Strawberry Topping

From EatingWell: Spring 2003 — Subscribe Now!

Macerating sliced strawberries in a little sugar creates a flavorful fruity syrup that soaks deliciously into the waffles.

8 servings

Active Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour 40 minutes (including 1 1/2 hours to drain yogurt)

Nutrition Profile

Low calorie | Low carbohydrate | Low cholesterol | Healthy weight | View Complete Nutrition Guidelines»

Ingredients

1 cup Vanilla Cream, (recipe follows)
4 cups strawberries, rinsed, hulled and sliced
3 tablespoons sugar

Preparation

Make Vanilla Cream.
Combine strawberries and sugar in a medium bowl; toss to coat. Let stand at room temperature until strawberries start to give off juice, 20 to 30 minutes. Top each serving of waffles (or pancakes) with strawberries and a dollop of Vanilla Cream.

Nutrition

Per serving: 91 calories; 3 g fat (2 g sat, 1 g mono); 1 mg cholesterol; 11 g carbohydrates; 1 g protein; 2 g fiber; 2 mg sodium; 132 mg potassium.

1 Carbohydrate Serving

Exchanges: 1/2 fruit, 1/2 other carbohydrate, 1/2 fat