Fruit Skewers with Ginger Dip Recipe

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“A friend shared this refreshing recipe with us and my husband and I thought it was simply delicious,” writes Cindy Winter-Hartley from Apex, North Carolina. Laced with lime, ginger and honey, the creamy dip is great all year-round.

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Fruit Skewers with Ginger Dip Recipe

Prep: 20 min. + chilling

Yield: 6 Servings

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Ingredients

2/3 cup reduced-fat spreadable strawberry cream cheese
2/3 cup reduced-fat sour cream
1/4 cup lime juice
3 tablespoons honey
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
2 cups green grapes
2 cups fresh or canned DOLE® Pineapple Chunks in 100% Pineapple Juice
2 large red apples, cut into 1-inch pieces

Directions

For dip, in a small bowl, beat cream cheese and sour cream until smooth. Beat in the lime juice, honey and ginger until smooth. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
On eight 12-in. skewers, alternately thread the grapes, pineapple and apples. Serve immediately with dip. Yield: 8 skewers (1-1/2 cups dip).

Nutritional Facts 1 skewer with 3 tablespoons dip equals 180 calories, 5 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 18 mg cholesterol, 104 mg sodium, 28 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 4 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 starch, 1 fruit, 1 fat.

Originally published as Fruit Skewers with Ginger Dip in Light & Tasty December/January 2008, p29