Description
Delightful layers of creamy cheesecake filling with red velvet cake crumbs and festive crushed candy canes, perfect for the holiday season.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups red velvet cake crumbs
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp peppermint extract (optional)
- 1/2 cup crushed candy canes
- 6 mini mason jars (4 to 8 oz each)
Instructions
- Prepare the red velvet cake: Bake a red velvet cake and allow it to cool completely. Once cool, crumble it into coarse chunks.
- Mix cream cheese and sugar: In a bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth, then gradually mix in the powdered sugar.
- Whip the cream: In a separate bowl, whip heavy cream until stiff peaks form.
- Combine: Gently fold the whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture and stir in vanilla extract and peppermint extract. Chill for 15-20 minutes.
- Crush the candy canes: Place candy canes in a zip-top bag and crush them until you have a mix of fine powder and chunky bits.
- Layer your jars: Assemble parfaits in mason jars starting with red velvet cake crumbs followed by cheesecake filling. Repeat layers until jars are filled.
- Finish with candy canes: Top each parfait with crushed candy canes.
- Chill before serving: Refrigerate parfaits for at least 1 hour before serving.
Notes
Consider using different flavors instead of peppermint and make the cake crumbs in advance to save time.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Layering
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 parfait
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 24g
- Saturated Fat: 15g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 80mg