Prunes

Tips to Bake with Less Fat

… calls for 1 cup butter or oil, use 1/2 cup butter or oil and 1/2 cup prune puree. You can puree your own prunes , purchase pureed prunes , or use prune baby food. You’ll want to strain the baby food to remove excess water.

Tips to Bake with Less Fat

For cakes and muffins, use applesauce or a fruit puree, such as pureed prunes , in place of some or all of the butter or oil. (You can use fruit purees in cookie recipes, but it is usually not as successful …

8 Tips to Boost HDL Cholesterol

… as well. • Margarine and shortening: Choose a reduced-fat margarine or more healthful vegetable oil-based spreads. For shortening, find recipes that offer substitutions, such as applesauce, yogurt, or pureed prunes .

Chocolate Accordion Bread

… bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, chopped 1 cup pitted dried plums ( prunes ), snipped Nonstick cooking spray 2 6-inch-long … filling: In a small bowl, stir together chocolate and dried plums ; set aside. Roll dough into a 15x10-inch rectangle …

Beef and Sweet Potato Stew

… garlic, minced 1 14.5-ounce can no-salt-added diced tomatoes, undrained 1/2 cup dried apricots or pitted dried plums ( prunes ), quartered 2 tablespoons chopped unsalted peanuts Sliced green onion (optional) Directions In a 3 1/2 …