Many children today present lactose intolerance, a problem both for the little ones since they cannot eat much food, and for the parents. For the latter, the shopping list is a daily challenge, since many of the products that we can find in supermarkets contain lactose. Lactose is a type of sugar found in milk, but it is also added to many products to add flavor.
If you have a child with lactose intolerance at home, probably you will have trouble designing a menu that your child can take without problem. Very especially when we talk about desserts, since a large amount of them have lactose among their ingredients. But today we have the great luck that many families share the same difficulties, but also share their way of solving it with great ingenuity.
So today we are going to do our bit with these ideas from, desserts for children with lactose intolerance. In addition, in the link you will find a simple way to devise a weekly menu for celiac children.
Rice pudding oatmeal
Oat milk has a sweet taste, making it perfect for this traditional dessert.
Ingredients
- 1 glass of round rice
- A liter of oat milk
- 1 brick of lactose-free cream
- 6 tablespoons sugar
- Peeling a lemon
- 1 sprig of cinnamon
- ground cinnamon
First we have to put a casserole on the fire with the oat milk and the lactose-free cream brick, at medium temperature. We wash the lemon very well and dry it with absorbent paper, carefully, we cut the shell without taking anything from the white part. Add the lemon peel to the casserole and also add the cinnamon stick. When the milk is hot without boiling, add the sugar and stir well.
Meanwhile, we are putting the rice in a colander and we wash it under running cold water. We drain the water well and once the milk starts to boil, add the rice and cook, stirring constantly for about 40 minutes over low heat. We have to make the milk reduce and the rice is honeyed, to achieve this it is necessary to stir constantly.
Once ready, We serve in individual containers and cover with a plastic wrap until the rice pudding is completely cold. Before serving, sprinkle ground cinnamon on top and voila, the little lactose intolerant now has a delicious dessert to enjoy.
Lactose-free vanilla custard
Another homemade dessert that all children love, this recipe is prepared in a few minutes and your child can take it without any problem.
Ingredients
- 400 ml of lactose-free milk
- 1 brick of lactose-free cream
- 80 g sugar
- Yolks 4
- the peeling of a lemon
- 1 tablespoon cornmeal
- A vanilla bean
- 1 cinnamon stick
- cinnamon mill
- Maria type cookies Without lactose
We put the milk, the cream, the lemon peel, the vanilla sprig and the cinnamon stick in a saucepan and put it over medium heat. When it starts to boil, remove from the heat and let it warm up while all the ingredients release their essence and flavor.
Meanwhile, we are mixing the egg yolks with the sugar in a bowl and mix until obtaining a creamy dough. In a small glass, we dissolve the cornmeal in a little cold milk and mix with the yolks. Once the milk is warm, remove the twigs and the lemon peel and add a small amount of the yolks, in this way it will adapt to the temperature and the egg will not set.
After, vmasters adding the rest of the mixture by first passing it through a strainer. We mix everything well and return to the fire, at a medium low temperature, stirring constantly. We will have to cook the custard until we obtain a light but creamy consistency. Once ready, we serve in individual containers and add a cookie to each container. Cover with plastic wrap and let it cool to room temperature, once it is warm, we can put it in the refrigerator.
Before serving, sprinkle a little cinnamon ground and ready to enjoy!
Orielo's Kitchen original recipe