Coffee And Cream Parfait Recipes

Steps:

• For the Moroccan coffee granita: Put the coffee beans, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, black pepper, cardamom and clove in a coffee grinder and process until ground.
• Place the ground spiced coffee into a coffee maker, add 4 cups cold water and brew according to the manufacturer's directions. Transfer the brewed coffee to a small saucepan, add the granulated sugar and cook over low heat until the sugar is completely dissolved. Stir in the sambuca.
• Pour the mixture into a 9-by-13-inch metal or glass baking dish. Freeze until ice crystals begin to form around the edges, 3 to 4 hours, depending on how cold your freezer is. Using a fork, stir the mixture well and return to the freezer. Continue freezing, stirring and scraping every 30 minutes, until the mixture is thoroughly frozen and the crystals are fluffy, another 3 to 4 hours.
• For the orange water cream: Combine the cream, confectioners' sugar, orange flower water, orange zest and vanilla extract in the chilled bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Mix until soft peaks form.
• Layer the granita and orange water cream in tall glasses. Garnish with candied orange peel and mint sprigs

Steps:

• In top of double boiler over hot water, place caramel and whipping cream.
• Stir until caramels are melted and sauce is smooth.
• Layer sauce and ice cream in 4 parfait glasses, beginning and ending with sauce.
• Top each parfait with chopped pecans.

Steps:

• Spoon 1 tablespoon cookie crumbs into each of six 10- to 12-ounce parfait glasses or wineglasses. Top with 1/4 cup ice cream, then generous 1 tablespoon topping. Repeat layering with crumbs, ice cream and topping. Cover each parfait with additional 1 tablespoon crumbs and dollop of whipped cream. Freeze until firm. (Can be prepared up to 2 days ahead. Cover with plastic wrap and keep frozen.)

Steps:

• Sprinkle gelatin over 1/2 cup cold water in small saucepan; let stand one minute.
• Cook gelatin mixture over low heat for 2 minutes, stirring until gelatin dissolves.
• Stir in sugar, 1 1/2 cups water and coffee granules until dissolved.
• Pour into 1 quart bowl; chill 4 hours until firm.
• Once coffee mixture is set, beat whipping cream at medium speed with electric mixer until foamy.
• Gradually add 2 tablespoons sugar and coffee liqueur, beating until soft peaks form.
• Pull fork through set gelatin mixture, breaking into small pieces.
• Spoon 1/2 cup gelatin each into 4 parfait glasses.
• Top evenly with half of whipped cream mixture, repeating with second layer.
• Garnish with grated chocolate.