Preparation time
15 minutes
Chilling Time: 1 hour
Ready in
1 hr 15 min
Makes
24 strawberry poppers
Ingredients
- 24 medium-size fresh Ontario Strawberries, hulled
- 1/4 cup (50 mL) light cream cheese, softened
- 1 tbsp (15 mL) finely chopped jalapeño pepper (approx)
- 1 tsp (5 mL) grated lime zest
- 1/2 tsp (2 mL) chili powder (approx)
- 1/4 cup (50 mL) finely minced fresh Ontario Parsley or Cilantro
Instructions
Wash strawberries and pat dry. Use tiny spoon to hollow out berries. Set aside.
In small bowl, stir together cream cheese, jalapeño pepper, lime zest and chili powder. Taste and add more jalapeño and chili powder if desired.
Using piping bag with large star tip, pipe cheese mixture into strawberries to fill centre. Dip cheese end of berry into parsley.
Refrigerate for up to 1 hour before serving.
Nutritional Information
1 serving
- PROTEIN: trace
- FAT: 0.5 grams
- CARBOHYDRATE: 1 gram
- CALORIES: 9