5 Waistline Friendly Nordic Lingonberry Jam Dessert Recipes

1. Lingonberry Jam Parfait With Coconut Cream

This parfait is a Paleo and vegan-friendly treat of layered coconut cream and lingonberry jam. It can be topped with your favorite freeze-dried berries, seasonal fruits, and nuts.

Ingredients

• 2 cups full-fat coconut milk (400 ml/16 oz can)
• Pinch of salt
• 1 tsp vanilla
• Lingonberry jam
• Toppings of choice (e.g. seasonal fruit, nuts, cacao nibs, freeze-dried blueberries)

Portion Control Tip: Divide your parfait into two glasses or smaller-sized containers.

Directions

1. Refrigerate the coconut milk for a minimum of 12 hours. This allows the liquid to separate from the creamy part of the milk.
2. Scoop the dense cream from the top of the can and put it into a separate bowl.
3. Add a pinch of salt and vanilla to the coconut cream and blend until you’ve formed peaks. It’ll look like a whipped cream once it’s ready.
4. Fill glasses or containers with alternating layers of lingonberry jam and coconut cream. Repeat the process until you’ve used up all the cream.
5. Add toppings to taste. Granola is popular for parfaits, but it’s often high in sugar. We recommend freeze-dried berries, nuts, chocolate chips and fresh fruit.
6. You can eat it right away or leave it in the fridge for up to four days.

What Makes This Recipe Healthy?

This dessert contains:

• No refined sugars
• Healthy fats from coconut milk

This recipe is a healthier alternative to a yoghurt and granola parfait that is often processed and packed with refined sugars.

Our jam is made from handpicked lingonberries (Vaccinium vitis-idaea) grown in organic forests of Finland, native to the Arctic tundra. To keep the product natural, we don’t add any sugar.

This doesn’t mean that the jam isn’t sweet. It has a signature tart taste, but also has a natural sweetness.

Another major ingredient in the dessert, coconut milk, is helpful when you’re looking for waistline-friendly desserts.

Coconut milk is great for weight loss because it contains:

• MTC that is responsible for balancing microbiota of gut—the imbalance of which contributes to excessive weight gain
• Lauric acid which boosts the immune metabolism and has an anti-irritant effect

2. Oatmeal Cookie Cups With Lingonberry Jam

Oatmeal cookie cups with sweet lingonberry jam are an ideal alternative to sugary breakfast muffins. They’re also packed with protein from peanut butter.

This recipe requires baking, but you can make a batch of healthy after-workout or breakfast desserts for the entire week—or even freeze them.

Ingredients

• 2 ½ cups oats (coarse or rolled)
• 1 cup peanut butter (use 100% natural peanut butter without added ingredients)
• ½ cup maple syrup
• 1 cup oat flour

Filling:

• Lingonberry jam

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
2. Combine oats, peanut butter, maple syrup, and flour.
3. Prepare an oiled or non-stick muffin tray.
4. Cover the bottom of the tray with one tbsp balls of the mixture. Press them down. Put jam in the middle. Top the jam with the remainder of your oat mixture.
5. Bake for 20 minutes.
6. Enjoy the oatmeal cups with jam filling.

What Makes This Dessert a Great After-Workout Snack?

These cups are a great post-workout combination because:

• Lingonberries are “superfoods” filled with anti-oxidants that reduce fatigue and provide you with an alternative to sugary protein bars
• Oats are full of fibre that provide you with slow-releasing energy
• Protein-packed peanut butter keeps you full for longer and helps you with muscle recovery

3. Yoghurt and Lingonberry Jam Popsicles

The summer recipe doesn’t require any mixing with the blender or baking. All you need is jam and Greek yoghurt.

Ingredients

• 1 cup Lingonberry jam
• 2 cups plain yoghurt (Greek or dairy-free alternative)

Portion Control: The recipe requires a popsicle mould that separates the yoghurt and lingonberry mix into smaller portions.

Directions

1. Gently mix the yoghurt and jam in a bowl.
2. Spoon the mix into the popsicle moulds.
3. Freeze for 4–6 hours or overnight.
4. Run the mould under warm water—this makes it easier for the ice cream to pop out.
5. Enjoy your summer treat.

Are Yoghurt Lingonberry Popsicles Healthy?

Yoghurt can be healthy, but many brands use a lot of sugar. Check the label for the amount of sugar. The yoghurt shouldn’t contain over 13 grams of sugar per 100 grams of yoghurt.

Benefits of yoghurt include:

• Probiotics that keep your gut healthy
• Protein to keep you satiated

We suggested Greek yoghurt because it has more protein that will keep you feeling full for longer compared to other lower-fat yoghurts.

4. Banana N(ice) Cream With Lingonberry Topping

This is the most budget-friendly recipe on this list and works with only two ingredients—bananas and our wild lingonberry jam.

Ingredients

• 2 large ripe bananas
• 2 tbsp lingonberry jam

Portion Control Tip: Separate the nice cream into smaller-sized bowls.

Directions

1. Cut up bananas into small pieces that’ll be easy to blend and place them on a baking tray.
2. Put the tray with bananas into the freezer overnight.
3. Mix frozen bananas in the blender. If you’re having a hard time mixing frozen bananas, add a splash of milk (or milk alternative) to help the process.
4.  Once the banana mixture is creamy, separate it into the bowls and top them with lingonberry jam. The strong flavor of lingonberries is enough to spice up a basic banana nice cream.
5. You can store it in the freezer or eat it right away.

Is This Two-Ingredient Dessert Healthy?

Yes. Nice cream was imagined as a simple vegan replacement for ice cream. They dubbed it as “nice” because it’s the alternative to store-bought ice cream full of added sugar, food preservatives and animal-derived substances.

What’s even nicer? Bananas and lingonberries are both rich with nutrients. This table breaks down their nutrient profiles:

5. Cheesecake Cupcakes With Lingonberry Jam

This vegan-friendly cashew-based cheesecake glazed with our lingonberry jam requires a bit of mixing, but this no-bake recipe uses only a couple of ingredients and makes 12 cupcakes.

Ingredients

Crust:

• 1 cup almonds or walnuts
• 1 cup pitted dates

Filling:

• 1 ½ cups cashews
• ⅔ cup coconut milk
• ⅓ cup coconut oil
• ½ cup agave, maple syrup or honey
• ¼ cup lemon juice

Glaze:

• Lingonberry jam

Portion Control Tip: Instead of using a cake mould, separate the mixture into smaller sized paper cupcakes using a muffin tin.

Directions

1. Soak cashews in water while you prepare the crust.
2. Blend the almonds and dates together to form the crust.
3. Separate the mix into the muffin tray and press down to create the base for the cheesecake.
4. Blend the cashews, coconut milk, coconut oil, agave nectar and lemon juice until smooth.
5. Fill the cupcake cups with the cashew cream cheese.
6. Leave it in the freezer to set for 4–6 hours.
7. Cover the cheesecake cups with lingonberry jam.
8. Enjoy your cheesecake.

What’s Healthy About This Recipe?

A combination of cashews, nuts and our wild lingonberries make a nutrient-dense dessert.

You know what makes lingonberries a superfood.

What about cashews and almonds?

Cashews are full of plant-based proteins, iron, healthy fats and minerals.

Almonds are your source of magnesium, potassium, protein, and vitamin E.

Together, you have a dessert that packs a nutrient-punch.

Which Dessert Should You Make?

Any of these four waistline-friendly dessert recipes pair well with our lingonberry jam.

They’re easy to make and only the oatmeal cookie cups recipe requires any baking.

On top of that, each recipes contains only a few additional ingredients that have been carefully chosen for a nutrient-dense dessert that’ll both keep you full for longer and satisfy your sweet tooth.

Tag us on our social media if you make any of these recipes, or check out our store for more healthy lingonberry products.

Frequently Asked Questions

What Do You Eat Lingonberry Jam With?

Lingonberry jam pairs well with meatballs, pancakes, waffles, oatmeal, toast, English muffins, and chia pudding. In other words, whether savoury or sweet, it’s bound to pair nicely!