Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  4        tablespoons  diet butter
     1/4           cup  brown sugar replacement
     1/4      teaspoon  instant coffee
  1           envelope  and 1/2 tsp. unflavored gelatin
     1/4           cup  cream flavored diet soda
     2/3           cup  nonfat dry milk
  1 1/3           cups  ricotta cheese
  1         tablespoon  chocolate extract
     1/2      teaspoon  vanilla
  2          teaspoons  artificial sweetener -- (liquid)
     1/2      teaspoon  brown food coloring
  2           packages  w.w. dried apples

Preparation:

Place margarine in a small pan over hot water to melt. Sift brown sugar and coffee very slowly into margarine. Stir constantly. Soften gelatin in soda. Add nonfat dry milk. Add a few drops more of soda if needed. The mixture needs to be paste like. Combine gelatin mixture with margarine mixture. Stir constantly over hot water until thoroughly blended. Combine cheese, extracts, sweetener, and food coloring. Mix well. Fold gelatin-margarine mixture into Ricotta mixture. Pour into 8 x 8 x 2 inch pan. Refrigerate 2 hours. Freeze for firmer fudge. 20 squares.

Nutritional Information:

217 Calories (kcal); 11g Total Fat; (45% calories from fat); 16g Protein; 13g Carbohydrate; 45mg Cholesterol; 176mg Sodium