Speculoos & Mandarin Cream Parfaits
This Speculoos Mandarin Dessert is the absolute ultimate quick and delicious treat for the cozy holiday season!
Servings: 6
Calories: 614kcal
Equipment
- Thermomix
- Spatel
- Schneidebrett und Messer
- 6-8 Gläser oder eine große Glasschüssel
Zutaten
- Ingredients for 6-8 glasses (approx. 200 ml each):
For the cream filling:
- 100-150 g white chocolate
- 200 g heavy whipping cream chilled
- 250 g quark
- 250 g mascarpone cheese
- 40 g sugar
- 1 tsp speculoos spice mix
For assembly & garnish:
- 200 g speculoos cookies
- 1 Dose canned mandarin oranges 240 g drained weight
Zubereitung
Prep Work:
- 1 Dose canned mandarin orangesDrain the mandarin oranges in a fine-mesh strainer.
- 200 g speculoos cookiesSet aside a few speculoos cookies for garnish. Place the rest into a ziplock bag, seal tightly, and crush them using a rolling pin. Alternatively, crush the cookies in your Thermomix® (3 sec / speed 5)—just be sure to rinse out the mixing bowl afterward before moving on to the next step.
Making the Cream:
- 200 g heavy whipping creamFirst, rinse the Thermomix mixing bowl with cold water. Pour in the cold heavy cream (straight from the fridge) and whip for 10–20 sec (until the blades spin freely) / speed 10.
- Transfer the whipped cream to a bowl and pop it in the fridge. Rinse the mixing bowl and dry it thoroughly!
- 100-150 g white chocolateNext, break the white chocolate into pieces, add to the mixing bowl, and melt for 5 min / 50 °C / speed 2. Pause halfway through to scrape down the sides of the bowl with your spatula.
- 250 g quark, 250 g mascarpone cheese, 40 g sugar, 1 tsp speculoos spice mixAdd the quark, mascarpone, sugar, and speculoos spice mix to the bowl and combine for 30 sec / speed 4.
- Gently mix the whipped cream back in for another 10 sec / speed 4.
Assembling the Parfaits:
- Divide the cookie crumbs evenly among the bottoms of your dessert glasses.
- Spoon or pipe the luscious cream mixture over the layer of crushed cookies.
- Roughly chop the mandarin oranges (or leave them whole) and arrange them over the cream layer. Finish by garnishing with the reserved speculoos cookies.
- Chill in the fridge until ready to serve.
- Enjoy!
Pro Tip: Insert the whole garnish cookies into the dessert right before serving so they stay wonderfully crisp!
Notes
- Instead of assembling individual dessert glasses, you can easily build this in one large trifle dish or serving bowl. It's even faster that way!
- This dessert is super versatile and easy to adapt for any season or occasion. Swap out the mandarins for fresh raspberries, juicy peaches, or plums!
- Not a fan of speculoos cookies? You can substitute them with oat crunch cookies, amaretti, graham crackers, or any crispy cookie of your choice.
