Coffee Parfait Recipes

Steps:

• 1. Place coffee in a large glass measuring cup and microwave for 1 minute or until it boils. Remove from microwave and add the jello, and granulated sugar and stir until dissolved. Add cold water and 1/4 cup of rum or alternate ingredients*.
• 2. Pour mixture into an 8-inch square dish. Picture was taken while in the fridge..you can see reflection of food in jello..LOL
• 3. Chill until firm- about 4 hours. Cut into cubes or scoop with a small spoon.
• 4. Add brown sugar and rum to the thawed whipped topping or alternative**
• 5. Layer topping mix and coffee cubes in sherbet glasses . Beginning with topping and ending with topping.enjoy!

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:

• 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.

Steps:

• Combine custard powder and sugar in small saucepan.
• Whisk in 1/4 cup of the milk, mixing to a smooth paste.
• Stir in remaining milk.
• Stir over low heat until the custard comes to the boil and thickens.
• Remove from heat.
• Cover surface of custard with a plastic food wrap and set aside to cool.
• Whip together cream and essence.
• Gently fold in to the cold custard.
• Dissolve coffee in the water.
• Stir in liqueur.
• Cool.
• Cut the sponge cake into bite sized cubes.
• Divide half the sponge between 4 parfait glasses.
• Drizzle half the coffee mixture over the sponge.
• Top with half the custard.
• Sprinkle over half the chocolate.
• Repeat these 3 layers once more, finishing with the chocolate.
• Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours.
• Just before serving, garnish with the chocolate sprinkles or curls.
• *Freshlysqueezed orange juice makes a nice change from the coffee liqueur.

Steps:

• Combine yolks, 1/2 cup cream, 1/3 cup sugar, molasses, rum, liqueur and instant coffee in medium stainless steel bowl. Set bowl over saucepan of simmering water (do not let bottom of bowl touch water.) Using handheld electric mixer, beat yolk mixture until thick and thermometer registers 160°F, about 18 minutes. Remove from over water; continue beating until zabaglione is cool, about 4 minutes.
• Using same beaters, beat 1 cup cream and vanilla in medium bowl until medium-firm peaks form. Fold cream into zabaglione in 2 additions. Cover and chill until thickened, about 4 hours. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Keep chilled.)
• Preheat broiler. Place banana chunks on baking sheet. Push 1/3 cup brown sugar through sieve onto bananas, coating evenly. Place close to heat; broil until sugar melts and crisps on bananas.
• Spoon 1/4 cup zabaglione into each of six 1 1/4- to 1 1/2-cup goblets.
• Spoon bananas over, dividing equally. Sprinkle each with 1 rounded tablespoon crushed gingersnaps. Top each with 1/4 cup zabaglione. Garnish each with gingersnap, banana slice and mint, if desired.