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Dipped Cream Cheese Strawberries

Prep Time: 25 minnutes - Start to Finish: 1 Hour 25 Minutes - Makes 12 Strawberries

Ingredients:

• 1 package (1 lb) fresh strawbwrries
• 6 oz. cream cheese softened
• 24 vanilla wafer cookies, finely crushed (3/4 cup)
• 3 tablespoons powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon grated orange peel
• 1 bag semi sweet chocolate chip
• 2 oz. bittersweet baking chocolate chopped
• 1/2 cup white vanilla bakinng chips
• 1 teaspoon vegetable oil

Directions:

Rinse strawberries; pat dry with paper towels. Line cookie sheet with waxed paper. In a medium bowl, beat cream cheese, cookie crumbs, powdered sugar and orange peel with an electric mixer on medium speed until mixed. Press about 1 rounded tablespoon cream cheese mixture over bottom half of each strawberry, molding to fit the strawberry. Place on a cookie sheet. Refrigerate 30 minutes.

In a large quart saucepan, melt semisweet chocolate chips and bitter sweet chocolate over low heat, stirring frequently. Holding strawberry by the leaves, dip each strawberry into chocolate mixture, covering cheese mixture. Place on cookie sheet. Refrigerate about 30 minutes or until chocolate is completely set.

In a small microwavable bowl, microwave vanilla baking chips and oil uncovered on high 1 minute, stirring every 30 seconds, untilmelted. Continue to microwave at 15 second intervals if necessary to melt chips. Drizzle melted vanilla chips over dark chocolate on strawberries. Place each in paper baking cups. Store in tightly covered container in refrigerator no longer than 24 hours.

High Altitude: (3500-6500) no change.

Per strawberry: Calorie 330, Total Fat 20 g, sodium 90mg, dietary fiber 3g

Exchanges: 1 starch, 1 other carb, 4 fat, Carb Choices:2

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