Cherry and Orange Blintzes

This crepe doubles as either a delicious dessert or brunch offering.

Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 2 blintzes)

Ingredients

• 1/2  cup  (4 ounces) 1/3-less-fat cream cheese, softened
• 1/4  cup  packed brown sugar
• 1/4  cup  (2 ounces) fat-free cream cheese, softened
• 2  teaspoons  grated orange rind
• 1/8  teaspoon  salt
• 1/4  cup  fresh orange juice
• 1/3  cup  dried sweet cherries
• 8  Basic Crepes
• Cooking spray
• 2  teaspoons  powdered sugar

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350°.

Combine first 5 ingredients in a bowl, stirring until blended. Combine juice and cherries in a small bowl. Microwave at high for 30 seconds; let stand 10 minutes. Drain and coarsely chop cherries. Stir cherries into cheese mixture.

Spoon 3 tablespoons cheese mixture in the center of each crepe; fold sides and ends of crepe over. Place, seam side down, in a 13 x 9-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Cover and bake at 350° for 15 minutes or until blintzes are thoroughly heated. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. Serve immediately.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

317 (29% from fat)

Fat:

10.1g (sat 5.8g,mono 3g,poly 0.5g)

Protein:

10.4g

Carbohydrate:

45.1g

Fiber:

2g

Cholesterol:

92mg

Iron:

1.8mg

Sodium:

412mg

Calcium:

132mg