Cherry Popper Parfait (Bourbon Chocolate Cherry dessert)

This dessert will Pop Your Cherry!  (Even you reconstituted virgins out there)  What could be better than a Bourbon Chocolate Cherry dessert?   Chocolate fudge cake, Bourbon-soaked cherries, Chocolate pudding, Chocolate Mocha Mousse, and Whipped cream combine for an luxurious parfait

Bourbon Chocolate Cherry Dessert

Bourbon Chocolate Cherry Dessert

Chocolate Cake Mix

• Eggs (as suggested by cake mix)
• Butter or Oil (as suggested by cake mix)
• Water (as suggested by cake mix)
• 1/2 lb Fresh Cherries (pitted and halved)
• 1/2 Cup of your Favorite Bourbon to marinate cherries
• Chocolate pudding
• 1 5.1oz Jello Instant Chocolate Pudding
• 2 ½ cups Milk (We reduce the milk requested on the pudding box to make the pudding thicker)

 

Chocolate Mocha Mousse

• 8 oz Mascarpone Cheese
• 1 ⅓ cup Heavy whipping cream
• ¼ cup Sugar
• 1 ½ tbsp Unsweetened cocoa powder
• ⅓ cup Kahlua
• ⅔ tsp Instant Espresso powder

 

Whipped Dairy Topping (Spray can)

• 1/4 cup chopped pecans

 

Soak your fresh Cherries in Bourbon

1. Wash, De-stem, and 1/2 the cherries remove the pits and place in a small bowl

2. Pour your favorite Bourbon on top

 

Make Chocolate Cake according to the box instructions

 

Make Chocolate Pudding

1. Prepare instant pudding according to box instructions- eliminating 1/2 cup of milk

2. Chill

 

Prepare Chocolate Mocha Mousse

1. Mix Mascarpone cheese, heavy whipping cream, sugar, cocoa, Kahlua, and instant espresso powder

2. Whip until you see a consistent and fluffy mixture

 

Assemble your Parfait

1. Use a small clear bowl, wine, or martini glass – Partfaits should be pretty!

   (The dollar store has inexpensive disposable versions)

2. Add a couple of small pieces of cake to start the parfait

3. Layer 5-6 Bourbon-soaked cherry halves next

4. Add a large spoonful of Chocolate Pudding on top of the cherry layer

5. For the next layer, add a large spoonful of Mocha Mousse

6. Add a layer of whipped cream

7. Repeat layers one additional time (except final whipped topping)

8. Keep refrigerated -add the last layer of whipped topping and pecans right before serving

9. Garnish with a cherry on top

 

Cherry Popper Parfait 
Bourbon Chocolate Cherry Dessert

 

 

 

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In a climate of colds and viruses, guests love individualized desserts- and our parfaits are crowd-pleasers!

Also try our Double D Parfait

Aphrodesi”Hacks” 

Bourbon Chocolate Cherry Dessert

•  While each of the parts is easy, consider baking the cake, making the instant pudding, and marinating the cherries the night before – then it’s just a matter of mixing the chocolate mocha- and you can start assembling.
• This dessert tastes much better chilled- be sure you have built-in at least one hour for the dessert to chill
• Save the whipped topping swirl on top of each dessert until you are ready to serve-  Whipped topping seems to deflate over time and in the refrigerator.

Mix it Up

You can make this dessert family-friendly by eliminating the Bourbon and using plain pitted fresh cherries

Go wild and add a layer of crushed Oreos – and substitute Oreo crumbles for the Pecans on top