Fruit in a Chocolate Cloud




I made this for a Culinary Chicks meet up. I brought the blueberry pie, but thought I needed to bring a chocolate dessert, too. I wasn't sure if anyone else was bringing dessert.

Fruit in a Chocolate Cloud from the Hershey's cookbook

Ingredients

2 (8 ounce) containers lowfat vanilla yogurt, no gelatin added
1 pint fresh strawberries
1/4 cup white sugar
1/4 cup HERSHEY®'S Cocoa Powder
2 tablespoons hot water
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon grated orange zest (optional)
2 (1.3 ounce) envelopes whipped topping mix
1 cup cold nonfat milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 large bananas, sliced
Directions
YOGURT CHEESE: Line non-rusting colander or sieve with large piece of double thickness cheesecloth or large coffee filter; place colander over deep bowl. Spoon two 8-oz. containers vanilla lowfat yogurt, no gelatin added, into prepared colander; cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate until liquid no longer drains from yogurt, about 24 hours. Remove yogurt from cheesecloth and place in separate bowl; discard liquid.

Reserve 3 strawberries for garnish; set aside. Remove hulls of remaining strawberries; cut strawberries in half vertically; set aside.
Stir together sugar, cocoa and water in small bowl until smooth and well blended. Stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla. Gradually stir in Yogurt Cheese and orange peel, if desired; blend thoroughly.
Prepare whipped topping mix in large bowl as directed on package using 1 cup milk and remaining 1 teaspoon vanilla; fold into chocolate mixture.
Carefully spoon one-half of chocolate mixture into 1-1/2-quart glass serving dish; place one-half of strawberry halves, cut sides out, around inside of entire bowl. Layer banana slices over chocolate mixture. Cut remaining strawberry halves into smaller pieces; layer over banana slices. Carefully spread remaining chocolate mixture over fruit. Cover; refrigerate several hours before serving. Garnish with reserved strawberries. Cover; refrigerate leftover dessert.

Nutritional Information
Amount Per Serving Calories: 126 Total Fat: 0.8g Cholesterol: 2mg
Nutritional Information
Fruit in a Chocolate Cloud
Servings Per Recipe: 12
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 126
Total Fat: 0.8g
Cholesterol: 2mg
Sodium: 34mg
Total Carbs: 25.4g
Dietary Fiber: 1.5g
Protein: 3.3g

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