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Coconut Mandarin Parfaits

This is a tropical twist on a recipe i found in a magazine. i used one 11 oz can of mandarin oranges, but you can adjust how much you use to your own tastes. you can also use vanilla instant pudding, and 1 - 2 tsp of coconut extract. you can easily double the recipe if your dessert glasses are taller.

Steps

Pour milk into medium bowl.
Add dry pudding mix.
Beat with wire whisk 2 min or until well blended.
Spoon half of the pudding evenly into 4 dessert glasses , and drop a few mandarin orange slices into the pudding.
Let pudding set for 5-10 minutes.
Cover with few mandarin slices , touching the edge of glass.
Top orange slices with a spoonful of sheredded coconut , rest of pudding , then the rest of coconut.
There is no set amount for each serving , just divide the layers evenly for four servings.
You can also get creative with your ingredients -- like substituting bananas for the oranges.
I think two average-sized bananas would work.

Ingredients

nonfat milk, instant pudding mix, mandarin oranges, shredded coconut, whipped cream