ISO Fancy Individual Desserts

[Leonard]

I am attending a party for my friend's daughter. It is a celebration of her First Holy Communion. I have been asked to make some "fancy" desserts. I am one of several people contributing to the dessert table for about 100 people. Any ideas for individual or "easy to eat" desserts would be great!

[Leanne]

I've made tiny key lime pies before. They're cute & fancy looking.

[jazzyjas]

In the current issue of Cooking Pleasures there are recipes for these neat "tulip cups" which are some kind of cookie typw thing made in a muffin cup and then filled with all kinds of different fillings -- moose, fruit, etc. I can't guarantee that they'll be light but if you are interested I can look them up for you when I get home from work.


Jas

[aggie94]

The butterscotch-amaretti parfaits in Jan/Feb '01 (I think) look fabulous. I've been dying to try them, but still no luck finding amaretti cookies.

[rinsav]

Leanne,

The tiny key lime pies sound great! Do you have a good recipe that you wouldn't mind posting? Thanks!

[funnybone]

Small tarts of any kind are usually good. You can make them with different fruits on the top, so that there is a choice.

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[Kelli Kerrigan]

How about doing some chocolate dipped goodies? Strawberries would be a great hit as would pretzel rods. White and dark chocolate with maybe some pretty colored sprinkles? (There will be kids too, right?)
Cream puffs are always wonderful. I like the ones shaped like swans but would have no idea how to make them.
I think the Buttercrunch lemon bars would be good. Put into individual paper cups, garnish with a mint leaf and a raspberry.
I also have a recipe for chocolate raspberry mousse brownies. If you want it I can post it this evening.
Good luck and enjoy!

[CHRIST1NE]

Angie94, the butterscotch parfaits are wonderful and such a pretty presentation! I actually had a hard time finding the ladyfingers, but I finally did. I found the amaretti cookies at a speciality coffee kinda place so you might try there. They were quite expensive ($10 per container) but fortunately they also sold them individually for 65 cents a piece. If you can't find them locally, let me know and I'll be happy to mail you a stash of them http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/smile.gif

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[Lisa D]

My mom always makes what we call "Little Cheesecakes" for large parties. I don't know where the recipe originated from but it is really easy and very tasty--who can say no to cheescake? Basically you fill muffin cups with a vanilla wafer and top with cheesecake mixture and bake. You can also adorn it with your favorite topping; a raspberry, a marachino cherry and whipped cream, basically your imagination and taste are your guide.
Let me know if anyone is interested in this recipe and I can type it out and post it.
Either way, enjoy the party Leonard!
Lisa

[Leanne]

Originally posted by rinsav:
Leanne,

The tiny key lime pies sound great! Do you have a good recipe that you wouldn't mind posting? Thanks!


Well, no real recipe - but here's what I do:

Any recipe not calling for eggs will work - and actually, one that does probably will too - but it's more trouble & I wouldn't know how to adjust the cooking time.

I bought pre-made mini pie crusts / candy cups - I've used graham cracker & chocolate cups - both were good. You can also make a standard graham cracker crust recipe & put it in mini muffin pans.
Then I just followed the directions on the back of a bottle of key lime juice (they all have them). It's really easy - something like the juice, condensed milk, & sugar. You mix, then pour into the crusts. Refridgerate until you're ready. I got one that didn't call for eggs so I wouldn't have to bake them.
I topped with a small layer or dollop of whipped cream & a sprinkling of lime &/or lemon zest. I've also left them plain on top - no whipped cream or zest - still pretty & tasty.

If I have a bottle at home, I can tell you what brand of lime juice I always buy. I'll look tonight, but I don't think I do. The bottle has a mostly white lable with alot of light blue in it - maybe with a patio scene on it? I'm sure that didn't help at all. http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/smile.gif Oh well. You get the idea - sorry I don't have an actual recipe to post. They're so easy - even when you're doing it for 100 people.