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Fresh Raspberry Sauce

This sauce works as a topping or complement to all sorts of dishes, from pancakes and waffles at breakfast to light ice cream or pound cake at night.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups fresh or frozen unsweetened raspberries
• 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
• 1 tablespoon SplendaŽ
• 2 tablespoons berry liqueur (such as ChambordŽ)
• 2 tablespoons orange juice

Preparation:

1. Combine the ingredients in a blender or food processor and puree or pulse until well-blended.
2. Serve as is if you don't mind seeds, or strain through a nonreactive sieve to remove seeds.

Yield:
1 1/4 cups (5 servings of 1/4 cup each)

Nutritional Information:
Per serving: 60 calories, .5 g protein, 12 g carbohydrate, .3 g fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 2 g fiber, 0.6 mg sodium. Calories from fat: 5%.

© 2006 Elaine Magee