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Recipe Of The Week

For other Healthy and Tasty Recipes check the lifeclinic Cookbook.


Blueberry Pie

Ingredients:

  • Pastry for double crust 9-inch pie
  • 6 cups fresh blueberries
    or 2 packages (16 ounces each) frozen unsweetened blueberries
  • 3 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 6 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 8 teaspoons Equal® for Recipes
       or 27 packets Equal® sweetener
       or 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons Equal® Spoonful™

  • Equal® sweetener can be substituted with other sweetener products. Nutrition contents might be different from those listed below.
  • Directions:

    1. Toss blueberries and lemon juice in large bowl. Sprinkle with combined cornstarch and Equal® and toss to coat. Let stand 30 minutes.
    2. Roll half of pastry on lightly floured surface into circle 1 inch larger than inverted 9-inch pie pan. Ease pastry into pan; trim within 1 inch of edge of pan. Roll remaining pastry to 1/8-inch thickness; cut into 10 to 12 strips, 1/2 inch wide.
    3. Pour blueberry mixture into pastry. Arrange pastry strips over filling and weave into lattice design. Trim ends of lattice strips; fold edge of lower crust over ends of lattice strips. Seal and flute edge.
    4. Bake in preheated 425oF oven until pastry is browned and filling is bubbly, about 1 hour. Cover edge of crust with aluminum foil if browning too quickly. Cool on wire rack; refrigerate leftovers.
    Yield: Makes 8 servings.

    Nutritional Information:
    Each serving provides:
    amount per serving
    Calories 257
    Protein 3 g
    Total Carbohydrates 42 g
    Total Fat 10 g
    Cholesterol 10 mg
    Sodium 128 mg
    Food Exchanges: 1 fruit, 1-1/2 bread, 2 fat
    30% calorie reduction from traditional recipe

    Source: With permission from Merisant/Equal Company. Equal® sweetener is a registered trademark of the Merisant Company.

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