Strawberry Parfait

I get asked a lot about different lower carb and/or gluten/dairy free desserts or sweet treats. Fresh berries are a great choice on their own. But sometimes you want a little something more. And if you’re like me-you don’t want it complicated.

Ingredients

• 2 cups heavy whipping cream
• 1 Tablespoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• ½ cup strawberry jam
• fresh strawberries
• granola of choice (1-2 Tablespoons per serving)
• waffle bowls

Directions

• Slice strawberries-enough to top each parfait.
• Combine cream, sugar & vanilla in in stand mixer bowl or a large mixing bowl (at least 3 quart) if using a hand mixer.
• Beat on medium for a few minutes or until cream starts to stiffen a bit.
• Whip on high for a couple more minutes or until cream forms stiff peaks. 
• Be careful not to over-whip or the mix will turn into butter.
• Incorporate jam into mix using lower speed.
• Spoon into small bowls or waffle bowls.
• Top with strawberries.
• Enjoy!

Julie’s Notes

• For non-dairy you can use coconut cream.  Place a few cans of full fat coconut milk in the fridge for several hours & skim the solid ‘cream’ off the top.  No need to whip it, just add your fruit/jam to it. 
• You can use any berries or jam
• You can leave out the jam & just use the fresh berries
• You can use any kind of fruit-not sure about watermelon though….but one could experiment.
• You can top with chocolate chips or other ice cream toppings
• You can use vanilla wafers or graham crackers
• You don’t have to have the waffle bowls, wafers, crackers or granola
• This would make an excellent fruit dip
• You can use yogurt in place of the whipped cream
• You can use a non-dairy yogurt if you like
• I’ve tried whipping yogurt and haven’t had good luck