4 Ingredient Peanut Butter Parfait
This super easy peanut butter parfait is delicious, lightened up, and perfect for summer! A tasty dessert that’s perfect to share! You can also try out more of our quick and easy Weight Watchers Cool Whip Recipes here!
This no bake peanut butter dessert is so simple to make and a huge hit with the family! There are several ways to dress it up for any occasion and the right size to take to a potluck without using an oven or a ton of dishes!
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Why you’ll love this recipe
Peanut butter and chocolate together are a very popular flavor combination, so this dessert is sure to be a winner for many people, making it the perfect option to serve to guests, or to being along to a potluck or any other event you’re attending where you might want to bring a little snack along.
This is also a super simple recipe to put together, anyone can create this to perfection!
Ingredients for this recipe
Prepared Pudding: Vanilla or chocolate flavor.
Cool Whip: Thawed.
Peanut butter: The star ingredient!
Graham crackers: Crushed.
Peanut Butter Cups: For garnish (optional).
Substitutions
If you need to lower points you can substitute Jell-O Vanilla Sugar Free & Fat Free Instant Pudding & Pie Filling Mix, 1.5 oz box for the regular instant pudding size.
How to make a peanut butter parfait
Step 1: Beat prepared pudding and 1 cup of peanut butter until smooth.
Step 2: Fold in 4 oz of cool whip.
Step 3: Allow the mixture to chill for 30 mins.
Step 4: During this time you can crush the graham crackers and prepare your individual cups or large bowl.
Step 5: Then layer graham crackers, pudding mix, graham crackers, pudding.
Step 6: Top mixture with a dollop of cool whip & garnish with chocolate bars, syrup or sprinkles if you like.
Expert Tips
You can make this into one large parfait in a trifle dish or you can make these into single servings with small glasses or plastic cups!
If you prefer full-fat Cool Whip and regular instant pudding those will work just fine in this recipe. We use vanilla pudding, but you can use any pudding you prefer.
We have tried this recipe with chocolate pudding, and banana pudding is a great option.
Feel free to change up the candy bar toppings. You can use candy or candy bars you choose. It’s good with peanut M&M’s on top!
Storage suggestions
If you’re going to store this no bake peanut butter dessert, then keep it in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to three days until you’re ready to serve.
Common Questions
A delicious no-bake peanut butter dessert made with pudding, Cool Whip, peanut butter, candy bars, and graham crackers. Layered to perfection and is great for parties or gatherings.
Because most of the layers of this dessert are smooth creamy peanut butter is normally the preference. If you want to add a crunch to your layers, chunky peanut butter can be substituted. Or you can even use half creamy and half chunky for a completely different texture.
Other peanut butter dessert recipes to try
For the peanut butter fans out there, I highly recommend trying out this 2 Ingredient Peanut Butter Fudge recipe next. These Chocolate Peanut Butter Energy Balls are also a great treat option. You would also likely really enjoy these Weight Watchers Peanut Butter Whips!
Peanut Butter Parfait
Ingredients
- 6 c Prepared vanilla or chocolate pudding
- 8 oz Cool Whip thawed
- 1 c Peanut Butter
- 18 Whole graham crackers crushed
- PB cups for garnish optional
Instructions
- Beat prepared pudding and 1 cup of peanut butter until smooth.
- Fold in 4 oz of cool whip.
- Allow the mixture to chill for 30 mins.
- During this time you can crush the graham crackers and prepare your individual cups or large bowl.
- Then layer graham crackers, pudding mix, graham crackers, pudding.
- Top mixture with a dollop of cool whip & garnish with chocolate bars, syrup or sprinkles if you like.
This says 6 cups prepared pudding. How many boxes is that?
A 5.1 oz box makes 3 cups
A 3.4 ox box makes 2 cups.
Thanks
Prepared pudding is not available! If I use sugar free pudding in a box and skim/low-fat milk, would that work?
Yes. You just prepare your own pudding. THANKS
This is delicious! If I hadn’t made it myself I’d never believe it’s WW friendly! Thanks for sharing this recipe.
Wow, looks awesome.I might give this a try. Thank you for sharing with us at #HomeMattersParty. We would love to have you again next week.