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TROPICAL FRUIT DELIGHT Picture of Tropical Fruit Delight recipe

Quark cream cheese has a quarter the fat of cream cheese.

25 minutes preparation (plus overnight to set in refrigerator)
8 serves of fruit in this recipe

1 small packet sponge fingers
1 packet lemon jelly (to make 500mL)
250g reduced-fat ricotta cheese, smooth
250g quark or reduced-fat cream cheese
1/3 cup caster sugar
¼ cup lemon juice
170g can low-fat evaporated milk, chilled

Tropical fruit salad
2 cups strawberries, hulled and chopped
1 cup fresh or canned pineapple, chopped
1 cup kiwi fruit, peeled and sliced
2 cups fresh or canned mango, chopped
Pulp of 2 passionfruit

Arrange sponge fingers in a 5–6 cup oblong dish. Make jelly following packet directions and allow to cool. Beat ricotta, cream cheese and sugar until creamy. Add lemon juice and beat well, then add jelly. In a separate bowl beat milk until thick. Fold into ricotta mix. Pour over the sponge fingers and refrigerate overnight until firm. Cut into 8 portions. Combine all the fruits to make a fresh tropical fruit salad then spoon on top.
Serves 8.

NUTRITION INFORMATION
Serves in this recipe: 8
Serve size: 289 g
   Quantity per serving  Quantity per 100g
 Energy     1417.12 kJ     490.79 kJ
 Protein

     12.63 g

       4.37 g
 Fat
     -saturated
     10.20 g
      5.94 g
       3.53 g 
       2.06 g
 Carbohydrate
     -sugars
     47.99 g 
     26.87 g
     16.62 g 
     13.96 g
 Fibre        3.86 g        1.34 g
 Sodium     299.71 mg       103.80 mg
 
 
© Healthy Food Fast, State of Western Australia, 2009. Permission is required to reproduce this recipe.