Strawberry Kiwi Parfaits Food

STRAWBERRY PARFAITS

Steps:

• Hull and quarter 1 quart strawberries. Toss with 1 teaspoon sugar in a large bowl. Sprinkle a layer of gingersnap crumbs or graham cracker crumbs in the bottom of parfait glasses. Top with the berries. Mix 1 cup nonfat Greek yogurt with 2 tablespoons honey and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, then spoon over the berries.

TROPICAL BREAKFAST PARFAIT

Steps:

• Put 2 tablespoons of yogurt in the bottom of each of four juice glasses. Top with 4 orange slices. Sprinkle the oranges with a 1 1/2 tablespoons of cereal, followed by 2 more tablespoons of yogurt. Top with diced pineapple then with another 1 1/2 tablespoons cereal.

BLUEBERRY KIWI QUINOA PARFAIT

Steps:

• Place the quinoa in a fine-mesh sieve and rinse well. Transfer to a small saucepan with 1 1/2 cups water and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, then reduce to a simmer and cover. Cook until the liquid is absorbed and the quinoa is cooked through, about 15 minutes. Remove from the heat and let stand, covered, for 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork and set aside to cool completely.
• In a medium bowl, stir to combine the yogurt, honey, vanilla extract and lemon zest. To make filling the glasses easier and cleaner, transfer the yogurt to a large resealable plastic bag or piping bag and snip off a corner.
• Place two 12-ounce glasses on a work surface and start to layer into each glass about 2 tablespoons blueberries, 2 tablespoons diced kiwi, 1/2 cup yogurt, a spoonful of quinoa and a sprinkle of almonds. Repeat the layering a second time, then top with a spoonful of quinoa, a few almonds, and scatter additional fruit over the top. Serve immediately or cover and refrigerate overnight.

CRUNCHY-TOPPED STRAWBERRY-KIWI PARFAITS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Place cereal and almonds in ungreased 13x9-inch pan. Bake 6 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until light brown. Cool about 5 minutes.
• In each of 4 parfait glasses, alternate layers of yogurt, strawberries, kiwifruit and toasted cereal and almond mixture. Serve immediately.

KIWI PARFAIT

Steps:

• In a Champagne glass, begin layering the sliced kiwi, cake and whipped cream until you reach the top of the glass. Finish with a spoon of cream and chopped kiwi. In the microwave, melt the chocolate according to directions. Fill a small piping bag with the chocolate and pipe a message onto the serving plate. Arrange the berries around the message and place the parfait in the center. Serve chilled.

STRAWBERRY KIWI QUINOA BREAKFAST PARFAIT

Steps:

• Whisk together the yogurt, honey and lime zest in a small bowl.
• Place 4 small (6-ounce) juice glasses on a work surface and put a spoonful of the yogurt in the bottom of each glass. Add about 2 tablespoons of the quinoa to each glass, followed by about 2 tablespoons of the diced strawberries and kiwi. Repeat the layering in each glass, and scatter any additional fruit that is left over the top layer of yogurt. Serve immediately.

STRAWBERRY KIWI SMOOTHIE

Steps:

• Peel the kiwis and cut them into chunks.
• Put the kiwi chunks, strawberries, yogurt, milk and honey into a blender container. The blender is sharp inside. Watch your fingers!
• Cover the blender with the lid and blend on high speed until the mixture is smooth. Turn the blender off and on or pulse, if needed, to break up the strawberries.
• Pour into four glasses and serve with straws.