Coffee And Cream Parfait Recipes

Steps:

• Sprinkle gelatin over 1/2 cup cold water in small saucepan; let stand one minute.
• Cook gelatin mixture over low heat for 2 minutes, stirring until gelatin dissolves.
• Stir in sugar, 1 1/2 cups water and coffee granules until dissolved.
• Pour into 1 quart bowl; chill 4 hours until firm.
• Once coffee mixture is set, beat whipping cream at medium speed with electric mixer until foamy.
• Gradually add 2 tablespoons sugar and coffee liqueur, beating until soft peaks form.
• Pull fork through set gelatin mixture, breaking into small pieces.
• Spoon 1/2 cup gelatin each into 4 parfait glasses.
• Top evenly with half of whipped cream mixture, repeating with second layer.
• Garnish with grated chocolate.

Steps:

• Spoon 1 tablespoon cookie crumbs into each of six 10- to 12-ounce parfait glasses or wineglasses. Top with 1/4 cup ice cream, then generous 1 tablespoon topping. Repeat layering with crumbs, ice cream and topping. Cover each parfait with additional 1 tablespoon crumbs and dollop of whipped cream. Freeze until firm. (Can be prepared up to 2 days ahead. Cover with plastic wrap and keep frozen.)

Steps:

• In top of double boiler over hot water, place caramel and whipping cream.
• Stir until caramels are melted and sauce is smooth.
• Layer sauce and ice cream in 4 parfait glasses, beginning and ending with sauce.
• Top each parfait with chopped pecans.

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.

Steps:

• Spoon 1 tablespoons cookie crumbs into each of six 10-12 oz. parfait glasses or wine glasses. Top with 1/4 cup ice cream, then generous 1 tablespoons topping. Repeat layering with crumbs, ice cream and topping. Cover each parfait with additional 1 tablespoons crumbs and a dollop of whipped cream. Freeze until firm.

Steps:

• Combine yolks, 1/2 cup cream, 1/3 cup sugar, molasses, rum, liqueur and instant coffee in medium stainless steel bowl. Set bowl over saucepan of simmering water (do not let bottom of bowl touch water.) Using handheld electric mixer, beat yolk mixture until thick and thermometer registers 160°F, about 18 minutes. Remove from over water; continue beating until zabaglione is cool, about 4 minutes.
• Using same beaters, beat 1 cup cream and vanilla in medium bowl until medium-firm peaks form. Fold cream into zabaglione in 2 additions. Cover and chill until thickened, about 4 hours. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Keep chilled.)
• Preheat broiler. Place banana chunks on baking sheet. Push 1/3 cup brown sugar through sieve onto bananas, coating evenly. Place close to heat; broil until sugar melts and crisps on bananas.
• Spoon 1/4 cup zabaglione into each of six 1 1/4- to 1 1/2-cup goblets.
• Spoon bananas over, dividing equally. Sprinkle each with 1 rounded tablespoon crushed gingersnaps. Top each with 1/4 cup zabaglione. Garnish each with gingersnap, banana slice and mint, if desired.

Steps:

• Crush the cookies using a mini chopper or by rolling a pin over the cookies. If you do the later, save cleanup time by putting the cookies in a plastic bag.
• In a medium bowl combine the pudding, milk and coffee. (Add the extract if using.) Whisk together to make sure their are no lumps and the ingredients are well mixed. Fold in the whipped topping.
• Take 1/2 the cream and place it in the bottom of four parfait glasses. Sprinkle cookie crumbs over top, reserving a tablespoon or so for garnish.
• Divide the remaining cappuccino cream on top of the cookie crumbs and chill at least 3 hours and until you are ready to serve.
• To serve, place a small dollop of topping on the parfait, garnish with a light sprinkling of cookie crumbs.