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    Home » Desserts (No Bake) » Butterscotch Cinnamon Snickerdoodle Parfaits

    LAST UPDATED: October 3, 2018 • FIRST PUBLISHED: September 26, 2013 By Toni Dash

    Butterscotch Cinnamon Snickerdoodle Parfaits

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    Butterscotch Cinnamon Snickerdoodle Parfaits

    Butterscotch Cinnamon Snickerdoodle Parfaits

    Regular readers will know of my ‘Culinary Bucket List’. Those recipes I’ve enjoyed but have yet to make myself. Tamales, homemade gluten-free pasta, puff pastry (also gluten-free); things like that. It struck me that there is a parallel of this endeavor to my quest to recover those foods I loved before I became gluten-free eight years ago that are not on the mainstream gluten-free availability list. I’ve been slowly whittling away on both lists and they are now truly one.

    Being excluded by food isn’t fair. It’s not. It’s very alienating, separating and can even feel shaming; like something is wrong with you. Since becoming gluten-free my quest has been to coexist with my need for gluten-free food but not to let it define me or my life experiences. I’m just as experimental with food as I always have been and approach new recipe opportunities with the presumption that it can be done gluten-free as I’m unwilling to accept anything lesser.

    A festive dish on my ‘list’ has been Parfaits. I’ve never made a parfait. I don’t recall even really eating parfaits but I want to make one from scratch nonetheless. My childhood memory of them is at the hands of Jell-O brand. I remember a tidy box illustrating three layers of alluring jewel-toned gelled dessert, starting on the bottom with full blown jello, graduating through a middle layer that was a bit diluted with something a bit milky looking, ending with the wispy top layer, still bearing the core color of the other layers but more like a frothy suggestion of jello. The most magical part of course was that you prepared one mixture; put it in a goblet and at the wiles of the refrigerator this fantastic dessert formed with no intervention. It just miraculously formed three layers! It seemed the best combination of science and magic my small mind could conjure.

    Butterscotch Cinnamon Snickerdoodle Parfaits

    I love diversity in my food so a layered parfait is perfection offering the chance to combine similar themed foods into one dessert. My mind has been in the fall palette of flavors recently so the idea of making some Cinnamon pudding from scratch seemed fun (I’m a bit giddy with success after making homemade Pumpkin Pudding a few weeks ago taking ‘pudding from scratch’ off the list). I’ve been making a number of ginger snap recipes recently so wanted something else that felt like fall. I decided Snickerdoodles fit the bill and work well with the fall flavors. Lastly everyone loves a bit of chocolate but decided butterscotch chips would be unexpected and marry the two other flavors for a perfect fall dessert.

    The result was fantastic! Perfectly fall-flavored with a fun visual (in more natural tones than the parfaits of my youth). Making pudding from scratch could not be easier and is the most luscious, creamy wonderfully flavored dessert by itself; couple it with these other delicious elements and its pure autumnal heaven! And of course, gluten-free depending on the Snickerdoodles used.

    Butterscotch Cinnamon Snickerdoodle Parfaits

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    Butterscotch Cinnamon Snickerdoodle Parfaits

    Butterscotch Cinnamon Snickerdoodle Parfaits

    This parfait is a delicious celebration of some of fall's signature flavors. Buttery Snickerdoodle cookies, butterscotch chips with some chocolate accents, and creamy, luscious made-from-scratch Cinnamon Pudding.
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    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 15 minutes
    Cook Time: 20 minutes
    Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
    Servings: 8
    Calories: 395kcal
    Author: Toni Dash
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    Ingredients

    • 2 cups Butterscotch baking chips
    • ¼ cup White Chocolate baking chips
    • ¼ cup Mini Semisweet Chocolate chips
    • 2 ¼ cups Snickerdoodle Cookies , homemade or purchased, rough chopped (if soft) or crushed (if crisp)*

    Ingredients for Cinnamon Pudding:

    • 2 1/4 cups Whole Milk
    • 1/3 cup granulated Sugar
    • ¼ teaspoon Kosher Salt
    • 5 3- inch Cinnamon Sticks , crushed (wrap in a clean kitchen towel and smash with the bottom of a heavy saucepan)
    • 2 tablespoons Cornstarch
    • 3 egg yolks , lightly beaten
    • 3 tablespoons unsalted Butter
    • 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract

    Instructions

    Instructions for Cinnamon Pudding:

    • Before starting place a fine mesh strainer over a bowl and set aside.
    • In medium saucepan combine the milk, sugar, salt and crushed cinnamon sticks. Heat mixture to medium-low until small bubbles begin to form; stir frequently to avoid burning the milk. Remove from heat, cover and allow to steep for one hour.
    • Strain cinnamon sticks from the milk mixture and return the milk mixture to the saucepan.
    • Place the cornstarch in a small bowl. Add ¼ cup of the milk mixture to the cornstarch and whisk to fully dissolve the cornstarch. Pour the cornstarch mixture into the saucepan with the remaining milk mixture whisk to combine.
    • Add egg yolks to the milk mixture, whisk to combine fully then heat to medium-low until small bubbles begin to form around the edges of the mixture; stir frequently with a heatproof spatula, scraping the bottom while stirring.
    • Reduce heat to low, continuing to stir constantly, scraping the bottom and sides of the pan while stirring, until the pudding thickens (5-10 minutes).
    • When some of the pudding can be spooned onto the top of the pudding mixture and it holds its form rather than melting back into the mixture, it should be removed from the heat (approximately 5 additional minutes).
    • Add the butter to the pudding mixture; stir until butter is fully dissolved.
    • Add the vanilla extract to the pudding; whisk briskly to fully combine.
    • Pour pudding mixture through strainer, using the stirring spatula to press the mixture through the strainer, as well as scraping the outside of the strainer into the bowl.
    • Pour pudding into a quart size Mason jar or an alternative container with a sealable top/lid. Seal and place in the refrigerator until fully set (approximately 1-2 hours).

    Instructions to assemble the Parfaits:

    • In a small bowl, combine the Butterscotch chips, White Chocolate chips and Mini Semisweet Chocolate chips; stir to fully combine.
    • In a glass, goblet or small Mason jar layer as following starting with the bottom layer: ¼ cup Snickerdoodles, ¼ cup Butterscotch Chip mixture, ¼ cup Cinnamon Pudding, ¼ cup Snickerdoodles, ¼ cup Butterscotch Chip mixture, end with ¼ cup Cinnamon Pudding. Garnish the top with 1 tablespoon Snickerdoodles and 2 tablespoons Butterscotch Chip mixture. Tip: piping the pudding into the container either with a pastry bag, or a quart zipper plastic bag with ¼ inch cut off a corner, helps to control the pudding layers and keep it from dripping on the sides of the serving container as with spooning it.

    Notes

    *I used Udi's Snickerdoodle cookies for this recipe which are soft and chewy. Approximately 9 cookies (less than one package) comprised the required 2 1/4 cups needed for the recipe. Any snickerdoodles may be used but Udi's is a favorite in our household and has a wonderful consistency for the parfaits.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 4g | Calories: 395kcal | Carbohydrates: 61g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 97mg | Sodium: 290mg | Potassium: 155mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 52g | Vitamin A: 380IU | Calcium: 115mg | Iron: 0.8mg
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    Disclosure:  This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Udi’s Gluten Free. The opinions and text are all mine.

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    ABOUT THE AUTHOR

    TONI DASH
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    Toni Dash, is a Certified Nutrition Coach and the writer/blogger, photographer, recipe developer and creator of Boulder Locavore®. She has been developing easy to make, well-tested recipes since 2010. Her seasonal recipes bring excitement to the dining table for both gluten-free and gluten diners. Toni has been featured in numerous publications and on culinary websites for her creative, delicious recipes and travel features. For more details, check out her About page.

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    1. Mary says

      July 01, 2018 at 8:33 am

      5 stars
      These parfaits are a perfect fall dessert. The cinnamon pudding is delicious on its own!

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