Serves 2

· 1 cup low-fat milk/skimmed milk
· 1 and 1/2 cups frozen blueberries
· 1 banana
· 1/2 avocado peeled and pitted
· 1 cup quark
· 1 tablespoon vanilla powder

Combine the milk, blueberries, banana and the avocado in the blender and blend until smooth. Add the quark and vanilla powder and blend again for approximately 5-10 seconds.

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Serves 12

· 2 and 1/2 cups quark
· 3 large eggs
· 1 and 3/4 cup sugar or 1/2 cup stevia for fewer calories
· 4.5 ounces butter
· 2 packs vanilla sugar
· 2 tablespoons semolina
· 1 teaspoon baking powder
· 1 pack vanilla pudding mix
· 1/2 lemon (sliced), 3 raspberries and fresh mint, for garnish

Mix sugar, eggs and butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Add quark, vanilla sugar and semolina. Then stir in vanilla pudding mix. Pour filling into a round, buttered cake pan. Bake for 60 minutes at 390 degrees Fahrenheit. Turn off the oven and let it rest for 30 minutes with the door open. Enjoy when it is still warm.

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