By: EatingWell
Photographer: Burris, Ken
Publish Date: 2008-10-01
Servings: 4
Yield: 4 servings
Total Time: 15 minutes
Prep Time: 15 minutes
To Make Ahead: Prepare the sauce (Step 2), cover and refrigerate for up to 2 days or freeze for up to 1 month. To reheat, microwave on High for about 1 minute (defrost first, if necessary).
Recipe Description:
Astoundingly good for minimal effort, this makes an indulgent weekend breakfast or anyday dessert. A judicious smear of mascarpone (half the fat of butter) is part of the luxury, but even lighter low-fat cream cheese will work as well. The real secret is warming the berries just enough to make the flavor bloom and transform their juices into a rosy syrup.
Recipe Ingredients:
- 4 thick slices whole-wheat bread
- 6 tablespoons light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 3 cups sliced or diced hulled strawberries
- 4 tablespoons mascarpone, (Italian cream cheese)
Recipe Steps:
- Toast bread in a toaster.
- Meanwhile, heat a large skillet over high heat. Add sugar, lemon zest and lemon juice and cook, stirring, until the sugar melts and the mixture begins to bubble, 30 seconds to 1 minute. Add strawberries and stir until juices begin to exude and the berries are heated through, 30 seconds to 1 minute more.
- Spread 1 tablespoon mascarpone on each piece of toast. Top with the warm berries.
Recipe Nutrition:
Per serving: 203 calories; 5 g fat (2 g saturated fat, 1g mono unsaturated fat); 9 mg cholesterol; 40 g carbohydrates; 4 g protein; 4 g fiber; 152 mg sodium; 240 mg potassium
Nutrtion Bonus: Vitamin C (108% daily value), Selenium (16% dv).
Exchanges: 1 starch, 1 1/2 fruit, 1 fat (sat)
Carbohydrate Servings: 2 1/2
Recipe Categories:
- Course(s)
- Dessert
- Snacks
- Brunch
- Breakfast
- Cuisine(s)
- Italian
- Mediterranean
- Degree of Difficulty
- Easy
- Special Health Consideration(s)
- Low Calorie
- Low Sat Fat
- Low Cholesterol
- Low Sodium
- Heart Healthy
- Seasons & Occassions
- Summer
- Spring
- Birthday
- Mother's Day
- Father's Day
- Main Ingredient(s)
-
- Dairy & Soy
- Cheese
- Technique(s)
- Saute
- Quick
- Dish Type(s)
- Desserts
- Main Dish
- Desserts
Recipe Disclaimer(s):
Scaling Disclaimer: EatingWell recipes are tested extensively in the EatingWell Test Kitchen. Eating Well cannot guarantee a recipe that has been scaled to make a different number of servings from the original. Also note that scaling only applies to the ingredient measurements: no adjustment is made to the recipe instructions, so pan sizes and cooking times and ingredient amounts referred to in the text of the recipe only apply to the original number of servings.
