Sweet parfaits in shot glasses

We've scaled down our favorite desserts by making them into tiny parfaits.

Banana split

Crushed brownies, sliced banana, hot chocolate sauce, rainbow sprinkles, vanilla ice cream, whipped cream and a cherry on top

Lemon Meringue Pie

Crushed shortbread cookies, crushed meringues, lemon yogurt, whipped cream and lemon marmalade

Cherry cheesecake

Crushed graham crackers, sweetened cream cheese (see below), and cherry jelly

Sweetened cream cheese: Combine 110g of whipped cream cheese with 2 tbsp of sour cream, 1/4 cup of powdered sugar and 1/2 tsp of vanilla.

Key lime pie

Key lime pudding (see below), crushed chocolate wafers and whipped cream

Lime pudding: Mix 1/3 cup vanilla pudding with 2 tablespoons lime juice.

Apple pie

Sauteed apples (see below), cinnamon-spiked cereal, and vanilla ice cream

Fried apples: Saute 1 finely chopped apple, adding 2 tablespoons each of butter and sugar and 1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon.

Strawberry Shortcake

Crumbled scones, macerated strawberries (see below) and whipped cream

Soaked strawberries: Stir together 1/2 cup chopped strawberries, 1 tablespoon each sugar and lemon juice, and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla.

Peanut butter candies

Peanut butter cream (see below), crumbled chocolate cake and chopped peanuts

Peanut Butter Cream: Whip 1/4 cup heavy cream with 2 tablespoons smooth peanut butter.

Carrot cake

Crushed oatmeal cookies, sweet carrots (see below), cream cheese frosting, and coconut topping (coconut flakes, chopped pecans, and dried pineapple)

Sweet carrots: Combine grated carrots with lemon juice, a little pumpkin pie spice, and powdered sugar.

Blueberry crumble

Granola, blueberry yogurt and blueberries

Lemon Poppy Seed Pie

Crumbled pound cake, lemon-poppyseed sour cream (see below), and lemon zest

Sour cream with lemon and poppy seeds: Whisk together 1/2 cup sour cream, 2 tablespoons each lemon juice and powdered sugar, 1 tablespoon poppy seeds and 1 teaspoon lemon zest.