Feb 12, 2004
This was very well liked at an office potluck! I reduced the fat by using Neufchatel instead of cream cheese and replacing the 4 Tablespoons cream with a scant 1 tablespoon of 1% milk. I was out of pineapple juice, so made the glaze with orange juice. Also added 1 tsp. vanilla and the grated rind of one orange to the crust. Next time, I plan to try a shortbread cookie recipe for the crust, as the crust was a little sweeter than I cared for. (Everyone else LOVED the crust, as it was). For the fruit, I used kiwis, strawberries, oranges and bananas (dipped in lemon juice to prevent them from turning brown). I laid the fruit in diagonal stripes, and it looked like a colorful Mexican blanket... beautiful!
—MANDT2