I LOVE all pumpkin desserts (as long as there are no nuts included). I wanted to add a simple pumpkin dessert to my many rotating fall recipes that is fast to make, delicious, and kid-friendly. These easy pumpkin pudding parfaits definitely fit that bill.

   

Directions:

   

Step 1 – Make the Pudding

Start with a box of pumpkin spice instant pudding and follow the directions by whisking in two cups of milk for approximately two minutes or until the pudding thickens.

Set the bowl of pudding aside.

   

Step 2 – Make Ginger Snap Crumbs

   

Then take approximately 20 ginger snap cookies and put them in a food processor to crush the cookies into crumbs.

   

Step 3 – Layer Your Parfait Cups

   

Please keep in mind you can layer your pumpkin pudding parfait cups however you want. That’s the nice thing about this recipe – the order and amounts don’t matter! It’s a great pumpkin dessert recipe to make with kids too because they can’t screw it up.

I chose to put my parfaits in plastic stemless wine cups which made exactly four parfaits. The size of the glasses or dishes you serve your parfaits in will determine how many you’ll be able to make.

Here is the order in which I layer my pumpkin pudding parfaits;

2 T ginger snap cookie crumbs

3 T pumpkin spice pudding

2 T Cool Whip

1 T Caramel Topping

The I repeat the layers once more and top with a ginger snap cookie.

The pumpkin pudding parfaits can be eaten right away but I think they taste even better when chilled in the refrigerator.

Customize these parfaits however you want! Let me know what other layers you added or substitutions you made in the comment section below.