Monday, June 22, 2009

Heart Smart Lemon Sponge Pudding

Ingredients

  • Cooking spray
  • 1 tbsp (15 mL) non-hydrogenated margarine, melted
  • 1/3 cup (75 mL) sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 3 tbsp (45 mL) all-purpose flour
  • 1 tbsp (15 mL) lemon zest, packed (from 2 lemons)
  • ½ cup (125 mL) fresh lemon juice (from 2 lemons)
  • 1 cup (250 mL) skim milk
  • 6 egg whites, room temperature
  • Boiling water

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 325º F (160º C). Spray a square (8 x 8 inch / 20 x 20 cm) glass baking dish with cooking spray and place inside a roasting pan. Set aside.
  2. In a large bowl, whisk together margarine, sugar, 2 eggs, flour, lemon zest, lemon juice and milk. Set aside.
  3. In a separate bowl, beat egg whites on high speed until stiff peaks form. Gently fold into the lemon mixture and pour into the baking dish.
  4. Carefully pour boiling water into the roasting pan to surround the baking dish to a depth of about 1 inch (2.5 cm).
  5. Bake for 35 minutes.

Nutritional information per serving (1/6 of glass baking dish)

  • Calories: 135
  • Protein: 8 g
  • Fat: 4 g
    • Saturated fat: 1 g
    • Dietary cholesterol: 63 mg
  • Carbohydrate: 18 g
    • Dietary fibre: 0 g
  • Sodium: 121 mg
  • Potassium: 167 mg