Low Fat Lemon-cream Couscous Dessert Recipe

Ingredients

3/4 cups skim milk

1 dash salt

1/3 cup couscous

1/2 cup lemon low-fat yogurt

1/2 cup reduced calorie dairy sour cream

1 tablespoon honey

1/4 teaspoon finely shredded lemon peel

3 cups desired fruit

-- such as sliced strawberries

-- blueberries

-- raspberries

-- orange sections

-- and/or sliced kiwi fruits

-- peaches or nectarines

-- fresh or thawed frozen

chopped crystallized ginger, optional

Method

Bring milk and salt to boiling in a medium saucepan; stir in couscous.

Cover and simmer 1 minute.

Remove from heat and let stand for 5 minutes.

Stir with a fork till fluffy.

Cool.

Combine yogurt, sour cream, honey, and lemon peel; stir into couscous.

Combine desired fruits.

To serve, divide half of fruit mixture among six parfait glasses.

Spoon couscous mixture over fruit; top with remaining fruit.

Garnish with chopped crystallized ginger, if desired.

Makes 6 servings.

Nutrition facts per serving: 135 cal.

, 2 g total fat (1 g sat.

fat), 4 mg cholesterol, 74 mg sodium, 26 g carbohydrate.

, 1 g dietary fiber, 5 g pro.

Daily Value: 74% vitamin C.

Food exchanges: 1/2 milk, 1/2 fruit, 1/2 bread, 1/2 fat.

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