Fruit Quesadillas

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 nectarine, ripe, but firm, pitted and diced
• 1 pear, ripe but firm, cored and diced
• 2 plums, ripe but firm, pitted and diced
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar, packed
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 125 g cream cheese, softened
• 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup
• 1 teaspoon orange rind, grated
• 4 tortillas (regular or whole wheat)
• icing sugar (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 in a small bowl, combine nectarine, pear, plums, brown sugar and cinnamon.
• 2 in a separate bowl, combine cream cheese, maple syrup and orange rind.
• 3 spread each tortilla with about 2 tablespoons of the cheese mixture.
• 4 top half of each tortilla with 1/2 cup of fruit.
• 5 fold each tortilla over to cover filling and press down gently.
• 6 cook in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat for about 2 minutes on each side or until crispy and browned.
• 7 removed from heat and let stand for 1 minute. cut each quesadilla into 4 wedges, sprinkle with icing sugar. serve immediately.
• 8 tips: to grill quesadillas, cook over medium-high heat for 1 1/2 - 2 minutes per side or until crispy and browned.