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Diabetic Dessert of the Week – Tiramisu Parfait

This week’s Diabetic Dessert of the Week is a Tiramisu Parfait. To make this week’s Recipe you’ll be needing Sugar Free Angel Food Cake, Instant Decaffeinated Coffee Powder, Hot Water, Mascarpone Cheese, Fat Free Cream Cheese, Dark Brown Sugar, Splenda® Granulated No Calorie Sweetener, Vanilla Extract, and Cocoa Powder. The recipe is from the CooksRecipes website. At the Cooks site you’ll find a huge selection of recipes to please all Tastes, Diets, or Cuisines so be sure to check it out today for any of your recipe needs! Enjoy and Eat Healthy in 2020! https://www.cooksrecipes.com/index.html

Tiramisu Parfait
A splendid, reduced calorie twist to the traditional tiramisu dessert.

Recipe Ingredients:
1 (10.5-ounce) package sugar free angel food cake, purchased from bakery
3 1/2 teaspoons instant decaffeinated coffee powder
1 1/2 cups hot water
1/2 cup mascarpone cheese
1 (8-ounce) package fat-free cream cheese
2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
1 cup Splenda® Granulated No Calorie Sweetener
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 teaspoons cocoa powder

Cooking Directions:
1 – Cut angel food cake into 1-inch cubes. Set aside.
2 – Dissolve instant coffee in hot water. Chill in refrigerator.
3 – Combine mascarpone and cream cheese in mixing bowl. Beat until smooth. Add 2 tablespoons coffee, dark brown sugar, Splenda® Granulated Sweetener and vanilla. Mix well. Set aside.
4 – Pour cold coffee into a 13x9x2-inch pan.
5 – To Assemble Tiramisu: Quickly dip half of angel food cake pieces into the coffee. Remove immediately and place in medium glass serving bowl. Spread half of cheese mixture on top. Sprinkle with 1 tsp cocoa powder. Repeat with remaining angel food cake, cheese mixture, and cocoa.
6 – Cover and chill for three hours or overnight before serving.
Makes 8 (1/2 cup) servings.

Tip: To make Berry Tiramisu add fresh raspberries or blueberries in between cake layer and cream cheese layer.

Nutritional Information Per Serving (1/8 of recipe; 1/2 cup): Calories 210 | Calories from Fat 60 | Fat 7g (sat 4.0g) | Cholesterol 20mg | Sodium 560mg | Carbohydrates 38g | Fiber 2g | Sugars 6g | Protein 8g.
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