Is your sweet tooth talking to you? Here’s a delightfully low carb peanut butter cookies that’ll make you smile. If you don’t indulge too often, it’s a great sweet fix that’s really easy on the carb counts. If you prefer, please leave out the sugar substitute: These wraps are perfectly delightful without it. Cut diagonally in bite-size pieces to savor it and make the treat last longer.
Peanut Butter and Cream Cheese Wraps
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Yield: 4 wraps
1 packet Splenda sugar substitute
1⁄4 cup cream cheese, softened
1⁄2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1⁄2 cup natural crunchy peanut butter
4 low-carb whole-wheat tortilla wraps
1 cup thinly sliced fresh strawberries
1 In a small bowl or cup, mix the Splenda with the cream cheese and vanilla until well blended.
2 Add the peanut butter and swirl together (this doesn’t have to be mixed well — just swirly).
3 Spread one-fourth of the mixture evenly on 4 low-carb whole-wheat tortillas. Sprinkle with 1⁄4 cup strawberries each.
4 Roll the tortillas burrito-style
Variation: This cream cheese, Splenda, and vanilla mixture (without the peanut butter) can be used for many treat wraps. You can add a little sugar-free jam or preserves to give it a special hidden flavor or just add a dash of your favorite sugar-free syrup (in place of the vanilla). If you want a maple flavor, use sugar-free maple syrup. I’ve been known to mix plain cream cheese with vanilla and Splenda and indulge in a couple teaspoons to ward off a sweet attack. If you close your eyes, you think you’re eating cheesecake.
Recipe Per Serving: Calories 315 (From Fat 209); Fat 23g (Saturated 5g); Cholesterol 16mg; Sodium 343mg; Carbohydrate 22g; Dietary Fiber 11g (Net Carbohydrate 11g); Protein 13g.
If you stuff your wrap so much that you can’t roll it, how are you going to get it to your mouth? If you’re on the go, you better pack an extra shirt. Don’t be stingy on your wrap stuffings — just insightful. The more wraps you create, the better stuffer you’ll become — especially after you’ve sent a few tops to the dry cleaners. You may have a second wrap, you know, because they’re low-carb healthy after all.
Reference : Healthy Carb Cookbook For Dummies, by Jan McCracken, Wiley Publishing, Inc.
