I used wine glasses to serve these pretty parfaits so the layers are visible. You can make mini parfaits in shot glasses for fun (just chop up the strawberries and crush the graham crackers). For company, you might want to use regular wine glasses.
Prep Time25minutes
Total Time25minutes
Servings4(wine glasses)
Ingredients
Skinny Cheesecake Filling
1cupnon-fat or low-fat1% or 2% cottage cheese
1/2cuppowdered sugar
1/2cupnon-fat Greek yogurt
1 1/2teaspoonsvanilla extract
1/2cupheavy cream
1/2teaspoonvanilla extract
1 1/2teaspoonpowdered sugar
Parfait Layers
6squares gluten-free graham crackersbroken into pieces
2cupsstrawberriescup into bite size pieces
Instructions
Skinny Cheesecake Filling
Place cottage cheese in a food processor and process until smooth. Add 1/2 cup powdered sugar, yogurt, and 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla and process until mixed well.
Beat heavy cream until light peaks form. Add 1/2 teaspoon vanilla and 1 1/2 teaspoons powdered sugar. Continue to beat until stiff peaks form. Fold whipped cream into cottage cheese mixture until blended.
Assemble Parfaits
Sprinkle a few graham cracker pieces in the bottom of four serving glasses. Top with some strawberries. Add a dollop of Skinny Cheesecake Filling. Add another layer of graham cracker pieces, strawberries and Skinny Cheesecake Filling. Garnish top with some graham cracker crumbs and a strawberry half.