Today I am fasting Ramadan and I want to break the fast with something sweet but without sugar (how do I want to eat something sweet but without sugar?)
already fasting we need sufficient calorie intake, therefore we need something sweet, I will make sweet agar agar dates but don't use sugar.
Dates have a very sweet taste, natural sweetness and feels filling, that's why I use dates as a substitute for sugar.The nutritional content contained in 100 grams of dry dates are:
280 calories
2–2.5 grams of protein
75 grams of carbohydrates
65 grams of sugar
7–8 grams of fiber
65 milligrams of calcium
650 milligrams of potassium
1 mg iron
0.5 milligrams of zinc
150 IU of vitamin A
Source :
https://www.alodokter.com/manfaat-buah-kurma-untuk-kesehatan
Although dates have a sweet taste, they are not dangerous for diabetics, because the sweet taste in dates is due to the simple sugar content in the form of sucrose and fructose which are easily digested by the body.
Dates are also rich in fiber which is useful for digestion, dates are also anti-inflammatory because it is recommended to be consumed by people who break their fast, with these anti-inflammatory properties it will prevent the intestinal mucosa from bad bacteria that cause colon cancer.
But sometimes you feel bored when you have to eat dates, because of that I will combine dates with agar powder which is rich in fiber and is stomach-cooling.
The ingredients that I use to make date agar agar are :
1 pack of agar agar powder, I chose the green one
1 pack of instant coconut milk (61 mL)
150 grams of dates
100 mL of warm water
500 mL of water
because I don't want to lose a lot of fiber from the cooking process agar agar dates, so that the way I make agar agar dates is :
PREPARATION
1.Remove the date seeds and put the dates into the blender.
2.add warm water to the blender then blend the dates until smooth.
How to cook agar agar :
1.Put the water in a pot / pan, then add the agar powder, stir until there are no lumps of agar powder.
2.Add the coconut milk to the agar solution, stir until mixed.
3.it's time to cook agar agar that it boils, don't forget to stir the agar when it's cooked, turn off the stove after it boils.
4.Enter the dates that have been blended into the mold.
5.add the cooked agar into the mold.
6.let the cake agar agar dates cool and harden.
I used an old model made of aluminum, because it was sometimes difficult to get the cake out of the mold, but I have an easy way to get the cake out of the pan/mold,
I put a spoon on the side of the cake before pouring it into a serving plate to make it easier to remove the cake from the pan.
Cakes so that dates are rich in fiber can also be used as a diet menu to lose weight, because they are filling and have health benefits.
good luck trying the recipe for the dates.
