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Recipe tags: Bake, Fruit, Potluck, Refrigerator

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Desserts

Fruit Pizza

Recipe submitted by DaVita renal dietitian Susann from North Carolina. 

Portions:  12

Serving size:  1/12 of 12-inch pizza 

Ingredients

• 1 roll frozen sugar cookie dough
• 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened 
• 4 ounces Cool Whip® nondairy topping
• 1 cup sugar or Splenda® granular sweetener equivalent
• 1 cup pineapple juice
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• nonstick cooking spray
• 1 apple cored and sliced thinly (put in lemon juice to prevent browning)
• 20 grapes (both red and green) sliced in half
• 4 medium strawberries, sliced

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 325°F.
2. Cook sugar, pineapple juice, lemon juice, and cornstarch over medium heat until thickened.
3. Slice cookie dough in 1/4″ slices. Place close together on pizza pan sprayed with nonstick cooking spray.
4. Bake as directed on package or at 325°F until brown.
5. Beat cream cheese with cool whip until fluffy. Spread on cooled cookie crust.
6. Arrange fruit slices on top of cream cheese. Use your imagination to create a masterpiece!
7. Pour cooled pineapple glaze over the fruit and refrigerate several hours before serving.

Nutrients per serving

• Calories:  293
• Protein:  2 g
• Carbohydrate:  42 g
• Fat:  13 g
• Cholesterol:  25 mg
• Sodium:  166 mg
• Potassium:  106 mg
• Phosphorus:  37 mg
• Calcium:  24 mg
• Fiber:  0.3 g

Renal and Renal Diabetic Food Choices

• 1 starch
• 1/2 fruit , low potassium
• 2 fat
• 1 high calorie

Carbohydrate Choices

• 3

 Helpful Hints 

• Other fruit such as blueberries, pears, raspberries can be substituted for the apple, grapes and strawberries.
• For diabetics substitute Splenda® granular sweetener for sugar to reduce carbohydrate to 28 grams, 2 carbohydrate choices. Reducing the portion size also helps lower carbohydrate content.

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  Charlotte H. says:

YUMMY! Served it to 2 groups who weren't on renal diet - and we were all after the wonderful sauce. Found it easier to cut better if I pre-scored prior to baking. A friend "took care" of all the pieces the first time - and didn't care what it looked like. No leftovers! :)

Reviewed: Apr. 02, 2010, 10:26 AM  -  Inappropriate review?   

  Janet C. says:

good information good recipies

Reviewed: Mar. 04, 2010, 10:49 AM  -  Inappropriate review?   

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