Chocolate, Almond & Banana Parfaits
Recipe: #23036
March 03, 2016
Categories: Desserts, Banana, Vegetarian, Alcohol, Chocolate, Heavy Cream, more
"A great way to use up some angle food cake and chocolate chips. Recipe source: Bon Appetit (March 2010)"
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (168.1 g)
- Calories 342.8
- Total Fat - 18.7 g
- Saturated Fat - 9 g
- Cholesterol - 51 mg
- Sodium - 286.2 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 36 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2.3 g
- Sugars - 17.2 g
- Protein - 12 g
- Calcium - 231.3 mg
- Iron - 1 mg
- Vitamin C - 8.1 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
In a one cup glass measuring cup that is microwave safe heat the chocolate chips and 4 tablespoons of the cream at 50% power for about 30 seconds or until chocolate is melted; stir to blend and let the chocolate sauce cool to lukewarm.
Step 2
In a bowl whisk together the mascarpone, amaretto, sugar and remaining cream (2 tablespoons) until blended and mixture begins to thicken.
Step 3
Using a 2 1/2 inch round cookie cutter cut a round from each slice of cake. Place one round in each of 4 wine goblets or other glasses. Top each cake round with 3 banana slices, 1 tablespoons of the mascarpone mixture, chocolate sauce and a sprinkling of almonds. Repeat layering one more time for each glass.
Tips
No special items needed.