Cheryleita's Christmas Pud

Needed:

·         Different flavours and colours of Weight Watches jelly

·         Different Fruits; Berries, Strawberries, Grapes, Peaches all work well. Citrus, banana and Kiwi do not work well - too acidic.

·         250-500gm Tararua Lite Cottage Cheese

·         Artificial sweetener if you are that way inclined or sugar; either way, this is fewer cal's than a standard pud!

·         Lite, low sugar, fruit yogurt (I like Strawberry Fresh & Fruity Lite)

·         A large pretty class bowl (or you could do little individual ones)

To Do:

1.       Make first layer of jelly, pour into your bowl, allow to firm up in fridge a little so fruit does not sink straight to bottom, start with the lightest fruit.

2.       Once first layer is set firm, (maybe 3 hours) repeat with next layer of jelly and fruit.

3.       Repeat as many times as you like, but leave room at top of bowl for the Cottage Cheese and Yogurt layer.

4.       Mash as much Cottage Cheese as you need to cover top with a good layer. Add sweetener to taste.

5.       Just before serving, cover top of jelly with a layer of sweetened Cottage Cheese.

6.       Then top it off with a decorative layer of Yogurt and some more berries, maybe even some slivered almonds if you like.

Notes & Variations:

v      Add the Cottage Cheese layer as late as possible as the jelly colour stains it.

v      If you do not add sweetener to the cottage cheese, it has a tart, cheesecake taste that I quite like. Test it out with a little version first so you can figure out what tastes good to you.

v      You could try mixing in Philadelphia extra light cream cheese for an even greater cheesecake effect.

v      The main thing is, it looks really pretty, requires no cooking and is perfectly healthy, low sugar, high protein pudding (and no one will know)!!!  

v      If you can't serve a Christmas dessert without a wee spot of the old Sherry or Cherry Brandy, try making up one or two of the jellies with half water/ half sherry.