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.