Rachel's Lite Ambrosia

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup strawberry (a half-pint)
• 1 cup papaya, chunks (about 1/4 of a papaya)
• 1/4 cup maraschino cherry
• 1 cup plain yogurt
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 5 -6 drops pineapple extract (no more than 1/8 tsp or so)
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 1/3 cup sweetened desiccated coconut ("angel flake" coconut)

Recipe

• 1 prepare the yogurt base by first putting the cup of plain yogurt into a serving bowl, stir it well to get all the lumps and liquid dispersion out.
• 2 add the sugar and lemon juice, stir again.
• 3 pineapple extract-- using a rounded 1/4-tsp size measuring spoon is good for this if you don't have an extender spoon, carefully pour into it, filling it a little less than halfway. or, use a dropper to get about 5-6 drops of extract. don't put in too much- a little really goes a long way with this stuff!
• 4 no matter how you get it, put the teensy bit of pineapple extract into the yogurt mix and blend it well.
• 5 wash, husk, and cut the strawberries.
• 6 put the chopped strawberries into the yogurt and mix them in along with the papaya chunks and cherries.
• 7 add the shredded coconut to the mix.