need Christmas dessert ideas--no oven options!

[brendat4]

Hi! Well, our mini kitchen renovation started the week before Thanksgiving and has hit a few more snags as I'm still without a working oven and will be for at least 5 more days until the replacement part comes in. We are celebrating an early Christmas with my family this Saturday and I am in charge of desserts. I had hoped to make the fun Gingerbread S'mores Panini's from the PaniniHappy site but am unsure if I'll have access to a friend's oven before then to bake the blondie bars.

So....any thoughts on what I can make that is special for the holidays? My sister suggested the icebox eclair dessert but we have that frequently at family gatherings and I wanted something more special. I had thought of a trifle or tiramisu as those are easy to either make ahead or assembly quickly at her house that day. I am thinking I should have a couple of options as she suggested we have "something for those people who don't like gingerbread or creamy things" (which would be her and her husband!)

TIA for your help!

[Canice]

I choose to ignore the "no creamy things" comment as I find that unacceptable ;) :p

I'm embarrassed to say that I can't remember whether I made this pumpkin tiramisù (http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Super-Simple-Pumpkin-Tiramisu-236541)or if I just intended to. Sounds good to me, though!

What about a Bailey's chocolate mousse?

[Robyn1007]

I choose to ignore the "no creamy things" comment as I find that unacceptable ;) :p

I'm embarrassed to say that I can't remember whether I made this pumpkin tiramisù (http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Super-Simple-Pumpkin-Tiramisu-236541)or if I just intended to. Sounds good to me, though!

What about a Bailey's chocolate mousse?

I made the pumpkin tiramisu for Thanksgiving this year and it's on my short list for Christmas Eve dinner with my family. I used ginger snaps for the topping and added a layer of them (crumbled) in the middle which wasn't crunchy but added some flavor.

What about a couple different candies like almond roca and peppermint bark?

[funniegrrl]

Any kind of icebox pie or pie where the filling is cooked on the stove. You would have to use a purchased crumb crust, but ... would be delicious none-the-less. Or ... chocolate mousse? Trifle (using purchased cake)?

[Canice]

Good to know, Robyn - maybe I'll make that instead of coconut cake :)

Maybe not Christmas-y, but I've been delighted to see all the Meyer lemons at the farmers' market lately. Crossed with the pomegranate thread, the wheels are turning....

[Canice]

Butterscotch pudding!
Or what if you made a vanilla pudding and added in some seasonal tidbits? Could you fill some kind of purchased pastry with it?

[dreamer101]

Christmas pudding (although it's not really a pudding) can be done in a slow cooker. I love a good Christmas pudding with hard sauce. I haven't had it in years but I've been craving it.