CARDAMOM YOGURT PUDDING WITH HONEYED ORANGES

Cardamom Yogurt Pudding with Honeyed Oranges image

I live in Florida, and the holiday season ushers in the new citrus crop here. My favorite citrus is navel oranges, so I added them to pudding creates a special dessert.-Lily Julow, Lawrenceville, Georgia

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Desserts

Time 40m

Yield 4 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 9

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Ingredients

1 teaspoon unflavored gelatin
2 tablespoons cold water
2 cups reduced-fat plain Greek yogurt
1/3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
4 medium navel oranges, divided
1/4 cup orange blossom honey
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Steps:

In a small saucepan, sprinkle gelatin over cold water; let stand 1 minute. Heat and stir over low heat until gelatin is completely dissolved., In a small bowl, whisk yogurt, sugar, vanilla and cardamom until sugar is dissolved. Whisk in gelatin mixture. Refrigerate, covered, about 2 hours or until soft-set., Meanwhile, place a small strainer over a bowl. Cut a thin slice from the top and bottom of two oranges; stand oranges upright on a cutting board. With a knife, cut off peel and outer membrane from each orange. Working over strainer, cut along the membrane of each segment to remove fruit. Place orange sections in strainer., Squeeze juice from remaining oranges; transfer to a small saucepan. Stir in honey, cinnamon and juice drained from orange sections. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 9-12 minutes or until syrupy. Remove from heat; gently stir in orange sections. Cool completely., To serve, alternately layer orange and yogurt mixtures into four dessert dishes.,

Nutrition Facts : Calories 290 calories, Fat 3g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 7mg cholesterol, Sodium 50mg sodium, Carbohydrate 57g carbohydrate (51g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 13g protein.