Gluten-free and low carb, this strawberry parfait will hit the spot. Light and full of flavor with a nice crunch from baked almond flour.
Strawberry Parfait Day is the 25th which is odd since by June 25th, peak strawberry season is past in NC. However we still had some fresh strawberries around for me to work with. One of my favorite recipes for Strawberry Parfait is one that uses pretzels and brown sugar with yogurt as the filling. But, I wanted to create one that was low carb so I experimented and came us with this delicious version.
I worked off a recipe for low carb cheesecake bars that I’ll be posting about later. This crust uses butter, almond meal, a little swerve, liquid stevia and some xanthan gum mixed with cinnamon. It might sound a little strange but it tastes great and is gluten-free and low carb. Once baked, it’s crispy and tastes like snickerdoodles. Then you layer whipped cream and strawberries between layers of crust and you get this wonderful dessert.
You can make extra crust and freeze it to have on hand.
Low Carb Strawberry Parfait
Gluten-free and low carb, this strawberry parfait will hit the spot. Light and full of flavor with a nice crunch from baked almond flour.
- Yield: 4 1x
- Category: Dessert
Ingredients
- CRUMBLE
- ¾ cup almond meal
- ⅛ cup swerve/erythritol
- ¼ teaspoon xanthan gum
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- pinch of salt
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- 7 drops liquid stevia
- LAYERS
- 2 cup strawberries, diced
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- liquid stevia, to taste, 5-10 drops
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350º. Line a small baking sheet with parchment paper.
- For the Crumble: In a medium bowl whisk together dry ingredients and add melted butter and liquid stevia. Press onto the baking sheet and bake for about 10 minutes until it starts to brown. Remove and let cool.
- In a medium bowl, beat whipped cream until thickened and add a few drops of liquid stevia to taste.
- To assemble, layer cream, strawberries and then crumble, repeat. Eat after assembling before the crumble gets mushy.
- Easily makes 4 large parfaits.
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