EASY OREO CHEESECAKE PARFAITS

14 Oreos

12-oz cream cheese, room temperature

2/3 cup confectioners' sugar

3 tbsp water

Grind the Oreos in a food processor, transfer to a bowl.

Wipe the food processor clean and add the cream cheese, confectioners' sugar and water. Pulse until smooth. 

Layer the Oreo crumbs and cream cheese mixture in 4 small glasses. Chill 2 hours before serving.

recipe and photo TOH 2025

PEANUT BUTTER-CHOCOLATE CHIP PARFAIT

2/3 block (3-oz size) cream cheese, softened

6 tbsp creamy peanut butter
3/4 cup whipped cream
1/2 cup + 2 tbsp graham cracker crumbs
1 tbsp granulated sugar
4 1/2 tsp butter, melted
1 1/4 cups miniature chocolate chips

In a small mixing bowl, beat the peanut butter with the cream cheese until smooth; fold in a half cup of the whipped cream; set aside.

Combine the cracker crumbs with the sugar; stir in the butter until coarse crumbs are formed.  Press a tablespoon of the graham cracker mixture into each of four parfait glasses.

Spoon 2 tablespoons of the peanut butter mixture over the crumbs and sprinkle with 2 tablespoons of the chocolate chips.  Repeat the layers.

Divide the remaining whipped cream among the four parfaits then top each with the remaining chocolate chips.

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AMERICANA PARFAITS

1/2 cup fresh blueberries
1 cup fresh strawberries
1 small package strawberry-flavored sugar-free gelatin
3/4 cup boiling water
1/2 cup cold water
ice cubes
3/4 cup frozen sugar-free whipped topping, thawed

Wash fruit and pat dry on a paper towel; set aside. Reserve 3 strawberries with leaves still attached. Reserve 6 blueberries and set aside with the 3 strawberries. Get six parfait glasses and divide the remaining fruit evenly between them. Set aside.

In a medium mixing bowl, stir boiling water into gelatin. Stir at least two minutes to dissolve gelatin completely. Put cold water in a two-cup measuring cup and add ice cubes to make 1 1/4 cups. Add to the gelatin and stir until slightly thickened. Remove any remaining bits of the ice cubes. Pour out 3/4 cup of the gelatin and set aside. Pour the remaining gelatin evenly over the fruit in the six parfait glasses.

Refrigerate 1 hour or until set but not firm.

Using a wire whisk, stir whipped topping into the remaining gelatin until smooth. Spoon over gelatin in parfait glasses. Refrigerate 1 hour or until firm. Before serving, top half the glasses with the reserved strawberries and half with the reserved blueberries.

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not this exact recipe