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We are two chicks who decided to share some fun with food!
We plan on choosing some recipes and having a bit of fun with them! Sara will make the original recipe and maybe have some low-fat options and I, Dawn will take the recipe and tweak it if I can to become kidney and diabetic friendly (because, yes, I am both diabetic-type 2 and have PKD). Hopefully we will share some delicious and healthier versions of our recipes!

Sunday, July 7, 2013

FIGURE FRIENDLY CREAM PUFFS

  • 1/2 (8oz) brick low fat cream cheese
  • 2-serving size sugar-free vanilla instant pudding
  • 3/4 cup skim milk
  • 1 cup water 
  • 1 cup margarine
  • 2 cups flour 
  • 15 tbsp egg substitute
For Cream Puff:
Preheat oven to 350F.

Over medium heat melt butter in water. Bring to a boil and remove from heat. Immediately add flour and whip in with a wooden spoon.

Add 3 tbsp egg substitute at a time, beating on low speed with electric mixer until incorporated. Drop by cookie scoop onto parchment paper on baking sheet.

Bake for 30 min. Cool on wire rack completely. If not, they will be doughy in centre.

For Filling:
Mix cream cheese in bowl with electric mixer until smooth, light and creamy. Add pudding mix and milk and mix on low until incorporated and then mix on med until thickened.

To assemble:
Using a pastry bag fitted with a small tip, squeeze filling into cream puff just until you feel resistance. Don't squeeze too hard, or filling will spill out.

Continue with all cream puffs. When done, place on cookie sheet and lightly dust with powdered sugar, if desired.

Store in a air tight container refrigerated for up to two weeks or freeze for up to a month.

Makes 24 cream puffs

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Disclaimer:

We are not medical professionals, nutritionists or dietitians in any way. We are a pair of mother's trying to create healthy and delicious meal options for our families. We each have our own health issues to deal with which have been factors in our quest for good food and this is our well-meaning, heart-felt solution and led to our decision of sharing parts of our journey with you. The recipes we'll create are not meant not be "perfectly" nutritious or without any "bad"ingredients at all but rather BETTER options and different solutions and choices than the normal high fat, high sodium, high everything versions. We hope they help and we share them with pleasure.