Diabetic Recipes

Summer Fruit Tart

A colorful dessert that utilizes whatever fresh fruit you have on hand. The filling is a combination of cream cheese and yogurt sweetened with Equal. An apricot glazefinishes this creation!

Yield: 10 servings.

36% calorie reduction from traditional recipe

Ingredients

  • Pastry for single crust 9 inch pie
  • 1 (8 ounce) package reduced fat cream cheese, softened
  • 1/2 cup Equal Spoonful*
  • 1/3 cup vanilla flavored nonfat yogurt
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
  • 3 cups assorted sliced or whole fresh fruit (sliced strawberries, peeled sliced kiwi, whole blueberries, etc.)
  • 1/2 cup apricot spreadable fruit

Instructions

  1. Roll pastry on lightly floured surface into an 11 inch circle. Place into 10 inch tart pan with removable bottom. Press pastry up side; trim excess. Pierce overall with tines of a fork.
  2. Bake in preheated 375 degrees F oven for 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown.
  3. Cool completely in pan on wire rack.
  4. Meanwhile, combine cream cheese, Equal, yogurt and extracts until well mixed. Spread evenly over bottom of cooled crust.
  5. Refrigerate for 2 to 3 hours or until firm.
  6. Arrange fruit over cream cheese mixture.
  7. Place spreadable fruit in microwave safe container.
  8. Microwave on HIGH for 30 to 45 seconds or until melted. Carefully drizzle over fruit.
  9. Refrigerate tart for at least 1 hour before serving.

Notes

* May substitute 12 packets Equal sweetener

Nutrition

Per serving: 174 cal., 4 g pro., 20 g carb., 10 g fat, 17 mg chol., 156 mg sodium

Exchanges: 1/2 starch, 1 fruit, 2 fat


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