Strawberry Bruschetta
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- Serves 4
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1. Ingredients
- 4 thick slices whole-wheat bread
- 6 tablespoons light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 3 cups sliced or diced hulled strawberries
- 4 tablespoons mascarpone (Italian cream cheese)
Nutrition Info
Per Serving
- Calories: 246 kcal
- Carbohydrates: 42 g
- Dietary Fiber: 4 g
- Fat: 8 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Sugars: 21 g
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2. Cooking Directions
- Toast bread in a toaster.
- Meanwhile, heat a large skillet over high heat. Add sugar, lemon zest and lemon juice and cook, stirring, until the sugar melts and the mixture begins to bubble, 30 seconds to 1 minute. Add strawberries and stir until juices begin to exude and the berries are heated through, 30 seconds to 1 minute more.
- Spread 1 tablespoon mascarpone on each piece of toast. Top with the warm berries.
Yield: 4 servings
3. Still Hungry?
Astoundingly good for minimal effort, this makes an indulgent weekend breakfast or anyday dessert. A judicious smear of mascarpone (half the fat of butter) is part of the luxury, but even lighter low-fat cream cheese will work as well. The real secret is warming the berries just enough to make the flavor bloom and transform their juices into a rosy syrup.
Notes:
Make Ahead Tip
Prepare the sauce (Step 2), cover and refrigerate for up to 2 days or freeze for up to 1 month. To reheat, microwave on High for about 1 minute (defrost first, if necessary).
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Alter It!
Shobit - June 11, 2008 11:26:08 AM PSTYou can alter this recipe very easily and save calories!
Use the whole wheat bread, use the marcapone cheese, but use only fresh strawberries on top mixed with lemon zest and a little lemon juice. It's refreshing and fabulous and a lot less calories!
It you want to splurge a little, switch the whole wheat bread for angel food or ound cake and grill it, it's AWESOME! Then it melts the marscapone, top with the fresh strawberries!!
Enjoy!!6 of 6 found this review helpful.
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Yummy and better than most Desserts
lilnavgal - June 11, 2008 10:42:29 AM PSTThis is a delicious dessert or indulgent breakfast. It has less sugar than most syrups and less fat/calories then most desserts. Plus its easy and fairly cheap! If you want to lower the sugar content you can use Splenda or any other sugar substitute.
5 of 5 found this review helpful.
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Strawberries have natural sugars
carolgs84 - June 11, 2008 11:27:59 AM PSTJust thought I'd point out that the 3/4 cup of strawberries in each serving contains approximately 9 grams of sugar, and approximately 43% of that 21 g of sugars is natural fruit sugar.
5 of 7 found this review helpful.
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We can
shweta_honey25 - June 13, 2008 02:32:44 AM PSTtasty food
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Can you just review the recipe
thetungninja - June 13, 2008 12:56:04 PM PSTThis recipe tastes great, my family loved it. I wish we could just rate the recipe and save the nutrition lesson. Using natural healthy ingredients (yes even unprocessed sugars), and portion control have left me healthy and fit.
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