Making parfaits is easy, and they are such a healthful, elegant dessert or snack. Make sure to use lush, ripe fruit and a good, creamy low-fat yogurt. I prefer vanilla, but if you’d like, experiment with lemon- or orange-flavored yogurts. I also like to use two different fruits for the visual appeal, but if you’d like to stick with one, that works as well. Try your own fruit combinations in addition to the ones given here.
Recipe information
Yield
4 servings
Ingredients
Preparation
Step 1
Use 4 parfait dishes if you have them; if not, medium-size glass tumblers will do. For each serving, layer 1/4 cup each of yogurt and fruit in the parfait dish; repeat each layer, then do the same for the other parfaits.
Step 2
Sprinkle with the topping of choice, and serve.
Parfait Variations
Step 3
Strawberries: Remove the hulls from 1 pint of very sweet strawberries and slice them.
Step 4
Strawberries and blueberries: Combine 1 cup of strawberries, hulled and sliced, with 1 cup fresh blueberries.
Step 5
Peaches or nectarines with berries: Combine 1 cup diced peach or nectarine, with 1 cup of berries.
Step 6
Mango and berries: Combine 1 cup diced mango, with 1 cup of blueberries, raspberries, or sliced strawberries.
Step 7
Mango and banana: Combine 1 cup diced mango, with 1 cup thinly sliced banana.
Step 8
Fresh apricot: Use 2 cups (about 6) sliced fresh apricot. Or combine 1 cup of sliced fresh apricot with 1 cup of small seedless grapes or berries.
nutrition information
Step 9
Calories: 127
Step 10
Total Fat: 1g
Step 11
Protein: 7g
Step 12
Carbohydrate: 21g
Step 13
Cholesterol: 6mg
Step 14
Sodium: 82mg
