Special Ladyfinger Dessert

Name: Special Ladyfinger Dessert
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 2 servings.
Cuisine: Europe, Italian
Ingredients: 2 ounces fat-free cream cheese; 1 tablespoon Mascarpone cheese; 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar; 6 ladyfingers, split; 2 tablespoons reduced-sugar strawberry preserves; 1/4 teaspoon baking cocoa; 2 fresh strawberries

TOTAL TIME: Prep/Total Time: 10 min. YIELD: 2 servings.

Folks will swear you fussed over our Test Kitchen’s party-pretty dessert, but it couldn’t be much easier or quicker to whip up. Best of all, who’d believe such a sweet finish to the meal could be so light?

Ingredients

2 ounces fat-free cream cheese
1 tablespoon Mascarpone cheese
1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar
6 ladyfingers, split
2 tablespoons reduced-sugar strawberry preserves
1/4 teaspoon baking cocoa
2 fresh strawberries

Directions

1. In a small bowl, combine the cheeses and confectioners' sugar. Split ladyfingers; spread cheese mixture over top halves and preserves over bottom halves. Sandwich halves together. Dust with cocoa. Garnish with strawberries.

Nutrition Facts

3 pieces : 178 calories, 5g fat (2g saturated fat), 56mg cholesterol, 307mg sodium, 27g carbohydrate (17g sugars, 1g fiber), 7g protein.

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