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Recipe: Apricot Nut Bars
Servings: 8
Preparation Time: 10 min.
Cooking Time: 5 min.
 
Ingredients:
  • 1/4 cup unsalted butter
  • 2 tsp. slivered almonds
  • 2 tsp. shelled pistachios, chopped
  • 2 tsp. raw cashews, chopped
  • 1 Tbs. golden raisins
  • 3/4 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1-1/2 cups skim milk, scalded and hot
  • 1 cup homestyle apricot spread
This Recipe is considered:
Low Cholesterol
Low Sodium
Cooking Directions:
Melt butter in a heavy nonstick skillet over medium low heat. Gently saute almonds, pistachios, cashews and raisins until nuts darken slightly. Stir in flour and cook 3 minutes, stirring constantly, or until flour is lightly roasted. Stir in sugar. Gradually whisk in hot milk in a thin stream. Cook 1 minute. Transfer to an oiled shallow cake pan. Press evenly into pan. Spread apricot jam over top and cool.
 
Per Serving: calories 195, fat 7.2g, calories from fat 33%, protein 3.6g, cholesterol 16.4mg, dietary fiber 2.6g

Nutrients Exchanges
Calories 195 Milk Exchanges 0.2
Protein 3.6g Vegetable Exchanges 0.0
Carbohydrates 30.2g Fruit Exchanges 0.1
Dietary Fiber 2.6g Bread Exchanges 0.5
Sugar 20.8g Other Carbohydrates/Sugar Exchanges 1.4
Fat Total 7.2g Lean Meat Exchanges 0.0
Saturated Fat 3.8g Very Lean Meat/Protein Exchanges 0.0
Mono-unsaturated Fat 2.6g Fat Exchanges 1.3
Poly-unsaturated Fat 0.8g
% Calories from Fat 33%    
Cholesterol 16.4mg
Sodium 30.4mg
Vitamins Minerals
Vitamin A 81.7IU Calcium 125.7mg
Thiamin (B1) 0.3mg Copper 0.2mg
Riboflavin (B2) 0.1mg Iron 2.6mg
Niacin (B3) 1.2mg Magnesium 26.2mg
Vitamin B6 0.3mg Manganese 0.6mg
Vitamin B12 0.2mcg Phosphorus 98.7mg
Vitamin C 0.5mg Potassium 149.7mg
Vitamin E 1.0IU Selenium 8.8mcg
Folate 8.9mcg Sodium 30.4mg
Pantothenic Acid 0.3mg Zinc 0.6mg