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Seasonal fruit palette

July 15, 2021

Recipe

Made to look like a painter's palette, this dessert is a fun twist on the traditional fruit plate.

Serves 4

If you don't have the fruits suggested, you can substitute other fruits, such as apples, nectarines, grapes or apricots.

In a small bowl, stir together the cinnamon and sugar. Set aside.

In a food processor or blender, combine the strawberries and the powdered sugar. Pulse until smooth. Pour onto chilled dessert plates that have a rim. Arrange the sliced fruit on top. Sprinkle with the cinnamon-sugar mixture. Garnish with fresh mint and serve immediately.

1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon sugar
2 cups frozen strawberries, unsweetened (thawed)
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 star fruit, sliced
1 peach, pitted and sliced
1 pear, pitted and sliced
1 plum, pitted and sliced
1 kiwi, peeled and sliced
Fresh mint leaves, for garnish

DASH Eating Plan Servings

Dairy foods (low-fat or fat-free) Fats and oils 2 Fruits Grains and grain products Meats, poultry and fish Nuts, seeds and dry beans 1/2 Sweets Vegetables

Diabetes Meal Plan Choices

Fats Dairy foods (low-fat or fat-free) 2 Fruits Meat and meat substitutes Milk and milk products Nonstarchy vegetables Starches 1/2 Sweets, desserts and other carbohydrates

Mayo Clinic Healthy Weight Pyramid Servings

Carbohydrates Fats 2 Fruits Protein and dairy 1/2 Sweets Vegetables

Nutritional analysis per serving

Calcium 141 Calories 36 g Total carbohydrate 0 mg Cholesterol 5 g Dietary fiber Trace Monounsaturated fat Potassium 1 g Protein Trace Saturated fat 1 cup sliced fruit, 2 tbsp pureed fruit Serving size 3 mg Sodium 0.5 Total fat