Strawberry and Cream Cheese Parfait

Boomette's Note:

This is a recipe from the issue of July 2006 of Coup de Pouce. It looks so fresh and yummy.

• Total Time: 15 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 4 ounces light cream cheese, soften
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 cup vanilla yogurt
• 3 cups strawberries, sliced
• 1 cup small almond cookie, roughly crushed (amaretti)
• 1 tablespoon almonds, sliced, roasted

Directions:

1. In a bowl, with an electric mixer, mix cream cheese and 3 tablespoon of sugar for 2 minutes or until it's creamy. Add yogurt and mix until the mixture is homogeneous.
2. Put strawberries in a large bowl. Add remaining sugar and stir delicately to coat well. Let rest for 5 minutes at room temperature (stir one time).
3. In 6 parfait glasses of a capacity of 1 cup each, distribute half the mixture of cream cheese, half of strawberries and half of almond cookies. Repeat with remaining ingredients. Cover with a plastic wrap and put in the fridge for 2 hours. When ready to serve, garnish with roasted almonds.

Reviews

[Annacia]

Mmmmmm, this is scrumptious. Smooth, creamy and the strawberries are at their peak now. I used all Splenda and non fat yogurt. it's simple to make and looks lovely as well as tasting wonderful.

[Ginny Sue]

This cream cheese sauce is heavenly with fresh berries. I used mixed berries (strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries) and served over angel food cake slices. I brought this to a dinner party, and everyone enjoyed it. So refreshing on a warm summer evening.

[CaliforniaJan]

Yumm Boomette! This is fantastic. I made it just as posted with the exception of using low fat granola instead of the cookies. I also used a non-fat vanilla yogurt. To further reduce calories, we used Splenda instead of sugar. It is a hit and the family is already asking for me to make more! Thanks for posting!!