Nuland recipes - Pineapple Coconut Snowballs

Pineapple Coconut Snowballs

Recipe by Marlene Rhodes, Colorado Springs, Colorado; Taste of Home's Quick Cooking, November/December 2001, Vol. 4, No. 6

Description: "Marlene Rhodes shares a three-ingredient treat she quickly whips up in her kitchen. Canned pineapple adds refreshing taste to the frosty-looking finger food."

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Plan ahead... needs to chill. (CMN) Ok. Very sweet and soft.

Ingredients:
8 ounces cream cheese
8 ounces crushed pineapple -- well drained
2 1/2 cups coconut flakes

Directions:
In a small mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and pineapple until combined. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes. Roll into 1-in. balls; roll in coconut. Refrigerate for 6 hours or overnight.

Yield: about 2 dozen.

Nutritional Analysis: One snowball (prepared with fat-free cream cheese) equals 67 calories, 5 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 1 mg cholesterol, 55 mg sodium, 4 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 2 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 fat, 1/2 fruit.