Monday, December 9, 2013

Christmas Dessert to WOW the crowds

Greetings.  First, let me apologize for a long lapse in posting.  I've gotten a new wonderful job and it has has made life a bit crazier than usual for the past few months.  I still have been cooking up some amazing meals, so stay tuned for future posts about new recipes i've created this fall.  I"ve had quite a few holiday parties this fall and have developed some awesome really simple dessert treats that my guests loved.  Below is my current favorite (Nick loves it as well):














 No bake cheese-cake:
  • First you put two 8oz packages (room temp) of cream cheese into an a mixing bowl.  Add in 1 can of sweetened condensed milk, and mix for 2-3 minutes until the milk is combined with the cream cheese. 
  • Second take 15 gram crackers and either pulse them in a food processor or place them in a zip-lock bag and crush them until they are totally broken up. 
  • Next, place 1-2 tablespoons of the gram crackers at the bottom of the cup, bowl or whatever you are assembling the cheesecake in.  I think these look adorable in mini-dessert dishes, but it is really easy to make them in small plastic cocktail glasses (as I did above) - no clean-up! After the gram crackers are on the bottom of the cup push them down a bit so they are tightly compacted. 
  • Fourth, add in 3-4 tablespoons of the cream cheese filling.  There are several ways you can add this in: (1) create a piping bag using a zip-lock bag and pipe the cream cheese filling in.  This way works well if you want the desserts to be neat and tidy, as it will limit how much filling gets on the side of the cup.  (2) The second way you could add the filling is to carefully spoon it in then level it out with a butter knife, or the back of a spoon. 
  • The fifth, and final step is to add a topping (if you want one).  The topping can be ANYTHING, that would go well with cream cheese.  I have used the following in the past:
    • blueberry jam
    • raspberry jam
    • strawberries
    • blackberries
    • chocolate sauce
    • any type of preserves 
    • nearly any type of candy
      Another fun idea would be to put out a few toppings and let your guests assemble their own! 
Best wishes and enjoy! 

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