Fruit Cups with Ginger Nuts
Recipe from Diabetic Living

Fresh fruit gets a sweet sauce and a crunchy nut topping in this easy dessert.


Fruit Cups with Ginger Nuts

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Ingredients
  • 1/3  cup
    mango nectar or orange juice
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  • 1  teaspoon
    cornstarch
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  • 1/4  teaspoon
    ground ginger
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  • 1  small
    banana, sliced
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  • 2  small
    oranges, peeled and sectioned
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  • 1/4  cup
    Ginger-Crunch Mixed Nuts (see recipe)
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Directions
1.
In a small saucepan, stir together mango nectar, cornstarch, and ginger. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly; cook and stir for 2 minutes more. Remove from heat. Gently stir in banana; cool completely.
2.
Divide banana mixture, orange sections, and Ginger-Crunch Mixed Nuts among four stemmed glasses. Serve immediately. Makes 4 (1/2 cup fruit and 2 tablespoons nuts) servings.

Ginger-Crunch Mixed Nuts
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a 13x9x2-inch baking pan, combine 1/2 cup macadamia nuts, 1/2 cup whole almonds, 1/2 cup lightly salted pistachio nuts, and 1/2 cup coarsely chopped pecans. Bake nuts for 10 minutes. Cool in pan on a wire rack. Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees F. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine 1 egg white and 1 teaspoon water; beat with a wire whisk or rotary beater until frothy. Discard half of the egg white mixture. To the remaining egg white mixture, add 2 tablespoons granulated sugar or sugar substitute* equivalent to 2 tablespoons granulated sugar, 2 tablespoons packed brown sugar or brown sugar substitute* equivalent to 2 tablespoons brown sugar, and 3/4 teaspoon ground ginger; stir until combined. Stir in cooled nuts. Lightly coat the same baking pan with nonstick cooking spray. Spread nuts in a single layer in prepared pan. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until nuts appear dry, stirring once halfway through baking. Spread nut mixture on a piece of foil coated with nonstick cooking spray, separating into individual pieces or small clusters; cool. Store in a tightly covered container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week. Makes about 2-1/4 cups.Nutrition Facts per 1/4 cup nuts: 205 cal., 18 g total fat (2 g sat. fat), 0 mg chol., 34 mg sodium, 11 g carbo., 3 g fiber, 5 g pro. Exchanges: 0.5 Other Carbohydrates., 0.5 High Fat meat, 2.5 fat. Carb choices: 1.PER 1/4 CUP NUTS WITH SUBSTITUTE: same as above, except 183 cal., 32 mg sodium, 6 g carbo. Exchanges: 0 Other Carbohydrates. Carb choices: 0.5

Sugar Substitutes
Choose from Splenda Granular or Sweet 'N Low bulk or packets to substitute for the granulated sugar. Choose from Sweet 'N Low Brown or Sugar Twin Granulated Brown to substitue for the packed brown sugar. Follow package directions to use product amounts equivalent to 2 tablespoons of each sugar.PER SERVING WITH SUBSTITUTE: same as above, except 118 cal., 20 g carbo. Carb choices: 1.

Nutrition information
Calories 123, Total Fat 5 g, Saturated Fat 1 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Sodium 10 mg, Carbohydrate 21 g, Fiber 3 g, Protein 2 g. Daily Values: Vitamin A 0%, Vitamin C 0%, Calcium 0%, Iron 0%. Exchanges: Fruit 1, Other Carbohydrate .5, Fat .5. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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