Recipes
Berry Parfaits
4 servings
20 minutes total
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Ingredients
- 2 cups fresh strawberries
- 1 teaspoon fresh mint
- 12 vanilla wafer cookies
- 2 tablespoons agave nectar (or honey)
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- 1 cup fresh blueberries (or raspberries)
- ½ cup part-skim ricotta cheese
- ½ cup low-fat vanilla Greek yogurt
Steps
- Hull and slice strawberries. Chop mint finely; crush cookies. Combine agave and vinegar in medium bowl until blended; add strawberries and blueberries and toss to coat. Let stand 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Combine cheese and yogurt until blended; chill 5 minutes.
- Stir mint into berries. Place 1 tablespoon cheese mixture in bottoms of 4 parfait glasses. Divide one-half cookie crumbs evenly among glasses, then one-half berry mixture. Repeat cookie and berry layers; top with remaining cheese mixture. Serve.
If fruits and vegetables are part of this recipe, be sure to wash thoroughly.
Amount per ¼ recipe serving: Calories 210, Total Fat 5g, Sat Fat 2.5g, Trans Fat 0g, Chol 15mg, Sodium 90mg, Total Carb 34g, Fiber 3g, Total Sugar 24g, (Incl. 16g Added Sugars), Protein 7g, Vitamin D 6%, Calc 15%, Iron 10%, Potassium 6%