Do you like berries? Berries Cream Cheese Dessert. (Recipe, photos and properties of berries)

Hi to all. Here's a dessert that pushed me Steemit Culinary Challenge #33 . It's getting very quick and easy (no special culinary skills needed)

So you need some berries. Therefore, the best cooking season is summer, when many berries.

  I'll tell you about the berries.

Shadberry (we call Irga)

Useful healing properties of Shadberry.

Shadberry has medicinal properties, it contains many substances, natural sugar, pectin, fiber, tannins, catechins, vitamin C, B, minerals - copper, cobalt and iron. Shadberry has an antioxidant effect, is an excellent prevention of cancer, Alzheimer's and other serious diseases of the nervous system.

If you use Shadberry you can get rid of cholesterol and thus protect your liver, kidneys, and also protect yourself from cardiovascular disease and atherosclerosis.

Shadberry is a useful plant in the form of juice and berries, therefore it is recommended to use it for the prevention of vascular diseases. Thus, it is possible to protect against varicose veins, since the walls of the vessels become firmer and more elastic, so the person is protected from a heart attack.

 Shadberry Juice is an excellent remedy for sore throat, with the help of which you can gargle. When a person is concerned about purulent wounds, you need to moisten the bandage in the juice and attach it to the affected area.

Black currant.

 Black currant - very tasty, and besides a useful berry. Thanks to its unusual properties, black currant is used not only in cooking but also in medicine.

It can be eaten not only for dessert, but also as a preventive measure for various diseases.

Black currant - a real pantry, the key and the path to your health. In currant berries contains vitamins B and P, provitamin A - carotene in it contains up to 3% mg.

There are pectin substances, essential oil and phosphoric acid, tannins and potassium salts, iron and phosphorus. The leaves of black currant also have medicinal properties, since they have copper and sulfur, magnesium and manganese, phytoncides, a large amount of ethereal small and vitamin C - as much as 250 mg, and this is the daily norm.

If we talk about vitamin C, then in the black currant it is even greater than in other plants. In order for your body to perform a daily dose of vitamin C, you just need to eat only 20 berries of black currant.

Medicinal goals can be achieved when using both leaves and berries.

Black currant, useful qualities of which are not only in the sense of vitamin, can even prevent cancer, as well as various diseases of the cardiovascular system. In addition, black currant will not allow to weaken the mental abilities of the elderly.

If you compare the fruits of black currant with other berries, then the content of minerals, vitamins and other useful substances, it surpasses any fruit and berry culture many times. Not so long ago, scientists were able to find out that the black currant will help you not to have diabetes.

Redcurrant.

Many believe that the red currant berries are on a par with feijoa and persimmons.

Redcurrant berries contain antioxidants in huge quantities, thanks to which the human body is struggling with cancer cells and the aging process. In addition to the fact that these berries contain a lot of vitamin C, red currants are rich in retinol, tocopherol, beta-carotene, B vitamins, folic acid, pantothenic acid, riboflavin, thiamine, pyridoxine, which is found not only in currant juice, but also berries, So this product is indispensable for the skin.

In addition to all the listed useful substances, red currant contains nicotinic acid, biotin, vitamin K, which promotes proper blood clotting in the human body.

Also in red currant berries contains, in addition to iodine and iron, a considerable amount of sodium, phosphorus, magnesium and potassium. Potassium in 100 grams of fresh berries contains 250 mg.

In addition, the red currant contains coumarins, which contribute to reducing the risk of blood clots, heart attacks and strokes, which is what the red currant is most famous for. Even currant berries are rich in organic acids, pectinamas, thanks to which a strong antiradiation effect is on the human body.

Also red currant berries are perfect for people who are constantly struggling with excess weight, because this product is non-nutritive, and even if you eat red currant berries in large quantities, the weight is not affected.

Naturally, thanks to such a saturated chemical composition, we can say that the red currant is multifunctional and has a beneficial effect on the human body. And above all, these berries are useful for people who have heart disease.

Strawberry

Wild strawberry forest is a medicinal plant growing in the forests of Ukraine. The chemical composition and properties of berries are sufficiently well studied, in contrast to the leaves most often used in the recipes of traditional medicine.

This herbaceous perennial plant belongs to the family of rosaceous, reaching a height of 5-15 cm, growing in meadows, in deciduous and coniferous forests, among shrubs, on fringes and forest glades. The flowering time is the end of May, the berries ripen by July. The smell of leaves is weak, the taste is slightly astringent. The berries have a subtle exquisite aroma and sweet and sour pleasant taste.

The healing properties of strawberries are very diverse. They are caused by biologically active substances present in its composition.

Useful substances in strawberries contain vitamins (ascorbic and folic acids, carotene, B1), antioxidants, sugars, organic acids (salicylic, apple, lemon, etc.), tanning agents, colorants and pectin compounds, flavonoids, tannins, dietary fiber, Anthocyanins, in particular, 3-glycoside cyanidin, volatile volatiles, micro- and macro elements (iron, sodium, potassium, phosphorus, manganese, iodine, magnesium, boron, zinc, etc.).

Raw materials from strawberry leaves contain ascorbic acid (up to 0.5 mg per 100 g of fresh leaf), flavonoids, including quercetin derivatives, traces of alkaloids, tannins, glycosides, in particular frangarin and powerful antioxidants.

The berries and leaves of the plant have diuretic, anti-inflammatory, choleretic, antimicrobial, anthelmintic, diaphoretic, restorative, tonic, immunomodulating, sedative, antiscorbutic, tonic and hematopoietic.

Useful and medicinal properties of wild strawberry

Preparations from strawberries are prescribed as a means of improving appetite. Berry strawberries have a beneficial effect on the condition of patients with gout, atherosclerosis, diseases of the nervous system (hysteria, neurosis, insomnia, depression, increased excitability).

They are well proven in the treatment of anemia, scurvy, beriberi, skin diseases, including acne. Regular inclusion of strawberries in the diet leads to skin rejuvenation and wrinkle smoothing. Berries are considered a valuable dietary product.

Raspberries.

We all remember how, as a child, we were given a raspberry jam for a cold. It's not just about taste. Raspberries contain a large amount of vitamin C and a high percentage of salicylic acid. In fact, it is the same aspirin, only natural natural origin. Unlike the chemist's remedy, natural does not contain chemistry. Therefore, tea with raspberries is better than tablets, especially for children.

Raspberry has the ability to reduce body temperature, reduces headache and eliminates toxins. This is a wonderful diaphoretic.

In order to preserve all its useful properties with domestic preparations, it is better not to preserve it, but simply to rub with sugar at the rate of 1: 1, that is, 1 kg of raspberries it is necessary to take 1 kg of sugar. Also it can be dried. With these methods of storage, raspberries perfectly retain their useful properties as a cold remedy.

It is interesting that the benefits of leaves and stems of raspberries are similar, that's why they are brewed as tea and drunk with ailments.

Essential oils contained in raspberries are excellent in increasing appetite, and the presence of fiber in raspberries has a beneficial effect on the musculature of the intestine. Various acids in the composition of berries - lemon, apple, wine and others - improve digestion. The great benefit of raspberries for the human body and for constipation, since it is a natural laxative, acts gently and without side effects. To adjust the work of the gastrointestinal tract, it is enough to eat 10-15 berries in a season before each meal.

So, I told you about berries and their useful properties. And now here is a recipe for dessert.

Berries:

• Redcurrant
• strawberry
• Blackberry
• Shadberry
• raspberry

Cheese mass:

• 200 g - cottage cheese
• 75 ml - sour cream
• 2 tablespoons - honey
• 1 st. - thickener
• 200 g - pastry cookies
• mint

Cottage cheese whipped with a blender with sour cream, honey. Add thickener. It should be a homogeneous mass.

Part of the berries blend with a blender. Chop the cookies into crumbs.

At the bottom lay out the cottage cheese mass.Top with a little berry puree, cover it with a layer of whole berries and a layer of sweet cottage cheese. Make several more layers in the same order. Put in the refrigerator for one and a half to two hours. Before serving decorate with berries.

If you make a dessert for adults, then you can pour 50 ml of liqueur into the crumb of pastry and put it on the bottom of the dessert.