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BLUEBERRY CHEESE PARFAIT 1

Recipe By :nadine
Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:20
Categories : 5-10G Low Carb

Dessert Fruit


Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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2 cups fresh blueberries
2 tbsp splenda -- 3pkts
6 oz cream cheese -- 180g
6 oz heavy whipping cream -- 180g

Wash blueberries and remove any remaining stems.
Place in a microwave-safe bowl.
Stir in Splenda.
Microwave on high for about two to three minutes, until about half of the berries have popped and there's a nice, gooey liquid in the bottom of the bowl.
Stir, popping most of the rest of the berries with a spoon against the side of the dish.
Refrigerate until chilled.
Meanwhile cut cream cheese into small pieces and let stand at room temperature to soften.
Remove about a quarter cup of the berries to a separate container to use as a garnish; combine the rest of the cooled berries and the cream cheese, and whip until well-mixed and fluffy.
Whip the cream until stiff.
Layer the blueberry mixture alternately with the whipped cream in four parfait glasses, making the top layer cream.
Top each glass with 1/4 of the reserved berries.
If desired, garnish with a fresh mint leaf.
NOTE: This made a dessert that tastes more like a blueberry cheesecake than anything else.
It has no sweet flavor.

I made it that way on purpose, since if I eat anything at all sweet, even if it doesn't contain sugar, my body reacts to it the same way it would to sugar.
I had no ill effects at all from eating a serving of this, and everyone -- my husband, who also eats low-carb, and our guests, who are not low-carbers -- also loved it! If you prefer a dessert with a definitely sweet taste, though, you'll probably want to add more Splenda to the blueberries and possibly some to the whipped cream.



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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 336 Calories; 31g Fat (79.5% calories from fat); 5g Protein; 13g Carbohydrate; 2g Dietary Fiber; 105mg Cholesterol; 146mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1/2 Lean Meat; 1/2 Fruit; 0 Non-Fat Milk; 6 Fat.


NOTES :> The AUSSIE Low Carb Gourmet Tony Blakemore July 2003
e-mail Tony@carb-lite.au.com
web site www.carb-lite.au.com
Over 5,000 Low Carb, LC Diabetic, LC Kosher Recipes

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