Decadent Coffee Chocolate Trifles

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon instant coffee granules
• 1 large egg
• 2 1/2 cups low-fat milk
• 2 tablespoons kahlua or 2 tablespoons other coffee liqueur
• 16 chocolate wafers (i used milano from pepperridge farm)
• 1 1/2 cups frozen whipped topping, thawed

Recipe

• 1 combine first 4 ingredients in a bowl.
• 2 stir well and set aside.
• 3 heat milk in a nonreactive saucepan over medium heat, until bubbles form around edges.
• 4 gradually, add hot milk to egg mixture, stirring constantly.
• 5 return mix to saucepan and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until pudding thickens, about 3 minutes.
• 6 reduce heat and cook for an additional 2 minutes.
• 7 remove from heat.
• 8 stir in kahlua or other coffee liqueur.
• 9 pour into medium sized bowl.
• 10 place bowl within a larger bowl of ice water.
• 11 let sit, stirring occasionally, until mix is cool.
• 12 chop half the cookies.
• 13 fold the chopped cookies and whipped topping into pudding.
• 14 fill 8 small parfait glasses by spooning about 1/2 cup of the mixture into each glass.
• 15 cover with plastic wrap and chill for about 2 hours.
• 16 top each glass with a cookie.