Hearbeat
Fruit Trifle
Ingredients:
1 pkg. Sugar-free
white chocolate pudding (or vanilla pudding)
1 8oz. Carton
nonfat plain yogurt
1 c skim milk
1 red. Calorie
pound cake or angel food cake cut into ½ inch cubes
1 pint strawberries
(sliced)
3 pkgs. Artificial
sweetener
1 8oz. container
light whipped cream
Directions:
Combine pudding,
yogurt, and skim milk. Mix until smooth and allow to set for 3 minutes.
In a separate bowl combine fruit and artificial sweetener. Line
a clear glass serving bowl with half the cake. Spread half of the
pudding mixture over the cake. Top with half the fruit mixture.
Repeat the layers. Garnish with whipped topping. Serves 8. Each
serving contains 179 calories, 5g of fat, 1mg cholesterol, and 200mg
of sodium.
Other
comments:
You can add
other fruits or use different combinations. Bananas or pineapple
make a great addition. Garnish with chopped pecans for a low-fat
version of a sundae. Or for a fresher taste garnish with orange
zest.
Spinach
Dip
20oz. pkg
frozen chopped spinach (thawed)
8oz. can chopped
and drained water chesnuts
1 c Reduced
fat sour cream or yogurt
1 c Low-fat
Cottage cheese
1 green pepper
½ c
chopped onion
1 pkg
dry vegetable soup mix
Cook spinach
for 2-3 minutes in the microwave and drain thoroughly. Blend sour
cream and cottage cheese till smooth. Mix in remaining ingredients
and chill for several hours for flavors to merry. Serve with high-fiber,
reduced fat, or low-sodium crackers or veggie dippers.
Fruit
smoothies
Low-fat or
skim milk.
Yogurt or
tofu
Crushed ice
Any fruit
or combination you like
Sugar Substitute
Process in
blender until thick and smooth.
Key Lime
Pie
1 small pkg.
Sugar-free lime jello
1 8oz. container
light whipped cream (thawed)
1 box reduced
fat graham crackers
1 container
of low-fat key lime yogurt
Crumble graham
crackers in blender or food processor. Line the bottom of a pie
dish with the crumbs or for individual servings line the inside
of dessert cups. Dissolve jello in boiling water. Add yogurt and
stir with whisk. Gently fold in whipped cream. Pour mixture over
graham cracker crumbs. Chill at least one hour. Garnish with slices
of lime.
This dish
can also be served as layers of graham cracker crumbs and key lime
mixture in alternate layers.
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