Layered Chocolate And Coffee Parfait Recipes

MOCHA LATTE PARFAITS

Steps:

• In a microwave, melt 1/2 cup chocolate chips and shortening; stir until smooth. Dip rims of four parfait glasses in chocolate; sprinkle with jimmies. Let stand until set., In a small saucepan, combine the cream, egg yolks, vanilla, coffee granules and remaining chocolate chips. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture reaches 160° or is thick enough to coat the back of a metal spoon. Cool, stirring several times., In a small bowl, dissolve coffee granules in 1 tablespoon whipping cream. Add remaining cream; beat cream mixture until it begins to thicken. Add confectioners' sugar; beat until soft peaks form. Fold 1-1/2 cups of cream mixture into cooled chocolate mixture. , Spoon about 1/4 cup chocolate mousse into each parfait glass; spoon or pipe about 1/4 cup cream mixture over mousse. Repeat layers. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours.

LAYERED CHOCOLATE AND COFFEE PARFAIT

Steps:

• Combine custard powder and sugar in small saucepan.
• Whisk in 1/4 cup of the milk, mixing to a smooth paste.
• Stir in remaining milk.
• Stir over low heat until the custard comes to the boil and thickens.
• Remove from heat.
• Cover surface of custard with a plastic food wrap and set aside to cool.
• Whip together cream and essence.
• Gently fold in to the cold custard.
• Dissolve coffee in the water.
• Stir in liqueur.
• Cool.
• Cut the sponge cake into bite sized cubes.
• Divide half the sponge between 4 parfait glasses.
• Drizzle half the coffee mixture over the sponge.
• Top with half the custard.
• Sprinkle over half the chocolate.
• Repeat these 3 layers once more, finishing with the chocolate.
• Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours.
• Just before serving, garnish with the chocolate sprinkles or curls.
• *Freshlysqueezed orange juice makes a nice change from the coffee liqueur.

LAYERED CHOCOLATE PARFAITS

Steps:

• Beat white chocolate pudding mix and 2 cups milk in medium bowl with whisk 2 min. Stir in 3/4 cup COOL WHIP. Repeat in separate bowl with remaining pudding mix, milk and COOL WHIP.
• Layer 2 Tbsp. of each flavor pudding in each of 12 parfait glasses; repeat layers.
• Add boiling water to gelatin mix in separate medium bowl; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Stir in cold water. Place bowl of gelatin in bowl of ice water. Let stand 5 min. or until gelatin is thickened, stirring occasionally. Spoon over pudding, adding about 2-1/2 Tbsp. gelatin to each parfait. Refrigerate 1 hour or until gelatin is firm.
• Meanwhile, microwave semi-sweet and white chocolates in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 45 sec. to 1 min. or until chocolates are almost melted; stir until completely melted. Brush 2-inch-wide strip of melted chocolate onto sheet of plastic wrap. Fold plastic wrap into pleats so chocolate wrinkles. Refrigerate 15 min. or until firm.
• Pull ends (or sides) of plastic wrap sheet to flatten - this will cause the chocolate to break into pieces. Use to garnish parfaits before serving.

CHOCOLATE-MOUSSE PARFAITS

Steps:

• Whisk together eggs and sugar in a heatproof bowl set over (but not in) a pot of simmering water until doubled in volume and a thermometer registers 160 degrees (6 to 8 minutes). Remove from heat. Add chocolate, cocoa, espresso powder, and salt. Stir in butter until melted. Let cool slightly.
• Meanwhile, whip cream to stiff peaks. Stir one-third of whipped cream into chocolate mixture until lightened, then fold in remaining whipped cream. Divide half of mousse between two glasses; sprinkle with crushed cookies. Top with remaining mousse and refrigerate until set, at least 1 hour and up to 1 day. To serve, top with lightly whipped cream and more cookie crumbs.