These black and white dessert parfaits are delicious mini desserts for entertaining at home. They are the perfect individual size so they look great added to a dessert table, or for a dinner party.

These layered chocolate and white chocolate mini desserts are easy to make and they’re a real crowd pleaser. Add them as part of a larger dessert table, or for showers and ladies luncheons.

You can serve them in shot glasses, or glass votive holders. And they’re just the right size so you don’t feel guilty about having one…or three. Plus, they leave you room to try other desserts too!

This recipe has decadent chocolate combined with layers of sweet cream and white chocolate for a winning treat for both children and grownups alike. Make them a day ahead for easy hosting, and cover and refrigerate until you’re ready to set them out.

The black and white color combination of ingredients makes them a logical choice for a black and white themed party. Set up a black & white dessert table with a chocolate theme and add these to the display.

You’ll find these as part of the dessert offerings in this black & gold bridal shower.

Recipe Notes

Chocolate cake (or brownies). This is your choice! For convenience you can use a chocolate cake from the bakery, or make your own. You don’t need the frosting so you can scrape it off if you buy a prepared one. You can also use brownies; I suggest using the brownie bites in the bakery section of most grocery stores.

A piping bag comes in handy for creating the layers. If you don’t have one, use a plastic kitchen storage bag and cut the corner tip off, and squeeze the filling into the serving cups.

For a larger gathering you can double the recipe. Just use 2 boxes of pudding mix and the whole tub of Cool Whip.

Quick Tip

If you want to make this dessert in a larger format, it’s easy to do. Just put the layers in a larger glass serving dish. Or you could make larger parfaits using wine glasses or martini glasses as the vessel.

More Mini Dessert Recipes

Think about adding any of these singe size desserts when you’re designing dessert tables for a party.

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