Holiday snaps

Preparation time: 20 minutes

 

24 small strawberries
4 ounces (1/2 block) fat-free cream cheese, softened
2 tablespoons powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
24 gingersnap cookies
24 thin kiwi slices, peeled (3 or 4 kiwifruits)

Slice the green caps off the strawberries to make a flat surface on each berry and set aside. Place softened cream cheese in a bowl. Beat with an electric mixer until fluffy. Add powdered sugar and vanilla extract, then beat until smooth. Spread about 1 teaspoon on each gingersnap. Leave the edges of the gingersnaps showing. Top cream cheese with a kiwi slice and an upside-down strawberry. Refrigerate and serve within 2 hours.

Yield: 24 cookies
Serving Size: 1 cookie

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:
  Calories: 49
  Carbohydrate: 9 g
  Protein: 1 g
  Fat: 1 g
  Saturated fat: <1 g
  Sodium: 75 mg
  Fiber: 1 g
  Exchanges per serving: 1/2 starch
  Carbohydrate choices: 1

This recipe was developed by Tami Ross, a Diabetes Nutrition Specialist and Certified Diabetes Educator in Lexington, Kentucky.

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