Wednesday, March 10, 2010

White Chocolate Strawberry Parfaits

Now here is a "Light" dessert that tastes heavenly!

It's made of lucious layers of white chocolate mousse, juicy strawberries and yummy vanilla wafers. These decadent treats are only 198 calories and only 3 grams of fat.

To serve 4, you will need:

1/2 cup low-sugar strawberry preserves

1 1/4 cups of sliced fresh strawberries

1 pkg. (1 oz.) of sugar-free, fat free white chocolate instant pudding mix

1 1/4 cups (1%) low-fat milk

1 1/4 cups thawed frozen fat-free whipped topping from 8 oz. cont.

24 mini vanilla wafer cookies from 12 oz. pkg.

A few whole strawberries, optional

In microwave-safe bowl, microwave preserves on High in 15-second intervals until melted. Add sliced strawberries; toss to coat. In separate bowl, whisk pudding mix and milk until blended, 1 minute; let stand until thickened, 3-5 minutes. Stir in 1 cup topping. In each of 4 (8oz.) dessert glasses, layer 1/3 cup pudding mixture., 2 Tbs. sliced strawberry mixture, 6 cookies and 1/4 cup pudding mixture. Top with remaining sliced strawberry mixture. Cover; refrigerate 4 hours. Just before serving, top with remaining topping. If desired, garnish with whole strawberries. Delicious!

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