?

1. Pour a little water over the agar-agar to swell it.
2. Meanwhile, squeeze the juice from the grapefruit and strain it through a colander to remove the pulp (you can leave it if you wish).
3. Place the agar-agar on the stove and cook until it begins to thicken. Add sweetener to it and bring the resulting mixture to a boil. Cook it for 2-3 minutes, adding grapefruit juice.
4. Pour the diet marmalade into molds and place in the refrigerator to harden.

How much marmalade can you eat per day?

Marmalade, no matter how natural it is, is still a dessert, and you shouldn’t overuse desserts.

You should treat marmalade as an analogue of sweets. Moreover, today this is the case.

The daily portion of this delicacy is 2-3 pieces depending on the size or 20-30 g per day.

Thus, marmalade is a very “many-faced” dessert, both in terms of taste and in terms of the ingredients used. Of course, if you are trying not to skimp on your health, then the marmalade you purchased is the most natural product available in the store, or even made with your own hands.

There are practically no contraindications for eating the “correct” marmalade, but you should keep in mind that this is a sweet dessert and do not abuse it.

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Cherry and banana marmalade

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Ingredients:

• banana – 1 pc.
• cherries (fresh or frozen) – 150 g
• agar-agar – 3.3 g
• water – 30 ml

How to cook?

1. Dilute agar-agar in boiled water at room temperature and set aside for 10-15 minutes.
2. Defrost the cherries. If it has a pit, remove it.
3. Peel the banana and chop a little.
4. Blend the banana and cherries in a blender until smooth and set aside for a while.
5. Combine the resulting mixture (room temperature - from 22 to 27 degrees) with agar-agar, brought to a boil.
6. Pour the liquid marmalade into molds and place in the refrigerator.

What to choose?

The beneficial properties of marshmallows and marmalade are generally similar; they have almost the same calorie content (approximately 326 and 321 kilocalories, respectively). Therefore, both desserts are considered one of the lowest calorie.

When choosing between two sweets, pay special attention to their composition. Besides:

• avoid sticky marshmallows or marmalade - most likely, it was stored in the wrong conditions;
• remember that overly bright sweets are usually colored with harmful dyes;
• Marshmallows in chocolate have a higher calorie content; they also often cause allergic reactions;
• make sure that the marshmallow does not contain citric acid - such a dessert will cause problems with the gastrointestinal tract.

The healthiest marshmallows and marmalade are those that contain only fruit ingredients and agar-agar. Choose a delicacy to suit your taste and don’t deny yourself the pleasure of dessert!

And you can order natural low-calorie sweets from Russian manufacturers on our website. To do this, choose the products you like on the website and place your order online or by phone. If you have any questions, please contact SladRus consultants: they will help and advise.

Chocolate marmalade

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Ingredients:

• cocoa – 1 tbsp. l.
• milk – 100 ml
• dates – 10-12 pcs.
• agar-agar – 3.3 g
• water – 30 ml
• nuts - a handful

How to cook?

1. Dilute agar-agar in boiled water at room temperature and set aside for a while to swell.
2. Combine cocoa with milk and stir until smooth.
3. Peel the dates, add warm boiled water and set aside for 30 minutes. After a while, drain the water from the dates and blend them in a blender until smooth.
4. Add date puree to the milk and cocoa mixture, mix well and set aside for 10-15 minutes.
5. Meanwhile, finely chop the nuts and bring the swollen agar-agar to a boil.
6. Combine agar-agar and the previously obtained mixture (room temperature - from 22 to 27 degrees). Stir well and pour the marmalade into molds, adding a little chopped nuts to each.
7. Place the finished dietary marmalade in the refrigerator so that it hardens well.

Is it possible to eat marshmallows on a diet: the harmful side

Despite the availability of the product during weight loss, it is worth remembering its disadvantages:

• The foam contains a large amount of sugar, so excessive consumption can lead to skin rashes and swelling. To prevent this problem, the product is consumed only in the first half of the day;
• Excessive consumption of sugary foods can lead to fluid retention in the body and subsequent weight gain;
• Marshmallows are not the healthiest product, so consuming them in excess can develop into an eating disorder.

Nutritionists advise eating marshmallows for those who have difficulty giving up sweets during a period of intensive weight loss. This product is less harmful to the body than other sweet foods.

Fruit marmalade

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Ingredients:

• dried apricots (soaked in drinking water overnight) – 100 g
• orange juice (natural) – 50 ml
• orange zest
• agar-agar – 3.3 g
• water – 30 ml

How to cook?

1. Soak agar-agar in boiled water at room temperature and set aside for a while.
2. Drain the dried apricots soaked overnight and blend in a blender along with the zest of one orange and homemade juice until smooth.
3. Mix agar-agar brought to a boil with fruit puree (room temperature - from 22 to 27 degrees).
4. Stir the homemade marmalade well, pour into molds and place in the refrigerator until completely set.

When preparing homemade fruit marmalade, we recommend that you use agar-agar as a thickener, since it is lower in calories than gelatin.

You can find more recipes for sweets and desserts in the article “Fruit Soufflé”. And may your life be as smooth and bright as our dietary marmalade!

Prepared by Tatiana Krysyuk

Contraindications

You should be especially careful if you have:

• allergies to ingredients in the composition (for example, if you are allergic to eggs, you are not allowed to eat marshmallows);
• heart problems and diabetes (you can choose desserts containing fructose);
• kidney failure, increased blood clotting or thrombophlebitis (gelatin-based desserts are not suitable for you).

If a doctor is preparing a diet for you, it is better to coordinate the choice of sweets with him. A nutritionist will help you avoid making mistakes when choosing a diet and purchase the healthiest treats available in stores.