Spring Recipes Include Asparagus Quiche, Strawberry Scones and Berry Parfaits

Berry Parfaits

Ingredients:

• 2 (8 ounce) packages Neufchatel cheese
• 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
• ½ cup agave nectar
• 3 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 tablespoons, or more, of milk
• 1 ½ cups heavy cream or heavy whipping cream
• ½ cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon pure almond extract
• 1 quart strawberries, sliced
• 1 pint blueberries
• 1 pint raspberries
• 1 pint strawberries, hulled and sliced
• 1 ½ cups red grapes, sliced
• 1 cup of your favorite granola
• Mint leaves for pretty garnish, optional

Instructions:

1. In a blender, whip up Neufchatel cheese, vanilla extract, agave nectar, milk and cinnamon until smooth.
2. In another bowl, whip up heavy whipping cream, sugar and almond extract for about three to four minutes or until you achieve a whipped cream consistency.
3. Gently fold your whipping cream into your Neufchatel mixture.
4. Begin layering your glasses by placing two tablespoons of granola on the bottom of the glass.  Place a little parfait next, a few of the assorted berries, followed by parfait again. Continue this pattern until you reach the top.
5. End with a dollop of whipped cream, a couple of berries, a sprinkling of granola and a small cluster of mint leaves!

Yields: 7 servings