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Applesauce Quesadillas Recipe

These dainty applesauce-and cheese-filled wedges were sent in by Sharon Triplett of Hendersonville, Tennessee. "They're delicious with extra applesauce or plain yogurt," she recommends.

This recipe is:

Quick

Diabetic Friendly

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Applesauce Quesadillas Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 15 min.

Yield: 16 Servings

5 10 15

Ingredients

4 flour tortillas (6 inches)
2/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
2/3 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Cinnamon-sugar, optional
1 tablespoon butter, melted

Directions

Place two tortillas on an ungreased baking sheet. Spread each with applesauce; sprinkle with cheese and cinnamon-sugar if desired. Top with remaining tortillas. Brush tops with butter. Sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar. Bake at 400° for 7-8 minutes or until lightly browned. Cut each into eight wedges. Yield: 16 wedges.

Nutritional Analysis: One wedge (prepared with reduced-fat cheese and stick margarine, without cinnamon-sugar) equals 38 calories, 1 g fat (trace saturated fat), 1 mg cholesterol, 48 mg sodium, 5 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 2 g protein. Diabetic Exchange: 1/2 starch.

Originally published as Applesauce Quesadillas in Quick Cooking January/February 2001, p38