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“…Fueled by the popularity of its famous, “Don’t DARE call it jelly!®” TV advertising campaign, Polaner All Fruit quickly became and still remains more than 30 years later a staple in America’s homes. Made from the finest fruits and sweetened only with fruit and fruit juice, Polaner All Fruit is truly one of America’s favorite fruit spreads.
Now more than ever, people care about what’s in their food. They’re making conscious choices when it comes to products that fit into their lifestyle and dietary needs. We’re proud to say that all of our products are gluten free, none of our varieties of Polaner All Fruit contain high fructose corn syrup and eleven varieties of Polaner All Fruit are Non-GMO Project Verified. The Polaner brand also offers eight varieties of Polaner Sugar Free with Fiber, as well as our classic Polaner Mint Jelly and a selection of jarred wet-spices, such as chopped garlic and basil.”
Okay, what’s store bought fruit spread and store bought yogurt doing on the animal-free sous-chef site of AFC Culinary Campus?
This chef believes in giving people variety, veering from the well-traveled paths that after a while become boring when most restaurants serve the same dishes.
How about serving as appetizer or snack or dessert or breakfast, the finest Greek yogurt on the market that contains no animal product? SILK Greek. Gotta’ try it!
Many people choose yogurt without fruit, because they don’t want the added sugars of fruited yogurts, whether presented on the bottom of the yogurt or mixed in. I always preferred on the bottom, but this time we put it on top.
When using Polaner Fruit Spread as a topper, your guests get sugar-free, which tastes as good or better than the sugared varieties.
I chose orange marmalade for this post, since upon tasting it, wasn’t I surprised to feel the actual texture of the orange rind almost as if it were fresh, but soft at the same time – a beautiful experience in the culinary world.
Note: BTW chefs use high grade prepared product all the time. These are two of those products and now is the time.
THE SURPRISE!
While writing this post I decided to make a dessert out of the sugar-free orange marmalade. For dieters and non-dieters. TOP SHELF!
CALORIES per Serving: 70
Per Serving:
1/3 c. chilled Polaner Sugar-Free Orange Marmalade
1/4 t. liquid smoke
sprinkling of salt
fresh basil leaf or sm. center leaves
few drops extra virgin olive oil
1/2 t. shaker parmesan – I used Follow Your Heart
about 1/8 t. fine grind saffron threads
Chocolate Balsamic Vinegar (glaze) – I used ROUZINI brand
1- Measure 1/3 c. sugar-free orange marmalade into bowl. Add liquid smoke and a light sprinkle of salt. Stir thoroughly. Replace into measuring cup and invert onto dessert plate.
2- Place a few drops of extra virgin olive oil on a leaf of fresh basil, then apply it to the center top of the marmalade.
3- Sprinkle one half dessert with shaker parmesan.
4- Sprinkle lightly the other half with fine grind saffron threads.
5- Place a few drops of Chocolate Balsamic Vinegar in two places equidistant on top of the marmalade.
6- Serve with or without the parmesan or saffron or chocolate Balsamic. The fresh basil is enough. You decide on how much to uptick it. I went all in.
- A note on ROUZINI Chocolate Balsamic: On the dessert it textures as a mellow Balsamic with medium thickness, more like a glaze; I didn’t note the chocolate.
- When tasting separately, it is in the after taste when you pump more air into your mouth that the chocolate flavor emerges. So what’s wrong with that? Nothing, except on the dessert you won’t notice.
- So, maybe keep the Balsamic within reach of customers and let them taste with a spoon after the dessert, not before. Or tell them to dip the tip of their dessert spoon into the Balsamic pool on the dessert first to experience the chocolate.
Notes: orange marmalade calories 10 calories per Tablespoon. 1/3 c. equals 6 T. = 60 calories.
The 4 drops of oil are miniscule as is the shaker cheese which was 5 calories per 1/2 teaspoon.
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