Rainbow Fruit Parfait with Lemon Pudding
These parfait cups make a perfect dessert. The lemony pudding is a great base for whatever mixture of berries you like best. We prefer blueberries and strawberries because of their high antioxidant levels, but the sky’s the limit for what you can add!
INGREDIENTS
- 2 1/4 cups whole milk
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 1/8 tsp kosher salt
- 4 large egg yolks
- Zest of 2 Sunkist lemons, finely grated
- 1/2 cup fresh squeezed Sunkist lemon juice
- 3 tbsp unsalted Challenge butter, cubed and softened
- 1 cup Naturipe blueberries
- 1 cup peeled and diced kiwi
- 1 cup diced peaches
- 1 cup mandarin oranges
- 1 cup sliced Naturipe strawberries
- 1/4 cup unsweetened coconut flakes
DIRECTIONS
1.Combine milk, sugar, cornstarch and salt in a medium saucepan off the heat. Whisk until smooth. Add egg yolks and lemon zest and whisk to combine.
2.Turn on stove to medium heat and cook, whisking often, until mixture has thickened and bubbles just begin to form, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and whisk in butter and lemon juice.
3.Strain pudding through a fine mesh sieve into a large bowl and let cool to room temperature. Cover loosely and chill until set, about 3 hours.
4.To assemble parfaits, remove pudding from the refrigerator and whisk until smooth.
5.Pull out 4 parfait glasses and scoop a spoonful of lemon pudding into the bottom of each. Top each with 1/4 cup blueberries. Cover with another layer of lemon pudding and top with 1/4 cup diced kiwi. Repeat layering with pudding, peaches, pudding, orange segments, pudding and strawberries. Sprinkle strawberry layer with a tablespoon of shredded coconut and serve.