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Ingredients
2 cup washed blueberries
1/2 cup reduced-fat cream cheese (Neufchate
1 tbsp fat-free milk
1 tbsp powdered sugar
1/4 tsp almond extract
2 tbsp toasted sliced almonds
Directions
Divide the blueberries among four dessert dishes.
Using electric beaters, cream together the cream cheese, milk, and sugar
until smooth. Add the extract and mix 10 seconds more. Fold in the
almonds.
Serve the blueberries with a dollop of almond cream.
This recipe yields 4 servings. Serving size: about 1/2 cup.
Exchanges Per Serving: 1 1/2 Fat, 1 Fruit.
Nutrition Facts: Calories 142; Calories from Fat 75; Total Fat 8g;
Saturated Fat 4g; Cholesterol 20mg; Sodium 127mg; Carbohydrate 14g;
Dietary Fiber 2g; Sugars 8g; Protein 4g.
Comments: This is an elegant way to dress up seasonal berries. You can
also use the cream cheese topping to spread on homemade carrot or zucchini
bread.
Source:
"American Diabetes Association at http://www.diabetes.org"
S(Formatted for MC6):
"08-22-2002 by Joe Comiskey - jcomiskey@krypto.net"
Copyright:
"© American Diabetes Association, 2002"
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 8 Calories; trace Fat (0.6% calories
from fat); 0g Protein; 2g Carbohydrate; 0g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol;
trace Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Other Carbohydrates.
NOTES : Recipe from "The Diabetes Food & Nutrition Bible" by Hope S.
Warshaw, MMSc, RD, CDE and Robyn Webb, MS, (© American Diabetes
Association, 2001)
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Contributor: Hope S. Warshaw, MMSc, RD, CDE and Robyn Webb, MS
Preparation Time: 0:00
Servings: 4
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