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6/11/08 3:27 P

Chocolate Covered Cherry Cordial Pie serves 8
From Heart Smart Cookbook

12 maraschino cherries (divided)
1 (8 oz) pkg. Philadelphia f/f cream cheese
3/4 cup Cool Whip Free (divided)
sugar substitute to equal 1 tabl. sugar
2 - 3 drops red food coloring
1 (6 oz) Keeble chocolate piecrust
1 (4 serv) pkg. Jello s/f instant chocolate fudge pudding mix
2/3 cup Carnation n/f dry milk powder
1 1/4 cups water
1 tsp. brandy extract

Set aside 4 maraschino cherries. Coarsely chop remaining 8 cherries. In a medium bowl, stir cream cheese with a spoon until soft. Stir in 1/4 cup Cool Whip Free and sugar substitute. Add chopped cherries and red food coloring. Mix gently to combine. Spread mixture evenly into piecrust. In a large bowl, combine dry pudding mix, dry milk powder and water. Mix well using a wire whisk. Blend in brandy extract. Pour chocolate mixture evenly over cream cheese mixture. Refrig. for 10 min. Evenly drop remaining 1/2 cup cool whip free by spoonfuls to form 8 mounds. Cut remaining 4 maraschino cherries in half. Garnish each mound with a cherry half. Refrig. for at least 1 hours. Cut into 8 servings

Each serving equals:
HE: 1/2 bread, 1/2 protein, 1/4 skim milk, 1 slider, 15 opt calories.

194 calories, 6g fat, 7g protein, 28g carbo, 469mg sodium, 69mg calcium, 0g fiber

Diabetic: 2 starch, 1/2 meat, 1/2 fat