Chocolate Chip Pudding Parfaits

Name: Chocolate Chip Pudding Parfaits
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2 servings.
Ingredients: 1 package (3 ounces) cook-and-serve vanilla pudding mix; 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips; 1/2 cup sweetened shredded coconut, toasted

This was one of our children's favorite desserts. It's simple to put together, and I liked to surprise them by varying the ingredients in the parfait layers. -Pauline Piper, Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey

Ingredients

1 package (3 ounces) cook-and-serve vanilla pudding mix
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup sweetened shredded coconut, toasted

Directions

Prepare pudding according to package directions. In two parfait glasses, layer 2 tablespoons chocolate chips, a fourth of the warm pudding and 2 tablespoons coconut. Repeat layers. Refrigerate until serving.

Originally published as Chocolate Chip Pudding Parfaits in Reminisce July/August 2003