This elegant dessert is from Jodee Linta in Arizona. Jodee and I taught in rooms next to each other for many years.

Cappucinno Parfait

4 tsp. instant coffee
1 Tbsp. hot water
1 1/2 cups cold lowfat milk
1 package (4-serving size) Jell-O dark chocolate pudding
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1 cup thawed Cool whip Lite whipped topping
3 chocolate wafer cookies, crushed

1. Dissolve coffee in hot water in medium bowl. Add milk, pudding mix and cinnamon. Beat with wire whisk 1 to 2 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes or until thickened. Gently stir in whipped topping.
2. Spoon 1/2 of the pudding mixture into 5 dessert dishes. Sprinkle with crushed
cookies. Spoon remaining pudding mixture over crushed cookies. Garnish
each serving with additional 1 Tbsp. whipped topping, if desired.
3. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Makes 5 servings.


Jodee: I put a couple rolled chocolate wafer cookies in the top of each serving and it looked neat.