Chocolate-Berry Tarts
This is a delightful chocolate dessert which is also very quick and easy to prepare. Plus, it’s pretty to display. Serves 6.
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons cocoa powder
1 1/2 cups reduced-fat Ricotta cheese
1 1/2 cups chocolate yogurt (mousse or whipped style)*
6 graham cracker tart shells
3/4 cup sliced strawberries**
Fresh mint leaf garnish, optional
Method:
Stir sugar and cocoa powder into Ricotta cheese; stir until thoroughly mixed. Fold yogurt into cheese mixture. Spoon into prepared tart shells and top with sliced strawberries or whole fresh raspberries.
Notes:
*I like robust chocolate flavor and made adaptations to the original recipe created by 3-A-Day of Dairy. The original recipe called for reduced-fat vanilla yogurt. By using reduced-fat yogurt (chocolate or vanilla), fat may be lowered to 9 grams per serving. The 9 essential nutrients found in dairy products remain the same. Additional 3-A-Day of Dairy recipes may be found on www.3aday.org.
**Raspberries or blueberries may be substituted.
