Post by JJ Judkins on May 25, 2006 17:13:01 GMT -6
Margarita Fruit Dip
2 pkg (8-oz ea) cream cheese, softened
2/3 C frozen (thawed) margarita drink mix (from 10-oz can) 1/4 C orange
juice
2 t grated lime peel
1/2 C whipping (heavy) cream
Whole Strawberries
Beat cream cheese, margarita mix, orange juice and lime peel in large
bowl With electric mixer on low speed until smooth.Beat whipping cream
in chilled small bowl with electric mixer on high speed Until stiff.
Fold into cream cheese mixture. Cover and refrigerate 1 hr.
Serve dip with strawberries
28 servings (2 tablespoons each)
Substitution: For an authentic margarita flavor, use 2 T tequila and 2 T
orange Juice instead of the 1/4 C orange juice.
Health Twist: To reduce the fat to 4g and the cals to 60 per serving,
use Reduced-fat cream cheese in place of the regular cream cheese and 1
C frozen (thawed) fat-free whipped topping instead of the whipping
cream.
Special touch: Rub the rim of a serving bowl with a lemon, lime or
orange half, Then dip the rim of the bowl into a shallow dish of colored
sugar.
NUTRITION INFO (per serving) Cals 85 (cals from fat 65) fat 7g Sat fat
4g Chol 20mg Sod 50mg Carb 4g Dietary fiber 0g Protein 1g
Vitamin A 6%DV Vitamin C 4%DV Calcium 2%DV Iron 0%DV
Diet exchange: 1/2 Fruit, 1 fat
2 pkg (8-oz ea) cream cheese, softened
2/3 C frozen (thawed) margarita drink mix (from 10-oz can) 1/4 C orange
juice
2 t grated lime peel
1/2 C whipping (heavy) cream
Whole Strawberries
Beat cream cheese, margarita mix, orange juice and lime peel in large
bowl With electric mixer on low speed until smooth.Beat whipping cream
in chilled small bowl with electric mixer on high speed Until stiff.
Fold into cream cheese mixture. Cover and refrigerate 1 hr.
Serve dip with strawberries
28 servings (2 tablespoons each)
Substitution: For an authentic margarita flavor, use 2 T tequila and 2 T
orange Juice instead of the 1/4 C orange juice.
Health Twist: To reduce the fat to 4g and the cals to 60 per serving,
use Reduced-fat cream cheese in place of the regular cream cheese and 1
C frozen (thawed) fat-free whipped topping instead of the whipping
cream.
Special touch: Rub the rim of a serving bowl with a lemon, lime or
orange half, Then dip the rim of the bowl into a shallow dish of colored
sugar.
NUTRITION INFO (per serving) Cals 85 (cals from fat 65) fat 7g Sat fat
4g Chol 20mg Sod 50mg Carb 4g Dietary fiber 0g Protein 1g
Vitamin A 6%DV Vitamin C 4%DV Calcium 2%DV Iron 0%DV
Diet exchange: 1/2 Fruit, 1 fat