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Berry Dessert Recipes

These simple and fresh berry recipes are perfective for a light and easy breakfast meal, quick snack, or a flavorful dessert to finish off a meal any time. Made with just a few simple ingredients, these healthful fruit recipes may be collected in minutes and may be used whenever you want something quick, fresh and healthful to make with delicious seasonal produce.

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Strawberries and Bananas with Cinnamon Yogurt

Serves 1

1 cup strawberries – cut into chunks

1/2 banana – cut into little chunks

1 cup low-fat plain Greek-style yogurt

1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

1 tbsp chopped pecans

- In a bowl, stir the yogurt and cinnamon together. Add the fruit and nuts and combine well.

To Serve: Serve in prepared puff pastry shells and drizzle with a little warm chocolate sauce for a quick and easy dessert.

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Blueberries with Creamy Goat Cheese

Serves 2

2 cups blueberries

1 cup cantaloupe – cut into cubes

1/2 cup chayote squash – diced

1/4 cup crumbled goat cheese

1 tsp lemon zest

Mixed salad greens

- In a bowl, combine the fruit, squash, cheese, and lemon zest. Toss well.

To Serve: Serve fruit recipe over mixed salad greens along with warm bread sticks or whole-grain rolls.

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Creamy Berry Dessert

Serves 2

1 cup blackberries

1 cup raspberries

1 cup vanilla yogurt

1 tbsp fresh mint – minced

2 peaches – pit got rid of and cut in half

honey – as desired

- Place the berries in a bowl and drizzle with a lot of honey and toss gently to combine.

- In a littler bowl combine the yogurt and the fresh mint and mix well.

To Serve: Place the peach halves on serving plates. Then scoop the berries over the peach halves, reserving a few for garnish. Then top the berries with the yogurt mixture, garnish each serving with the reserved berries and drizzle a little honey over the top.

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Raspberry Pear Parfait

Serves 2

1 cup raspberries

1 cup pears – cut into chunks

3/4 cup – ricotta cheese

1/2 tsp – vanilla extract

1/4 tsp – ground cinnamon

1/2 cup cinnamon graham crackers – broken

1 tbsp – sliced almonds

- In a little bowl, stir the ricotta, vanilla extract, and cinnamon until well combined.

To Serve: Take 2 tall glasses (parfait, wine or whatsoever you may have) and layer ingredients. Place a heap of raspberries and pear chunks in the bottom of the glasses, then a heap of ricotta mixture then a heap of of the broken graham crackers. Keep layering in this manner until ingredients are all used. Top each parfait with the sliced almonds and enjoy.

Ingredient Exchange: Instead of vanilla extract, undertake lemon extract or almond extract.