Recipe - French Pear Cream Dessert

12 GRAHAM CRACKERS; (2 1/2INCH
SQUARE)
2 cup PEAR HALVES; ( 1 16OUNCE
CAN) PACKED IN FRUIT JUICE,
DRAINED AND LIQUID RESERVED
1 pack JELLO SUGARFREE INSTANT
VANILLA PUDDING mix;
(4SERVING)
2/3 cup CARNATION NONFAT DRY MILK
POWDER WATER
One half teaspoon BRANDY EXTRACT
One fourth cup RASPBERRY SREADABLE FRUIT
SPREAD
1 cup COOL WHIP LITE

EVENLY ARRANGE 9 OF THE GRAHAM CRACKERS IN A 9X9INCH CAKE PAN. COARSELY
CHOP PEARS AND EVENLY SPRINKLE OVER GRAHAM CRACKERS. IN A MEDIUM BOWL,
COMBINE DRY PUDDING MIX AND DRY MILK POWDER. ADD ENOUGH WATER TO RESERVED
PEAR JUICE TO MAKE 1 CUP LIQUID. ADD LIQUID TO PUDDING MIXTURE. MIX WELL
USING A WIRE WHISK. BLEND IN BRANDY EXTRACT, RASPBERRY SPREADABLE FRUIT,
AND One fourth CUP OF THE COOL WHIP LITE. SPREAD PUDDING MIXTURE EVENLY OVER
PEARS. REFRIGERATE 30 MIN. SPREAD REMAINING Three fourths CUP COOL WHIP LITE EVENLY
OVER FILLING. CRUSH REMAINING 3 GRAHAM CRACKERS. SPRINKLE CRUMBS EVENLY
OVER THE TOP. COVER AND REFRIGERATE AT LEAST 2 HOURS. CUT INTO 8 EQUAL
SERVINGS.

CALORIES: 149, FAT: 2 GM, PROTEIN: 3 GM, CARBOHYDRATE: 30 GM, SODIUM: 264
MG, FIBER: 1 GM.

DIABETIC EXCHANGE: 1 FRUIT * 1 STARCH

VARIATION: TRY SUBSTITUTING BANANAS, SUGARFREE BANANA PUDDING, 1 CUP
WATER, AND One half TSP. BANANA EXTRACT FOR THE PEARS, SUGARFREE VANILLA
PUDDING, 1 CUP WATER/FRUIT JUICE MIX, AND BRANDY EXTRACT.

Recipe by: JoAnna Lund

Posted to Digest eatlf.v097.n024 by Kat scizwiz@lazerlink.com on Jan 21,
1998