Fruit Skewers with Ginger Dip
“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. 6 ServingsPrep: 20 min. + chilling
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 unsweetened pineapple chunks
- 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).
Nutrition 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.