Mango Parfait

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Pour this smoothie into parfait glasses, add decorative straws and serve as a dessert to your dinner guests. Offer a plate of gingersnaps for everyone to share.

Preparation facts

Yield: 2 servings

Ingredients

3/4 cup (180mL) buttermilk

1/2 cup (120g) low-fat vanilla yogurt

2 1/2 cups (750g) diced fresh mango, frozen

1 Tbs (15mL) fresh lime juice

1/2 tsp (4g) ground ginger

1 tsp (8g) grated and chopped fresh ginger

3–5 ice cubes

Directions

Combine the buttermilk and yogurt in the blender. Add the mango, lime juice, fresh ginger and ground ginger. With the blender running, add the ice cubes one at a time until the desired consistency is reached.

Nutrition facts

Serving Size 1 serving
Calories 226
Calories from Fat 19 (8%)
% Daily Value*
3%Total Fat 2g
6%Saturated Fat 1.1g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.2g
Monounsaturated Fat 0.6g
2%Cholesterol 7mg
6%Sodium 142mg
17%Potassium 609mg
16%Total Carbohydrate 49g
15%Dietary Fiber 3.8g
Sugars 44g
Sugar Alcohols 0g
14%Protein 7g
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Nutrition facts are calculated by a food expert using nutritional values provided by the USDA for common products used as recipe ingredients. Actual nutritional values may differ depending on the amounts or products used and can be affected by cooking methods.