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Portions:
24
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Serving
Size:
1 tart
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- Diet
Types:
- CKD non-dialysis
- Diabetes
- Dialysis
- Lower Protein
Ingredients
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- 2 eggs
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 dozen paper cupcake liners
- 2 dozen vanilla wafers
- 1-1/2 cups apple pie filling
Preparation
- Set out cream cheese to soften for 1 hour before making tarts.
- Preheat oven to 350° F.
- Blend cream cheese, eggs, sugar and vanilla extract in a bowl and beat until smooth.
- Place cupcake liners in muffin pan. Put one vanilla wafer into each cupcake liner.
- Pour cream cheese mixture over vanilla wafer, about 3/4 full.
- Bake for 10 minutes. Remove tarts from oven and cool in the refrigerator.
- Immediately before serving top each tart with 1-1/2 tablespoons of fruit pie filling per tart.
Helpful hints
- Suggested fruit pie fillings include cherry, blueberry, apple or strawberry.
Submitted by: DaVita renal dietitian Arlene from California.
Nutrients per serving
Calories 136
Protein 2 g
Carbohydrates 14 g
Fat 8 g
Cholesterol 28 mg
Sodium 78 mg
Potassium 49 mg
Phosphorus 27 mg
Calcium 18 mg
Fiber 0.2 g
Kidney and kidney diabetic food choices
- 1/2 starch
- 1-1/2 fat
- 1/2 high calorie
Carbohydrate choices
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