Roasted Grape and Red Wine Trifle Recipe | Tasting Table
Prep Time:
10 minutes
Cook Time:
1 hour, 15 minutes
Servings:
6 servings
Ingredients
  • 1½ cups light-bodied, fruity red wine (such as Beaujolais)
  • 1 tablespoon agave syrup
  • 1½ cups seedless red grapes, halved
  • ⅓ cup sliced almonds
  • ½ cup Neufchâtel cheese
  • 3 tablespoons plain nonfat yogurt
  • 2 teaspoons lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons heavy cream
  • ⅛ teaspoon almond extract
  • 18 ladyfinger cookies
Directions
  1. Preheat the oven to 400°. In a 9-inch square baking dish, stir together the wine and agave syrup. Add the grapes and roast until the grapes are shriveled and the wine is reduced to about ½ cup, 35 to 40 minutes. Remove the baking dish from the oven.
  2. On a small rimmed baking sheet, add the almonds and toast in the oven until golden, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from the oven.
  3. While the grapes and almonds cool, make the filling and topping: In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, add the Neufchâtel and beat on medium speed to soften, about 1 minute. Add the yogurt and lemon juice and beat to combine, using a rubber spatula to scrape down the bottom and sides of the bowl as needed. Transfer half of the mixture to a small bowl.
  4. To the remaining Neufchâtel-yogurt mixture in the mixer bowl, add the heavy cream and almond extract. Remove the paddle attachment and, using the whisk attachment, whip the topping on medium-high speed until it is light and airy, about 30 seconds.
  5. Dip a ladyfinger rounded side down in the grapes and wine and place it dipped side up in the bottom of a small glass or ramekin (you may need to slice the ladyfingers in half to get them to fit in the glass). Add a few grapes and a generous tablespoon of the Neufchâtel-yogurt filling. Repeat with another layer of ladyfingers, grapes and the whipped topping. Repeat with the remaining 5 servings. Cover each glass with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes or overnight. Sprinkle with the almonds before serving. (The trifle can also be layered in a 6-cup trifle dish instead of in individual ramekins.) Calories per Serving: 307; Sodium: 123mg; Total Carbohydrate: 34g; Fiber: 1g; Fat: 12g