Happy Holidays! Julie and I experimented with something new - parfaits!
My grandmother, Martha TenEyck, was an expert on parfaits. I remember visiting her house in the summertime, and she would make them. First, she cooked the Jello (this was before instant was available) and poured it into hurricane glasses, putting them into the refrigerator to set up. But wait, there's more! She'd tilt the glasses so that the Jello would have this great angle. Finally, she'd layer more whipped cream and Jello. It was amazing - and SO good to eat when the parfait was finally finished. Of course, it had taken all day to make, several hours of making different types of Jello, waiting for it to set, and then layering all the additional ingredients in it. Being a child, I would wolf it down and ask for more. It should have dawned on me what a laborious process it had been to get to this divine treat, but it was lost on my 5-year-old self - it just tasted really good!
Stuffed in the Middle wanted to recreate that beautiful concoction, something that would still provide those coveted Oooohs and Aaaahs, while taking very little time to make. This version only uses 5 ingredients and takes 15 minutes to make. Your friends and family will definitely ask for more, and that's okay!
♥ Holly
Chocolate Parfait Crunch
INGREDIENTS (Makes 6 parfaits)
3 boxes (1.4 oz.) sugar-free Chocolate Pudding mix (instant)
4 1/2 C. of milk (We used almond milk.)
2 (8 oz.) tubs of thawed whipped cream, such as Cool Whip
12 chocolate graham crackers
6 oz. pkg. of raspberries, rinsed and patted dry
INSTRUCTIONS
- Prepare pudding according to the box directions for pie filling (this makes it a little thicker and uses less milk) Let set up in a bowl for about 5 minutes.
- While pudding sets, put graham crackers sheets in a resealable plastic gallon bag, seal and crush into small pieces using a rolling pin.
- Assemble by putting 3 T. of pudding mixture into the bottom of a parfait cup. (We got ours at the Dollar Tree.) Then top with 3 T. of crushed chocolate graham cracker. 3 T. of whipped topping and 5 raspberries. Repeat layers of pudding, chocolate graham cracker and whipped topping.
- Top with 1 raspberry and a few fine chocolate graham cracker crumbs sprinkled on top.
- Serve immediately and enjoy!
Enjoy with a spoon; we added a decorative piece of a paper straw, just to make it look cute. 🙂