| Chocolates, flowers, gifts, cards and | | | | Repeat with remaining mousse and raspberry |
| delicious high-fiber desserts are all the | | | | sauce.21. Sprinkle with remaining finely |
| tradition on this special day for love known | | | | chopped almonds. Garnish with raspberries and |
| as Valentine's Day. Fiberlady recognizes that | | | | mint sprigs.Fiber per serving 3.3 |
| no matter what the origins of Valentine's | | | | gramsPoached Red Pear Zinfandel |
| Day, it's a perfect day for celebrating with | | | | |
| those you love and to share the healthy | | | | 4 servingsIngredients:4 large ripe red pears |
| indulgences of high fiber foods. Say "I love | | | | or other pear variety |
| you" with these scrumptious high-fiber | | | | |
| desserts. Your lover's heart will be | | | | 1 1/2 cup white zinfandel or rose wine |
| content.White Chocolate Mousse With | | | | |
| Raspberries | | | | 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise, or 1 tsp |
| | | | vanilla |
| 6 servingsIngredients:2 cups fresh | | | | |
| raspberries or frozen raspberries (washed & | | | | 1/3 cup sugar |
| divided 3-1) | | | | |
| | | | 4 tsp honey |
| 1/4 cup sugar | | | | |
| | | | 1 fresh mint leaves |
| 2 tablespoons framboise liqueur | | | | (optional)Preparation:Core pears from bottom, |
| | | | leaving stem intact. If desired,use a paring |
| 6 ounces white chocolate, finely chopped | | | | knife to peel a spiral channel from tip to |
| | | | bottom of fruit.Slice the bottoms off pears |
| 1/4 cup milk, warmed | | | | to allow them to stand upright. Stand pears |
| | | | up in the bottom of a large saucepan; add |
| 1 cup heavy cream | | | | wine and vanilla bean or liquid vanilla. |
| | | | Bring mixture just to boiling. Reduce heat |
| 2 egg whites, room temperature | | | | and simmer pears, covered, for 10 to 15 |
| | | | minutes or until tender.Using a slotted |
| 1 pinch cream of tartar | | | | spoon, transfer pears to four dessert dishes. |
| | | | Add sugar to liquid in pan; bring to the |
| 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract | | | | boil. Reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, for 12 |
| | | | minutes or until liquid is reduced to 2/3-cup |
| 4 tablespoons finely chopped toasted almonds | | | | and is the consistency of a thin sauce.Spoon |
| | | | sauce over pears. Drizzle honey on top. Serve |
| raspberries (to garnish) | | | | warm or chilled. Garnish with mint.Fiber per |
| | | | serving: 5 gramsChocolate FondueIngredients:8 |
| mint sprigs (to garnish)Preparation:1. In a | | | | oz Premium Chocolate (chopped) |
| blender or food processor fitted with metal | | | | |
| blade, combine 1-1/2 cups of the raspberries | | | | 1 cup Whipping Cream |
| with the sugar.2. Puree until | | | | |
| smooth.3. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve | | | | 2 tsp Grand Marnier |
| into a bowl.4. Add the framboise and stir to | | | | (optional)Preparation:Over low flame, heat |
| mix.5. Stir in the remaining whole | | | | cream until warm (DO NOT BOIL). |
| raspberries, halved, into the puree.6. Set | | | | |
| aside.7. Place the chocolate in a heatproof | | | | Slowly add chocolate while stirring. Mixture |
| bowl and set over pan of gently simmering | | | | will become smooth. Stir in liqueur.To Dip: |
| water; do not allow the bowl to touch the | | | | Strawberries, Bananas, Apples, Pears and |
| water.8. Heat the chocolate until it is | | | | RaspberriesFiber Count: |
| melted and smooth and registers 140F on an | | | | |
| instant-read thermometer.9. Gradually add the | | | | Strawberries: 1 cup, 3 grams |
| warm milk to the chocolate, stirring | | | | |
| constantly until smooth.10. Remove the bowl | | | | Pear: 1 medium, 4 grams |
| from the water and allow mixture to cool | | | | |
| until it is almost at room temperature.11. In | | | | Apple: 1 medium, 4 grams |
| a bowl, using an electric mixer on high, beat | | | | |
| the cream just until soft peaks form.12. In | | | | Banana: 1 medium, 3 grams |
| another bowl, using clean beaters, beat | | | | |
| together the egg whites and cream of tartar | | | | Raspberries: 1/2 cup, 4.6 gramsHoney Nut |
| on high until stiff peaks form.13. Using a | | | | Tart |
| rubber spatula fold half of the whites into | | | | |
| chocolate mixture to lighten it.14. Fold the | | | | 8 servingsIngredients:Crust:1/3 cup butter, |
| remaining whites, whipped cream and vanilla | | | | softened1/3 cup sugar1 egg1-1/2 cups |
| into the chocolate mixture just until | | | | flourFilling:1 cup honey2 tbsp. butter1/3 cup |
| combined and no white drifts remain.15. DO | | | | heavy cream2-1/2 cups unsalted mixed toasted |
| NOT OVERMIX.16. You may cover and refrigerate | | | | nutsPreparation:To prepare crust, stir |
| the mousse for up to 1 day ahead.17. To | | | | together butter and sugar until fluffy. Stir |
| serve, spoon about half of the mousse into 6 | | | | in egg, then flour and salt. Knead several |
| parfait glasses, half filling each glass.18. | | | | times on a lightly floured board and wrap |
| Top with raspberry sauce, again using about | | | | tightly in plastic wrap; refrigerate for 30 |
| half and dividing equally.19. Then sprinkle | | | | minutes. |
| the top with 2 tablespoons of almonds.20. | | | | |