Shannons Strawberry Cheesecake Parfait Recipes

Steps:

• Beat the cream cheese, 3 tablespoons heavy cream and 5 tablespoons sugar in a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment until smooth. Add 1 tablespoon vanilla extract and the lemon juice and zest. Beat until light and creamy, about 3 minutes.
• Whisk together the remaining 1 cup heavy cream, 3 tablespoons sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and the sour cream in a large bowl with a handheld electric mixer (or a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment) on high speed until soft peaks form.
• Add a layer of crushed graham crackers to the bottom of each parfait glass. Top the graham crackers with a layer of the cheesecake, then a layer of fruit (see Cook's Note). Top each parfait with a dollop of the whipped cream and serve.

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine sliced strawberries and sugar; set aside. In a small mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese and 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar. Add the sour cream, 1/4 teaspoon vanilla and almond extract.
• In a small mixing bowl, beat cream until it begins to thicken. Add the remaining confectioners' sugar and vanilla; beat until soft peaks form. Fold into cream cheese mixture.
• In two parfait glasses, layer a fourth of the sliced strawberry mixture, cake cubes and cream mixture. Repeat layers. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Top each parfait with two strawberry halves.

Steps:

• Mix the skim milk, cream cheese, and lemon zest and juice together until well combined (no lumps!).
• Add pudding mix and blend well.
• Add about 1 tbsp.
• noncalorie sweetener and mix well, set aside.
• Sweeten strawberries to taste with sweetener.
• In 3 parfait glasses (Wal-mart sells some cute plastic ones) start with 1 graham cracker, broken in half.
• Place about 2 tablespoons of strawberries in each.
• Cover with 5 tablespoons of pudding mixture.
• Place 2 graham crackers in each glass, and cover with 2 tablespoons of strawberries, then 5 tablespoons of pudding mixture.
• Continue until all of the ingredients are used up.
• Serve immediately.
• If not serving immediately, use reduced fat Nilla wafers or thin slices of sugar free fat free angel food cake.