Mango Melba Parfaits
At a Glance
- Prep
- 20 minutes
- Cook
- 10 minutes
- Total
- 30 minutes
- Servings
- 6 serving(s)
Categories
- Dessert
- Stovetop
- Pork
Dietary
- Low-fat
Allergens
- Milk
Servings & Nutrition
Original recipe serves 6. Current scale: 1x.
This recipe is from the 1995 publication, The Simply Healthy Lowfat Cookbook. Preparation time does not include the 8 hours or more for the yogurt to be strained.
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Equipment
Fine-mesh sieve, cheesecloth or paper towel, bowls, small saucepan, ice bath, 5-ounce parfait glasses
Ingredients
- 2 cups plain nonfat yogurt
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon unflavored gelatin, plain
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 large mangoes, peeled, sliced, pureed
- 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 (10 ounce) package frozen unsweetened raspberries, thawed, pureed, strained
Instructions
Set a fine-mesh sieve lined with dampened cheesecloth or white paper towl over a bowl, then spoon the yogurt in & strain in the refrigerator for 8 hours or overnight.
When strained, transfer the yogure to a large bowl & stir in 1/3 cup of the sugar & the vanilla extract.
In a small bowl, sprinkle the gelatin over the water & set aside to soften.
In a small saucepan, warm 1/2 cup of the mango puree over medium heat, then stir in half of the gelatin mixture & continue stirring for about 30 seconds to dissolve the gelatin.
Stir in the remaining mango puree & the lemon juice, before removing from the heat.
Transfer the mango mixture to a bowl set in a larger bowl of ice & water & chill, stirring frequently, until thickened & the mixture starts to mound.
Remove the bowl of thickened mango puree but keep the bowl of ice & water ready for the raspberry mixture.
Meanwhile, in another small saucepan, warm 1/2 cup of the raspberry puree with the remaining 1/3 cup of sugar. Stir in the remaining gelatin mixture & continue stirring for about 30 seconds to dissolve the gelatin.
Stir in the remaining raspberry puree, then transfer this raspberry mixture to a bowl & quick-chill it over the bowl of ice & water as was done with the mango mixture.
Divide & layer the mixtures among six 5-ounce parfait glasses, 1st layering the raspberry mixture then the mango & finally the thickened yogurt.
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