Berry Treat

I love quick little desserts because, I admit it, I have a sweet tooth! We recently went berry picking. We were able to pick raspberries right off the vine. It was great. Upon first glance it appeared that there weren't too many left that were in good enough condition to pick and fill a whole pint with, but after a little searching we soon found a technique that left our basket overflowing with deliciousness! If you crouched down low enough, practically under the bush, you would find the berries that were easily overlooked. We filled our basket and headed back to the Big Apple barn where we also purchased blueberries that looked too perfect to pass up!

What to do with all of these berries I wondered? Then I remembered a fun little recipe I had seen on Robin Miller's show on Food Network that involved probably 10 minutes time total from start to finish....my kind of recipe! The recipe calls for wonton wrappers which you wouldn't necessarily picture as a dessert, but once baked and sprinkled with confectionery sugar, there traditional uses all but fade from your memory!

Here is the recipe:

Berry Napoleons with Sugared Wonton Wrappers 2006, Robin Miller

Ingredients:

Cooking spray

12 wonton wrappers

2 tablespoons sugar

1 cup whipped topping or whipped cream (or nondairy topping)

1 cup raspberries, blackberries or sliced strawberries, or any berry combination

1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar

Mint to garnish, if desired

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Coat a large baking sheet with cooking spray.

Arrange wonton wrappers on prepared baking sheet and spray the surface with cooking spray. Sprinkle sugar over wontons.

Bake 5 minutes, until golden brown.

Remove wontons from oven and arrange 4 on a serving platter (or individual dessert dishes). Top each wonton with 2 tablespoons whipped topping and then 2 tablespoons berries.

Top with second wonton wrapper.

Repeat layers (whipped topping, berries, wonton wrapper). S

ift confectioners' sugar over top layer. Serve immediately.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/robin-miller/berry-napoleons-with-sugared-wonton-wrappers-recipe/index.html

~Now a little about some of the ingredients.

Wonton Wrappers: You usually find these in the produce area in the grocery store (unless you are at a specialty store). Look near the fresh spices or near the lettuce heads..if all else fails ask for help! Here is an example of a brand that you may find at your local store: Nasoya, 8 wrappers = 160 calories, 0.5 grams of fat! Wowza.

Raspberries: These are a good source of vitamin C, vitamin K, magnesium, fiber and manganese.

Blueberries: These are a good source of vitamin K, vitamin C, fiber and manganese.

These are such a nice little summer treat. Next time I will take a picture, because they look so beautiful. You most likely could do a variety of modifications of this recipe. I will have to try a few and report back, but in my mind I see this also being something you could swap out puddings for the one layer of the whipped topping. I could also see making a little lemon meringue and layering that as well. Umm!

7-Day Goals:

Add sweetness to your day today using fruit! Ask yourself, "is there a way today that I could try to include fruit at all three meals today or at least at 2 meals and one snack?" Try replacing a dessert this week with fresh fruit instead.

~K