After the side dishes, the next best part of holiday eating are the desserts! Holiday cookies, family recipes for pies and cakes, that weird jello salad with marshmallows my aunt always serves…these treats are all part of seasonal celebrations. I don’t know about you, but after awhile I want something light and refreshing. These lemon and pomegranate parfaits are just what a tired palate needs.
Now, me, I love lemon. So this dessert is a bit of a no-brainer. It’s based on a lemon cream I had awhile back at a truck stop (of all places!)
This is such a simple dessert– no cooking required– and it’s fun to break out the fancy glassware to serve it in. I used our collection of cordial glasses to make “shooters”.
I’m not sure which I like better, the creaminess of the lemon cream (made lighter with Greek yogurt) or the explosion of flavor when the pomegranate arils burst in your mouth. If pomegranates aren’t available in your area swap them with blueberries or raspberries.
Ingredients
- Juice and zest from two lemons
- 3 cups plain yogurt Greek or natural; fat free or not
- 3/4 cup sweetened condensed milk more or less
- pomegranate arils cleaned
- pistachios shelled and chopped
Instructions
- Mix all the ingredients together in a medium bowl. Reserve some of the lemon zest for garnish.
- Add more sweetened condensed milk if desired to thicken the cream or add more sweetness
- Alternate the cream with the pomegranate arils. Top with pistachios.
You’ll find more delicious treats in the link up below.
Trimming the Table
The holiday baking season is upon us. Time to pull out all the stops. Show us the healthy holiday dessert you will be sharing with family and friends this season.
I have just started eating yogurt and I love pomegranates and Pistachios. Totally want to try this. Looks amazing
Hope you enjoy it 🙂
These look and sound absolutely delicious! I may have to have a go at recreating them over Christmas 🙂
Louise x
I love this, how deliciously beautiful! And I love that you’ve linked to so many others so I can eat and eat all holiday long until my heart’s content! haha
I am sitting here craving this now. We have holiday company coming and this is a nice twist on a parfait. I am bookmarking this for the break!
Ooh, this sounds yummy and I even have all the ingredients on hand. What a great way to include pomegranate in a recipe!
It works well with the lemon, too 🙂
Lemon anything is so delicious. I cannot wait to try this parfaits especially it requires no cooking! Thanks for sharing.
Lemon? Sold! Love the stuff. 🙂 This looks terrific — thanks.
My aunt used to make that weird Jell-O salad also – and I loved it! Who would have thought lime Jell-O, cottage cheese, walnuts and pineapple would make a good side-dish, but it was what I looked for more than anything else because my mother did not approve of Jell-O in her home! Good times, good memories! My little pomegranate trees outdid themselves this year, but I have already processed the pomegranates into jelly, so I don’t have any left to make this dessert. ;( Oh well, blueberries sound just as yummy. Happy Thanksgiving!
I enjoyed the green salad, but my favorite was the orange one. 🙂 Wishing you a great Thanksgiving as well!
Oh? Orange? I’ve never heard of that one! Please share 😉
Marshmallows, mandarin oranges, orange jello, cool whip and cottage cheese (?)
Holy cow, that sounds good – though not very healthy! Still, I can’t wait to try it! Maybe I should be the weird aunt and take a Jell-o salad this year. ;