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Recipe Of The Week

For other Healthy and Tasty Recipes check the lifeclinic Cookbook.


Key Lime Pie

Key Lime Pie

    Ingredients:

  • 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
  • 3 tablespoons melted margarine
  • 1 teaspoon Equal® for Recipes
       or 3 packets Equal® sweetener
       or 2 tablespoons Equal® Spoonful™
  • 1 envelope (1/4 ounce) unflavored gelatin
  • 1-3/4 cups skim milk
  • 1 package (8 ounces) reduced-fat cream cheese, softened
  • 1/3 to 1/2 cup fresh lime juice
  • 3-1/2 teaspoons Equal® for Recipes
       or 12 packets Equal® sweetener
       or 1/2 cup Equal® Spoonful™
  • Lime slices, raspberries and fresh mint sprigs, for garnish (optional)

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

    1. Combine graham cracker crumbs, margarine and 1 teaspoon Equal® for Recipes in bottom of 7-inch springform pan; pat evenly on bottom and 1/2 inch up side of pan.
    2. Sprinkle gelatin over 1/2 cup milk in small saucepan; let stand 2 to 3 minutes. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until gelatin is dissolved. Beat cream cheese in small bowl until fluffy; beat in remaining 1-1/4 cups milk and gelatin mixture. Mix in lime juice and 3-1/2 teaspoons Equal® for Recipes. Refrigerate pie until set, about 2 hours.
    3. To serve, loosen side of pie from pan with small spatula and remove side of pan. Place pie on serving plate; garnish with lime slices, raspberries and mint, if desired.
    Yield: Makes 8 servings.

    Nutritional Information:
    Each serving provides:
    amount per serving
    Calories 200
    Protein 7 g
    Total Carbohydrates 19 g
    Total Fat 11 g
    Cholesterol 17 mg
    Sodium 254 mg
    Food Exchanges: 1/2 milk,1 bread, 2 fat
    33% 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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