This copycat KFC Chocolate Parfait is a wealthy, creamy, and layered no bake dessert made with pudding, whipped topping, and graham cracker crumbs, similar to the unique!
A NOSTALGIC DESSERT RECIPE
Who remembers the KFC Little Bucket Parfaits? Again in 1993 when my husband and I first began relationship, and didn’t have a bunch of additional date night time spending cash, quick meals was a well-liked choice for us. I’d order the strawberry parfait and he ordered this chocolate model. I don’t know why KFC stopped serving this layered dessert! I do know we will’t be the one ones who nonetheless consider them, so I knew I wanted to share a home made model of these chocolate Little Bucket parfaits (and remember to come again as a result of I even have a strawberry and lemon model coming!)
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
You definitely can and should you weren’t conscious, KFC used to make a Strawberry Parfait and Lemon Parfait as nicely. Don’t fear, they’ll be hitting the positioning shortly too!
Sure, you possibly can. Simply know home made whipped cream often isn’t as steady as the shop purchased stuff so it might deflate sooner with these kind of desserts. To make your personal home made whipped cream, you will want
1 cup heavy cream, 2 Tablespoons powdered sugar and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract. Add all the things to the blending bowl and whip on medium pace till stiff peaks kind and use instantly.
I used these little plastic cups (paid affiliate hyperlink), however any plastic cup, or small serving cup will work or glass will work.
Sure, after all. You should utilize your favourite chocolate pudding recipe, or make my Vanilla Pudding recipe and add some unsweetened cocoa powder till it will get to the depth of chocolate taste you like.
These might undoubtedly be made a day upfront. I’d simply preserve every one coated with plastic wrap and wait so as to add the sprinkles till simply earlier than serving (so the chocolate doesn’t bleed onto the whipped cream). When making these on the day of, they are often served instantly or chilled for as much as 2 hours.
Instead of the chocolate sprinkles, you might attempt rainbow sprinkles, chocolate shavings or crushed chocolate candies or sweet bars on prime.
You may preserve the parfaits within the fridge for as much as 3 days. Finest served after it’s chilled for two hours.
INGREDIENTS NEEDED: (SEE RECIPE CARD BELOW FOR THE FULL RECIPE)
- graham cracker sheets – this may find yourself being about one cup of graham cracker crumbs.
- unsalted butter– salted butter can be utilized. There’s so little salt in salted butter that it gained’t make an enormous distinction right here.
- complete milk – I actually desire complete milk to provide this the richness like the unique.
- instantaneous chocolate pudding– remember to seize the instantaneous pudding type, not the Cook dinner N Serve type. They’re often by one another on the grocery retailer aisle, so remember to verify the packaging earlier than buying. In the event you unintentionally seize the mistaken type, don’t fret as a result of you possibly can nonetheless make this dessert. It’s simply going to take a bit longer. You’ll want to verify to really prepare dinner it utilizing the instructions on the field after which let it arrange and funky. When you’ve executed that then put together the parfaits as written.
- whipped topping– Cool Whip or Reddi Whip. And, after all, you need to use the shop model variations.
- chocolate sprinkles
HOW TO MAKE KFC CHOCOLATE PARFAITS:
In a meals processor add the graham crackers. Pulse for 30 seconds or till you might have crumbs.
Add the butter to the mixer. Pulse for 10-15 seconds or till mixed. Put aside.
In a bowl mix the milk and pudding. Combine with whisk till mixed. Put aside.
Switch the crumbs to 4 parfait cups. Reserve 2 teaspoons of crumbs for the topping. Gently press the crumbs till barely compacted. Pour the pudding evenly into every of the cups on prime of the crumbs.
End by including a layer of whipped cream on prime of the pudding. Sprinkle one teaspoon of the chocolate sprinkles onto every parfait to complete.
Serve and luxuriate in these parfaits.
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- Please confer with my FAQ’s (Often Requested Questions) and ingredient checklist above for different substitutions or for the solutions to the commonest questions.
- 7 graham cracker sheets is about one cup of crumbs.
Energy: 488kcal | Carbohydrates: 62g | Protein: 8g | Fats: 24g | Sodium: 631mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 44g
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