Healthy Apple Pudding for Weight Loss: Spiced Apple Dessert
Enjoy a creamy apple dessert and spiced rice pudding with up to 277 kcal fewer per glass – without compromising on flavour.
Why Make a Low-Calorie Apple Rice Pudding Dessert?
A spiced apple rice pudding dessert is the ultimate creamy comfort food, pairing cinnamon-spiced stewed apples with rich caramel syrup and crunchy nuts – yet it easily delivers 374 calories per serving. Whole milk, caramel syrup, honey, and pecans quickly drive up the overall calorie count.
The good news: with smart ingredient swaps, you can achieve up to 277 calorie savings (74%) per glass without sacrificing its velvety texture or rich taste. Choosing low fat milk, sugar-free caramel syrup, and natural sweeteners turns this treat into a guilt-free apple dessert that fits seamlessly into healthy apple recipes for weight loss.
Our calorie savings calculator shows you precisely how each swap affects calories, flavour, consistency, and cooking behaviour, helping you create healthy apple desserts tailored to your lifestyle.
The Original Recipe: Spiced Apple Rice Pudding Dessert
Ingredients for 6 glasses (approx. 200g portion size per glass):
- 200g (approx. 2 apples) Apples (such as Bramley apples or crisp eating apples) 104 kcal
- 500ml (2 cups) Whole milk (3.5% fat) 325 kcal
- 400g Pudding rice, cooked 520 kcal
- 2 tbsp (approx. 20g) Icing sugar, sifted 80 kcal
- 2 tbsp (approx. 20g) Walnuts, toasted 130 kcal
- 1 tsp Cinnamon spice, ground 6 kcal
- 100g Caramel syrup 320 kcal
- 25g Almond butter 155 kcal
- 3 tbsp (approx. 60g) Honey 192 kcal
- 60g Pecans 414 kcal
- 1 pinch Salt 0 kcal
Method:
- Cook the pudding rice according to the packet instructions with the milk and a pinch of salt (or use ready-made rice pudding). Sweeten the warm rice pudding with honey and keep warm.
- Peel and core the apples, then cut into small dice. Gently cook the diced apples with the ground cinnamon spice and sifted icing sugar in a pan over medium heat for about 5–7 minutes until tender and softly stewed.
- Prepare your glasses (approx. 200ml each) and layer the warm rice pudding, stewed apples, caramel syrup, and almond butter alternately.
- Scatter the toasted walnuts and pecans over the top, then finish with a light dusting of cinnamon and a drizzle of caramel syrup.
- Serve this apple dessert warm straight away, or enjoy chilled – both are delicious!
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