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Hungry Girl Today: 1.19.10
CHEW THE RIGHT THING
BITE IT!
HG's Chocolate-Chippy Cheese Danish
Chips Don't Lie
Is it breakfast? Dessert? A snack? YES!!!! Check out our latest guilt-free
wonder, the Chocolate-Chippy Cheese Danish!
Ingredients:
For Icing
1 1/2 tsp. Splenda No Calorie Sweetener (granulated)
1 tsp. powdered sugar
1 tsp. cornstarch
1 drop vanilla extract
1 tbsp. Jet-Puffed Marshmallow Creme
1 tbsp. Cool Whip Free, thawed
For Danish
Half an 8-oz. tub fat-free cream cheese, room temperature
2 tbsp. Splenda No Calorie Sweetener (granulated)
1 tbsp. light vanilla soymilk
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 cup old-fashioned oats
2 tbsp. mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 package Pillsbury Crescent Recipe Creations Seamless Dough Sheet
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
To make the icing, combine Splenda, powdered sugar, and cornstarch in a
small microwave-safe bowl. Add vanilla extract and 1 1/2 tsp. cold water,
and mix until ingredients have dissolved. Add Marshmallow Creme and
microwave for 5 seconds, or until creme is soft enough to combine with
mixture. Stir until smooth. Add Cool Whip and stir again, until evenly
combined. Refrigerate until you're ready to ice the Danish.
In a medium bowl, combine cream cheese, Splenda, soymilk, vanilla extract,
and cinnamon, and stir until thoroughly mixed. Fold in oats and chocolate
chips, and set aside. This is your filling.
Spray a large baking sheet with nonstick spray. Lay out your dough on the
sheet and (using a rolling pin, a can, or your hands) lightly roll it out into a
long rectangle of even thickness. Arrange baking sheet so that the short
sides are on the left and right and the long sides are on the top and bottom.
Spoon filling lengthwise across the middle third of the dough, leaving 1-inch
borders on the left and right of the filling.
Starting from the top, make vertical cuts -- about 1 inch apart -- along the
top section of the dough, stopping about 1/2 inch above the filling. Repeat
with the bottom section of the dough, cutting upward toward the filling. This
will create 1-inch-wide strips of dough on both the top and bottom of the
filling.
Alternate folding the 1-inch strips from the top and the bottom sections over
the filling, covering it completely and creating a criss-crossed or "braided"
appearance. After all the strips have been folded, fold the left and right sides
of the dough in toward the filling, so filling cannot escape, and press firmly to
seal.
Bake in the oven for 15 - 20 minutes, until pastry is crispy and light golden
brown. Allow to cool completely.
Just before serving, drizzle entire Danish with icing. Cut into 8 slices and
indulge! (P.S. Refrigerate leftovers.)
MAKES 8 SERVINGS
Serving Size: 1 slice
Calories: 141
Fat: 6g
Sodium: 313mg
Carbs: 18.5g
Fiber: 0.5g
Sugars: 6g
Protein: 4g
POINTS® value 3*
FIGHT IT!
Chocolate Chip Cheese Danish, Average
Sinking Chips
Cheese Danish is one of those things that's rarely worth all the calories and
fat. Chocolate or no chocolate, it's made with INSANE amounts of sugar and
fatty cream cheese. It's the sort of thing your aunt would've enjoyed during
her mahjong game back in the '80s. (Are we wrong?) That being said, we
love the idea of a sweet cheesy pastry loaded with chocolate chips. And since
we had SO much success with our Crazy-Delicious Cheesy Cherry Danish
last year, we decided to whip up a chocolate chip version for 2010. THIS
DANISH IS AMAZING. It's SUPER-decadent, packed with chocolate, and
dripping with icing. It's great to bring to a brunch, to whip up for dessert, as
part of a special breakfast... or even for your aunt's mahjong game. (Does
anyone out there still play mahjong?) Make it NOW!
Serving Size: 1 slice or 1 pastry
Calories: 333
Fat: 18g
Sodium: 320mg
Carbs: 37g
Fiber: 0.5g
Sugars: 19g
Protein: 4g
POINTS® value 8*
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