Recipe - Strawberries With Pine Nut-Praline Cream

One half cup Sugar
3 tablespoon Water
1/3 cup Pine nuts
1 cup Whipping cream
Well chilled
1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
2 pt Strawberries
Hulled; quartered

Vanilla yogurt can be used in place of whipped cream.

1. Lightly oil a flat baking sheet. Put the sugar in a small heavy
saucepan; drizzle water over and swirl the pan so all the sugar is
moistened. Cook over mediumhigh heat, watching closely, until sugar is
melted and mixture is a rich medium brown. Add pine nuts and remove from
heat. Immediately pour onto baking sheet and cool completely.

2. Break cooled nut mixture into pieces. Grind to a powder in a food
processor or blender.

3. Whip cream until it holds soft peaks. Mix in vanilla and half of ground
nut mixture.

4. To serve, place a spoonful of whipped cream into serving bowls; top with
berries and a small sprinkling of nut powder.

Per serving: 414 Calories (kcal); 28g Total Fat; (59% calories from fat);
5g Protein; 39g Carbohydrate; 82mg Cholesterol; 25mg Sodium Food Exchanges:
0 Grain(Starch); One half Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; One half Fruit; 5 One half Fat; 1 1/2
Other Carbohydrates

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