Take-out Tuesday, Butterfinger Cheesecake Parfaits

the Painted Apron

1 year ago

I made these decadent parfaits for HHjr’s Valentine birthday last week

He doesn’t like cake but he loves cheesecake and ice cream

These parfaits are kind of a combo of cheesecake and ice cream

and incredibly easy to make!

Butterfinger Candy Bars, Nutter Butter Cookies,

cream cheese, brown sugar, Cool Whip

and chocolate or caramel sauce

Start by crumbling the cookies~

I put cookies in a ziplock bag and flattened them with a rolling pin

and squeezed them with my hands

You could also do this in a food processor

Do the same thing with the Butterfinger candy bars

Make the cheesecake filling

by beating the cream cheese with the Cool Whip

Add brown sugar and mix

Then fold in crushed candy bars

Put a layer of cookie crumbs in the bottom of short glasses or small jars

Put cheesecake mixture on top of the cookie layer

dividing it evenly between the glasses

Press filling down with the back of a spoon

and smooth the top into an even layer

and wipe any excess off the sides of the glasses,

then sprinkle reserved candy bar pieces on top

Then give them a drizzle of caramel or chocolate sauce

Chill for several hours before serving

These will keep covered in the refrigerator for at least a week

so make ahead and enjoy for days!

Butterfinger Cheesecake Parfait

These delightful parfaits are easy to put together and will keep for up to a week in the refrigerator. Crumbled peanut butter cookies, and a cheesecake filling with a garnish of candy bars and caramel sauce!

Course Dessert, dessert in a jar

Cuisine American

Keyword Butterfinger candy bars, Butterfinger Cheesecake Parfait, candy and caramel dessert, dessert in a jar, doahead, easy dessert, no bake cheesecake, parfait dessert

Prep Time 30

Chill 2

Servings 7

Equipment

7 glasses or small jars

Ingredients

1 tub 8 oz. Cool Whip, thawed
8 oz whipped cream cheese softened
1/4 cup brown sugar
16 fun size Butterfinger* candy bars see notes below
12 Nutter Butter Cookies* I used Double Nutty [2x the filling]
chocolate or caramel sauce

Instructions

Beat cream cheese with Cool Whip
Add brown sugar and mix again
Crush 12 Butterfingers
Fold 3/4 of the Butterfinger pieces into the Cool Whip
Crush or crumble cookies
Place about 2 large spoonfuls of cookie crumbs in the bottom of each jar or glass
Top with Cool Whip mixture, placing about 1/4 cup in each glass, then adding more dividing mixture evenly between glasses. Press down with the back of a spoon making an even surface across the top.
Break or cut remaining 4 candy bars into 1/2 inch pieces and top parfaits and sprinkle any remaining crumbs on top.
Drizzle with caramel or chocolate sauce

Notes

*You can easily sub other candy bars, like Snickers, Milky Way, Heath Bars, for the Butterfingers, and change the kind of cookies, Oreos, Pecan Sandies, Shortbread, Milanos~ endless possibilities!