parfaits.

so what happens when you want to make a tiramisu but don't want to actually do the work of whipping and/or cooking the eggs? you make a parfait of course! this one was one of the firsts. since then, i've tweaked the recipe so that i can use pretty much any and all ingredients that i want to throw in there. and the bonus? it's all made of almost fat free or nonfat ingredients! yeah! sometimes i love experiments that fail. :)

Anything-Goes Parfait

ladyfinger cookies
fat free cream cheese
sweetener of choice
add-ins of choice
liquor or drink of choice
fat free whipped cream

1. get fat free cream cheese, sweetener of choice, and/or add-ins and whip together. (for these oreo ones, i used a couple crumbled chocolate oreos and equal just to get it sweet enough to taste). put aside in the fridge for use later.

2. take the whipped cream and add your sweetener of choice (totally optional. i have a sweet tooth so i added just a tad of equal to make it sweeter. for this i just stirred it in, it'll set slightly when everything gets chilled together).

3. take two lady fingers and soak them in the liquor of choice (i used just barely a teaspoon each of pre-mixed mudslide mix watered down with a little bit of fat free chocolate milk). soak cookies just enough to be slightly soft but not soggy.

4. put everything together. start with the lady fingers (broken in half and placed on the bottom of your glass, tumbler, what-have-you...), then put a layer of the cream cheese mixture. add a layer of whipped cream then crumble some oreo on top. repeat until you reach the top of the glass ending with the crumbled oreos. cover with plastic wrap (or lid, if it's a jar) and let chill overnight. unwrap and serve!