Happy valentine’s to all my family, friends, and followers.

I have something especial to share here with you today. These are no bake, and super easy to put together.

These were a last minute thing that I came up with because this week and the past have been nothing but crazy. Gosh do I wish I had a personal assistant or something :-) Maybe one day right? or not….

As we speak, I am multitasking writing this blog entry, making some gluten free cupcakes for my son’s valentine’s party at school today, cleaning the house and preparing a especial dinner for tonight including a Caribbean chicken recipe, that I must  share with you soon because it is out of this world, and a chocolate mousse made with silken tofu that it is to die for.  

So yes I could use a personal assistant/house keeper of some sort!! I won’t complain though, I know other mommy’s out there are about doing the same :-)

Anyhow, I will keep my writing short and sweet on this one, so I hope everyone has a wonderful great valentine’s day.

Stay safe and…

Enjoy!

These mixed berry parfaits have quite a bit of saturated fat, but guess what?, it is valentines so indulge, I know I will…

Mixed Berry Dream Parfait

Yield: 6 parfaits

Ingredients:

2 cups heavy cream
2 cups Greek yogurt
1/4 cup maple syrup
6 oz mixed organic berries
2 full droppers NuNaturals liquid Stevia

Directions:

In a large bowl whip heavy cream until firm peaks form. I used a hand stand mixer for this. Fold in stevia liquid and 1 cup of Greek yogurt and set aside.

In the food processor puree the berries with maple syrup. Transfer to a bowl and fold in the other cup of Greek yogurt and half of the heavy cream mixture.

In parfait glasses, or any glasses of your choice, place a few table spoons of the mix berry mixture and top with the white heavy cream.

Serve or keep refrigerated.

Nutrition facts calculated based on the recipe giving 6 parfaits.

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Hurricane Sandy just pasted us by. We are still not over it just yet but the worst part is over….so glad.

I actually made this yesterday and intended to post it the same day but I didn’t want to plug my computer on in case we lost power and got my mac messed up. It happened to me once. Likely I had insured my mac because the bill came out to be $700….yikes.

These Halloween parfaits didn’t make it through the night. I made 6 and all of them were gone within an hour….. I am glad they were fruit parfaits :-)

I used frozen fruit for these parfaits and where done in about just 10 minutes just because I piped the heavy cream over the top of the fruit instead of spooning right on otherwise they would have been done in under 5 minutes.

Halloween is just upon us so go ahead and make these healthy treats for your kids. They would love them. If you like you can also do Greek yogurt instead of heavy cream.

Enjoy!!

You can see the candy corns candy that I just used for the decorations as I threw them away after taking the pictures :-) You can also use Greek yogurt instead of the heavy cream if you like.

candy corn fruit halloween parfait

Yield: 6 servings

Ingredients:

Ingredients:

Yields 6 parfaits

1 lb chopped pineapple, I used frozen
1 lb chopped mango, I used frozen
1 cup heavy cream, whipped, you can also use Greek yogurt
2 tablespoons confectioner sugar

 

Directions:

Divide pineapple over each parfait glasses followed by the mango. Top with whipped heavy cream and decorate as desired.

Nutrition facts calculated based on the recipe giving 6 servings

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I just made these tiramisu trifles the other day and I will make some again in the next couple of days. I made them in these little nice glasses because I had some company so I thought the presentation would be better using this method.

Next time I will just make it in a 9 x 13 inch rectangular ceramic dish which will be lots easier. If you opt for this option I must just warn you that you will have to increase the ingredient amounts.

Tiramisu is one of my favorite desserts so when I first started making it the egg yolk, which is normally in this dessert, had to go. I don’t like raw eggs in my desserts so having them was not an option!!

I do love tiramisu but I must warn you that this dessert is by no means FAT FREE :-) You can add a little bit less mascarpone cheese and sugar but for me I just don’t go too big on  portions. No deprivation but moderation is my food philosophy!! as well as good quality ingredients :-)

Anyhow, these tiramisu trifles are very easy and simple to make so I hope you give it a go and if you prefer a strawberry and raspberry version this is one I made a while back that it is also really good!

Enjoy!!

I opted for making the individual trifles but you can make it in a 9 x 13 inch square pan. You will have to increase the ingredient quantities though!!

Eggless tiramisu trifles

Miryam's original recipe

Yield: 6 parfaits

Ingredients:

1/3 cup sweet Marsala wine
1 1/2 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup confectioner's sugar, more if you like
1 8 oz mascarpone, you can use less, I used 6 oz
12 Lady fingers
1 cup strong brewed coffee, warm
2 tablespoons confectioners sugar

 

Directions:

In a bowl whip heavy cream and confectioners sugar until stiff picks form. Add mascarpone cheese and whip for an extra minute until it has combined with the heavy cream. Add the Marsala wine in 3 batches and set aside.

Combine coffee and sugar (I soak lady fingers in the coffee while it is still sort of hot so that the cookie can absorb the liquid ). You will need two lady fingers per trifle.

To assemble the trifles soak one trifle and cut into pieces. Arrange the lady finger at the bottom of the trifle dish. Pipe or spoon a layer of mascarpone mixture followed by another soaked lady finger. Finish with another mascarpone layer and dust with cocoa powder.

Store trifles in the refrigerator until ready to serve.

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