Vanilla Lemon Berry Parfaits Food

VANILLA BERRY PARFAITS

Steps:

• Cover the bottoms of two small glasses with a layer of yogurt. Cover layer with berries. Repeat until both glasses are full, ending with a fruit layer. Sprinkle with graham crackers and nutmeg.

VANILLA PARFAIT

Steps:

• Whip cream until soft peak, set aside and chill.
• Whisk eggyolk and sugar in a bowl. Set aside.
• In a saucepan, boil milk. Once boiling, pour some into egg mixture, while whisking constantly (pour gradually because you might cook the eggs) after all milk is poured,.
• Bring back the mixture into the saucepan, cook until the mixture slightly thickened (or until it coats the back of the spoon).
• Strain into another bowl, place over ice bath and stir.
• Once mixture is cooled, fold in the whipped cream, vanilla.
• Place in containers and freeze.
• NOTE: i added chopped nougatine to flavor it a bit during the folding.

VANILLA BERRY YOGURT PARFAITS

Steps:

• For the fruit: Combine the blueberries, blackberries, strawberries, honey and vanilla extract in a bowl and stir. Let sit for at least 10 minutes.
• For the yogurt: Mix up the yogurt, honey and vanilla in a bowl.
• Layer some of the syrupy fruit on the bottom of 4 small mason jars, then top with a layer of yogurt. Repeat the layers. Serve immediately or chill until ready to serve.

VANILLA LEMON BERRY PARFAITS

Steps:

• In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the yogurt, pudding, lemon curd, and vanilla extract; set aside.
• In a medium mixing bowl, stir the honey, lemon zest, and lemon juice until combined.
• Add the mixed berries, and gently stir with a rubber spatula to coat them with the honey mixture.
• Assemble the parfaits in four 8-ounce glasses. Using measuring spoons, scoop 3 tablespoons of the yogurt mixture into each glass.
• Top with 1/4 cup of the berries, then another 3 tablespoons yogurt, and another 1/4 cup berries.
• Garnish each yogurt parfait with fresh mint, if desired. Serve immediately, or cover and refrigerate for up to 2 hours.

BLUEBERRY PARFAITS

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine sour cream, brown sugar, lemon juice and zest. Cover and refrigerate. Just before serving, place half of the berries in dessert dishes or parfait glasses; top with half of the sour cream mixture. Repeat layers. Top with whipped cream.

RASPBERRY VANILLA PUDDING PARFAITS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, whisk milk and pudding mix for 2 minutes. Let stand for 2 minutes or until soft-set. Fold in 1 cup whipped topping. Spoon a third of the pudding into six parfait glasses. , Set aside six raspberries for garnish; divide half of the remaining berries over pudding. Repeat layers. Top with remaining pudding and garnish with the reserved berries.

VANILLA BERRY PARFAITS

Steps:

• Cover the bottoms of two small glasses with a layer of yogurt. Cover layer with berries.
• Repeat until both glasses are full, ending with a fruit layer. Sprinkle with graham crackers and nutmeg.

LEMON BERRY PARFAIT

Steps:

• Combine sugar and cornstarch in a saucepan.
• Whisk in egg until smooth.
• Add milk and light cream.
• Cut in a 2" strip of yellow zest from lemon and add.
• Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture coats spoon well, about 20 minutes.
• Pour through a strainer into a bowl.
• Ssqueeze 1 Tbsp.
• juice from the lemon and stir in.
• Press plastic wrap directly on the surface of this pudding so a skin won't form and let cool 20 minutes.
• Refrigerate until chilled, about 1 hour.
• Hull and halve or slice strawberries.
• Layer lemon pudding with berries in parfait glases.
• Refrigerate until ready to serve.