Apple turnovers/dumplings (chayote squash)

[ValidRouge]

I made these this weekend and they were awesome! Not induction friendly though.

1/4 stick butter
1/2 cup splenda
1 tsp ground cinnamon
2 peeled and pitted chayote squash sliced like apples
melt butter in pan over medium heat
add chayote squash and sautee for a couple minutes
add splenda and cinnamon
cook until squash is tender

Meanwhile, soften 1 8 oz package cream cheese
add 1/2 scoop of vanilla whey protein isolate
blend until smooth and creamy

cut 4 large low carb tortillas into quarters
spread cream cheese mixture into center of each quarter
Put a table spoon (or so) squash mixture into each center
fold edges over and put a toothpick in to hold them together

bake at 350 for 25 minutes

meanwhile put 1/2 cup whipping cream into leftover cream cheese mixture and whip until stiff

Makes 12 or 13

Based on 12 servings:
Calories: 133
Fat 8.5 g
Carbs (total) 8.5 g
Fiber 3 g
Net carbs: 5.5g
Protein: 6.4 g

[ValidRouge]

Re: Apple turnovers/dumplings (chayote squash)

[Barbde]

Re: Apple turnovers/dumplings (chayote squash)

Ohh Valid those look good! I saw those squash for the first time a couple weeks ago. But they didn't look so good. I'm gonna keep my eye out for them again. What do you do with the whipped cream/cream cheese mixture? Use it as a topping?

[Lisa M]

Re: Apple turnovers/dumplings (chayote squash)

Chaotye squash. Now that's new to me. Thanks for the recipe. Need to log that one in future reference

[ValidRouge]

Re: Apple turnovers/dumplings (chayote squash)

Barb,

They don't have much flavor on their own, but they take on the flavor of whatever you cook them with. They get soft though when you sautee them, but still firm too...not overly mushy like other types of squash.

There is a thread in one of the recipe forum, either recipe requests or the food and cooking chat that talks about them more. And Linda's Low carb site has a recipe for the "fried apples" that I use.

The cream cheese mixture was just something I threw together when I had leftover cream cheese. You can use it as a topping...or leave it off for fewer calories/carbs/fat.