Strawberry Slush Recipe

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Ingredients

4 * 4 cups fresh strawberries
2 * 2 cups fat-free vanilla ice cream, softened
1 * 1 package (.3 ounces) sugar-free strawberry gelatin
1/2 * 1/2 cup boiling water
2 * 2 teaspoons lemon juice
2 * 2 liters diet lemon-lime soda, chilled
* Additional fresh strawberries, optional

Preparation

Step 1

* Prep: 15 min. + freezing

* In a large bowl, mash strawberries; add ice cream. In a small bowl, dissolve gelatin in water; stir in lemon juice. Add to the strawberry mixture; mix well. Pour into a 1-1/2-qt. freezer container; cover and freeze overnight.
* Remove from the freezer 15 minutes before serving. Spoon into glasses; add soda. Garnish with strawberries if desired. Yield: 10 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: One 1/2-cup serving (calculated without garnish) equals 63 calories, 1 g fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 40 mg sodium, 12 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 2 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1/2 starch, 1/2 fruit.

Strawberry Slush published in Quick Cooking July/August 2000, p20