Your family will enjoy
these tasty parfaits of almond-vanilla pudding layered with sweetened
sliced strawberries and crumbled almond cookies.
Strawberry
Almond Parfait
- 1 (3.4-ounce) package
instant vanilla pudding mix
2 cups nonfat milk
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
2 pint baskets California strawberries, stemmed and sliced
2 tablespoons granulated sugar (or to taste)
1 1/2 cups amaretti (almond cookie) crumbs*
Mint sprigs for garnish
- In bowl, prepare pudding
mix with milk as package directs, mixing in the almond extract;
cover and refrigerate.
- Sweeten strawberries with
sugar; spoon about 3 tablespoons into each of six 8 to 10-ounce
stemmed glasses. Layer each with 3 tablespoons cookie crumbs
and 1/3 cup pudding. Top with the remaining strawberries and
crumbs, dividing equally. Garnish with mint sprigs.
Makes 6 servings.
*Or substitute with shortbread
cookies.
Nutritional Information:
270 calories; 6g fat; 3 cholesterol; 289 mg sodium; 50 g carbohydrate;
5 g fiber; 8 g protein.
Recipe provided courtesy of California Strawberry
Commission. ©2003 California Strawberry Commission. All
rights reserved. Used with permission.
