Low Fat Recipe

Light Bavarian Dessert
Low Fat Recipe

Ingredients:
1 tablespoon unflavored gelatin
1/4 cup cold water
1-3/4 cups cold water
1 cup nonfat dry milk powder
1 cup lowfat cottage cheese
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
11 ounces mandarin oranges in light syrup, drained
2 kiwi fruit peeled, sliced, and halved

Directions:
Soften gelatin in 1/4 cup cold water in a small saucepan for five minutes. Cook over low heat, stirring frequently, until gelatin dissolves. Set aside. Combine 1-3/4 cups cold water, dry milk powder, cottage cheese, sugar, vanilla, and almond extracts in container of an electric blender.

Process until smooth; add gelatin mixture, and process 10 to 15 seconds. Pour mixture into a bowl; chill until consistency of unbeaten egg white.

Set aside several pieces of each fruit for garnish. Layer remaining fruit and gelatin mixture into six 8-ounce dessert dishes. Top with reserved fruit. Chill until firm.

Yield: 6 servings Light Bavarian Dessert.