Pear & Almond Parfait

Rice milk and pear parfait with almond and strawberry jam. A sweet, low-sodium treat that's perfect for CKD-friendly diets.
Meal TypeDessertSnack 
Ingredients
Yield:
Yield
4
  • 2 cups rice milk
  • ½ cup sugar
  • ¼ cup All-Purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract
  • 2 ripe pears, peeled and diced
  • 4 teaspoons sugar-free strawberry jam
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Pear & Almond Parfait
Directions
Prep: 20 min, Cook: 4 hr, Total: 4 hr 20 min
  1. Heat rice milk in a microwaveable bowl for 5 minutes on high;
  2. mix the flour and sugar together, add a few large spoons full of the hot rice milk to the flour and sugar mixture until it becomes a smooth paste.
  3. Pour the mixture back into the hot rice milk and stir with a whip.
  4. Put the rice milk back into the microwave and cook on high for 1 minute and 30 seconds.
  5. Stir the mixture with the whip again, and cook for 1 more minute on high.
  6. Remove from the microwave and add the vanilla and almond extract.
  7. Pour into a shallow dish and refrigerate until chilled.
  8. This can be made up to 2 days ahead of time.
Nutritional Information
  • Calories 251
  • Carbohydrates 59 g
  • Dietary Fiber 3.5 g
  • Protein 1.5 g
  • Fat 1.4 g
  • Saturated Fat 0 g
  • Sodium 49 mg
  • Potassium 170 mg
  • Calcium 154 mg
  • Phosphorus 89 mg