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Berry Parfaits
Recipes
Berry Parfaits
4 servings
15 minutes total
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
  1. 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.
  2. Combine cheese and yogurt until blended; chill 5 minutes.
  3. 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

Amount per ¼ recipe serving: Calories 210, Total Fat 6g, Sat Fat 2.5g, Trans Fat 0g, Chol 15mg, Sodium 90mg, Total Carb 34g, Fiber 3g, Sugars 24g, Protein 7g, Calc 15%, Vitamin A 0%, Vitamin C 0%, Iron 10%