FROZEN
CRANBERRY PIE
CRUST
1 cup graham cracker crumbs
2 tab. wheat germ
1/2 tea. ground ginger
2 1/2 tab. melted calorie-reduced margarine
FILLING
2 cups fresh or frozen cranberries
1/3 cup finely chopped peeled apple
1/2 cup plus 2 tab. sugar
1/4 cup fresh orange juice
1/2 tea. cinnamon
1/4 tea. ginger
1 quart vanilla frozen yogurt
2 tab. finely chopped pistachio nuts (optional)
Combine
crumbs, wheat germ and ginger. Add
margarine and mix well. Press evenly in
9" pie dish. Bake 350' for 10
min. Cool. In large pan stir cranberries, apple, sugar, orange juice,
cinnamon and ginger. Bring to boil,
reduce heat to medium and simmer until cranberry skins start to pop and sauce
thickens, about 5 to 8 min. Transfer to
large bowl and let cool; cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until well
chilled. Remove frozen yogurt from
freezer, soften slightly at room temp. about 5 to 7 min. and fold into
cranberry mixture. Chill filling in
freezer until slightly firm, then spoon into crust; sprinkle with pistachio
nuts. Freeze until firm, at least 2
hours. Remove from freezer 7 to 10 min.
before serving. This can be frozen up
to five days, tightly covered with plastic wrap.