Core Recipe
Servings: 4
Preparation Time: 12 min
Cooking Time: 6 min
Level of Difficulty: Easy

Our coffee-cinnamon accented chocolate sauce is a delicious complement to grilled fruit. It makes a wonderful ending to special holiday meals.

Ingredients

* 1 sprays cooking spray
* 1 tsp decaffeinated instant coffee, powder
* 1/8 tsp ground cinnamon, or to taste (optional)
* 2/3 oz fat-free sugar-free instant chocolate pudding mix, use half a 1.4 oz package
* 1 1/2 cup fat-free skim milk
* 2 large banana(s), cut into a total of 12 chunks
* 12 medium strawberries, hulled

Instructions

* Coat grid of grill with cooking spray. Preheat grill to medium.

* Combine coffee powder, cinnamon, pudding mix and milk in a tall pitcher. Blend with a whisk or immersion blender until mixture is frothy; set aside. (The mixture will firm up as it stands.)

* Alternately thread 3 banana chunks and 3 strawberries onto each of 4 metal skewers. Grill skewers, turning once, just long enough so that grill marks appear on fruit, about 2 to 3 minutes per side.

* Remove fruit from skewers and divide among 4 plates. Top each serving with about 1/4 cup of chocolate sauce.

Notes

* When you can't grill outdoors, consider using a stovetop grill or broiling the fruit instead.

You can vary the taste of the sauce by adding a few drops of rum extract in place of the coffee powder, if desired.