Banana-Orange Crepes

Ingredients:
2 ripe bananas
1 tsp ground cinnamon
½ tsp each of Grand mariner and Brandy (optional)
½ tsp orange extract
4 tsp mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 Tbsp Splenda brown sugar blend
1 Tbsp canola or olive oil

2 oz fat free cream cheese
1 Tbsp orange marmalade
4, pre-purchased crepes

To make your own crepes:
½ cup unbleached all purpose flour
¼ cup egg substitute
¼ cup milk + ¼ cup water
1 Tbsp smart balance margarine

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
2. Slice bananas length-wise.
3. Combine grand mariner, brandy, orange extract, and oil. Brush bananas with oil mixture, sprinkle with cinnamon and brown sugar, and wrap in foil.
4. Place wrapped bananas in oven and bake for 15 minutes.
5. After bananas have baked, remove them from oven. Mash bananas with 2 ounces fat free cream cheese and 1 Tbsp orange marmalade. Place ¼ of banana filling into a quarter of the crepe. Sprinkle 1 tsp mini chocolate chips on top of filling. Fold over and then fold over again to form a triangle.
6. Top crepes with orange marmalade, light dessert topping, strawberry slices, and/or pecans. Serve warm.

Yield: 4 Crepes

Nutrition information per crepe without toppings: 228 calories, 7 g protein, 7 g fat with 2 g saturated, 1 mg cholesterol, 35 g carbohydrate, 2.5 g dietary fiber, 142 mg sodium, 302 mg potassium

Exchanges per serving: 1 starch, 1 ½ fruit, 1 fat

Source: Recipe by Marianne Wetherill, RD/LD