Recipe: Cafe au lait Parfaits (Maxwell House recipe)

CAFE AU LAIT PARFAITS

"This attractive layered pudding dessert looks especially inviting when served in clear dessert glasses or glass coffee mugs."



4 cups cold half-and-half or milk, divided use
1 (4 serving size) package vanilla flavor instant pudding and pie filling
4 teaspoons instant coffee, divided use
1 (4 serving size) package chocolate flavor instant pudding and pie filling
Whipped topping and cocoa powder or grated chocolate (optional, for garnish)

Pour 2 cups of the cold half-and-half into a medium bowl. Add the vanilla flavor pudding mix and 2 teaspoons of the instant coffee. Beat with a wire whisk for 2 minutes or until well blended.

Pour the remaining 2 cups of cold half-and-half into another medium bowl. Add the chocolate flavor pudding mix and the remaining 2 teaspoons of instant coffee. Beat with a wire whisk for 2 minutes or until well blended.

Remove 2/3 cup of each flavor of pudding from its bowl and whisk together in another medium bowl until well blended. Let all 3 pudding mixtures stand for 5 minutes.

Spoon the chocolate pudding evenly into 6 dessert glasses. Layer with the chocolate-vanilla pudding mixture; then top with the vanilla pudding. Refrigerate for 2 hours or until ready serve.

Garnish with whipped topping and cocoa powder or grated chocolate, if desired

VARIATION:
"The topping on this parfait is sprinkled with grated chocolate, but another garnish that would be delicious is toasted coconut. Toasting the coconut adds extra flavor."

Makes 6 servings
Source: Maxwell House Coffee Drinks and Desserts Cookbook by Barbara Albright