These Turtle Parfaits are an easy, layered dessert. With layers of a dark chocolate pudding made with silken tofu, whipped topping or Stabilized Whipped Cream, caramel sauce, and pecans, they're simple, yet decadent and delicious making them perfect for company or just as a weeknight dessert.
1 ⅓cupwhipped topping or my Stabilized Whipped Cream
¼cupcaramel sauce
¼cupchopped pecan pieces
Instructions
Drain the silken tofu by placing it on a plate to sit while you prepare the other ingredients for the recipe. Place the plate over the sink and gently placing your hand on top of the tofu to hold it from slipping, pour the water into the sink. Or you can also use a paper towel to soak it up. Slice it into cubes.
Place the tofu, dark cocoa powder, powdered sugar, and vanilla into a food processor, and puree for 1 minute. Scrape down the sides, and mix for another 30 seconds.
Place ⅓ cup chocolate pudding into the bottom of each serving dish. Cover with a tablespoon each of caramel sauce and chopped pecans. Put ⅓ cup of whipped topping over that, and then add another layer of pudding followed by more caramel, and pecans. Pipe or scoop additional whipped topping over the pudding. drizzle with a little more caramel sauce and sprinkle with pecans.
Refrigerate for 30 minutes before serving. You can skip this step, but I found it tastes even better when the whole dessert has been chilled together.
Notes
NOTE: Nutritional information is based on a recipe for two people, but depending on what you're serving the dessert in, you can divide evenly to serve four. As you can tell from the pictures, I did go a little overboard on filling the two cups. If you do only serve two people, there will most likely be a small amount of pudding and whipped topping left over for you to enjoy again later!