Tropical Banana Parfaits Food

OATMEAL-BANANA PARFAITS

Steps:

• Make the bark: Preheat the oven to 350. Combine the flour, oatmeal, walnuts, sugar and a pinch of salt in a bowl. Melt the butter in a pot over medium heat and cook until light brown, 6 minutes. Stir into the dry ingredients. Press the dough into the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan. Bake until golden brown, 30 minutes.
• Remove the crust from the oven and sprinkle with the chocolate; let stand until soft, then spread with the back of a spoon. Refrigerate the bark until firm, 30 minutes. Break into pieces.
• Make the oatmeal cream: Fill a large bowl with ice. Microwave 3/4 cup cream until simmering, 45 seconds. Puree with the oatmeal, sugar, a pinch of salt, vanilla and nutmeg in a blender. Transfer to a bowl and place over the ice; whisk until cool and thick. In another bowl, whisk the remaining 3/4 cup cream until soft peaks form; fold in the oatmeal puree.
• Layer the oatmeal cream, bananas and crushed bark in 4 parfait glasses

BANANA CREAM PUDDING PARFAITS

Steps:

• Crush graham crackers in a baggie with rolling pin until course crumbs. Set aside.
• Using a whisk, whisk cream cheese in a large bowl until smooth.
• Add pudding mix, milk and vanilla; whisking until smooth.
• Fold in 2 ounces of whipped topping. Reserve 2 ounces cool whip to top parfaits.
• To make two parfaits. The layering really doesn't matter - do whatever you think looks the best! Here's how I do the layers for my DH and I: layer each parfait with graham cracker crumbs, 1/4 banana, 1/4 pudding mixture, 1/2 ounce whipped topping, 1/4 banana, 1/4 pudding mixture, 1/2 ounce whipped topping and lastly remaining graham cracker crumbs.
• Sprinkle with cinnamon.
• Can be eaten immediately or set in the fridge for 15-20 minutes to allow crumbs to soften (not too long or they'll turn to mush). Enjoy!

CREAMY TROPICAL PARFAIT

Steps:

• Whisk Neufchatel and sugar in small bowl until blended. Stir in COOL WHIP.
• Reserve 1/2 the Neufchatel mixture. Stir mangos into remaining Neufchatel mixture.
• Spoon mango mixture evenly into 4 parfait glasses. Top with layers of bananas, 1/2 the coconut, reserved Neufchatel mixture and remaining coconut.

TROPICAL BANANA NUT PARFAITS

Steps:

• In each of 4 parfait glasses, alternate layers of yogurt, cereal, banana and strawberries.
• Top each serving with coconut. Serve immediately.

TROPICAL LIME PARFAITS

Steps:

• For the crumb: Combine the graham cracker crumbs, sugar, butter, coconut chips and lime zest in a bowl. Mix to combine.
• For the filling: Using an electric mixer, beat the cream cheese, heavy cream, powdered sugar, coconut extract and lime zest and juice in a large bowl until light and fluffy.
• Begin by layering 1/4 cup of the crumb in the bottom of each of 4 parfait glasses. Top each with 1/3 cup of the filling. Repeat the layers once more, then garnish with extra toasted coconut and lime zest.

TROPICAL BANANA PARFAITS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375. Spread coconut on a baking sheet. Bake until toasty brown, 3 to 5 minutes. (Watch carefully so it doesn't burn!).
• Peel bananas, cut into 1/4-in. thick slices, and put slices in a bowl. Finely shred zest from the lime over the banana slices. Juice the lime and toss juice with banana slices.
• Divide 1/2 the banana slices among four parfait glasses or small glass bowls,lifting bananas out of the lime juice with a fork or slotted spoon. Top bananas in each glass with 1/4 Cup sorbet and sprinkle with 1 T. coconut. Repeat to make a second layer in each parfait. Serve immediately.