Candy Cane Parfaits Recipe

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To complete the meal, Bissy assembles festive Candy Cane Parfaits. "No one ever guesses that five ingredients are all it takes to make these layered holiday desserts," she shares. A sprinkling of crushed candy canes is the refreshing final touch to the single-serving sweets.

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Candy Cane Parfaits Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 15 min.

Yield: 6 Servings

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Ingredients

2 cups cold milk
1 package (3.9 ounces) instant chocolate pudding mix
24 Oreo cookies, crushed
1 carton (8 ounces) frozen whipped topping, thawed
3 candy canes, crushed

Directions

In a bowl, beat milk and pudding mix on low speed for 2 minutes. Divide half of the cookie crumbs among six parfait glasses. Layer with half of the pudding and whipped topping. Repeat cookie and pudding layers. Dollop with remaining whipped topping; sprinkle with candy canes. Yield: 6 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 471 calories, 19 g fat (10 g saturated fat), 11 mg cholesterol, 609 mg sodium, 69 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 6 g protein.

Originally published as Candy Cane Parfaits in Quick Cooking November/December 2001, p17

Homemade Peppermint Ice Cream

When peppermint stick ice cream isn't available, I crush 15-20 hard peppermint candies or small candy canes and fold into a half gallon of softened vanilla ice cream. —Barb Gribble, Arena, Wisconsin