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Dates, apricots and cream cheese dessert
Tasty bites of fruit topped with cream cheese, nuts and seeds.
What you need
- 75 g fresh dates, pitted
- 75 g fresh apricots, halved and stoned
- 2-3 fresh figs, halved
- For the filling and topping
- 100 g cream cheese
- 3-4 drops vanilla essence
- 2 tsp chopped pistachio nuts
- 1 tsp ground almonds, toasted
- 1 pitted prune, finely chopped
- 1/2 tsp sesame seeds
- 1 pinch ground cinnamon
Method
Put the prepared fruits onto a serving plate.
Cream the cheese and vanilla together. Top each of the fruits with a little cheese.
Sprinkle the pistachio nuts on the dates. Sprinkle the almonds on the apricots. Sprinkle the prunes, sesame seeds and cinnamon on the figs
Serve well chilled.
Serving suggestion
Cook's tip
If liked, add a little orange blossom flavoured honey to the cream cheese.
| Per portion | Per 100g | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy (kj) | 856 | 831 | 10475 | 8350 |
| Energy (kcal) | 204 | 198 | 2500 | 2000 |
| Protein (g) | 3.65 | 3.54 | ||
| Carbohydrate (g) | 24.9 | 24.2 | 345 | 275 |
| Fat (g) | 11.4 | 11.1 | 95 | 70 |
| Fat (saturated) (g) | 6.43 | 6.25 | ||
| Fibre (g) | 3.41 | 3.31 | ||
| Sodium (mg) | 85.2 | 82.8 | ||
| Salt (equivalent) (g) | 0.21 | 0.21 | 7 | 5 |
| Per Portion | Per 100g | RDA | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin A (µg) | 167 | 162 | 800 |
| Vitamin B-12 (µg) | 0.12 | 0.12 | 1 |
| Vitamin B-6 (mg) | 0.13 | 0.13 | 2 |
| Vitamin C (mg) | 2.70 | 2.62 | 60 |
| Vitamin D (µg) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 266 |
| Vitamin E (mg) | 1.04 | 1.01 | 10 |
| Zinc (mg) | 0.41 | 0.40 | 15 |
| Calcium (mg) | 51.9 | 50.4 | 800 |
| Folate (mcg) | 11.2 | 10.9 | 200 |
| Iron (mg) | 1.02 | 0.99 | 14 |
| Magnesium (mg) | 21.8 | 21.1 | 300 |
| Niacin (mg) | 0.79 | 0.77 | 18 |
| Pantothenic acid (mg) | 0.39 | 0.37 | 6 |
| Riboflavin (mg) | 0.11 | 0.11 | 1.6 |
| Phosphorous (mg) | 61.0 | 59.3 | 800 |
| Thiamin (mg) | 0.07 | 0.07 | 1.4 |
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