Healthy Recipes - Desserts

METHOD:
Melt butter in saucepan over low heat. Pour in marshmallows and chocolate. Stir steadily until chocolate and marshmallows are melted and mixed. Reduce heat if scorching occurs. Blend in half and half and vanilla. Add sugar and stir until dissolved. (If desired, you can add more half and half for a thinner liquid or more sugar for greater sweetness.)

Remove from heat. Refrigerate for later use or pour directly into a serving bowl, place on a large platter and surround with foods for dipping.

DELIGHTFUL DIPPERS:
Ideal items to dip are mildly sweet or salty foods that will hold up to the grabbing and dunking. Consider apple slices, semi-firm pear slices, whole strawberries, banana chunks, pretzel sticks or plain biscuits.

NUTRITION FACTS:
calories 198, fat 12g, sodium 44mg, carbohydrate 24g, fiber 1g, protein 2g.

METHOD:
1. In a food processor, combine lychees, cranberries, sugar, orange juice and zest and vanilla extract. Process until smooth.
2. Strain mixture into a large bowl, add cran-raspberry juice and stir to combine.
3. Freeze in pop molds or use paper cups and wooden craft sticks to make your own molds.
4. Freeze overnight.

NUTRITION FACTS:
Per Serving: calories 111, trace fat (1.2% calories from fat), trace protein, carbohydrate 28g, dietary fiber 1g

Recipe © Ming Tsai 2007