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Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Giada Knock Off

This dessert was an unexpected success.  I was watching Giada one day and she made this delicious strawberry parfait.  Her recipe called for a cup of heavy cream, whipped,  mashed up strawberries with sugar and vanilla meringue cookies.  I loved the look of Giada's dessert, but knew whipped cream was not going to be an ingredients in my reduced calorie version.
Here is my recipe.
  • 1/2 cup sliced fresh strawberries ( I didn't add sugar to mine)
  • 6 oz. non fat vanilla bean yogurt (Trader Joe's) you can see the vanilla beans in it!
  • 1 tsp.Mascarpone cheese
  • 2 fat free vanilla meringue cookies
 Mix the Mascarpone into the vanilla bean yogurt, crumble one meringue cookie into the yogurt as well. Spoon half of the strawberries in a glass, top with yogurt , more strawberries  and so on.  Crumble the last cookie on top.  Soooo good!

23 comments:

  1. This is glorious, and I love that you blended the marscapone into yogurt...I could eat that all by itself.

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  2. I think I like yours better ... it looks delicious!

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  3. That really would be my idea of a perfect dessert. I love things like that and it photographs so well and I bet ever tasted better. Instead of birthday cake I might go for your version. :) Thanks.

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  4. This looks heavenly! On my to do list is a trip to Trader Joe's, you can bet I will be adding their vanilla bean ice cream to my list. Thank you, Julie.

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  5. Looks fantastic. I love that you used yogurt instead of whipped cream!

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  6. I could eat the photo it looks soo YUMMY ! Thanks for sharing a awesome summer dessert ! Have a great day !

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  7. Yummy, the perfect hot weather dessert - and it's hot here in AZ!

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  8. Oh I am so patiently waiting for summer to arrive here and then British strawberries hit the grocers, this would be a fab dessert to welcome the summer.

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  9. Ohhhh, yum! You had me at reduced calorie. And, so pretty. This will definitely be on one of my summer menus. Bonnie

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  10. Even better than Giada's.... you can eat it without guilt.and it's got to be equally tasty! I'm gonna give it a go...

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  11. Looks very pretty and pretty tasty I'm sure too-enjoy:@)

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  12. Oooh, that looks the perfect summer dessert. I can almost taste it after a beach barbeque.

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  13. Oh what I wouldn't do for one of those . . . sigh! It looks soooo delicious!!!!

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  14. This one's right up my alley- easy and delicious!

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  15. This is a very old dessert called Eton Mess which has been served in England since the nineteenth century. Lovely isn't it? and so simple !
    cheers

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  16. That looks like Summer in a glass! Strawberries and meringue...the perfect combination.
    We are longing for the weather to get warmer..and drier...so we can use our Summer house.
    Hope you have a lovely weekend. :0)

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  17. Looks amazing! I bet it tastes just as yummy! A perfect treat for summer :)

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  18. What great photos you have!! super delicious - sort of a take on Eaton Mess - YUM!
    Mary x

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  19. What a great summer treat!... thanks for sharing.

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  20. Does that look good or what? I pinned it!

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  21. Im eating strawberries as I read this post. That looks so pretty AND delicious. Thanks for sharing.

    Im now following you and hope you'll come visit me and maybe follow back @ PICKINandPAINTIN.blogspot.com. THANKS.

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  22. I've had lots of strawberries lately and this looks wonderful..Will have to give it a try..

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