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The Recipe Instructions |
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Ingredients
1 small apple, peeled and diced
12 medium size bananas, sliced
1 small orange, sectioned
1/2 cup seedless grapes
1 tbsp frozen orange juice, concentrate;
1/4 cup low-fat yogurt
2 tbsp part-skin ricotta cheese:
1/8 tsp ground ginger
1/8 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
4 walnut halves
Directions
Place all fruit in a bowl and mix in frozen orange juice concentrate.
In a blender, combine yogurt, ricotta, ginger, cinnamon and vanilla.
Portion the friut into dessert bowls, top each with yogurt-ricotta
sauce and garnish with a walnut half.
Other fruits may be substituted, such as melon, kiwifruit,
strawberries, blueberries, pears, or pineapple. The fruit medley may
also be served without topping. Food Exchange per serving: 1 FRUIT
EXCHANGE + 1/2 FAT EXCHANGE; CAL: 87; CHO: 2mg; CAR: 17g; PRO: 2g;
SOD: 20mg; FAT: 2g;
Source: Light & Easy Diabetes Cuisine by Betty Marks Brought to you
and yours via Nancy O'Brion and Meal-Master
Servings: 4
Diet Fresh Fruit Medley Recipe brought to you by Diet Recipes To-Go
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