Fresh plum and ricotta strudel

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Plums and other blue-red fruit such as cherries, blueberries and cranberries, are rich in a particular type of antioxidants known as anthocyanins. Here's a low-fat version of the strudel using plums instead of apples.

Ingredients

1 ½ tablespoons soft margarine or sterol spread (e.g. Logicol)
½ cup fresh wholemeal breadcrumbs (3 slices)
1/3 cup brown sugar
½ teaspoon cinnamon
125g ricotta
250g fresh plums (about 6) or 425g can plums, drained well
6 sheets filo pastry

To serve:
reduced-fat vanilla ice cream

Methods/steps

1. Melt margarine in saucepan. Add breadcrumbs and sugar (reserving 2 teaspoons). Cook over a moderate heat for 15 minutes. Stir well to break up any lumps. Remove from heat. Stir in cinnamon. Allow to cool.

2. Halve plums, removing stones and slice thinly.

3. Lay two sheets of filo pastry on top of one another spraying the upper most sheet with oil. Sprinkle with one-third of the crumb mixture and top with two more sheets. Spray top layer with oil and add another one-third of the crumb mixture. Top with remaining two sheets and sprinkle with final one-third of the crumbs.

4. Spread ricotta along edge of pastry. Arrange plums on top of ricotta. Sprinkle with reserved 2 teaspoons of sugar. Roll up pastry as for a swiss roll, tucking in the edges.

5. Transfer to a lightly oiled baking tray. Spray top with oil. Bake in a moderately-hot oven (190 C) for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to moderate (180 C) and bake a further 20 minutes until crisp and brown.

6. Serve warm with reduced-fat vanilla ice cream.

Additional Tips

Preparation time: 20 mins Cooking time: 45 mins (mostly unattended)

Nutrition per serve:
760 kilojoules (180 Calories), 4g fat (including 2g saturated fat), 30g carbohydrate (including 16g sugars), 3g fibre and 215mg sodium. Read our nutrition rating system.

Recipe from Eating for the Healthy Heart. To order click here.