Banana Splits
Go bananas for this alternative to the traditional dessert. I scream, you scream, we all scream for this cottage cheese-based dish that's simply divine.
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Makes:
2 spits
Ingredients
2 large bananas
2 cups low fat cottage cheese
1/2 cup walnuts or pecans
1/3 cup raisins
1 mango
1 cup fresh pineapple, sliced
1 cup fresh strawberries
2/3 cup wheat germ or ground flax seed
Methods/steps
Slice bananas in half lengthwise. Place on plates forming an oval. In center of bananas, place cottage cheese, 1/4 cup at a time. Place pineapple slices around bananas. Peel mango and cut into pieces. Arrange around bananas. To peel mango, take a fork and insert it into mango next to seed, then slice mango into quarters through the skin. Peel mango and cut into fruit for serving. Add nuts to top and sides of plate. Sprinkle flax seed or wheat germ over top of cottage cheese. Wash strawberries and add to plate then top everything off with a sprinkle of raisins.
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