Lil’s Mango Banana Delight

Reader Lil sent in her healthful prize-winning dessert in response to my request for more Healthy Mediterranean-Style Recipes. Thanks, Lil!

Délice aux Mangues et aux Bananes - Paradise in a Bowl

This little treasure is light, low-calorie, low-sugar, low-carb,
low-cholesterol, beautiful and elegant … and wait … it's quick and easy
too!

Yes, I agree, it's rather ideal.

Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Serves 4

Ingredients:

• 1 Ripe Mango
• 1 Ripe Banana
• 1 tsp. Lemon Juice
• 1 tsp. Sugar (or Splenda)
• 1/2 cup Raspberries
• 2 cups Fromage Blanc - low fat or non fat (If you can't find authentic fromage blanc, use cottage cheese, it's just as good, and almost just as French.)
• 1 tsp. Apricot Jelly (or 1 tsp. sugar or Splenda)


Directions:

1. In a bowl, stir lemon juice and 1 tsp. sugar. It keeps the fruits fresh and
colorful.

2. Slice Mango and Banana. Put in bowl with lemon juice and delicately stir, so
that fruits are evenly covered.

3. In a finely-meshed strainer, press raspberries with the back of a spoon. Keep pressing and rubbing until all the juice has been extracted. The strainer should be thin enough to catch the seeds.

4. In a small pot, on a low flame, melt apricot jelly with raspberry juice.
Stir. Taste, and if you want to add a little sugar or Splenda, go ahead.

5. Distribute fromage blanc, or cottage cheese, into individual bowls. Cover cheese with fruits, and then with raspberry sauce.

Note: Fromage Blanc (White Cheese) is a French staple. It tastes like cottage cheese but has the texture of sour cream. There is also a "non-beaten" country version that has the same texture as cottage cheese. So, don't feel any less authentic if you decide to use cottage cheese. Au contraire, you'll be all the more rustic!

BON APETIT,
Lil/Lydia

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