Berry Pretzel Parfait

Super easy to make and sure to impress, you may not want to share em! A rich and creamy modern twist on a childhood favorite. What could be better for a summers day dessert, than this parfait recipe  which serves a blueberry, strawberry and cherry parfait with coconut cream.

   Ingredients for crunch:
         
1 1/2 cups pretzels or palochki (from Russian store)
1/4 cup sugar
3/4 stick butter

   Coconut Cream:
1 can coconut cream
Powdered sugar to taste
1 tsp vanilla extract

   Strawberry sauce:
1 1/2 cup strawberries
2 tbsp sugar
 Whip sugar and strawberries together.

1 cup yellow cherries

Blueberry Sauce Recipe:

1 cup fresh blueberries
1 tbsp honey
1/2 tbsp orange zest
1 tbsp orange juice

Grade zest from the orange.

Add to the saucepan with blueberries.  

Add orange juice.

Bring to a boil and simmer on low stirring occasionally  for about 10 minutes. Let it cool. 

  Crush pretzels/palochki in a ziploc bag, using a rolling pin. Melt butter than add sugar in saucepan. Then add pretzels and mix together. Transfer pretzel mix into a 13×9 -inch baking dish and bake for 10 minutes at 350°F, then cool to room temperature.

Refrigerate coconut cream for a few hours or overnight. Take out solid coconut cream and , discard the liquid on the bottom of the can. Whip the coconut cream until it has the airy texture of whipped cream, about 5 minutes. Add vanilla and a 1 tbsp powdered sugar. 

Add blueberry sauce to the bottom of the dessert cups. Add pretzels.

 Add coconut cream.

Next add a few cherries. Then a layer of pretzels.

Then cream and cover with strawberry sauce. Makes 5 large dessert cups.

Enjoy!!!