Diabetic Recipes

Pear Tart

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(makes 6 tarts)

1	sheet frozen puff pastry dough

3	6-ounce (180 g) ripe Bartlett pears

3	teaspoons (15 ml) grated orange zest

juice of 1 small lemon

butter-flavored refrigerated cooking spray

1/4	cup (50 g) unsweetened apple sauce

2	teaspoons (10 g) sugar

1/4	teaspoon (1.25 ml) ground cinnamon

6	tablespoons (90 ml) fat-free, sugar-free frozen whipped topping

Preheat oven to 450°F (230°C), Gas Mark 8. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
Open the pastry dough and place on a cutting board to thaw.
While the oven is preheating, peel and core the pears. Thinly slice the pears and toss in orange zest and lemon juice.
Cut the puff pastry into six 41/2- inch (11.5 cm) squares. Coat each square with cooking spray. Place 1/6 of the apple sauce on the middle of each square and top with sliced pears. Combine sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle evenly over each tart. Coat tarts again with cooking spray.
Bake on prepared baking sheet for 15 minutes until the fruit is cooked. Serve warm, garnishing each tart with 1 tablespoon (15 ml) of the whipped topping.

Per serving:	260 calories (38% calories from fat), 3 g protein, 11 g total fat (2.5 g saturated fat), 39 g carbohydrates, 5 g dietary fiber, 0 cholesterol, 137 mg sodium
Diabetic exchanges:	2 1/2 carbohydrate (1 1/2 bread/starch < 1 fruit), 2 fat

Diabetes is a serious disease requiring professional medical attention. The information and recipes on this site, although as accurate and timely as feasibly possible, should not be considered as medical advice, nor as a substitute for the same. All recipes and menus are provided with the implied understanding that directions for exchange sizes will be strictly adhered to, and that blood glucose levels can be affected by not following individualized dietary guidelines as directed by your physician and/or health-care-team.