Here's an idea for a super sweet dessert you can give your kids before
lunch.
Fruit sundaes. My 7-year-old niece, Erika, taught me how to make these, and
they've become a big hit in our communal household.
Here's how to make them: Fill dessert bowls with fruit (last week we made
them with bananas, raspberries, grapes, and clementines). Top with (a little)
whipped cream and drizzle with chocolate syrup. Serve!
Okay, it's not rocket science. And it does walk that fine line between
"healthy" and "crap." But sometimes, walking that line is
the best I can do.
I'm actually not really opposed to sweets at all, as long as I know what's
in them. Since the chocolate syrup has way too many ingredients in it I can't
pronounce, I only give them a drizzle. But as far as I'm concerned, real sugar
is fine in moderation. Actually, it's more than fine. It's important. We've all
heard the stories: deprive your kids of anything and they'll only seek it out
elsewhere.
So we're a dessert family. My brother-in-law makes homemade ice cream (heavy
cream + sugar + ice cream maker = ice cream), I make cookies all the time, and
my husband can occasionally be persuaded to make rice pudding.
But fruit sundaes are the only ones we serve before lunch. I swear.
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