Chocolate Espresso Pirouette Parfaits
These rich Italian-style stirred custard desserts are spiked with coffee and garnished with cookies and shaved chocolate. They're very easy to make and make a beautiful presentation.
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Cooking Directions
- Reserve 8 whole wafers for garnish. Cut the remaining wafers into 2-inch-long pieces.
- Beat the egg yolks and granulated sugar in the top pan of a double boiler over hot water with a whisk for 5 minutes or until the mixture is thickened.
- Stir the coffee, wine and cheese in the pan. Cook and stir with a whisk for 10 minutes. Remove the pan from the double boiler. Let the mixture cool for 10 minutes.
- Beat the heavy cream, vanilla extract and confectioners’ sugar in a medium bowl with an electric mixer on high speed until stiff peaks form.
- Divide the espresso cream among 8 glasses. Top each with about 1/2 cup wafter pieces. Divide the whipped cream and the chocolate among the glasses. Garnish each with 1 whole wafer.
Ingredients
- 1 canister (14.1 ounces) Pepperidge Farm® Pirouette® Chocolate Fudge Rolled Wafers
- 4 egg yolk
- 0.25 cup sugar
- 0.25 cup prepared instant espresso
- 2 tablespoons sweet dry Marsala wine
- 4 ounces mascarponecheese (about 1/2 cup)
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar
- 0.25 cup grated bittersweet dark chocolate