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This week I wanted to make a fun and easy dessert for our family to enjoy after dinner. I had a box of candy cane pudding and a carton of Cool Whip frosting that I wanted to use together. Another search of my cupboards and I also found some mini candy canes and some candy cane Oreos hiding in the very back. Don’t you hide cookies too? If I keep them in plain sight, my family will eat them before I have a chance to get creative with them.
I even found these cute parfait glasses that I had forgotten about. (You know you have a prop addiction when you can’t remember when you bought the said cute glasses.) But when they are only $.50 a piece, it is an ok addiction to have for the time being. Something else I would like to become addicted to are the gorgeous serve ware pieces at Nambe’. I am so excited for today’s giveaway because one lucky reader is going to win the gorgeous wood tray that the parfaits are sitting on.
How many of you have heard of Nambe? It is an online store that has the most incredible pieces. They are absolutely gorgeous and made of the best quality. They have a wide variety of designs and pieces to choose from, including serve ware, dinner ware, and home decor. I have my eye on a few more pieces…
Nambe was so gracious to send me one of their gorgeous wood trays to review. Today you are entering to win a Grande Wood Tray too. This tray is made of acacia wood and has silver metal alloy handles. You will be surprised when you pick this piece up…it is very sturdy and has some weight to it. The wood tray is so pretty, that I have given it a permanent place on our dining room table.
This tray has so many uses. You can obviously serve food or drinks from it, but you could also create a fun centerpiece using the tray as the base. It is a very practical piece and works well with any decor.
Are you excited to win one yet?
These easy and pretty pudding parfaits were the perfect dessert to serve on the tray. Of course I plan on serving everything I make on it. It is too pretty not too:-) And in between food, I have a candle, napkins, and salt & pepper nestled in a bed of greenery. Like I said, it is very versatile.
Make sure you head over to Nambe and check out all their wonderful products. You will find something for your home, or you may find something to give as a gift this Christmas season.
***What would you like to serve from this tray if you win?***
Here are a few of my favorite treats that would look good on the tray...
Cherry Jubilee Chocolate Cheesecakes
Pudding, cream cheese, and cookie crumbs make up a fancy but easy dessert parfait.
Ingredients
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese and sugar until creamy. Stir in the milk. Fold in 1 1/2 c. cool whip frosting and set aside. Whisk together the pudding mix and milk. Let set for 5 minutes in the fridge.
- Layer the crumbs, cream cheese mix, and pudding in parfait glasses. Top with the extra cool whip and sprinkle with candy cane pieces. Serve within an hour of making. They will keep in the refrigerator, but the layers will start to run together.
Notes
*Add a little bit of pink food color to increase the pink color of the pudding. *Use icing bags and tips to prepare the parfaits with clean edges.
Nambe provided BruCrew Life with a Grande Wood Tray to review. All opinions are my own.
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Jocelyn is the baker, photographer, and writer behind Inside BruCrew Life. She is married to her best friend, and they have three great kids. She spends her days baking sweet treats, and then trying to find ways to give the treats away without eating them all. Grab a cup of coffee and visit while she shares life from their kitchen.
Your parfaits turned out absolutely gorgeous!!! I’m in love. My mom adores my Nambe pieces, it would be fun to win a tray for her!
Now, can I come over and help you eat one of those parfaits?
Aimee @ ShugarySweets recently posted..Homemade Jingles Cookies
That is so sweet!!! And you can come over any day and help me eat goodies:-)
Candy Cane pudding?? I haven’t heard of that one yet. I need to go find it!
The Witch’s Kitchen recently posted..For those of you not in Minnesota~
I found it at our local Meijer store…I hope you have good luck finding it!
I have never heard of candy cane pudding before. However, it doesn’t surprise me. Around the holidays, there are a ton of new flavors. These parfait looks so cheerful and that tray is the perfect backdrop for them.
I would serve all of my Christmas baking that’s in the freezer on this tray. It’s beautiful…thanks for the chance to win it!
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That looks perfect for breakfast in bed!
I would serve cookies and milk first. Then probably everything that fit on it.
Those parfait look amazing Jocelyn! I love the pink and black contrast. Gorgeous!
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Thank you Roxana. That means so much to me coming from you…I always adore your pictures:-)
I love your darling food! I love the tray too! I use trays all the time…this one would be my new favorite! I’d start with some holiday goodies!
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Those parfaits sounds wonderful! Thanks for the giveaway, the tray is lovely!
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I would serve some bacon wrapped asparagus!
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I would serve some Asian cuisine, since the wood reminds me of bamboo, haha. Maybe eggrolls or Banh Mi?
I would serve Christmas cookies on the tray. Thanks for offering the chance to win.
Cookies. And I WANT THAT TRAY.
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust recently posted..Pecan Praline Cheesecakes
would love the tray
I can’t wait to try these!! Looks so delicious!
I’d pretty much serve everything on this tray. Coffee, cookies, coffee cake, cookie cake?…, fruit tarts, chips/dip… I could go on and on… haha
I’ve been in love with Nambe since I helped my daughter-in-law register for her wedding nearly 4 years ago. We discovered Nambe at Macy’s and just had to have some. Now I get her at least 1 new piece each Christmas (coveting it all the way).
If I’m lucky enough to win this beautiful tray, I’ll use it to serve egg nog punch. I make a mean egg nog punch.
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Beautiful tray, I love Nambe. I would serve fruit on it.
I think I would serve some asian inspired chicken with rice, although there are so many recipes that I want to try that the options are endless!
I’ve never heard of Nambe before, so I am definitely interested to see what they have!
Those are gorgeous!!! And delicious looking, but i need to know-how in the WORLD did you layer those, in that deep of glasses, without getting the layers mixed/stuff on the side? Or am I the only one that messy ha ha! Seriously though, what is your secret? I want to make some of these, beautiful!
haha! I meant to add that to my post when I was writing it. Thanks for calling me out on it. I actually used frosting decorating bags and tips so I could reach in and keep everything clean.
Oh my gosh, those parfaits look amazing!! I think the first thing I would serve would be banana split parfaits
thanks for the giveaway!
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Ok, banana split parfaits sound awesome…do you have a recipe?
That is a beautiful tray! I think I would put just about everything on it! I love these parfaits also. They are so fun and Festive! Thanks for Linking up to Show Me Your Plaid Monday’s!
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That pudding is definitely a fun festive treat!!! And so far everything has been put on my tray too:-)
My 7 year old’s favorite desserts are parfaits! He & I will definitely be making this before Christmas. I had not heard of Nambe before. Their items are lovely! I can see a assortment of Christmas cookies looking very nice on this tray.
OMG – such beautiful and eye-catching desserts!!
Can’t make it (don’t have here all the ingredients) but I can crave a dessert like that
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candy canes, pudding cream cheese, pink layers… i think you made these parfaits for me! I adore serving parfaits to friends when they come over. Not only are they gorgeous with all the layers, but they are relatively easy to make. I need to get my hands on a box of candy cane pudding now!
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These parfaits are gorgeous! I could see these at a girls party! I’d serve hot chocolate with all the extras on this tray.
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Awesome!!!! Now I just have to find the pudding!!!
Btw, I would serve hot chocolate on the tray if I won!
I would probably serve these parfaits. . .they are gorgeous!
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It would look beautiful filled with a variety of Christmas cookies and chocolates
What a great tray to serve hot chocolate and cookies on after going downtown to see santa or at a caroling party.
I’d serve New Year’s Eve drinks!
awesome!!! those parfaits are so pretty. i want all of them!
Whoa now. These parfaits look incredible, girlie! Candy cane and chocolate– now that’s a winning combination. And I love all of Nambe’s stuff–so elegant and pretty!
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I would serve appetizers on Christmas, and then coffee and sweets on Sunday mornings
Very pretty piece! Would love to serve homemade chocolates on it for Christmas!
I would serve my AWESOME chocolate chip cookies!
Those are the prettiest things I ever set eyes on! So cute for a girl’s birthday party!
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The parfait looks sooooo yummy. We are having a hot chocolate party with the grands. The tray woukd look so pretty on the table.
These parfaits look soooo pretty! I could definitely handle eating on of these right now–peppermint is my all-time fave holiday flavor.
We always have big mugs of hot cocoa on Christmas morning while opening gifts. Our mugs and carafe would look awesome on this tray. Love!
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those parfaits looks like a great choice or holiday cookies I’m sure
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I would serve an assortment of muffins for brunch! Maybe put a bowl of fruit salad in the middle and muffins around it.
I would serve tapas for my husband and I. We like to get fancy every so often and have a tapas style at home date night : )
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I absolutely love NAMBE! I would use this tray to serve some hot cocoa or cider to the family
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I’d serve my chocolate peppermint trifle! (I’m linking it to your party today.)
These are the prettiest parfaits!!! I love the colors, they are almost too pretty to dig into….almost, I really can’t resist peppermint!
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Thank you Tanya! I haven’t been able to resist the peppermint this year either. I think everything I’m posting this week is peppermint in some way:-)
I would definitely serve my family’s favorite chocolate chip cookies!
I would definitely love to have that treat in bed. Just waking up to it on the morning of Christmas would give me the energy to keep myself and the family going for the holiday fun! Thanks for posting this!
I would serve some yummy Christmas cookies and hot chocolate fixings!!
Seriously, these are absolutely stunning! I can only imagine they’re just as tasty. Candy cane pudding? Yummers. My 6-year-old just insisted I make these for her birthday party.
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I’d serve cookies and milk on it for the kids. It looks like it would make a great decorative hot plate at the table too. Would it work for that?
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I served homemade bread
This would be a great tray for carrying tea, hot chocolate, and cookies on! Perfect for after dinner dessert!
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i am loving your blog i just reading your whole fb page to cant wait till i can try some of these
The Candy Cane Pudding Parfaits I came to see and was then offered the chance at a great giveaway, of course!