Transitioning away from dairy treats, these delicious pudding desserts are ideal for anyone undergoing dietary restrictions still looking to enjoy the traditional sweet treat. Food blog Food52 cleverly substitutes iconic flavors often found in pudding like milk, vanilla or chocolate for fresher ingredients such as watermelon juice.
Often pudding is made from heavy ingredients such as egg, sugar, butter, whole milk and preservatives to keep the product long-lasting. However this dairy-free fruit take strips away many of the ingredients replacing them with only three items: watermelon juice, cornstarch and sugar. Together the cornstarch and sugar bind the watermelon juice turning it into a thick, wobbly consistency. The fresh ingredients in this recipe make this pudding much more health-conscious and the simplicity means this recipe can me made at home.
Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Dairy-free Desserts
- Opportunity to create a line of dairy-free dessert products using fresh, healthier ingredients.
- Fruit-based Puddings
- Opportunity to innovate with other fruit-based pudding flavors such as strawberry, mango or raspberry.
- Healthy Dessert Alternatives
- Opportunity to cater to the growing health-conscious consumer market by providing fresh, all-natural dessert alternatives.
Where This Applies
- Health Food Industry
- Opportunity to cater to the health-conscious audience with all-natural, dairy-free, and possibly organic dessert options.
- Dessert Manufacturing Industry
- Opportunity to create dairy-free dessert lines using natural and fresh ingredients with a focus on health and wellness.
- Non-dairy Milk Industry
- Opportunity to partner with non-dairy milk brands to create unique dessert products utilizing their products as a key ingredient.
