Monday, September 5, 2011

Strawberry nachos = SUCCESS!

YES - The nachos are awesome! The original recipe calls for deep frying tortillas to make chips then topping them with sliced strawberries and a drizzle of sweet cream.

Well, I didn't follow this recipe at all! I started with 4 organic, vegan 10" tortillas (organic/vegan by chance) which I cut into pieces, sprayed with cooking spray and covered in a mix of Truvia and cinamon on both sides and baked in a 375 degree oven - maybe 10-15 minutes. Meanwhile, I hulled and sliced a quart of strawberries and shaved chocolate to sprinkle on top. Once the chips were cool, I put them neatly on a plate, covered with strawberries, added a small amount of whipped cream (Redi-Whip) and sprinkled the whole dish with the chocolate.

The chocolate shavings are made with 60% dark chocolate that you can get as a bar in the baking isle. Three squares of this chocolate equal 16 grams of sugar which equals 5.1 grams per square, the squares approximately 1" x 1". I used three squares for the whole dish.

You could really make this with any type of fruit you prefer though I think some would work better than others. Plus, if you don't have to watch your sugars, you can use real whip cream and milk chocolate. Ice cream would be nice with this as well. You could put some vanilla ice cream (Eddy's no sugar added vanilla would be great) in a bowl, top with the strawberries and chocolate then add a couple of chips for garnish.

If you want to bring the Strawberry nachos for a dessert to a friend's house or a party, I would suggest assembling it once you get there. Another option would be "make your own" nachos so if someone wanted more whipped cream or chocolate, they could add as much as they want!

L told me this is a must make again dish!



Enjoy and be well!

No comments:

Post a Comment