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Spring berries with whipped ricotta cream

1
Points® value
Total Time
15 min
Prep
15 min
Cook
0 min
Serves
4
Difficulty
Easy
This delightful dessert is ready in a short 15 minutes and full of sweet fruit flavors and a creamy whipped topping. The secret ingredient, a bit of diet lemon-lime soda! Have your guests try and guess that after they begin to rave over this dish. Ideal for a post-dinner dish, you can also serve as a wonderful brunch dish or a cool afternoon treat. This recipe doubles very easily to serve a crowd in short-order. Try other herbs in place of the basil for different flavor profiles. Rosemary gives the dish a woodsy flavor while fresh lavender adds a bright floral note. Basil is also a good choice to make the dish more unique.

Ingredients

Strawberries

2 cup(s), freshly sliced

Blueberries

1 cup(s)

Diet soda

2 fl oz, sprite, or other diet lemon-lime soft drink, divided about (1/4 cup)

Peppermint leaves

1 Tbsp, fresh, chopped

Fat free ricotta cheese

½ cup(s)

Lemon zest

2½ tsp

Fat free sour cream

2 Tbsp

Instructions

  1. Toss strawberries, blueberries, 2 tablespoons of soda and mint together in a medium bowl; set aside for 10 minutes.
  2. Meanwhile, combine ricotta, remaining 2 tablespoons of soda and lemon zest in another bowl; whip with a hand-held mixer until light and fluffy. Stir in sour cream. Place about 3/4 cup of berry mixture in each of 4 small bowls and top each serving with 1/3 cup of cream.