Chocolate Chocolate and More!

Welcome to my baking adventures.

Home » Sweet » Parfaits

Dulce de Leche Parfaits

Published

Jump to Recipe

Dulce de Leche Parfaits are a simple but elegant dessert that even young children can make. You can make them with crushed ginger snaps for a spicy dessert or crushed chocolate cookies for a creamy, chocolaty dessert.

 

A few weeks ago my friend Ann of The Fountain Avenue Kitchen posted about making Dulce de Leche in your crock pot. I’d seen all the posts a few years back about putting an unopened can of sweetened condensed milk in a pot of water on the stove to make it. That way always seemed a bit unsafe and if you can’t see it, how do you know when it’s done? So of course, I never tried it.

With Ann’s recipe, you make it in the crock pot, in a mason jar. You can cook it for as long as you want to get the desired thickness and color you’re going for. Ann’s my latest hero. I mean, common, just look at this stuff!

 
Gorgeous!
 

So now I’ve got all this Dulce de Leche, I had to make it twice, just for testing purposes. What to do with it?
Then my friend Stephanie wants to have a party! Online of course, but hey, I’ll take a party any way I can get it. Stephanie’s made a few changes over at her blog Back for Seconds. First off, she’s now a .com! She’s also been redesigning her site, making it all pretty and easy to navigate. I have to tell you, I loved her site before she did the redecorating. Her photos make you drool and she’s got some amazing recipes like 3 Ingredient Mocha Fudge Sauce, Celebration Oreos,   Ice Cream Scoop Cookies, and her Good for You Cookie Dough Dip.
Back for Seconds
 
So it’s a party, I’ve got Dulce de Leche that if I don’t do something with it, I’ll just eat it all with a spoon. Parfaits are perfect for a party. Make them ahead, easy to serve, completely portable and yummy! Not too heavy like a large cake or pie. Have you ever noticed at a party or a potluck, people just won’t cut a slice of something? If it’s already sliced, they’ll dig in but picking up the knife and cutting it, nope, they’ll just move onto the cookies or something already served up.
 
This is so versatile, feel free to change up the cookie, for a completely different flavor experience. I made then this time with Ginger Snaps and with Oreos. Both were wonderful, the kids went for the Oreo Dulce de Leche Parfaits, the adults went for the Ginger Snap Dulce de Leche Parfaits, I went for both.
 
 
 

Dulce de Leche Parfaits

Dulce de Leche Parfaits

Ingredients

  • 1 can Dulce de Leche or one homemade jar
  • 1 8 ounce tub of cool whip
  • 1 cup crushed cookies
  • 1 tablespoon butter, melted

Instructions

  1. Combine crushed cookies and melted butter, just enough to moisten cookies, set aside. Fold Dulce de Leche into cool whip. Now just layer crushed cookies, cool whip mixture, cookies, cool whip and save just a few cookie crumbs to sprinkle on top. Store in refrigerator until ready to serve.

Notes

You can substitute home-made whipped cream for cool whip.

Did you make this recipe?

Please leave a comment on the blog or share a photo on Instagram

© Karen Aromatorio
 
 
I’m sharing at some of these great parties!
 

 

 

Related Posts:

grace

About Grace

When I was younger, I was constantly in the kitchen helping my mom bake. It was fun getting to play with the flour and always getting to lick the spoon. I’ve always expressed an interest in baking and now I feel that it’s the right time for me to take over. I am a college student working towards a nursing degree as well as a full-time aunt to the sweetest little kids (they might pop up in some of the posts). I’ve learned most of what I know about baking and cooking from my mom, and I am continuing to self-teach through trial and error, which means plenty of sweets to be eaten. Read more...

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Comments

  1. Lisa @ Flour Me With Love says

    Joan, I’m so happy you made this! I too have been wanting to make the Dulce de Leche, but I’ve been scared that it would explode as well. I can’t wait to make this in the crock pot….genius! The parfaits look divine 🙂

    Reply

  2. Back for Seconds says

    Holy heavens! These look killer, Joan! Dulce de Leche in a parfait – genius! I would have to eat both kinds as well. How could I choose between Oreos and Gingersnapps? I am going to have to try this one 🙂
    Thanks a million for throwing this party with us! I am so happy to have you as a friend 🙂

    Reply

  4. Ann says

    You are my hero so the feeling is mutual! Love the way you used the dulce de leche for parfaits! I would eat both, too: ) Thank you very much for putting your clever spin on this tasty treat!

    Reply

  13. JLL24 says

    I’ve made dulce de leche in the can. It works, but I kept a careful eye on it the whole time. Love this simple little recipe using dulce de leche. I ended up eating what I made by the spoonfuls, as its sooo good.

    Reply

  14. Kalamity Kelli says

    YUM! I love that stuff and I’ve got tons of mason jars – I should throw some in the crock ths morning before the yard sale starts and that way, we’ll have parfaits tonight when this is over! 🙂

    Reply

  17. Tanya-Lemonsforlulu.com says

    I’ve always wondered if Dulce de Leche really was easy to make! Thanks Joan for testing it out for me! I have no reason to not try it out! Especially after seeing these luscious parfaits! Parfaits are the ultimate party food!

    Reply
Skip to Recipe