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> Sounds good to me but I would use cream cheese that is fat free and
> this dessert becomes a health food.


Fat free doens't equal healthy. Just as I pointed out earlier, Cool Whip
has saturated fat which isn't healthy. It has 60% of its calories from fat,
and that is twice the recommended level for healthy eating. You mentioned
that your kids ate popsicles and cookies dipped into Cool Whip. That is far
from healthy eating.



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> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>
> > In article >, "Dee Randall"
> > > wrote:
> >
> >
> >>I have always just ignored recipes that call for "cool whip."
> >>
> >>What exactly is cool whip - what are its uses?
> >>
> >>Can you make it yourself from your own ingredients if your recipe
> >>calls for it?
> >
> >
> >>thanks so much.
> >>
> >>Dee
> >
> >
> > Think imitation sweetened whipped cream.
> > I just made this pie using 1 pint whipping cream, whipped and sweetened:
> >
> > { Exported from MasterCook Mac }
> >
> > 10-Minute German Sweet Chocolate Pie
> >
> > Recipe By:
> > Serving Size: 1
> > Preparation Time: 0:00
> > Categories: Desserts
> >
> > Amount Measure Ingredient Preparation Method
> > 4 oz. German¹s Sweet Chocolate
> > 1/3 cup milk
> > 2 Tbsp. sugar
> > 3 oz. cream cheese softened
> > 3 1/2 cups Cool Whip
> > 8 ² crumb crust (Johnson¹s prepared crust)
> >
> > Heat chocolate and 2 Tbsp. of the milk in a saucepan over low heat,
> > stirring until chocolate is melted. Beat sugar into cream cheese; add
> > remaining milk and chocolate mixture and beat until smooth. Fold in
> > Cool Whip; spoon into crust. Freeze until firm, about 4 hours. Garnish
> > with chocolate curls, if desired. Store leftovers (hah!!) in freezer.
> >
> > Makes 6-8 servings. Chris and Becky love it. Chocolate crust is good.
> >
> > ‹‹‹‹‹
> > Notes: Source: Cool Whip container, November, 1980.
> >
> >
> > Per serving (excluding unknown items): 444 Calories; 32g Fat (64%
> > calories from fat); 9g Protein; 31g Carbohydrate; 104mg Cholesterol;
> > 291mg Sodium Food Exchanges: 1 Lean Meat; 1 1/2 Fruit; 6 Fat; 1 1/2
> > Other Carbohydrates
> >
> > _____
>