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[oldsheep]

I have some madagascan vanilla pods that I have to use up. Trouble is, everything I can find to make with them is so fattening. Double cream etc. I thought of creme brulee or cheesecake but is there any way to make either of them taste nice without all the full fat cream?

Anyone got any brilliant ideas for a more healthy but great tasting pudding with vanilla? (or recipe with vanilla).  I am going to cook with a friend and she doesn't want to make icecream.
I'd fancy yoghurt but don't have a yoghurt maker. I can't eat wheat and don't fancy GF crusts as GF biccies are choc/ginger/too sweet or oatcakes. Help! Thanks x

[honeybun]

You can put them in yogurt or creme fresh. Or even low fat cream cheese to make a cheese cake.

It's a bit of a luxury item so go for it and enjoy. It's not as if you eat this kind of thing every day.


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[Hattie]

I used vanilla essence in Junket when i used to make it could you use pods scraped instead ? Uses milk not cream.

not bought rennet for a while but it may be in major supermarkets still.

http://www.cookitsimply.com/recipe-0010-052r29.html

[CLKD]

Vanilla rarely goes off.  Add them to pancake mix? DH cooks his morning porridge then cuts the pods up in small pieces.  A friend works for a herb company and gets samples - by the 1,000 

Added to ice-cream or yoghurt. 

[oldsheep]

thanks for the ideas!  Def look at low fat cream fraiche or cream cheese if I can find a suitable gluten free biscuit for the cheesecake base.
Trying to think of a neutral GF biscuit as ginger will be too strong and oatcake will fall to bits under the cheesecake (?). I'm a novice (you'll have noticed that  ) at baking

[CLKD]

Choose the biscuits that you usually eat and put 2 layers down as a base.  It's going to crack when cut anyway 

[vianne]

Just a small tip, oldsheep, when you've scraped the vanilla pods out, don't throw them away, put them in a jar of caster sugar. They will permeate through and you will have delicious vanilla sugar! 

[CLKD]

    â€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦  add to plain ice-cream or yoghurt?

[oldsheep]

thanks for the sugar tip! And all the suggestions. I def plan to keep some for yoghurt, although what I fancy is frozen fat free yoghurt next summer. I love frozen yoghurt and the shop ones are dull and too sweet.

Neighbour is a good cook (she's supervising; I'm clueless at baking). She says creme brulee and meringues with the egg whites.
I'm going to hers on friday afternoon. Morning I have a DEXA scan so this will be much needed dairy, won't it ladies? (no need to comment if you disagree  )

Have a look at this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAp8pEaWB1Y  The one they do about making a 3D drawing of your hand is lovely too. Made me smile.