Oatmeal and Fresh Berry Parfaits with Chantilly Cream from 'Treme

Name: Oatmeal and Fresh Berry Parfaits with Chantilly Cream from 'Treme
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 6 servings Chantilly Cream; 2 Tbsps granulated sugar; 946 milliliters heavy (whipping) cream; 59 milliliters loosely packed light or dark brown sugar; 237 milliliters uncooked oatmeal, preferably steel-cut; 2 Tbsps orange-flavored liqueur; 2 Tbsps sour cream; 5 Tbsps unsalted butter; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

You can never have too many dessert recipes, so give Oatmeal and Fresh Berry Parfaits with Chantilly Cream from 'Treme a try. Watching your figure? This gluten free recipe has 785 calories, 5g of protein, and 75g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 6. If you have vanillan extract, granulated sugar, heavy cream, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 2 hours.

Instructions

About 2 hours before assembling the parfaits for serving, if using strawberries, stem them and cut into pieces about the same size as the other berries. Put all the berries in a medium glass, ceramic, or stainless-steel bowl. In a small bowl, combine the granulated sugar and liqueur and stir until the sugar is completely dissolved.

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Sugar

Strawberries

Berries

Liqueur

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Bowl

Add the sweetened liqueur to the berries and stir gently with a rubber spatula until the berries are well coated with the syrup, being careful not to break up the berries. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to serve, stirring very gently about every 45 minutes with the spatula.

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Berries

Liqueur

Syrup

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Spatula

Meanwhile, cook the oatmeal according to the package directions. Then cover and set aside at room temperature until ready to serve.

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Oatmeal

Just before assembling the parfaits, gently rewarm the oatmeal over low heat; thin with a little water, if needed. (It shouldn’t be too hot, or it will melt the Chantilly cream.)

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Oatmeal

Cream

Water

Add the butter and brown sugar and stir to mix well. Cover to keep warm and set aside.

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Brown Sugar

Butter

Also just before assembling, make the cream: In a large bowl, combine the heavy cream, sour cream, liqueur, and vanilla.

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Cream

Sour Cream

Liqueur

Vanilla

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Bowl

Whisking by hand or using an electric mixer set on medium speed, beat the mixture just until soft peaks form, 5 to 10 minutes if beating by hand or about 3 minutes if using an electric mixer.

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Whisk

To assemble the parfaits, layer in each glass 2 tablespoons oatmeal, then 2 tablespoons drained berries, then 2 tablespoons Chantilly cream, then another 2 tablespoons oatmeal. Top with more berries, dividing them evenly, and end with 1 tablespoon Chantilly cream on top of parfait with a few more berries for garnish.

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Berries

Oatmeal

Cream

Serve at once, with long-handled spoons.