Orange Cranberry Parfaits

Forget the banana split! Cater to your sophisticated taste buds and opt for an Orange Cranberry Parfait.

• Ready In: 15 mins
• Serves: 8
• Yields: 8 Parfaits

Ingredients

• 1 (16 ounce) can whole berry cranberry sauce
• 1⁄3 cup  orange-flavored liqueur or 1⁄3 cup  orange juice
• 1  tablespoon  grated  orange peel
• 1  quart vanilla ice cream
• 1 (11 ounce) can  mandarin orange segments in  light syrup, drained
• 1⁄2 cup  chopped toasted canned walnuts

Directions

1. Heat cranberry sauce, orange liqueur and orange peel in a medium saucepan over medium heat until cranberry sauce is melted; cool. Spoon one-third of the ice cream into eight parfait or dessert glasses to make first layer.
2. Add orange segments, dividing equally. Add another ice cream layer, using one-third of the ice cream; then spoon on cranberry sauce, dividing equally. Finish with a layer of the remaining ice cream. Freeze up to 30 minutes before serving. Sprinkle with walnuts.