Bailey's Parfait

evelyn/athens's Note:

A decadent dessert to make for company when you haven't got a lot of time. These really need to 'set' for at least 4-5 hours before serving (so they're an ideal make-ahead), and life can be made even simpler by using a good-quality, purchased pound cake.

• Total Time: 10 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

Custard

• 1 cup baileys' irish cream
• 8 ounces cream cheese , softened
• 1 cup whipping cream
• ½ cup sugar
• ½ cup bittersweet chocolate , grated

Assembly

• 4 -5 slices of thick poundcake , cut into cubes
• ¾ cup chocolate curls (approximately)

Directions:

1. In a medium bowl, beat all custard ingredients, except for chocolate, until thick and creamy, about 3-4 minutes.
2. Fold in the grated chocolate.
3. To assemble parfaits: In a tall parfait or sundae glass, pour a tablespoonful or so of the custard.
4. Top with a few cubes of pound cake.
5. Repeat this procedure, layering custard and pound cake, until you have as many layers as the glass can hold, ending with a custard layer.
6. Cover tops with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 4-5 hours to 'set'.
7. Top with chocolate curls.

Reviews

[Kraiz]

This is sooo good - I have a hard time keeping my spoon out of the custard and waiting until company arrives! Thank you!

[Recipe Reader]

These were very good, definitely a good dessert for company. I followed the advice about whipping the cream cheese first and it worked out great. I had some of the custard leftover and put it in the freezer. I would say this makes more than 4 servings.

[Chef #346179]

Great recipe. I have made just the custard and frozen it like a popscicle ... yummy!