Heavenly Filled Strawberries Recipe

Grannies Kitchen Favorite

Heavenly Filled Strawberries Recipe

I make this quite often for bridal showers or luncheons. I always get rave reviews and people ask for the recipe. I usually sprinkle chopped pecans over the top or roll the tops in the pecans, so they stay on better. Delicious!

Here comes strawberry season! These luscious stuffed berries are the perfect bite-size dessert for a summer party. —Stephen Munro, Beaver Bank, Nova Scotia

Recipe is : Quick and Diabetic Friendly

Prep/Total Time: 20 min.

Yield: 36 Servings

           

Ingredients

• 1 pound fresh strawberries
• 2 packages (one 8 ounces, one 3 ounces) cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
• Grated chocolate

Directions

• Remove stems from strawberries; cut a deep "X" in the tip of each berry. Gently spread berries open.
• In a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, confectioners' sugar and extract until light and fluffy. Pipe or spoon about 2 teaspoons into each berry; sprinkle with chocolate. Chill until serving. Yield: about 3 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 filled strawberry (calculated without chocolate) equals 41 calories, 3 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 10 mg cholesterol, 26 mg sodium, 3 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein. Diabetic Exchange: 1/2 fat.