By: EatingWell

Photographer: Burris, Ken

Publish Date: 2008-10-01

Servings: 6

Yield: 6 servings

Total Time: 1 hour

Prep Time: 10 minutes

To Make Ahead: Prepare through Step 3. Cover and refrigerate for up to 8 hours.

Recipe Description:

How simple and delicious are berries topped with a rich custard and baked into a crusty dessert (or breakfast) gratin. No one will ever guess that you've replaced much of the butter in traditional almond cream with tofu.

Recipe Ingredients:

1. 1/3 cup slivered almonds, (1 1/4 ounces)
2. 1/2 cup granulated sugar, or , Splenda Granular
3. 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
4. Pinch of salt
5. 1 large egg
6. 1/3 cup firm silken low-fat tofu
7. 1 tablespoon butter, softened
8. 1/4 teaspoon pure almond extract
9. 3 cups mixed berries, such as raspberries, blackberries and blueberries
10. Confectioners' sugar, for dusting

Recipe Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 400°F. Coat a 1-quart gratin dish or a 9-inch pie pan with cooking spray.
2. Spread almonds in a shallow baking pan and bake until light golden and fragrant, 4 to 6 minutes. Let cool.
3. Place sugar (or Splenda), flour, salt and almonds in a food processor; process until finely ground. Add egg, tofu, butter and almond extract; process until smooth.
4. Spread berries evenly in the prepared gratin dish. Scrape the almond mixture over the top, spreading evenly.
5. Bake the gratin until light golden and set, 40 to 50 minutes. Let cool for at least 20 minutes. Dust with confectioners' sugar and serve warm.

Recipe Nutrition:

Per serving: 195 calories; 7 g fat (2 g saturated fat, 3g mono unsaturated fat); 40 mg cholesterol; 30 g carbohydrates; 4 g protein; 4 g fiber; 48 mg sodium; 164 mg potassium

Nutrtion Bonus: Vitamin C (22% daily value), Fiber (16% dv).

Nutrtion Note: Per serving with Splenda:138 calories, 16 g carbohydrate.

Exchanges: 1 fruit, 1 other carbohydrate, 1 fat

Carbohydrate Servings: 2

Recipe Categories:

Course(s)

Dessert

Breakfast

Brunch

Cuisine(s)

American

Degree of Difficulty

Easy

Special Health Consideration(s)

Low Calorie

Low Sat Fat

Low Sodium

Heart Healthy

Diabetes Appropriate

Healthy Weight

Seasons & Occassions

Spring

Summer

Fourth of July

Birthday

Housewarming

Entertainment

Baby Shower

Bridal Shower

Father's Day

Mother's Day

Main Ingredient(s)

Dairy & Soy

Soy/Tofu

Technique(s)

Bake

Food Processor

Dish Type(s)

Other

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.