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Orange Parfaits

By: Deborah Greenwood

"'The first time my son's fiancee tried this citrus parfait, she wanted the recipe. The next time, she wanted the leftovers,' writes Deborah Greenwood of Elmer, New Jersey."

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Prep Time:
30 Min

Ready In:
30 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 8 servings

Ingredients

2 envelopes unflavored gelatin
1/2 cup orange juice
1 cup fat-free milk
1 (8 ounce) package reduced-fat cream cheese, cubed
1/3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon grated orange peel
1 (11 ounce) can mandarin oranges
1 (20 ounce) can unsweetened crushed pineapple, undrained
1 (8 ounce) container reduced-fat frozen whipped topping, thawed
1/2 cup chocolate graham cracker crumbs, divided

Directions

In a small bowl, combine gelatin and orange juice; let stand for 5 minutes. Heat milk until boiling; add to gelatin. Cool slightly. Transfer to a blender; cover and process for 30 seconds or until blended. Add the cream cheese, sugar, vanilla and orange peel; process until blended.
Drain oranges, reserving juice; set oranges aside. Add pineapple and reserved juice to gelatin mixture; process until smooth. Fold in whipped topping.
Place half of the oranges in eight parfait glasses. Layer with half of the gelatin mixture and 3 tablespoons of cracker crumbs. Repeat layers of gelatin and crumbs; top with remaining oranges. Chill for 4 hours. Sprinkle with remaining crumbs.

Footnotes

Nutritional Analysis: One parfait equals 277 calories, 10 g fat (7 g saturated fat), 17 mg cholesterol, 130 mg sodium, 39 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 6 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 fat, 1-1/2 starch, 1 fruit.