Quite simply the most simple delicious pudding to serve at a dinner party, potluck or weeknight dinner with family. You can never go wrong with 3 ingredients, especially when one of those ingredients is whipped cream. Any buttery cookie with a delicate crumb would do in this recipe, I happened to use the Biscoff cookies, a nice Belgian style speculoos cookie.
I crumbled my cookies the old fashioned way, with a rolling pin and plastic Ziploc bag—a good way to let out some aggression and it only took a couple minutes.
The messy part of this dessert is the assembly, mainly putting the cream into the resealable bag without losing too much over the sides of the bag. In my opinion, it’s an almost unnecessary step and you could just spoon the cream onto each cookie layer with the same result.
I used one single large dish, mainly to eliminate having to wash too many dishes afterwards. For a dinner party, I would definitely serve these in individual dishes but for my boys and myself simple is best. I had 7 layers in total in a large glass bowl.
The cookies softened nicely during chill time but still held the texture and taste of cinnamon and spices. I served this family style and it would easily serve 12. I also recommend serving any leftovers over the top of a bowl of vanilla ice cream—match made in heaven.
I garnished the pudding with a sprinkle of cinnamon. I do think shredded coconut or almonds would have added a nice touch. It would also be fun to experiment with different fruit toppings or even to place fruit within each layer (ie berries).