Tiramisu (Light)

Ingredients

• 1/2 cSugar
• 1 cNonfat cottage cheese
• 1 cNonfat sour cream
• 2 tb Dark rum
• 1 pk (8 oz) Light Cream Cheese
• 1 1/4 cHot water
• 1 tb + 1/2 ts instant expresso
• -coffee granules
• 40Ladyfingers
• 1/2 ts Unsweetened cocoa

Preparation

1.
Position knife blade in food processor; add first 6 ingredients.
Process until smooth; set aside.
2.
Combine hot water and expresso granules.
Split ladyfingers in halflengthwise.
Quickly dip 20 ladyfinger halves, cut side down, inexpresso ( which you've mixed in a small bowl).
Place, dipped sidedown, into the bottom of a 9" square baking dish.
Dip 20 more halvescut side down into the expresso; arrange dipped side down on top ofthe first layer.
Spread 2 cups of the cheese mixture over the lady-fingers evenly; repeat procedure with remaining ladyfinger halves,expresso, and cheese mixture.
3.
Place one toothpick in each corner and one in the center of thetiramisu (to prevent plastic wrap from sticking to the cheesemixture) Cover with plastic wrap.
Refrigerate 3-8 hours.
Removetoothpicks; sprinkle with cocoa.
Note: You can add fresh or frozen fruit or cinnamon sugar as agarnish.
Serving information: 222 calories; fat 7.
5 gm; sodium 254 mg.
Source: Cooking Light Magazine, October 1993Typed for you by: Linda Fields, Cyberealm BBS, Watertown, NY 1993From: Kaz Dunkley Date: 02 Apr 95