Strawberry Parfait-A 15 minute dessert

Here is a dessert I whipped up for my bookclub luncheon-it was light, delicious and beautiful. The best part-it took no longer than 15 minutes from start to finish.

Serves 6

Ingredients:


1 lb. Strawberries
1 1/2 cup Ricotta
1 1/2 cup Greek Yogurt
7 tablespoons sugar
1/2  teaspoon vanilla extract
3-4 Cookies (Speculoos)

Rince strawberries, pat dry, remove green parts then slice in half. Toss with  3 tablespoons of sugar and let stand in fridge until juicy (15 minutes). Meanwhile whisk ricotta and greek yogurt together with 4 tablespoons of sugar and the vanilla. Layer fruit mixture alternating with creamy mixture. You should have 2 berry layers; one on the bottom and on top with cream in the middle. Just before serving crumble 1/2 a cookie on each parfait-if you can't find speculoos then get something crunchy such as Jules de Trooper cookies. Garnish with a mint leaf.

Bon Appetit!