Chocolate-Cranberry Parfaits

Name: Chocolate-Cranberry Parfaits
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 3 Tbsps cornstarch; 237 milliliters fresh cranberries; 2 larges egg yolks; 591 milliliters fat-free milk, divided; 315 milliliters granulated sugar, divided; 59 milliliters mascarpone cheese; 0 teaspoons salt; 113 grams semisweet chocolate, chopped; 118 milliliters sparkling white sugar or turbinado sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 237 milliliters water; 237 milliliters frozen fat-free whipped topping, thawed

Watching your figure? This gluten free recipe has 373 calories, 5g of protein, and 11g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 6% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 8. If you have salt, turbinado sugar, water, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

Combine 1 cup granulated sugar and 1 cup water in a small heavy saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Bring to a simmer; remove from heat.

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Sugar

Water

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Sauce Pan

Combine the sugar syrup and cranberries in a small bowl. Cover and chill for 4 hours.

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Cranberries

Simple Syrup

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Bowl

Drain cranberries in a colander over a bowl, reserving liquid for another use, if desired.

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Cranberries

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Colander

Bowl

Place sparkling sugar in a shallow dish.

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Sugar

Add cranberries, rolling to coat.

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Cranberries

Spread sugared cranberries in a single layer on a baking sheet; let stand at room temperature 1 hour or until dry.

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Cranberries

Spread

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Combine remaining 1/3 cup granulated sugar, cornstarch, and salt in a large bowl, stirring well.

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Granulated Sugar

Corn Starch

Salt

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Combine 1/2 cup milk and egg yolks in a small bowl, stirring with a whisk.

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Egg Yolk

Milk

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Whisk

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Heat remaining 2 cups milk in a medium heavy saucepan to 180 or until tiny bubbles form around edge (do not boil). Stir egg yolk mixture into cornstarch mixture. Gradually add half of hot milk to sugar mixture, stirring constantly with a whisk.

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Corn Starch

Egg Yolk

Sugar

Milk

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Whisk

Add egg yolk mixture to pan; bring to a boil. Cook 1 minute, stirring constantly with a whisk.

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Egg Yolk

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Whisk

Frying Pan

Remove from heat.

Add vanilla and chocolate, stirring until chocolate melts. Spoon pudding into a bowl; place bowl in a large ice-filled bowl for 15 minutes or until pudding cools, stirring occasionally. Cover surface of pudding with plastic wrap; chill 20 minutes.

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Chocolate

Vanilla

Wrap

Ice

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Plastic Wrap

Bowl

Combine whipped topping and mascarpone in a bowl, stirring until well blended. Spoon about 1/3 cup pudding into each of 8 bowls or footed glasses; top each serving with about 3 tablespoons mascarpone mixture and about 2 tablespoons cranberries.

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Whipped Topping