Strawberry Cheesecake Parfaits Recipe

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"A friend brought these pretty parfaits to a potluck, and I just had to have the recipe," writes Melanie Quails from Chinook, Montana. You can substitute your favorite fresh fruit, such as peaches or raspberries.

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Strawberry Cheesecake Parfaits Recipe

Prep: 20 min. + chilling

Yield: 2 Servings

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Ingredients

2 cups sliced fresh strawberries
1 tablespoon sugar
1 package (3 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup plus 1 teaspoon confectioners' sugar, divided
1/4 cup sour cream
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract, divided
1/8 teaspoon almond extract
1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
2-1/2 cups angel food cake cubes
2 whole fresh strawberries, halved

Directions

In a small bowl, combine sliced strawberries and sugar; set aside. In a small 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 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. Yield: 2 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: 1 parfait equals 618 calories, 32 g fat (20 g saturated fat), 108 mg cholesterol, 571 mg sodium, 75 g carbohydrate, 5 g fiber, 9 g protein.

Originally published as Strawberry Cheesecake Parfaits in Cooking for 2 Summer 2005, p 63