Brooke’s Light and Lovely Peach Parfaits

Name: Brooke’s Light and Lovely Peach Parfaits
Yield: serves 4
Ingredients: 4 ripe peaches (about 2 pounds), diced; 4 teaspoons packed light brown sugar; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/2 cup crumbled Sandies pecan shortbreads (about 10 cookies), plus additional for garnish; Reddi-wip topping

December 9, 2011

Brooke is a Georgia girl, so during peach season, she just loves to eat as many peaches as she can. We came up with this pretty, layered dessert for her. Just like Brooke, it’s light, lovely, and as Southern as it comes.

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