Raspberry-Almond Bars

Ingredients: 

2 cups all-purpose flour
3 1/2 teaspoons Equal for Recipes
= (or 12 packets Equal sweetener
or 1/2 cup Equal Spoonful)
1/8 teaspoon salt
8 tablespoons cold margarine cut into pieces
1 egg
1 tablespoon skim milk or water
2 teaspoons grated lemon rind
2/3 cup seedless raspberry spreadable fruit
1 teaspoon cornstarch
1/2 cup chopped toasted almonds
= (or walnuts or pecans)

Yield: 

24 Servings

Method: 

Combine flour, Equal and salt in medium bowl, cut in margarine with pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Mix in egg, milk and lemon rind (mixture will be crumbly).

Press mixture evenly in bottom of greased baking dish, 11 by 7 inches. Bake in preheated 400 degree oven until edges of crust are browned, about 15 minutes. Cool on wire rack.

Mix spreadable fruit and cornstarch in small saucepan; heat to boiling. Boil until thickened, stirring constantly, 1 minute; cool until warm. Spread mixture evenly over cooled crust; sprinkle with almonds.

Bake in preheated 400 degree oven until spreadable fruit is thick and bubbly, about 15 minutes. Cool on wire rack; cut into bars.

This recipe yields 24 servings. Serving size: 1 bar.

Exchanges Per Serving: 1 Bread, 1 Fat.

Nutrition Facts: Calories 116; Total Fat 6g; Cholesterol 9mg; Sodium 59mg; Carbohydrate 15g; Dietary Fiber 1g; Protein 2g.