RSSCherries with Ricotta & Toasted Almonds
From EatingWell: March/April 2007, EatingWell for a Healthy Heart Cookbook, The EatingWell Diet (2007) — Subscribe Now!
Warm cherries topped with luscious ricotta cheese and toasted almonds makes for a rich-tasting—yet calorie-conscious—treat.
1 serving
Active Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Nutrition Profile
Diabetes appropriate | Low calorie | Low cholesterol | Low saturated fat | Low sodium | Heart healthy | Healthy weight | High fiber | View Complete Nutrition Guidelines»
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup frozen pitted cherries
- 2 tablespoons part-skim ricotta
- 1 tablespoon toasted slivered almonds
Preparation
- Heat cherries in the microwave on High until warm, 1 to 2 minutes. Top the cherries with ricotta and almonds.
Tips & Notes
- Healthy Heart Variation: To reduce saturated fat even further, use nonfat ricotta in place of the reduced-fat ricotta.
- 133 calories, 0 g saturated fat.
Nutrition
Per serving: 150 calories; 6 g fat (2 g sat, 3 g mono); 10 mg cholesterol; 20 g carbohydrates; 6 g protein; 3 g fiber; 39 mg sodium; 329 mg potassium.
1 Carbohydrate Serving
Exchanges: 1 fruit, 1 fat
Recipe Categories
- Health & Diet Considerations
- Low cholesterol
- Low calorie
- Diabetes appropriate
- High fiber
- Healthy weight
- Heart healthy
- Low sodium
- Low saturated fat
- Total Time
- 15 minutes or less
- Ease of Preparation
- Easy
- Ethnic/Regional
- Mediterranean
- Italian
- American
- Type of Dish
- Snack
- Desserts, fruit
- Style/Theme
- Vegetarian
- Quick (total 30 min. or less)
- Servings
- 1
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