Cream Cheese Parfait
This cream cheese parfait recipe gives you three flavored layers. Dress up a rather simple dessert idea just by the presentation.

Ingredients
Strawberry Layer
- 2 cups chopped strawberries
- 4 teaspoons granulated sugar
Creamy Layer
- 1 1/2 cups Greek yogurt
- 4 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
- 3 Tablespoon heavy cream
- 4 Tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- pinch salt
Chocolate Nutty Layer
- 2 ounce chunk of good quality chocolate
- 1/2 cup ground almonds
- (2 portions)
Directions
Strawberry Layer
- Wash, stem and cut the strawberries into small pieces.
- Sprinkle with sugar and let sit so the strawberries absorb the sugar.
- Cream Cheese Layer
- In a small mixing bowl, using an electric mixer, beat together the yogurt, cream cheese, heavy cream, sugar, vanilla and salt until creamy smooth.
Chocolate Nutty Layer
- Grate the chocolate chunk onto a piece of parchment paper using a grater.
Assembly
- If you want to make as shown, use clean jars to assemble the parfait.
- Put a creamy layer, followed by a strawberry layer.
- Spoon a layer of chocolate and nuts.
- Repeat with another creamy layer and strawberry layer.
- Put the rest of the nuts.
- Top with a creamy layer and garnish with grated chocolate.
- Garnish the jar with butcher twin if desired.
Original source: brighteyedbaker.com