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🍰 Refreshing Melon Yogurt Cake
252 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- 120 g whole wheat butter cookies
- 65 g butter
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 400 g watermelon (1 piece)
- 400 g cantaloupe melon (1 piece)
- 2 sheets white gelatin
- 5 sheets red gelatin
- 1 organic orange
- 450 g yogurt (3.5% fat)
- 3 tbsp maple syrup
- 50 g powdered sugar from birch sugar
- 350 ml whipping cream
Instructions
- 1. Place the cookies in a sturdy freezer bag.
- 2. Seal the bag tightly.
- 3. Hit the cookies with a meat mallet until they break down into fine crumbs.
- 4. Melt the butter in a small saucepan over low heat.
- 5. Mix the cookie crumbs, melted butter, and cinnamon in a bowl.
- 6. Line the bottom of a 20 cm (8 inch) springform pan with baking paper.
- 7. Transfer the crumb mixture into the pan.
- 8. Press the mixture firmly and evenly to form a solid base.
- 9. Place the pan in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
- 10. Remove the seeds from the melons.
- 11. Use a small melon baller to scoop out the flesh into balls.
- 12. Soak the gelatin in cold water for at least 5 minutes.
- 13. Rinse the orange with hot water and dry it thoroughly.
- 14. Grate 1 1/2 teaspoons of the orange zest.
- 15. Cut the orange in half and squeeze out the juice.
- 16. Measure out 6 tablespoons of orange juice.
- 17. Stir the yogurt, maple syrup, powdered sugar, and grated orange zest until smooth.
- 18. Warm the orange juice slightly.
- 19. Squeeze the soaked gelatin well.
- 20. Dissolve the gelatin in the warm orange juice.
- 21. Whisk the liquid gelatin with 3 tablespoons of the yogurt mixture.
- 22. Stir this mixture into the remaining yogurt mixture.
- 23. Chill the yogurt mixture for 10 minutes until it begins to thicken.
- 24. Whip the cream until stiff.
- 25. Gently fold the whipped cream into the slightly set yogurt mixture.
- 26. Pour the yogurt mixture into the prepared springform pan.
- 27. Arrange the melon balls closely together on the surface.
- 28. Gently press the melon balls into the mixture.
- 29. Refrigerate the cake overnight.
- 30. Carefully release the cake from the pan.
- 31. Cut the cake into slices and serve.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 252
- Protein: 5 g · Fett/Fat: 17 g · Carbs: 21 g