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Baked Papaya
Central America

Courtesy of the American Diabetes Association®
February/March 2005

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Papaya, known by several different names in Latin America, is a good source of vitamin A. Try cutting it in different shapes, blending it into shakes, or baking it, as in this simple but tasty dessert.

Note: The Hawaiian papayas available in the United States are smaller than those from the Caribbean and Central America and yield only 4 slices.

Serves: 4
Serving size: 1 slice

1 medium peeled, sliced papaya

1/2 cup orange, apple, or lime juice

Ground cinnamon

1 cup reduced-fat vanilla ice cream

1. Heat oven to 350ºF. Place papaya slices on a nonstick baking sheet.

2. Sprinkle with juice and cinnamon and bake for 15 minutes.

3. Top each slice with 1/4 cup ice cream and serve.

Exchanges
1 Carbohydrate

Calories . . . . . . . . . . . . .
90

Calories from Fat . . . . .

22

Total Fat . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2g

Saturated Fat . . . . . . . .

1g

Cholesterol . . . . . . . . . . .

13mg

Sodium . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

27mg

Carbohydrate . . . . . . . . .

16g

Dietary Fiber . . . . . . . .

1g

Sugars . . . . . . . . . . . . 11g

Protein . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2g

This Recipe is from the book Cocinando para Latinos con Diabetes (Diabetic Cooking for Latinos) by Olga V. Fusté, published by the American Diabetes Association (ADA). Visit the ADA store to order this and other ADA publications.

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