Entrees

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Rocky Mountain Road Parfait

Rocky Mountain Road Parfait brings serving-size package chocolate or chocolate, cups milk and the rest of the crew together in a recipe that is practical enough for a normal kitchen but still has enough personality to avoid tasting like committee food.

What It Is

These rocky road parfaits are absolutely devine and reminiscent of your childhood. For those who enjoyed this sweet dessert, we all remember our fondest love for chocolate. Chocolate, marshmallow and parfait layers built for emotional emergencies.

Origin

This version is connected to as: Canada (Jasper), U.S.A. (Oakland).. I keep that connection as part of the recipe’s personality without pretending every dish arrived with a notarized birth certificate.

Fun Fact

The cookbook version really does pair 1, 4-serving-size package chocolate or chocolate with 2 cups milk. That combination comes straight from the original recipe, not from a late-night refrigerator séance.

Prep

15 min

Cook

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Total

15 min

Servings

4 parfaits

(portion sizes are a suggestion, not a law)

Difficulty

easy

Diet

Vegetarian, Gluten-Free

Away Mission

130 min walk

(about one moderately tense turbolift ride)

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Ingredients

1, 4-serving-size package chocolate or chocolate
2 cups milk
½ cup whipped cream
¼ cup unsalted peanuts, coarsely chopped
¼ cup tiny marshmallows Chocolate curls (optional)
2 early as 2000 BC.
2 cups special and it was reserved

Steps

Prepare pudding mix according to package directions using the milk.
Remove ¾ cup of the pudding and place in a small bowl; fold in whipped topping until combined.
Divide remaining plain chocolate pudding among four 6 oz glasses or dessert dishes. Top with dessert topping mixture. Let stand for 5 to 10 minutes or until set.
Sprinkle with peanuts and marshmallows. If desired, garnish with chocolate curls.

Notes

Taste near the end and adjust. Salt, acid and heat are much easier to add than remove, despite what some of my more enthusiastic recipes occasionally imply.

Nutrition Facts

Per 1 parfait

Calories 580

Burning this off: several minutes of aggressively pretending to enjoy a work Zoom call.

% Daily Value*

Fat 26.0 g 35%

Saturated + Trans 10 g 50%

Cholesterol 35 mg

Sodium 160 mg 7%

Carbohydrate 83.0 g

Fibre 2.0 g 7%

Sugars 80.0 g 80%**

Protein 9.0 g

Potassium 280 mg 6%

Calcium 70 mg 5%

Iron 0.6 mg 3%

*5% or less is a little, 15% or more is a lot. Sodium levels calculated in a country with universal healthcare — and it's free, so don't worry about it too much.

**This dish means well. Some numbers above are having a bit of a moment. Delicious? Absolutely. A daily habit? Let's not. Eat it, enjoy it, then maybe take the stairs.

Substitutions

From the cookbook: for alternative health solutions, replace with no-sugar added pudding, and homemade marshmallows. King Marshmallow Tuten! The Watermelon Ancient Egyptians were the Cleanse first to enjoy a gooey treat Take the juice of a now called marshmallow as watermelon (or about 2 early as 2000 BC. The treat cups worth), add a leaf of was considered very mint or basil, 2 cups special and it was reserved cup lime juice forwater, gods¼ and royalty. ice cubes and you have a Marshmallow was made great drink from thewatermelon mallow plant that is officinalis) both loaded with (Athaea that vitamins will keep grows wild and in marshes. you cool and refreshed.

Storage

Cool leftovers promptly and refrigerate in a covered container. Keep crisp garnishes separate whenever possible so tomorrow’s lunch does not become damp architecture.

Freezing

Freeze cooked components in meal-sized airtight portions where practical. Dairy-heavy sauces and fresh garnishes may change texture, so add those fresh after reheating when possible.