I love fruit based desserts in the summer, full of natural, juicy sweetness!  This is a quick and easy parfait that you can make with any fresh, ripe fruit that you have on hand.  I used strawberries and kiwis for a bright & colorful combination. Layered with vanilla bean cream and sweet, crunchy pecans, this combination of flavors and textures is so yummy!

For the fruit:

• 2 cups sliced strawberries
• 4 kiwis, peeled, cut in half and sliced

*or any fruit combination of your choice

For the Vanilla Bean Cream:

• ¾ cup macadamia nuts, soaked for 2-4 hours, drained and rinsed
• 3 oz water
• 2 tablespoons raw honey
• seeds of one vanilla bean
• ¼ cup coconut oil

Place macadamia nuts, water, honey and vanilla in a high-speed blender.  Blend on high until smooth.  With the blender running, add coconut oil and blend until just combined.

For the Pecan Crunchies:

• 2 tablespoons of raw honey
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon
• pinch of salt
• 1 cup raw pecans, preferably soaked for 4-6 hours and dehydrated for 24 hours until crisp
• ¼ cup shredded coconut

Mix honey, cinnamon and salt in a medium bowl. Roughly chop the pecans either by hand or in a food processor.  Keep them chunky.  Add pecans to the honey mixture and stir well to coat.  Sprinkle with coconut and mix well.

For each parfait, layer as follows:

1.   ¼ cup strawberries

2.   ½ of a kiwi

3.   2 tablespoons Vanilla Bean Cream

4.   ¼ cup Pecan Crunchies

5.   ¼ cup strawberries

6.   ½ of a kiwi

7.   2 tablespoons Vanilla Bean Cream

8.   garnish with any extra fruit

9.   2 tablespoons Pecan Crunchies

Enjoy with pleasure!