Mocha Esspresso Parfaits

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Serve this delicious parfait as a sweet finish to any meal. As a bonus, the strawberries are high in vitamin C and the dessert is low in fat.

Ingredients

1 16 oz. container low-fat cottage cheese
1/4 C. sugar
1 Tbs. unsweetened cocoa
2 tsp. Instant Coffee
2 C. sliced strawberries
1/2 C. thawed Cool Whip Lite Whipped Topping
1/4 C. Planters Sliced Almonds, toasted

Directions

Place cottage cheese, sugar, cocoa and instant coffee in food processor container; cover. Process until well blended, stopping occasionally to scrape down side of food processor container. Spoon half of the cottage cheese mixture evenly into 4 parfait glasses; top with half of the strawberries. Repeat layers. Top with the whipped topping and almonds. Serve immediately. Or, cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.

Tip: Substitute fresh raspberries for the sliced strawberries. You can also substitute Fat-Free Cool Whip for Cool Whip Lite.

Yield: 4 servings

Nutritional Info: Per Serving: Calories: 220, Total Fat: 7 grams, Sat Fat: 3 grams, Cholesterol: 10 mg, Sodium: 370 mg, Carbohydrate: 29 grams, Dietary Fiber: 3 grams, Sugars: 21 grams, Protein: 13 grams Dietary Exchange: 2 Meat (VL), 1 Fat, 1/2 Fruit, 1 1/2 Carbohydrate