FAT-FREE CHERRY SPREAD
Yield: 3 cups
5+1 cherries, well drained -- 8 ounces (1 1/2 cups)
Nonfat cream cheese -- 1 pound (2 cups)
Ground cinnamon -- To taste
Ground nutmeg -- To taste
Drain cherries on paper towels before weighing them.
In an electric blender or food chopper, combine cherries and cream cheese.
Process until smooth.
Season to taste with cinnamon and nutmeg.
Use as a spread on crackers, bread or muffins.
Thin with cherry juice to serve over fruit or gelatin salads.
Nutrition information per tablespoon: 13 calories, 1 g protein, 2 g carbohydrates, 0 grams total fat (0% calories from fat), 6 mg potassium 46 mg sodium.
Recipe courtesy of the Cherry Marketing Institute
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