Brighten up this rainy week with fresh fruit for dessert or snacking.
Recipe Summary:
Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 0 minutes
Number of Servings: 4
Serving Size: 2 skewers, 1.5 Tbsp dip
Ingredients:
1 C strawberries, rinsed, stems removed, and cut in half
1 C fresh pineapple, diced (or canned pineapple chunks in juice, drained)
½ C blackberries
1 tangerine or Clementine, peeled and cut into 8 segments
8 6-inch wooden skewers
For dip:
1 C strawberries, rinsed, stems removed, and cut in half
¼ C fat-free plain yogurt
1/8 tsp vanilla extract
1 Tbsp honey
Directions:
- Thread two strawberry halves, two pineapple chunks, two blackberries, and one tangerine segment on each skewer.
- To prepare the dip, puree strawberries in a blender or food processor. Add yogurt, vanilla, and honey, and mix well.
- Serve two skewers with yogurt dip on the side.
Skewers have sharp points, so monitor younger children while eating, or take the fruit off the skewers for them.
| Nutrition Information
Calories 71 | |
| Total fat | 0 g |
| Saturated fat | 0 g |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg |
| Sodium | 10 mg |
| Total fiber | 2 g |
| Protein | 1 g |
| Carbohydrates | 18 g |
| Potassium | 174 mg |
| Vitamin A | 6% |
| Vitamin C | 70% |
| Calcium | 4% |
| Iron | 2% |
| Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. |
Source: Deliciously Healthy Dinners, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services