Aunt Carrie’s Lemon Sherbet (HC)

2 cups Xylitol
juice of 4 lemons
rind of 4 lemons
5 cups organic milk

Mix first 3 ingredients.  Stir in milk and put in freezer.  Stir occasionally and beat with rotary beater before solidly frozen.

Kitchen tip: store in Tupperware container.  Take out of freezer for a few minutes to soften before serving.  Delicious!

Black Forest Banana Split (HC)

1 cup nonfat ricotta cheese
1 banana, split lengthwise
8 walnut halves
1/2 tsp. unsweetened cocoa powder
1/8 tsp. stevia powder
2 tsp. cherry concentrate

Spoon the ricotta into a dessert dish and place a banana half on each side of the cheese.  Top with walnut halves and sprinkle with cocoa and stevia, which have been mixed together.  Drizzle cherry concentrate on top.

Serves one.

Poached Pears with Cherry Syrup (OD)

2 firm ripe pears
1 cup water
1 tblsp. cherry concentrate
1 tblsp. xylitol
Juice of ½ lemon
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 tblsp. chopped almonds
2 mint sprigs

Peel and core the pears.  Combine next four ingredients in saucepan and simmer pears in the mixture for 7-10 minutes, until fork tender.  With slotted spoon, transfer pears to two shallow bowls.  Simmer the liquid till reduced to a syrup, about 10 minutes, and spoon over pears.  Top with chopped almonds and garnish with mint sprigs.

Serves 2.

This delicious fruit dessert has layers of flavor and lots of antioxidants.

Recipe Key: OD = Optimal Detox; MD = Modified Detox; HC = Healthy Choice.