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Berry Skewers with Cheesecake Dip

Name: Berry Skewers with Cheesecake Dip
Cook time: 1 min
Ingredients: 1/2 (8 oz) pkg reduced-fat cream cheese; 1 lemon; 2 tbsp confectioners' sugar; 1 tbsp low-fat milk; 1/2 (15 oz) pkg sliced pound cake; 10 (12-inch) wooden skewers; 1 (16 oz) pkg strawberries, hulled; 2 (6 oz) pkgs blueberries or blackberries

These easy dessert skewers take advantage of the juiciness of summer berries. Serve them with a quick cheesecake dip and store-bought pound cake for a decadent patriotic treat that does double duty for Memorial Day and Fourth of July.

Serves 10

Ready in 15 mins

Prep time 14 mins

Cooking time 1 mins

149 calories per serving

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Ingredients

> 1/2 (8 oz) pkg reduced-fat cream cheese

> 1 lemon

> 2 tbsp confectioners' sugar

> 1 tbsp low-fat milk

> 1/2 (15 oz) pkg sliced pound cake

> 10 (12-inch) wooden skewers

> 1 (16 oz) pkg strawberries, hulled

> 2 (6 oz) pkgs blueberries or blackberries

Steps

To a medium heatproof bowl, add the cream cheese. Microwave 30 sec., until soft. Zest half of the lemon into bowl. Add the sugar and milk and stir until smooth. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Cut the pound cake into 1-inch cubes. Onto the skewers, thread the strawberries, pound cake, and blueberries or blackberries in a red, white, and blue pattern. Serve skewers with dip.