Parfaits can be made of many different ingredients, custards, whipped cream, ice-cream, fruits and fruit compotes to name a few. It makes for a special crowd pleasing no-bake treat/dessert perfect for any special occasion. This parfait is inspired by a no bake strawberry pie, the kind with the graham cracker crust. There’s something just so satisfying about dipping your spoon into layers of creamy custard, fruit compote, buttery graham cracker crumbs and topping it off with fresh strawberries. It can be made with whatever seasonal fruit you love or a mixture of fruit.
For the lemon custard: Pour the milk and the coconut milk into a medium saucepan and whisk. Remove about 1/2 cup of the milk and add it to a medium bowl. Whisk the tapioca starch into the 1/2 cup of milk and whisk until smooth. Pour the mixture back into the saucepan.
Add the rest of the ingredients to the saucepan. Whisk over medium heat until it just starts to bubble then lower the heat and continue to whisk until it thickens. It should take about 20 minutes to thicken. A way to know if your custard is ready is when you can draw a clean line through the back of a spoon using your finger. If you are not going to make the parfaits right away cover custard until it cools to prevent a skin from forming on the top, then store in the refrigerator.
After preparing the strawberry sauce, take at least 1/2 of the package of graham crackers and place in a plastic sealable bag or in a re-useable bag such as a Stasher bag and seal. Use a rolling bin or the bottom of a heavy pan to bash the crackers into smaller chunks/crumbs. Layer desired amount of custard into glasses, then top with some graham crackers, more custard, then strawberry sauce, a little more custard, then more crackers and finally a little more sauce then the fresh fruit. You can certainly layer it differently and in quantities of your choice.
Ingredients
Directions
For the lemon custard: Pour the milk and the coconut milk into a medium saucepan and whisk. Remove about 1/2 cup of the milk and add it to a medium bowl. Whisk the tapioca starch into the 1/2 cup of milk and whisk until smooth. Pour the mixture back into the saucepan.
Add the rest of the ingredients to the saucepan. Whisk over medium heat until it just starts to bubble then lower the heat and continue to whisk until it thickens. It should take about 20 minutes to thicken. A way to know if your custard is ready is when you can draw a clean line through the back of a spoon using your finger. If you are not going to make the parfaits right away cover custard until it cools to prevent a skin from forming on the top, then store in the refrigerator.
After preparing the strawberry sauce, take at least 1/2 of the package of graham crackers and place in a plastic sealable bag or in a re-useable bag such as a Stasher bag and seal. Use a rolling bin or the bottom of a heavy pan to bash the crackers into smaller chunks/crumbs. Layer desired amount of custard into glasses, then top with some graham crackers, more custard, then strawberry sauce, a little more custard, then more crackers and finally a little more sauce then the fresh fruit. You can certainly layer it differently and in quantities of your choice.