DIABETIC MINI CREAM PUFFS

Diabetic Mini Cream Puffs image

Provided by Melissa Anderson

Time 1h

Number Of Ingredients 7

1/2 c water
1/8 tsp salt or lite salt
1/4 c margarine or light margarine
1/2 c all-purpose flour, plus
2 large eggs at room temperature
8 oz cool whip or light cool whip
1 oz (3 1/2 oz.) package sugar-free pudding mix,prepared per directions

Steps:

1. 1.Prheat oven to 400F. Spray a cookie sheet with Pam. 2.Bring water and salt to full boil. Stir margarine until melted. 3. Add flour, all at once. Stir until mixture forms a ball. Remove from heat and let stand for 5 minutes.
2. 5.Add eggs one at a time, stirring thoroughly after each addition until smooth and shiny. 6.Drop dough by teaspoons into baking sheet, forming 24 mounds. Bake 20 minutes or until golden brown. 7.Turn oven off and prick puff on sides with toothpick.
3. 8.Return to oven and let stand 10 minutes. Cool completey. 9. With sharp knife, carefully remove the tops of the puffs. 10.Filling: Fold Cool Whip into prepared pudding. Fill each puff and replace top.
4. 11. 3 Puffs per serving 12.Each serving supplies 1/2 fat exchange(margarine),1/4 protein exchange (egg), 1/2 bread exchange (flour), 1/8 milk exchange(pudding) and 5 optional calories.