Celery Stuffed w/Apricot Blue Cheese Spread Recipe

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Crunchy sweet celery is a versatile snack food, just right for this flavorful spread. Filled with dried fruit and nuts, this enticing and quick low-fat spread can be made ahead or on the spot.
Recipe Cost for 4 People: $4.20 ($1.05/serving)*
Preparation Time: 15 minutes
2 Tbsp crumbled blue cheese 3 Tbsp fat-free cream cheese ½ cup fat-free yogurt, plain 4 dried apricots 4 dried figs or dates ¼ cup pecans 8 stalks celery
Food processor method: Place all ingredients in food processor. Pulse just until fruit and nuts are chopped. Alternate Method Without Food Processor: Chop dried fruit and pecans. With a fork or hand mixer, mix blue cheese, cream cheese and yogurt until smooth. Stir in chopped dried fruit and pecans. Refrigerate spread until ready for use. Slice celery stalks into 3-4 inch sticks. Fill celery pieces with spread.
Serves: 4 (makes about 1 ½ cup of spread)
Fruits & Veggies per Serving 1 Cup
Fruit/Veggie Color(s) What’s This?
Nutrition Information per Serving:
Calories: 140 Total Fat: 6g Saturated Fat: 1.5g % of Calories from Fat: 39% % Calories from Sat Fat: 10%		Protein: 6g Carbohydrates: 16g Cholesterol: 5mg Dietary Fiber: 3g Sodium: 220mg
Each serving provides: A good source of protein, fiber, vitamin A, calcium, potassium and phosphorus.

*Retail prices, Boulder, Colorado, July 2011

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