Kitchen notes · a little help before you start
Oreo Chocolate Cheesecake Parfaits
Oreo Chocolate Cheesecake Parfaits brings together instant chocolate pudding mix, unsweetened cocoa powder, and cornstarch. Read the chilling step before deciding when to start. The quick notes will help you get the small jobs lined up before you start.
- Prep
- 15 min
- Total
- 15 min
- Original yield
- Serves 4
- Ingredients
- 13 listed
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Recipe categories & planning details
- Meal type
- Desserts
- Cuisine
- American
- Preparation & total time
- Prep: 15 minutes or less · Total: 30 minutes or less
- Dietary characteristics
- Vegetarian
A few quick notes
1. Plan the chilling step
Read the chilling step before deciding when to start. Make room in the fridge and use the time and sequence in the recipe, so that part does not catch you by surprise.
2. Have the finishing ingredients ready
Some of the finishing happens after the pan comes off the heat. Have those ingredients ready and follow that order, rather than adding everything at the beginning.
3. Mix the thickener as directed
The thickening step has its own little bit of preparation. Follow the mixing step before adding it, then use the consistency check in the method as you finish.
Get to know the ingredients
Instant chocolate pudding mix
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Box of Chocolate Pudding prepared according to directions
Unsweetened cocoa powder
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: In a saucepan, combine sugar, cocoa powder, cornstarch and salt, mix well.
Cornstarch
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: In a saucepan, combine sugar, cocoa powder, cornstarch and salt, mix well.
Let’s make it
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Original recipe: Serves 4. Original quantities shown.
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How to make it
0 of 11 steps completeMake room for Oreo Chocolate Cheesecake Parfaits
Review ingredients in your pantry before anything is added. Meal plans use your household size; grocery-only additions use the servings selected above.
The last little job
Keep the last little job in mind
The recipe finishes with this step: Top with whipped cream or whipped topping and reserved cookie crumbs Set out what you need for that finish before the cooking gets busy.
A little more help as you go
Stay with the stirring step
Keep this part of the cooking within reach rather than leaving the pan. The method asks for regular stirring, so get the next ingredients ready before that step begins.
Watch the texture as you whip
Use the texture described in the whipping step as your guide. Keep checking the mixture as it changes, and move on when it reaches the point the recipe calls for.
Fold in at the stated step
Have the ingredient for folding in ready before you need it. Follow that mixing step as written, rather than putting every ingredient into the bowl at the start.
A few questions you might have
What should I get ready before starting?
Set out the saucepan. Read the first preparation step before you get going: Place cookies into a zippered bag and slightly crush using a rolling pin.
Which little step is worth remembering?
Read the chilling step before deciding when to start. Make room in the fridge and use the time and sequence in the recipe, so that part does not catch you by surprise.
What happens at the end?
Keep this part of the method in view: Top with whipped cream or whipped topping and reserved cookie crumbs
Is there another preparation step to plan for?
Keep this part of the cooking within reach rather than leaving the pan. The method asks for regular stirring, so get the next ingredients ready before that step begins.
Storage & reheating safety
For cooked, perishable leftovers, refrigerate within 2 hours (1 hour above 90°F), using shallow containers for prompt cooling. Keep the refrigerator at 40°F or below, use refrigerated leftovers within 3–4 days, and reheat hot leftovers to 165°F, checked with a food thermometer. Follow any shorter package limit.
These are general safety limits, not a tested storage or freezing recommendation for this particular dish. USDA leftovers guidance · Safe cooking temperatures
Recipe source: Spend With Pennies. Ingredient names and quantities may be adapted for the pantry.
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