Healthy Summer Berry Shortcakes

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• butter- flavored cooking spray
• 2 cups flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar substitute (splenda)
• 1/4 cup wheat germ
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
• 2 tablespoons cold butter, cut into 1/4-inch pieces
• 1/2 cup plain fat-free yogurt (or vanilla)
• 1/4 cup liquid egg substitute
• egg
• 3/4 teaspoon grated lemon zest
• 3 cups mixed berries
• 2 1/2 cups fat-free frozen whipped topping, thawed

Recipe

• 1 1. preheat oven to 400°f coat two jellyroll pans with cooking spray.
• 2 2. in bowl, whisk together flour, 1/2 c sugar, wheat germ, baking powder, and salt. add butter by crushing into mixture with fork. stir in yogurt, egg, and 1/2 tsp zest until stiff dough forms.
• 3 3. drop by 1/4 cupfulls, 2" apart on pans. lightly coat with cooking spray. dust with 1/2 tsp sugar.
• 4 4. bake 10 minutes or until golden. remove to rack to cool completely. toss berries with remaining 1 tsp sugar and 1/4 tsp zest. let stand until juicy (about 30 mins).
• 5 5. split each shortcake in half. fill each with berries and topping, letting it spill over the edges for great presentation.