Pick a few extra plums for this ultra-simple, healthy dessert. It's got both grown-up aesthetic appeal and a healthful hit of whole grain, thanks to the bulgur.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup bulgur, fine or medium
- 2 cups plums, pitted, halved and thinly sliced crosswise
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 1/2 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
- 2 cups low-fat vanilla yogurt
- 1/3 cup sliced almonds, toasted
Instructions
- Bring water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Stir in bulgur, turn off heat, cover, and let stand for 10 minutes. Fluff with a fork.
- Stir together plums, sugar, orange juice and cornstarch in a small saucepan, and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Simmer for 4-5 minutes, until thickened slightly. Stir in almond extract.
- In each of 4 small, tall glasses, layer a third of the yogurt, plums and almonds. Add a layer of half the bulgur, then repeat with half the remaining yogurt, plums and almonds. Finish with a final layer of bulgur, yogurt, plums and almonds.
Servings: 4
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