Have a Super Sweet Valentine’s Day with Black Forest Parfaits for Two

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and we all know it’s all about the chocolate! It’s also about sharing that chocolate with someone you love. This recipe is perfect for V-Day: It makes just two perfectly-portioned cherry and chocolate parfaits (try saying that a few times fast!). The ingredients are super simple too, but you can get a little fancy and add some cherry kirsch to the cherry sauce if you want. I definitely recommend it!

Oh, and don’t fret–I know cherries aren’t in season right now. But you can always buy dark sweet cherries in the frozen section or in the canned section of most grocery stores, and those work just perfectly! Not only are these desserts the perfect option for a date-night in (or a movie night with your roommate!), they’re so simple to make.

Cook the cherries with some sugar, water, corn starch, and of course that cherry kirsch, to make your luscious sauce. Layer crushed Oreos, your silky, sweet spiked cherry sauce, and a pillowy dollop of whipped cream into small parfait-sized glasses, and you’re done!

You’ll want to keep this cherry chocolate dessert in your back pocket for the whole year round, honestly! You can, of course, double the recipe if you’d like four parfaits instead of two. Happy Valentine’s Day!

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This recipe comes from our food contributor, Stephanie Simmons, of Blue Bowl. Her goal with her kitchen-tested recipes is to get you excited about cooking, show you how good food can taste, and prove that you don’t need to spend hours in the kitchen to make a good meal.