Easy Cherry Parfait Crunch Recipe | Healthy Dessert

INGREDIENTS

3/4 pound dark or light sweet cherries 1/2 cup unsweetened apple juice 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon Dash ground nutmeg 1 teaspoon cornstarch 1 tablespoon water 1/3 cup natural wheat and barley cereal 2 tablespoons chopped toasted almonds 2 cups vanilla nonfat yogurt

PREPARATION:

1. Remove stems and pits from cherries; cut into halves (about 2-1/4 cups). Combine cherries, apple juice, cinnamon and nutmeg in small saucepan. Cook and stir over medium heat 5 minutes or until cherries begin to soften.
2. Combine cornstarch and water in small cup until smooth; stir into saucepan. Cook and stir over high heat until mixture boils and thickens slightly. Let cool 10 minutes; refrigerate, covered, until chilled.
3. Combine cereal and almonds in small cup. Layer half of cherry mixture, half of yogurt and half of cereal mixture in four 10-ounce wine or parfait glasses; repeat layers.

This recipe appears in: Trifles & Parfaits NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION: Fiber 3 g Carbohydrate 46 g Cholesterol 7 mg Saturated Fat 1 g Total Fat 5 g Calories from Fat 17 % Calories 257 Protein 9 g Sodium 140 mg DIETARY EXCHANGE: Fat 1 Milk 1 Fruit 2