Stale Bread - Chocolate Bread Parfaits

By á-47

Ingredients

• 8 oz. finely chopped bittersweet chocolate
• 1/2 cup brewed espresso
• 2 Tbsp. sugar
• 2 Tbsp. dark rum
• 6 cups crustless, 1" bread cubes
• 1 1/2 cups heavy cream (or CoolWhip)
• 1/2 cup toasted slivered almonds

Preparation

Step 1

Melt chocolate. In a heatproof bowl, mix espresso with sugar and rum; whisk in chocolate. Add bread cubes and let stand for 5 minutes.

Spoon half of the soaked bread and excess chocolate into 6 parfait glasses. Top with half the whipped cream and 1/2 toasted almonds. Repeat the layering.