Apple-Mascarpone Parfaits

Name: Apple-Mascarpone Parfaits
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon butter or stick margarine; 4 cups diced peeled Granny Smith apple (about 1 1/2 pounds); 1/2 cup packed brown sugar; 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice; 2 tablespoons water; 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger; 1/8 teaspoon salt; 2 cups 2% low-fat cottage cheese; 1/4 cup (2 ounces) mascarpone cheese; 1/3 cup granulated sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

11 ingredients

2 steps

Ingredients

1 tablespoon butter or stick margarine
4 cups diced peeled Granny Smith apple (about 1 1/2 pounds)
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
2 tablespoons water
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 cups 2% low-fat cottage cheese
1/4 cup (2 ounces) mascarpone cheese
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

1

Melt the butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add apple and the next 5 ingredients (apple through salt), and cook 12 minutes or until liquid is almost absorbed. Remove from heat.
2

Place cottage cheese in a food processor, and process until smooth (about 2 minutes). Add mascarpone, granulated sugar, and vanilla, and process until smooth. Spoon 2 tablespoons cheese mixture into each of 6 parfait glasses, and top each with 2 tablespoons apple mixture. Repeat procedure with 3 tablespoons cheese mixture and 2 tablespoons apple mixture, ending with 3 tablespoons cheese mixture. Cover and chill at least 4 hours.