Diabetic Strawberry Blintzes
"even those on a diet deserve a treat occasionally"
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
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Pancakes
- 1 cup flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1 egg
- 1 1⁄4 cups milk
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Filling
- 1 cup cottage cheese
- 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 1 tablespoon lemon rind
- 14 teaspoons artificial sweetener
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Strawberry Sauce
- 2 cups frozen unsweetened strawberries, thawed
- 3 tablespoons water
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1⁄4 teaspoon almond extract
- 6 teaspoons artificial sweetener
directions
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Pancakes:
- Combine all ingredients. Batter should be thin so add more milk if needed.
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FILLING:
- Puree cottage cheese and cream cheese in blender. Add lemon rind and juice.
- Place in top of double boiler over hot water.
- Cover.
- Stir occasionally.
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Prepare strawberry sauce:
- In heavy saucepan cook strawberries in 2 tbsps water over medium heat til soft. Dissolve cornstarch in 1 tbsp of cold water. Add to strawberries and cook, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens.
- Stir in almond extract.
- Remove from heat.
- Stir in artificial sweetener.
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Prepare pancakes:
- Fry six large pancakes, one at a time. Stack with paper towels between pancakes.
- Stir artificial sweetener into hot filling.
- To serve, place a spoonful of filling on each pancake.
- Roll pancake around filling, placing edges underneath.
- Spoon warm strawberry sauce over blitzes and serve immediately.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
i live in rural canada. i love to cook, penpalling, hockey,music, and wwe wrestling. also am a avid fishermen as well. my grandmother who was a great cook and baker (she owned and operated a bake shop for years) was my biggest inspiration for me learning to cook and bake.
