Blackberry Lemon Goat Cheese Cheesecakes in a Jar | Dash of East. What is better than cheesecake? Goat cheese cheesecake. And even better than that? Serve it in a jar. Plus, it’s all the rage right now. There were many different things and events that inspired this recipe. It all started when we visited the Five Seasons Brewery a few months ago and even though we were so stuffed we swore we couldn’t eat another bite, our lovely waitress gifted us with a dessert of goat cheese cheesecake. It was the most delicious dessert I had ever had. Fast forward to the BlogHer Food conference that took place two weekends ago here in Atlanta. I just could not get that out of my head. And did I mention that it’s berry season in Georgia right now? It was a sign. Ingredients (makes six 8oz jars): Crust: 3/4 cups of crushed graham crackers 1/3 cup of old fashioned oats 5 tablespoons melted butter 1 1/2 tablespoons brown sugar 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/8 teaspoon salt Let’s Bake!
Divide the filling evenly between the 6 jars. Serve and enjoy! Strawberry Cheesecake Parfaits. We all love cheesecake, right? But it does take time and effort. You have to make the crust and bake it, then make the filling and, if you do it right, bake the cheesecake in a water bath. Well, I'm going to show you how to make cheesecake without any baking at all. It's a deconstructed cheesecake and you layer it in parfait glasses. The cheesecake filling doesn't have any eggs - that's why you don't have to bake it. These are so easy and you can even make them up ahead of time and refrigerate them. Brian and I had our 25th wedding anniversary last week and I cooked a special dinner. Strawberry Cheesecake Parfaits for a printable recipe, click here makes 4 large parfaits or 6 smaller ones This recipe is flexible - e.g., if you just love the graham cracker "crust" then double the amount and make more.
Ingredients: Instructions: Slice the strawberries into a bowl and sprinkle with one tablespoon of sugar. Mix the graham cracker crumbs with the melted butter and one tablespoon of sugar. Chocolate Mousse Cheesecake. Sunday, February 7th, was.... *gulp*...my birthday. Whew! There. I said it. For weeks, I have been planning out what type of cake I wanted to make for my birthday. I wrote down notes for my quintessential cake.
Since I'm not very creative, I didn't add any frills such as whipped cream decorations or pieces of fruit, and ultimately, I was happy with that decision. I really, really, really don't mean to brag, but every single layer was perfect. I knew that I couldn't keep this amazing creation in my house for long, so via text messaging and quick visits, I shared slices with my nearby colleagues/friends/neighbors (yes, they wear all three of those hats; I live in graduate housing, remember? My mom's birthday card in the background; she just couldn't resist...Leave a comment, if you like what you see! Chocolate Mousse CheesecakeA creation compiled by me along with two giants in the cooking world.
Layer 1: Oreo Cookie Crust Put a kettle or pot of water on to boil. In Katrina's Kitchen: Chocolate Chip Cookie Cheesecake. Chocolate Chip Cookie Cheesecake Did you know that yesterday was National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day? I need to get myself a calendar and start marking these things down for next year. It just so happens that I had made these little cheesecakes a while ago and never did a post about them because my husband didn’t love them (more about that later). However I thought these would be perfect to share with you this Monday morning. The recipes are simple and the method is easy. I used the classic chocolate chip cookie recipe off of the back of the Nestle Tollhouse chocolate chips bag. Sometimes you have to agree to disagree, right? I originally made this for my teenage brother. Chocolate Chip Cookie Cheesecake Recipe Print Save The classic no-bake cheesecake gets a makeover with a chocolate chip cookie crust Ingredients: Directions: Notes: I used my favorite Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe as the crust.If substituting whipping cream for Cool Whip you will need 1 cup.
No Bake Raspberry-Lemon Cheesecake. Do you ever meander aimlessly through the grocery store and just toss stuff into your cart with the thought that you’ll find something creative to do with it? This pretty much happens to me all the time. Sometimes it’s a good sale that lures me in and other times it’s a new product or funky named spice that I just have to try.
Last week on one of my multiple shopping trips I encountered a sale on Cool Whip. Although I typically use Reddi-wip – (yes, I’m guilty of squirting it in my mouth directly from the can) or make my own whipped topping, sometimes I get a random hankering for Cool Whip. I used to be obsessed with spreading a layer of it between two chocolate graham crackers and freezing them to create homemade faux ice cream sandwiches. Trust me, it’s tasty. I was fresh out of chocolate graham crackers, but in need of a quick dessert to accompany a little impromptu cookout we had – so I thought I’d put the Cool Whip to good use and make a simple, fluffy, no-bake cheesecake. Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries. Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries These cheesecake stuffed strawberries are the perfect dessert treat!
Can I just say that I have died and gone to heaven. Cheesecake stuffed strawberries….how have I not made these before?! I’m serious. They are amazing! I ate four of them yesterday. I could have eaten more but I restrained myself. Making up the filling was a breeze too. Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries Yield: 10 - 12 strawberries (depending on size) Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 0 minutes Total Time: 15 minutes Ingredients: 1 pound large strawberries 8 ounce block cream cheese – softened 3 – 4 tablespoons powdered sugar (depends on how sweet you want the filling) 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (or use almond, lemon, etc. ) Graham cracker crumbs Source: Inspired by pictures seen on Pinterest Directions: Rinse strawberries and cut around the top of the strawberry.
Combine cream cheese, powdered sugar and vanilla with a mixer or by hand. Enjoy!!! Cheesecakes in Jars. I like the idea of serving little individual desserts at get togethers and these little cheesecakes do the job. People can just pick one up and go - no slicing and serving required. I made lemon pound cake parfaits in taller jars but these little cheesecakes are in the smaller 4-ounce jelly jars.
You can find them easily at your grocery store. They are just about the perfect serving size for all those people who say, "Oh, I shouldn't eat dessert. Well, maybe just a few bites. " The toppings that you can use are endless. The recipe calls for vanilla extract, something I never buy in the grocery store. Vanilla Bean Paste from Beanilla Cheesecakes in Jars for a printable recipe, click here makes 24 little cheesecakes. You will need 24 4-ounce regular mouth jelly jars Ingredients for the cheesecake: for the Raspberry Topping: 2 pints of fresh raspberriesstrawberry or raspberry jelly Other toppings: I used mini chocolate chips.
Instructions Preheat your oven to 325 degrees F. garnish with fresh mint. Super Easy Mini Cherry Cheesecakes. I made these cute little treats for my grandfather’s 84th birthday. He has a little bit of a sweet tooth. So I thought he’d love these. Here’s the recipe: 2 pkg. of (8oz.) cream cheese, softened to room temperature 3/4 cup sugar 3 eggs 1 Tbsp vanilla 1 Tbsp lemon juice Mix. vanilla wafers 2″ aluminum mini baking cups Cherry Pie Filling Place a vanilla wafer in each mini baking cup. Spoon approximately 3 Tbsp of cream cheese mixture over each wafer. Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries. These aren't anything complicated. With five ingredients, they take only a few minutes to put together. In fact, these were probably the least time-intensive food at my Cheesecake Extravaganza. Yet, I had more than a few people come up and proclaim their love for the finger food.
You don't have to throw a cheesecake party to serve these....I imagine they'd be welcomed just about anytime! Next time, I'll make more... this was the first food to go at the Cheesecake Extravaganza, and with good reason! Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberriesfrom Nutmeg NannyIngredients: -1 lb large strawberries -8 oz. cream cheese, softened (can use 1/3 less fat) -3-4 tbsp powdered sugar (4 tbsp for a sweeter filling) -1 tsp vanilla extract -graham cracker crumbs Directions: 1.
Mini Butterfinger Cheesecakes. Mini Butterfinger Cheesecakes ~ Small in size, big in flavor, this no-bake cheesecake is flecked with gold and is likely to produce to euphoric food high. Okay, I lie. It’s flecked with a sweet and salty combination of crushed Butterfingers and pretzels throughout the peanut butter cheesecake portion and is bottomed-out with a crust made of the same crushed combo. Butterfinger No-bake Cheesecake Remember when I was on a run of these no-bake cheesecakes a year ago?
I didn’t but I was reminded of that when one of my friends asked me to make these for her party. So while these may not produce a euphoric high, they will tempt your taste buds towards having seconds. Anyhow, this request brought me back to my love for all things mini and decorated. A few notes: To make this recipe as mini cheesecakes I used this pan by Chicago Metallic. Butterfinger No-bake Cheesecake Makes 10 two inch cheesecakes or one 8 inch cheesecake. Ingredients: Crust: Cheesecake: Chocolate Pouring Glaze: Instructions: 1. 1. 1.