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Strawberry And Peach Parfaits With Maple Granola

These are also nice for breakfast. Just top them with nonfat vanilla yogurt instead of the frozen yogurt suggested in the recipe.

Type: Fruit
Courses: Dessert
Serves: 6 people

Recipe Ingredients

1 1/2 cups 93g / 3.3ozOld-fashioned oats
1/4 cup 23g / 0.8ozAlmonds - coarsely chopped
1/4 cup 82g / 2.9ozPure maple syrup - plus
3 tablespoons 45mlPure maple syrup
1 1/2 teaspoons 7.5mlUnsalted butter
1/3 cup 53g / 1.9ozRaisins
3 cups 711mlSliced hulled strawberries
  = (abt 1 1/2 one-pint baskets)
3 cups 711mlThinly-sliced pitted peeled peaches - (abt 6 med)
  Nonfat vanilla frozen yogurt - (optional)

Recipe Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Mix oats and almonds in 13- by 9- by 2-inch baking pan. Combine 1/4 cup maple syrup and butter in heavy small saucepan. Bring to boil. Pour maple syrup mixture over oat mixture; stir to blend well. Bake 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add raisins to oat mixture; stir to blend.

Bake until mixture is golden and crisp, stirring occasionally, about 8 minutes longer. Cool granola completely in pan. (Can be prepared 1 week ahead. Store in airtight container at room temperature.)

Gently toss strawberries, peaches and remaining 3 tablespoons maple syrup in large bowl to blend. Divide fruit mixture among 6 parfait glasses. Sprinkle each parfait with granola, dividing equally. Top each with scoop of frozen yogurt, if desired, and serve.

This recipe yields 6 servings.

Per serving (without frozen yogurt): calories, 259; total fat, 5 g; saturated fat, 1 g; cholesterol, 3 mg.

Source:
Bon Appetit, June 2000

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