Healthier Strawberry and Chocolate Dessert Parfait

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STRAWBERRY AND CHOCOLATE PARFAIT PURETASTERECIPES.COM PURETASTERECIPES.COM

Chocolate and strawberries go together like salt and pepper, or macaroni and cheese. It’s the ultimate combo!

This strawberry and chocolate parfait is a total crowd-pleaser and has been amped up with a bit of added coee and simple coconut whipped cream.

Healthier Strawberry and Chocolate Parfait

Prep time: 10 minutes

Cook time: 2 hours

Serving: 6 people

Ingredient List • 1 package chocolate cake mix • 1/2 cup brewed coffee, chilled • 2 cans full fat coconut milk, refrigerated overnight • 6 Tbsp. coconut sugar (conventional sugar works too!)

Ingredient List • 1/3 cup cocoa powder • 2 Tbsp. cornstarch • 1.5 cups milk • 32 oz. strawberries

THE STEPS 1. Whisk together coconut sugar, cocoa powder and cornstarch.

2. Add cocoa mixture to a saucepan and over medium heat, slowly pour in milk, whisking continuously.

Bring to a boil, then remove from heat and pour into a glass bowl and chill for at least two hours.

3. Bake cake according to package directions, allow to cool and break into chunks.

4. While cake bakes, wash strawberries. Take half of the strawberries and cut into quarters. Slice the other half of strawberries into 1/4-inch pieces.

THE STEPS 5. Open cans of coconut milk (do not shake), and scoop the coconut cream at top into a chilled mixing bowl.

6. Using a hand mixer, whip the coconut cream into sti peaks.

7. Layer some cake pieces in the bottom of a glass bowl, pour chilled coee on top, then layer in the chocolate pudding and strawberries.

8. Continue layering ingredients until bowl is full.

9. Spread the coconut whipped cream on top and layer cut strawberries on top in a circular pattern.

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