Strawberry Parfait With Nutty Crumble Recipes

STRAWBERRY PARFAITS

Steps:

• Hull and quarter 1 quart strawberries. Toss with 1 teaspoon sugar in a large bowl. Sprinkle a layer of gingersnap crumbs or graham cracker crumbs in the bottom of parfait glasses. Top with the berries. Mix 1 cup nonfat Greek yogurt with 2 tablespoons honey and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, then spoon over the berries.

STRAWBERRY AND ALMOND CREAM PARFAIT

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, whisk together sugar, flour and egg yolks until thick and smooth, 3 to 5 minutes.
• In a medium pot, bring the milk and vanilla bean to a gentle boil. Pour about half of the milk mixture over the eggs whisking constantly. Pour the whole mix back into the pot and place the pot back over low heat, stirring with a wooden spoon, until the mixture thickens, 3 to 5 minutes. Note: you must stir this mixture constantly, scraping the bottom as you stir, so the flour doesn't stick to the bottom and burn.
• Remove the pot from the stove and whisk in the marzipan. Pour the mixture onto a baking sheet lined with plastic wrap and cover it with a coating of plastic wrap. Place the tray in the refrigerator to cool.
• In a medium skillet over low heat, melt the granulated sugar. Spray a tray with a light coating of nonstick spray. Spray the end of a wooden spoon as well. When the sugar turns light brown, add the almonds and stir to coat them with the sugar. Spoon the almonds on to the baking sheet and sprinkle lightly with salt.
• When the almond cream has cooled, remove and discard the vanilla bean and place the pastry cream in a medium bowl. Whisk until it is smooth. In another medium bowl, toss the strawberries and brown sugar together.
• Place 4 to 6 glasses on a flat surface. Begin by spooning a thin layer of almond cream in the bottom of each. Sprinkle with a few almonds. Add a layer of the whipped cream. Top with a layer of strawberries. Repeat the layers until the glasses are full. Refrigerate for a while before serving or enjoy immediately.

STRAWBERRY CRUMBLE

Steps:

• Preheat a convection oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Pour sliced strawberries for filling into a bowl. Add sugar, cornstarch, and cinnamon; mix to combine.
• Mix flour, both sugars, oats, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, and salt for topping in another bowl until combined. Add 1/4 cup melted butter and stir until thoroughly combined and crumbly.
• Combine remaining 1/4 cup melted butter, milk, and remaining 1 teaspoon cinnamon in a small dish.
• Pour the strawberry mixture into the prepared baking dish and sprinkle crumb mixture over top. Pour butter mixture over the crumb topping.
• Bake in the preheated oven on the convection setting until topping is golden brown, 30 to 40 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.

STRAWBERRY CRUMBLE PARFAITS

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar and pecans; cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Spread into an ungreased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 15-18 minutes or until golden brown.
• In a large bowl, combine the milk, lemon juice and orange juice. Add strawberries; mix well. Fold in whipped cream.
• Spoon 1 tablespoon of crumb mixture into each parfait glass; top with a scant 3 tablespoonfuls of berry mixture.
• Repeat layers. Sprinkle with remaining crumb mixture. Freeze until firm. Remove from the freezer 20-30 minutes before serving.