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Fruit Desserts, as the name implies, incorporate a specific fruit or combination of complementary fruits to give a unique taste. Fruit desserts can be very healthy.
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Apricot Dessert Souffle
by the Editors of Easy Home Cooking Magazine
Apricot Dessert Soufflé
Yield: Makes 6 servings
Ingredients:
3
tablespoons butter
2
tablespoons all-purpose flour
1
cup no-sugar-added apricot pourable fruit*
1/3
cup finely chopped dried apricots
3
egg yolks, beaten
4
egg whites
1/4
teaspoon cream of tartar
1/8
teaspoon salt
Preparation:
1.
Preheat oven to 325°F. Melt butter in medium saucepan. Add flour; cook, stirring constantly, until bubbly. Add pourable fruit and apricots; cook, stirring constantly, until thickened, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat; blend in egg yolks. Cool to room temperature, stirring occasionally. Beat egg whites with cream of tartar and salt at high speed in small bowl of electric mixer until stiff peaks form. Gently fold into apricot mixture. Spoon into 1-1/2-quart soufflé dish. Bake 30 minutes or until puffed and golden brown.** Serve immediately.
**Soufflé will be soft in center. For a firmer soufflé, increase baking time to 35 minutes.
Nutritional Information:
| Serving Size: 3/4 cup soufflé | |
| Fiber | 1 g |
| Carbohydrate | 14 g |
| Cholesterol | 123 mg |
| Saturated Fat | 5 g |
| Total Fat | 9 g |
| Calories from Fat | 52 % |
| Calories | 148 |
| Protein | 4 g |
| Sodium | 151 mg |
Dietary Exchange:
| Fruit | 1 |
| Meat | 1/2 |
| Fat | 1-1/2 |
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Publications International, Ltd., the Editors of. "Apricot Dessert Souffle." 31 August 2006. HowStuffWorks.com. <http://recipes.howstuffworks.com/apricot-dessert-souffle-recipe.htm> 16 May 2008.
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