Strawberry Breakfast Spread

Name: Strawberry Breakfast Spread
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 1-1/4 cups.
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons unflavored gelatin; 1/4 cup orange juice; 1-3/4 cups unsweetened strawberries, mashed; Sugar substitute equivalent to 1/2 cup sugar; 1/4 teaspoon grated orange zest

"This recipe comes from my mother, Helen Orman, who is on a restricted diet," says Theresa Brown of Mountain Home, Idaho. "She makes this yummy fruit spread often and uses it in place of jellies and syrups."

Ingredients

2 teaspoons unflavored gelatin
1/4 cup orange juice
1-3/4 cups unsweetened strawberries, mashed
Sugar substitute equivalent to 1/2 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon grated orange zest

Directions

In a small saucepan, sprinkle gelatin over orange juice; let stand for 1 minute. Cook and stir over low heat until gelatin is dissolved. Remove from the heat; stir in remaining ingredients. Transfer to a container; cover and refrigerate for 3-4 hours or until firm. Store in the refrigerator.

Editor's Note: This recipe was tested with Equal Sweetner