Lightened-Up Parfaits

Name: Lightened-Up Parfaits
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters mixed fresh berries such as blueberries, blackberries, raspberries and strawberries; 3 Tbsps cornstarch; 1 large egg yolk; 170 grams package red instant gelatin (such as cherry or strawberry Jell-O); 473 milliliters low-fat (1 percent) milk; 1 pinch Pinch of salt; 79 milliliters sugar; 1 Tbsps unsalted butter; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Lightened-Up Parfaits might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 12% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Watching your figure? This gluten free recipe has 341 calories, 41g of protein, and 5g of fat per serving. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 20 minutes. If you have berries such as blueberries, salt, butter, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Whisk 1/2 cup milk, yolk and cornstarch until smooth. In a pan, stir 1 1/2 cups milk, salt and sugar. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring until sugar dissolves.

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Corn Starch

Sugar

Milk

Salt

Egg Yolk

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Whisk

Frying Pan

Remove from heat.

Whisking yolk mixture constantly, drizzle in hot milk.

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Milk

Egg Yolk

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Whisk

Pour mixture back into saucepan and cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly as pudding thickens.

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Sauce Pan

Remove from heat; whisk in vanilla and butter.

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Vanilla

Butter

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Whisk

Pour pudding into a large bowl. Cover with plastic wrap so that plastic touches surface of pudding.

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Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Bowl

Let cool for 20 minutes, then refrigerate until cold, at least 3 hours.

Chill 4 8-oz. glasses. Make gelatin: Put gelatin in a bowl.

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Gelatin

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Bowl

Pour in 1 cup of boiling water; whisk until gelatin dissolves, about 2 minutes. Stir in 1 cup of cold water. Keep at room temperature.

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Gelatin

Water

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Whisk

Pour 1/4 cup gelatin into each glass. Chill until firm, 1 hour. Spoon in 1/4 cup pudding, smooth tops and freeze until firm, about 1 hour. Slowly pour 1/4 cup gelatin over pudding in each cup (you will use up gelatin mixture); chill until firm, 1 hour.

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Gelatin

Top with berries and chill until ready to serve.

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Berries