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Charlotte Russe Parfaits

Courses: Dessert
Serves: 8 people

Recipe Ingredients

1/2 cup 99g / 3.5ozSugar
1/4 cup 15g / 0.5ozCornstarch
1   Egg
2 1/2 cups 592mlSkim milk
2 tablespoons 30mlMargarine
1 teaspoon 5mlVanilla extract
1 1/2 cups 355mlFrozen reduced-calorie whipped topping - thawed and divided
20   Ladyfingers
3 tablespoons 45mlBlack cherry preserves with Chambord liqueur
  Currant jelly
  Mint leaves - (optional)

Recipe Instructions

Combine sugar, cornstarch, and egg in a bowl; stir well with a wire whisk, and set aside.

Heat milk over medium-high heat in a medium heavy saucepan to 180F or until tiny bubbles form around edge (do not boil). Remove from heat. Gradually add hot milk to sugar mixture, stirring constantly with whisk. Return milk mixture to pan. Add margarine, and cook over medium heat 5 minutes or until thickened and bubbly, stirring constantly. Reduce heat to low, and cook an additional 2 minutes, stirring constantly.

Remove from heat; stir in vanilla. Pour into a bowl; cover surface with plastic wrap, and let cool completely. Uncover and gently fold in 1 cup whipped topping; cover and chill at least 2 hours.

Split ladyfingers in half lengthwise. Line each of 8 dessert compotes with 5 ladyfinger halves, standing upright. Spoon 1/2 cup custard into center of each compote. Melt preserves, and drizzle over custard. Top each serving with 1 tablespoon whipped topping.

Yield: 8 servings.

Source:
Cooking Light, June 1995, page 69

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