11 creamy fruit core Recipes

granny smith apples, cored and cut into 1/2-inch chunks, honeydew melon, cut into 1/2-inch chunks, pineapple rings in syrup, drained and cut into small wedges, dried cherries, plain yogurt, cream of coconut, salt

fat-free cottage cheese, plain fat-free yogurt, sugar substitute, mango, diced, blueberries, shredded wheat cereal (optional)

baby spinach, chopped, head iceberg lettuce or 1 small head of romaine, chopped, sweet onion, diced, creamy blue cheese, chopped into small pieces (the creamier the blue cheese for this, the better), sweet apple , like gala or pacific rose, core removed and apple diced (i leave the skin on - it s good for you!) - sprinkle the diced apple with fruit fresh to prevent browning, pecans, chopped (you may toast the pecans, or candy them, if you prefer - to candy them, see my recipe for banana cream pie supreme with caramelized pecans), poppy seed dressing in the blender (posted separately), or our favorite bottled poppy seed dressing is marie s, available in the produce dept.

pineapple chunks, drained, peach slices, drained, mandarin orange sections, drained, apples, cored and chopped, vanilla instant pudding mix, cold milk, frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed, sour cream

granny smith apples, cored and cut into 1/2-inch chunks, honeydew melon, cut into 1/2-inch chunks (about 2 cups), pineapple rings in syrup, drained and cut into chunks, dried cherries, plain yogurt, cream of coconut, salt

fat-free milk, uncooked pearl barley, cinnamon, salt, fresh blueberries, kiwi fruit, peeled and diced, diced peeled cored fresh pineapple, vanilla extra

pineapple chunks in juice, undrained, red delicious apples, cored, tangerine sections (about 2 tangerines), banana (about 2 small), seedless green grapes, fresh strawberries , each cut in half lengthwise, creamy strawberry dip

unsweetened pineapple chunks, unpeeled apples, cored and cut into 16 (1-inch) pieces, tangerine sections (about 2 tangerines), seedless green grapes, fresh strawberries , cut in half lengthwise, creamy marshmallow dip

unsweetened pineapple chunks, unpeeled apples, cored and cut into 16 (1-inch) pieces, tangerine sections (about 2 tangerines), seedless green grapes, fresh strawberries , cut in half lengthwise, creamy marshmallow dip