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Ingredients
2 cup part-skim ricotta cheese
1 cup low-fat cream cheese
= (use the bar type only)
3 egg substitutes
1 tbsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp almond extract
1 tsp lemon juice
1/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 cup fresh raspberries
1/4 cup pineapple juice concentrate, thawed
1 tbsp sugar
1/2 cup water
2 tbsp cornstarch or arrowroot powder
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Combine the cheeses, egg substitute,
vanilla extract, almond extract, lemon juice, and 1/4 cup sugar and mix
well.
Pour into a 9-inch nonstick square pan. Bake until a tester inserted in
the center comes out clean, about 50 minutes. Refrigerate for several
hours.
In a saucepan over medium heat, combine the raspberries, pineapple juice
concentrate, 1 tablespoon sugar, and 1/4 cup of thee water. Bring to a
boil, lower the heat, and simmer for 5 minutes.
Mix the cornstarch or arrowroot powder with the remaining water and add to
the saucepan. Cook over low heat until the mixture thickens. Cool the
mixture in a bowl for several hours.
Spread the topping over the squares, cut, and serve.
This recipe yields 6 servings. Serving size: One 1 1/2-inch square.
Exchanges Per Serving: 2 Very Lean Meat, 1 1/2 Carbohydrate.
Nutrition Facts: Calories 173; Calories from Fat 2; Total Fat 0g;
Saturated Fat 0g; Cholesterol 32mg; Sodium 365mg; Carbohydrate 21g;
Dietary Fiber 2g; Sugars 12g; Protein 21g.
Source:
"American Diabetes Association at http://www.diabetes.org"
S(Formatted for MC6):
"09-26-2002 by Joe Comiskey - jcomiskey@krypto.net"
Copyright:
"© American Diabetes Association, 1999"
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 176 Calories; 7g Fat (34.4% calories
from fat); 10g Protein; 19g Carbohydrate; 2g Dietary Fiber; 25mg
Cholesterol; 103mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1 Lean Meat; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Fat; 1/2
Other Carbohydrates.
NOTES : Recipe from "Memorable Menus Made Easy" by Robyn Webb, (© American
Diabetes Association, 1997)
Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Contributor: Robyn Webb
Preparation Time: 0:00
Servings: 6
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