We love lemon flavored everything. The following lemon curd recipe is versatile, fast and fun to make. The kids can assemble this one for you! This is a delicious and refreshing hot weather snack or dessert that gets high votes for flavor, ease of preparation and popularity!
The kids can assemble this one for you!
Why we love this recipe
The vitamin c in lemons is good for you. Vitamin c prevents scurvy. It also fights infection and helps to protect the skin from bruising easily. If you use high quality lemon juice the flavor will be more intense. The juice in a lemon can count toward one’s daily liquid intake.
Vitamin C (Ascorbic acid) is essential to human health. 100 milliliters of lemon juice contains approximately 50 milligrams of vitamin C and 5 grams of citric acid. Lemons contain unique flavonoid compounds that have antioxidant and anti-cancer properties. These may be able to deter cell growth in cancers. Limonins found in Lemons could also be anti-carcinogens.
Our resident expert on natural remedies, Dr. Cathleen V. Carr, says that,” because of its high Vitamin C content, lemon has been touted in alternative medicine as a tonic for the digestive system, immune system, and skin. Ayurvedic medicine practitioners claim that a cup of hot water with lemon juice in it tones and purifies the liver”.
The Luscious Low Fat Lemon Parfait Recipe
Ingredients:
1 Qt. Vanilla Low Fat Yogurt
3/4 Cup prepared lemon Curd
1 +1/2 Cups crushed Graham Crackers
3/4 Cup toasted Coconut (optional)
Directions:
Place six 10 oz.parfait glasses on a clean work surface. Into each glass layer: 1/3 Cup low fat yogurt, add 2 Tbsp lemon curd, then 2 Tbsp crushed graham crackers, followed by 1 Tbsp coconut. repeat this layering process for each of the remaining five glasses.
TIPS
- For a prettier (and tastier) finish add a swirl of all natural, low fat whipped topping.
- Replace the whipped cream with a small dollop of vanilla ice cream or lemon sorbet
- Break with tradition and use a martini glass if you do not have parfait glasses
YIELD: Six 10 oz. servings
Nutrition
Calories: 360
Fat: 13 g.
Protein: 9 g.
Carbs: 51 g.
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