Chocolate Chip Stuffed Strawberries

This recipe is from the Hungry Girl Diet cookbook. The sweet, creamy filling is delicious and so, so simple. PointsPlus value = 3.

• Ready In: 10 mins
• Serves: 1

Ingredients

• 5  large strawberries
• 2  tablespoons low-fat ricotta cheese
• 1 (1/16ounce) packet artificial sweetener (like Splenda or Truvia)
• 1  drop vanilla extract
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons  semisweet mini chocolate chips

Directions

1. Slice the stem ends off the strawberries, about 1/2 inch, revealing an opening in each berry. Use a narrow spoon to remove about half of the flesh inside each berry allowing room for filling.
2. In a small bowl mix ricotta, sweetener and vanilla extract until uniform.
3. Spoon ricotta mixture into a bottom corner of a plastic bag; snip off the tip of that corner to create a small hole and squeeze mixture into the strawberries. Top with chocolate chips and enjoy!
4. Tip: If you want your stuffed berries to stand upright, cut a thin slice off the bottoms so they sit flat.