Tempting Strawberry Parfait With A Key Lime Twist

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 1/2 ounces cool whip (thawed)
• 4 ounces ricotta cheese
• 1 tablespoon brandy
• 1 tablespoon key lime juice
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1 blood orange, juice of
• 8 ounces frozen strawberries
• 4 sheets graham crackers (coarsely crushed)
• 1 ounce pecans (chopped)

Recipe

• 1 strawberry layer - heat the orange juice with strawberries on medium heat for about 5 minutes until they are soft. taste the.
• 2 strawberry-orange mixture when chilled, depending on the ripeness of the fruit you may need to increase the sweetness to taste with honey or confectioners sugar.
• 3 mash with potato masher or for a smooth puree blend in a food processor. allow to cool.
• 4 cream layer - combine thawed cool whip, ricotta, brandy, lime and honey.
• 5 cracker layer - crush the graham crackers coarsely and mix with pecans.
• 6 parfait - layer the mixture into a wine glass. start with the strawberry layer then next sprinkle the graham cracker layer on top.
• 7 pour the cream layer on top. repeat with graham crackers, strawberry and top with the cream.
• 8 chill for 30 minutes.
• 9 garnish with a pecan, strawberry or orange slice.