Gingered Mango-Pineapple Crisp in a Crunchy Wonton Recipe

This Hawaiian-inspired dessert brings together many tropical and Asian ingredients: pineapple, mango, macadamia nuts, ginger and wonton wrappers. Wonton wrappers make a quick, convenient pastry dough for this individually portioned, crisp dessert that offers a creative and delicious way to fit fruit in! Although macadamia nuts are high in fat, it's mostly monounsaturated, which is heart healthy.

Ingredients

Vegetable cooking spray
24 (3½-inch) square wonton wrappers
2 medium-size fresh, ripe mangoes *
1 (15-ounce) can pineapple tidbits, packed in juice, drained*
½ cup unsalted macadamia nuts, chopped and toasted
⅓ cup flour
¼ cup crystallized ginger, chopped**
¼ cup sugar
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ soft margarine or butter
Edible flowers or mint leaves, for garnish (optional)

Directions

Before you begin: Wash your hands.

1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Spray a 12-muffin tin with the cooking spray. Press two wonton wrappers into each cup in the muffin tin.
2. Peel and remove seed from the mangos. Cut them into ½-inch pieces. Fill each wonton cup with mango and pineapple, to ¾ full.
3. Combine nuts, flour, ginger, sugar and salt in a mixing bowl. Add margarine or butter to the nut-flour mixture; cut it into the dry ingredients using a pastry cutter (or use two knives cutting through the mixture at cross angles) to make a coarse crumb. Top fruit with the nut-flour mixture.
4. Bake for about 25 minutes until golden brown, or just bubbling. Serve warm. Garnish with edible flowers or mint, if desired.

Cooking Notes

* Substitute any seasonal or tropical fruit, such as ripe papaya, peaches or berries.

** If unavailable, substitute grated fresh ginger or dried, chopped apricots.

Nutrition Information

Serves 12

Calories: 190; Calories from fat: 70; Total fat: 8g; Saturated fat: 1.5g; Trans fat: 0.5g; Cholesterol: 0mg; Sodium: 180mg; Total Carbohydrate: 29g; Dietary fiber: 2g; Sugars: 14g; Protein: 3g

Napier Kristine, MPH, RD. American Dietetic Association Cooking Healthy Across America. New York: John Wiley and Sons, 2005.