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APPLESAUCE FROZEN YOGURT PIE

This delicious dessert is high in calcium, protein and fiber.
Makes 8 servings.

Crust:
3 sheets graham crackers, crushed
3/4 cup quick oats, uncooked
1 tsp. cinnamon
3 Tbsp. brown sugar
3 Tbsp. sliced almonds
1/4 cup butter, melted
1 tsp. vanilla

Filling:
1 quart vanilla frozen yogurt, nonfat or low fat
1 cup unsweetened applesauce
1 Tbsp. frozen orange juice concentrate, undiluted
1/2 tsp. coriander
1 Tbsp. sliced almonds


Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Melt butter directly in 9-inch pie pan. Add remaining crust ingredients to melted butter in pie pan. Combine and press evenly in bottom and up the sides of pan. Bake until golden brown, about 10 minutes. Cool completely.

Combine applesauce, orange juice concentrate and coriander, and mix thoroughly. Spread 1/3 of frozen yogurt evenly in prepared crust. Combine applesauce mixture and next third of yogurt and spread evenly over first layer of frozen yogurt. Top with remaining third of frozen yogurt and spread evenly. Top with 1 tablespoon sliced almonds. Freeze until firm; best served the day it is prepared.
 

Nutrient analysis per serving (using lowfat frozen yogurt): Calories, 253; protein, 8 g; carbohydrates, 35 g; fat, 10 g; fiber, 2 g; cholesterol, 21 mg; sodium, 159 mg; calcium, 220 mg.

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