Sweetheart Parfait Recipe

"A parfait is an old-fashioned layered dessert that looks pretty, and is fun to eat." - Cheryl Tallman and Joan Ahlers.

Sweetheart Parfait

Ingredients:

3 tablespoons strawberries, diced (3 to 4 large strawberries)
1 tablespoon chocolate syrup
1/3 cup vanilla yogurt
Whipped cream and sprinkles (optional)

Instructions:

1. Using a parfait glass or tall, skinny glass, make the parfait by layering the ingredients in each glass in the following order:

2 to 3 tablespoons yogurt
1 tablespoon chocolate syrup
2 to 3 tablespoons yogurt
3 tablespoons strawberries
2 to 3 tablespoons yogurt

2. Chill. Just before serving, top with whipped cream and sprinkles. Grab your spoons and dig in! Happy Valentine's Day!

Serves 1.

Nutritional Information Per Serving: 144 Cal; 10 g Protein; 1 g Tot Fat; 1 g Sat Fat; 0 g Mono Fat; 24 g Carb; 1 g Fiber; 18 g Sugar; 209 mg Phos; 155 mg Calcium; 1 mg Iron; 64 mg Sodium; 216 mg Potassium; 63 mg Magnesium ; 1 mg Zinc; 11 ug Selenium; 41 IU Vit A; 10 mg ATE Vit E; 1 mg Niacin; 1 mg Pantothenic Acid; 36 ug Folate; 1 mg Vit C; 4 mg Cholesterol

About the authors: Cheryl Tallman and Joan Ahlers are sisters, the mothers of five children and founders of Fresh Baby ( www.FreshBaby.com ). They are the creators of the award-winning So Easy Baby Food Kit and Good Clean Fun Placemats, available at many fine specialty stores and national chains including Target and Whole Foods Markets.

Recipe provided courtesy of Cheryl Tallman and Joan Ahlers, founders of Fresh Baby (www.FreshBaby.com).