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Fruity Dip Recipe

"Your guests are sure to have fun guessing what's in this dip-it has such a variety of flavors," say Phyllis Shaughnessy of Livonia, New York. "In addition to fruit, you can serve it with fresh veggies or herbed crackers."

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Fruity Dip Recipe

Prep: 20 min. + chilling

Yield: 11 Servings

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Ingredients

1 large grapefruit
1/4 cup 100% apricot fruit spread
1/4 cup reduced-sugar orange marmalade
1/4 to 3/4 teaspoon almond extract
2 cups (16 ounces) lemon yogurt
1/2 cup sliced almonds, toasted, divided
Assorted fresh fruit

Directions

Cut grapefruit in half. With a sharp knife, slice between membrane of each section and the peel. Remove sections and chop; discard juice. Remove membranes from grapefruit shells. Refrigerate shells until serving.
In a bowl, combine the fruit spread, marmalade, almond extract and chopped grapefruit. Stir in yogurt. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
Set aside 1 tablespoon almonds. Chop remaining almonds. Just before serving, stir chopped almonds into dip. Spoon into reserved grapefruit shells. Sprinkle with sliced almonds. Serve with fruit. Yield: 2-3/4 cups.

Nutritional Analysis: One serving (1/4 cup, calculated without fruit) equals 114 calories, 4 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 2 mg cholesterol, 27 mg sodium, 17 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 4 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1/2 fat-free milk, 1/2 fruit, 1/2 fat.

Originally published as Fruity Dip in Light & Tasty June/July 2004, p20