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Fruit may become your first choice for dessert after you try this dish: Fresh blueberries are the ideal topping for the almond-date crust. You'll get a helping of antioxidants and fiber, and don't be afraid of the fat: It's mostly the healthy kind. Bonus: This dessert doesn't require any baking. Ingredients:
2 cups fresh blueberries |
2 tsp fresh orange juice |
1 tsp fresh lemon juice |
1/2 tsp grated orange zest plus extra julienned for garnish |
1/4 tsp vanilla extract |
4 tsp brown sugar |
canola-oil cooking spray |
2/3 cup raw almonds |
1/2 (packed) cup pitted dates |
Directions:
1. Combine first 6 ingredients in a bowl, cover and refrigerate. Coat a mixing bowl with cooking spray. Pulse almonds in a food processor until they resemble breadcrumbs. Empty into prepared bowl. Pulse dates with 1 tsp water in food processor until well chopped (they will be a little clumpy). Mix with almonds to form a paste. Divide mixture evenly into 4 golf ballsized rounds. Place each ball between 2 pieces of wax paper and press to form a 4-inch crust. Turn up edges if desired. Refrigerate 2 hours. Use a spatula to move crusts to serving plates; fill each with 1/2 cup berries and drizzle each with some leftover juices from bowl. Top with julienned orange zest.
2. The skinny: 242 calories per serving, 11.2 g fat (0.9 g saturated), 34.8 g carbs, 6.1 g fiber, 5.7 g protein Nutritional analysis provided by Other
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