Lemon Chiffon Dessert Recipe

Lemon Chiffon Dessert Recipe Lemon Chiffon Dessert Recipe photo by Taste of Home Rating 4

"This light fluffy treat was a hit when I shared it at a club meeting I hosted," notes Darlene Inman of Waynoka, Oklahoma. "My diabetic sister-in-law gave me the recipe."

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Lemon Chiffon Dessert Recipe
  • Prep: 20 min. + chilling
  • Yield: 6 Servings
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Ingredients

  • 2 envelopes unflavored gelatin
  • 1-1/4 cups cold water, divided
  • 1-1/3 cups nonfat dry milk powder
  • 2-1/2 teaspoons Crystal Light Lemonade
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  • 3 to 4 drops yellow food coloring, optional
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup 1% cottage cheese
  • 1 cup reduced-fat whipped topping
  • 1 tablespoon graham cracker crumbs

Directions

  • In a small saucepan, sprinkle gelatin over 1/2 cup cold water; let stand for 1 minute. Cook and stir over low heat until gelatin is completely dissolved; set aside.
  • In a bowl, combine the milk, drink mix, food coloring if desired, and salt; beat on high speed until blended. Place the cottage cheese and remaining water in a blender or food processor; cover and process until smooth. Add milk mixture and gelatin; cover and process until thickened.
  • Spoon into six 6-oz. custard cups. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour. Spread with whipped topping; sprinkle with cracker crumbs. Yield: 6 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving equals 81 calories, 2 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 2 mg cholesterol, 202 mg sodium, 7 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 7 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 lean meat, 1/2 starch.

Originally published as Lemon Chiffon Dessert in Light & Tasty February/March 2002, p46

Tip

Sticky Gelatin

Gelatin always sticks to the bottom or sides of the bowl when I prepare it. So I put the dry mix in a bowl and add just enough cold water to dampen it. Then I pour in the boiling water and stir. The gelatin doesn't stick and still sets to the right consistency. —Bertha Duncum, Cameron, Texas

Sweet White Wine

Enjoy this recipe with a sweet white wine such as Moscato or a sweet Riesling.

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Reviewed on Jul. 27, 2008 by Rebecca0629

oops, wrong recipe!

Reviewed on Jul. 27, 2008 by Rebecca0629

Mine tasted good, though I added lemon extract. Also, I thought the directions were a little hard to understand concerning the ladyfingers. To me, "split" means to split them lengthwise. Not so, they mean cut them in half. That would have been easier!

Reviewed on Jul. 27, 2008 by Lizbobski

I don't think the directions were very clear about mixing the dry ingredients. Why do you have to beat them? A whole step could be eliminated, by adding the wet ingredients to the dry ones in the blender. That is what I did. It tasted very sour(no sweetener in recipe). So I added Splenda to taste and it is much bett, but I don't think I would make it again. Liz

Reviewed on Jul. 27, 2008 by jeanmbulmer

I made this but it did not turn out good at all. I ended up throwing it out. It was too hard. One gelatin packet would probably have been better.

Reviewed on Jul. 26, 2008 by isaum

Reviewed on Jul. 25, 2008 by Barbara Marnell

Well, ladies, I made another attempt at this lemon dessert. I used just 1 packet of gelatin, and used 3 packets of drink mix. For those of you who are diabetic, the Crystal Light drink mix is sugar free, which I found appealing. This time the dessert turned out less dense and more chiffon-like, and had a very good lemon flavor. So, give it a whirl.........I think you'll like it.

Reviewed on Jul. 25, 2008 by tublaci

I used fat free cottage cheese and fat free cool whip to reduce calories and fat more. It was very good.

Reviewed on Jul. 24, 2008 by Barbara Marnell

Yes, I made it. It was very stiff; did it NEED 2 packages of gelatin?

I would have liked even more lemon flavoring. I may try it with only 1 package of gelatin and more lemon drink mix.

Reviewed on Jul. 22, 2008 by LynJan

Reviewed on Jul. 20, 2008 by Sue Springstun

I had to read the recipe again, (slowly), the second time and then everything made sense. After mixing the water with the cottage cheese, you will then add the dry ingredients and the gelatin to that which is going to be creamy. I would use Kool-Aid also.

 
 

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