Cinnamon Fruit Crunch

by the Editors of Easy Home Cooking Magazine

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Cinnamon Fruit Crunch
Yield: Makes 6 servings
Ingredients:
1
cup low-fat granola cereal

1/4
cup toasted sliced almonds

1
tablespoon margarine

2
tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon packed brown sugar, divided

2-1/4
teaspoons ground cinnamon, divided

1/2
cup vanilla low-fat yogurt

1/8
teaspoon ground nutmeg

2
cans (16 ounces each) mixed fruit chunks in juice, drained



Preparation:
1.
Combine granola and almonds in small bowl. Melt margarine in small saucepan. Blend in 2 tablespoons brown sugar and 2 teaspoons cinnamon; simmer until sugar dissolves, about 2 minutes. Toss with granola and almonds; cool. Combine yogurt, 1 teaspoon brown sugar, 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon and nutmeg in small bowl.

2.
To serve, spoon approximately 1/2 cup chunky mixed fruit onto each serving plate. Top with yogurt mixture and sprinkle with granola mixture.



Nutritional Information:
Serving Size: about 1/2 cup fruit with 1 tablespoon yogurt mixture and about 2 tablespoons granola mixture
Fiber 6 g
Carbohydrate 48 g
Cholesterol 1 mg
Saturated Fat 1 g
Total Fat 6 g
Calories from Fat 21 %
Calories 259
Protein 4 g
Sodium 109 mg
Dietary Exchange:
Fat 1
Fruit 1
Starch 2


This recipe appears in: Oatmeal & Granola