LEMON GINGER CRUNCH PARFAIT
The lemon filling is creamy, sweet, tart and delicious! It's fresh and very impressive. We included the candied ginger in the crust and it adds an extra punch of flavor. This crust is so good, you may consider using it with other recipes too. Yum!!
Provided by Trish Morris
Categories Other Desserts
Time 35m
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- 1. Crust: Place ginger cookies in a food processor and pulse until fine. Place in a bowl and add sugar and ground ginger. Mix. Add melted butter and press on the bottom of Parfait glasses (12 med size)
- 2. Lemon Filling: In a bowl beat eggs and egg yolks together and set aside. In a sauce pan, stir lemon juice and sugar together and place on Med heat and bring to a boil while stirring. Remove the hot lemon from the heat and slowly add it the eggs whisking quickly to prevent eggs from scrambling. Place the mixture back on med. heat stirring till the mixture thickens. Remove from heat and add lemon zest and butter a bit at a time mixing till all the butter in incorporated. Add lemon Extract. Cover and cool.
- 3. Topping: Beat cream cheese on low speed add half of the sugar and increase the speed for a minute. Add extract and scrape down the side of the bowl. Beat for another minute and set aside. Whip Cream to thick and add the rest of the powdered sugar. Whip till thick. Add 1/3 of the whipped cream to the cheese mix folding it in.. Keep adding the whipped cream into the cream cheese till its all incorporated.
- 4. Put the lemon on top of your crust layer then pipe on the cheese mixture. Garnish with a but of ginger cookie or candied ginger.
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Awisco Gh
a-g@yahoo.comI made this for breakfast this morning and it was the perfect way to start the day. The flavors are light and refreshing, and the crunch from the granola adds a nice texture.
Jowal Ahamed Tanbir
jowala96@hotmail.comThis was a delicious and refreshing parfait! The lemon and ginger flavors were perfect together, and the crunch from the granola added a nice texture. I will definitely be making this again.
Mteti Fanuel
mteti_fanuel@gmail.comI love this recipe! It's so easy to make and it's always a hit with my family and friends. The lemon and ginger flavors are so refreshing and the crunch from the granola adds a nice touch.
Eric Cicero
ec6@yahoo.comThis was a great recipe! I made it for a brunch party and it was a huge hit. The flavors are so well-balanced and the crunch from the granola adds a nice texture. I will definitely be making this again.
Derek Emery
demery45@aol.comI made this for breakfast this morning and it was the perfect way to start the day. The flavors are light and refreshing, and the crunch from the granola adds a nice texture.
MD MALAK
m_m@hotmail.co.ukThis was a delicious and refreshing parfait! The lemon and ginger flavors were perfect together, and the crunch from the granola added a nice texture. I will definitely be making this again.
Rithik das
r13@gmail.comI love this recipe! It's so easy to make and it's always a hit with my family and friends. The lemon and ginger flavors are so refreshing and the crunch from the granola adds a nice touch.
Siniya Aktar Mim
s.mim@hotmail.comThis was a great recipe! I made it for breakfast this morning and it was the perfect way to start the day. The flavors are light and refreshing, and the crunch from the granola adds a nice texture.
Vlad-Ionut Stoica
stoica.v@aol.comI'm not usually a fan of parfaits, but this one was amazing! The lemon and ginger flavors are so refreshing and the crunch from the granola adds a nice touch. I will definitely be making this again.
romano rainers
romanorainers@hotmail.comThis was absolutely delicious! I made it for a brunch party and it was a huge hit. The flavors are so well-balanced and the crunch from the granola adds a nice texture. I will definitely be making this again.