Easy Strawberry Mousse Parfaits

Submitted by MarthaStewartWanabe

"This is one of my hubby's delicious and eye-pleasing creations. He used tall parfait glasses, filled them 1/3 full of sliced strawberries, filled the glass the rest of the way with the strawberry mousse and then garnished it with a fresh, whole strawberry and sprig of mint. I should have taken a picture! DH used strawberries, but I look forward to trying it with other fruits such as mango, raspberries/blackberries (seived to remove the seeds) and peaches. Yum!"

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 5
• Yields: 4 Parfaits

ingredients

• 2 cups strawberries, fresh, hulled and sliced
• 1⁄4 cup sugar
• 1 (8 ounce) container Cool Whip, thawed
• strawberry, whole (optional for garnish)
• mint, fresh (optional for garnish)

directions

1. Place 2 cups of sliced strawberries in a medium bowl. Stir in sugar and allow to macerate at room temperature for 15-20 minutes.
2. Take 1 cup of the strawberry mixture and puree in a blender. Then add cool whip and blend until thoroughly combined, smooth and creamy.
3. Spoon the reserved strawberry mixture (including juice) evenly into the bottom of four tall parfait glasses. Then fill each parfait glass to the top with the "mousse".
4. If desired, garnish with a whole strawberry and sprig of fresh mint.
5. Refrigerate until ready to serve.