Ben Squires

Food & Wine

Strawberry cream cheese parfait

Strawberry cream cheese parfait

 These creamy and smooth strawberry parfaits taste as good as they look! Filled with cream and the sweet strawberries, they make a decadent dessert.

Serves: 4

Ingredients:

  • 4 cups sliced strawberries, divided
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup fat-free ricotta cheese
  • ½ cup low-fat cream cheese, softened
  • ¼ cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup amaretti cookie crumbs (about 8 cookies)
  • ½ cup frozen reduced-calorie whipped topping, thawed

Method:

  1. Place 2 cups of strawberry slices and granulated sugar in a blender or food processor, and process until smooth. Set this aside for now.
  2. Combine ricotta, cream cheese, powdered sugar and water in a medium bowl; stir well with a whisk.
  3. Spoon 2 tablespoons cookie crumbs into each of 4 parfait glasses.
  4. Top each portion with 2 tablespoons strawberry puree, 1/4 cup strawberry slices, and 3 tablespoons ricotta mixture; repeat the layers. Drizzle the remaining strawberry puree over each serving. Chill for 2 hours.

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