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Espresso flavored mascarpone parfaits on serving tray.

Mascarpone Espresso and Amaretti Parfaits Recipe

Author: Fida | Sweet and Savoury Pursuits
These delicious Mascarpone Espresso Cream and Amaretti Parfaits taste like coffee flavoured cheesecake but take very little time and work to prepare!
4.70 from 10 votes
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine Italian
Servings 6
Calories 401 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 tablespoon instant espresso
  • 10 tablespoons mascarpone cheese
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1 cup icing sugar
  • 1-¼ cup crushed amaretti cookies from 100 g of amaretti cookies
  • ¼ cup grated good quality dark chocolate

Instructions
 

  • Dissolve 1 tablespoon of instant espresso in 2 tablespoons of boiled water, refrigerate to cool.
  • Place amaretti cookies in a sturdy zip top bag and using a rolling pin, or tool of your choice, crush amaretti cookies, leaving some larger pieces. Set aside.
  • Grate the dark chocolate with a grater and set aside.
  • In the bowl of your stand mixer, whip the mascarpone cheese, heavy cream, coffee and vanilla. Whip until soft peaks begin to form and then slowly add the icing sugar. Whip until stiff peaks form.
  • Spoon half of the mascarpone cream evenly among the glasses.
  • Sprinkle half the crushed amaretti cookies over the mascarpone cream and repeat layers once more.
  • Top each serving with a sprinkling of grated chocolate.
  • Cover and chill for at least 1 hour.

Notes

  1. This will make 4 to 6 servings depending on the size of your glasses.
  2. To keep some crunch in this dessert, I leave a few bigger pieces of amaretti cookie bits in the layers and if possible make the parfaits no more than two to three hours ahead of serving.
  3. To store leftovers, cover and store in the refrigerator up to 3 days.

Nutrition

Calories: 401kcalCarbohydrates: 31gProtein: 4gFat: 29gSaturated Fat: 18gCholesterol: 79mgSodium: 46mgPotassium: 169mgFiber: 1gSugar: 25gVitamin A: 928IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 69mgIron: 1mg
Keyword Mascarpone Amaretti Parfait, Mascarpone Dessert
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