Cherry cola salad - diet

18 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 can 16 oz. unsweetened red, tart, pitted cherries, drained - reserve juice
5 packs Equal sugar substitute
2 packs 0.35 oz. ea - Sugar-Free cherry gelatin
1 can 20 oz. - unsweetened crushed pineapple - drained and reserve juice
1 cup Very cold diet cola
2 tablespoons Finely chopped pecans - OPT.
¼ cup Finely chopped celery

Directions

SOURCE: February 1994 - Diabetes In the News - and posted on *P by Lavena George, Formatted into MM by Ursula R. Taylor.

Place cherries in small bowl; sprinkle with Equal. In saucepan, dissolve gelatin in 2 cups boiling water. Remove from heat and transfer gelatin to large mixing bowl. Allow to cool for 30 minutes to 1 hour until it begins to congeal.

Combine reserved cherry and pineapple juices in a 1-cup measure. Add enough water to make 1 cup. Add juice to gelatin. Stir in diet cola, pineapple, pecans, celery and gelatin. Pour into a 9 x 13 glass pan.

Refrigerate until firm.

To serve, cut into 18 pieces and place each piece on a lettuce leaf.

Yield: 18 servings.

EXCHANGES: ½ fruit

NUTRITIONAL INFO per serving: Protein 0.79 gm; Carbo 8 gm; Sodium 4 mg; Cholesterol 0; Percent calories from fat 17; dietary fiber 0.85 gm.

WITHOUT pecans: Cal 34; Fat 0.18 gm; Pro .72 gm; Carbbo 8 gm; Sodium 4 mg; Chol 0; Percent cal. from fat 5; Dietary fiber ⅘ gm.

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