It happens that you just want something sweet, or guests suddenly come out, and only banal cookies for tea. For such cases, a positive attitude and creative thinking is always necessary for the cookie to turn into a sweet masterpiece.
If the element of surprise makes it difficult to quickly compose a dessert quickly, then write the appropriate recipes on a sheet of paper, and attach it with a magnet to the refrigerator: you don’t have to invent any more - you just have to make sure that there is always a supply of necessary products.
Dessert in one minute - basic technological principles
For the preparation of any dish there are certain technological techniques. But when it comes to a whole set of recipes for a dessert table, which must be prepared in a hurry, then it is more correct to speak of general recommendations that will be useful in the preparation of dessert.
As already mentioned, it is necessary that there is always a set of ingredients from which you can even make not one, but several different desserts (meaning a variety of recipes, not quantity). Butter, milk, eggs, fruit, sour cream or yogurt is a standard set of products that is in the fridge. Most often, these ingredients are the basis of any dessert.
Look in the cupboard where flour, sugar and other grocery products are stored. Group them on one shelf so that they are always visible - if necessary, they will not have to search for a long time. It is important that the idea emerges as soon as the gaze falls on one of the ingredients, because the immediate process of preparing a quick dessert does not take so much time, like the torments of creativity and the constant question of housewives, what to do in a hurry? When ingredients are all in sight, ideas come much faster.
Purchase additional products belonging to the “just in case” category:
biscuit,
nuts,
dried fruits,
candied fruit.
A jar of honey, a couple of cans of condensed milk, chocolate are useful. These products have a sufficiently long shelf life, which is very beneficial for emergency supplies. These ingredients are the decoration of any dessert, and make sure that cocoa, starch and gelatin are always on hand - they are also often used in the preparation of desserts. Vanilla, cinnamon, and other fragrant spices, often used to make desserts, are in every hostess. It is good to have dessert wine, brandy or rum in stock - they will also decorate many sweet dishes, both as ingredients and as an addition: on the basis of alcoholic beverages you can very quickly prepare dessert liqueurs, punch, mulled wine, cocktails. Take care also of consumables: food film, foil, decorative elements.
With such an arsenal, guests will never catch the hostess by surprise, and if you just want to drink a cup of hot chocolate to relieve stress, it will be very easy to do this without leaving your home.
1. Dessert in a hurry: chocolate sausage - a sweet memory of childhood
Ingredients:
Condensed milk 300 g
“Nutella” 240 g
Shortbread 200 g
Chocolate 250 g
Butter 100 g
Vanillin 10g
Pistachios (or any nuts) 120 g
Cooking Method:
Cover a small but deep rectangular or square shape with baking paper (or foil) and brush with oil. In a saucepan, combine condensed milk, chocolate pieces, butter, vanilla, regular salt and Nutella. Put the mixture in a water bath, warm up until the chocolate melts. Quickly add biscuit and pistachio slices. Transfer the mixture into a mold, smooth the surface. Store in the refrigerator for about an hour. You can form a dessert in the form of sausages, wrapping the mixture in food film.
If desired, add a touch of variety by adding pieces of dried fruit and raisins to the dessert.
2. Dessert for a minute - banana cream cake
Ingredients:
Biscuit biscuits 0.5 kg
800 g bananas
Whipped cream 300 g
Chocolate Crumb 50 g
Dessert wine, white (or liqueur) 150 ml
Cooking:
Put the cookies in a single layer on a flat, round dish, sprinkle it with wine or liqueur. Place a layer of bananas cut into 0.5-0.7 cm thick slices on top of the cookies. Cover the bananas with cream and tart chocolate chips. Repeat this operation. Cover the top of the cake with cream, squeezing them out of the pastry bag through the figured nozzle. Sprinkle with chocolate.
The cake is ready, but it is better to put it in the fridge for some time to infuse. You can use fresh strawberries or any combination of fruit, to taste.
3. Desserts in a hurry - chocolate mousse
Ingredients:
Sugar 50 g
Water 75 ml
Cream (33%) 250 ml
Chocolate liqueur 100 ml
Yolks 3 pcs.
Roasted Almonds 80 g (crumb or flakes)
Cooking:
Combine sugar and water in a small saucepan, and bring to a boil, boil for three minutes. Beat cream until steady peaks. Add chocolate liqueur. It can be replaced with melted chocolate with the addition of rum essence. Continue whipping, gradually pouring in hot syrup and whipped yolks.
Pour the mousse into a mulled wine glass or tumbler, sprinkle with almond crumb, and place in the fridge to set.
4. Desserts in a hurry - chocolate-strawberry cheesecake without baking
The cake according to this recipe is prepared quickly, but it is better to make it in the evening, so that it can froze overnight, as it contains cream souffle.
Ingredients:
Shortbread 250 g
Philadelphia cheese 300 g
Cream, pastry 350 ml + 50 ml (for ganache)
Gelatin 20 g
Milk (for dissolving gelatin) 70 ml
Dark chocolate 150 g
Oil 40 g (for the glaze)
Cognac or rum 30 ml (for glaze)
Strawberries, fresh or frozen 400 g
Powdered sugar 120 g
Vanillin - to taste
Cooking:
Heat the cream, not boiling, and dissolve the chocolate in them.
Put the prepared strawberries in a blender, add powdered sugar (1/2 part), and grind to a puree mass.
Soak gelatin in warm water first and then dissolve in milk.
With the rest of the powder, whip the cream, add to them the strawberry puree and the dissolved gelatin. Stir the resulting mass.
Cover the bottom of the form with a film so that its edges hang down over the side. It is advisable to choose a detachable or silicone form, so that it is easy to remove the cake from it. Lubricate the film inside the oil, put a third of the cream. On the cream, put the cookies in one layer, then lay out the cream (half the remaining mass). Again - cookies, cream. The last layer is cookies.
Cover the cake with a film and put it in the refrigerator overnight. In the morning, turn and put on a dish, turning the form upside down.
Remove the form. Prepare the glaze: melt the chocolate and butter, add brandy to the mass to add flavor and shine to the glaze. Whisk with a whisk. When the chocolate has cooled to 25-30 ° C, pour the cake surface on it, starting from the center, so that it runs down the edges. Decorate the cake with strawberries and serve.
5. Dessert in one minute - yogurt cake with wild berries
Ingredients:
Biscuit (or biscuit cookies) 250-300 g
Gelatin 15 g
Natural yogurt 400 g
Vanilla powder or extract - to taste
Cream (35%) 200 ml
Icing sugar 30g
Fresh berries 300 g
Orange juice 150 ml + 20 g gelatin (for decoration)
Cooking Method:
Cover the bottom of the detachable form with baking paper lubricated with oil. Place a biscuit or biscuit in it - in one layer.
Soak gelatin, fill it with warm boiled water. It must be completely dissolved.
Beat yogurt with powdered sugar, adding vanilla. You can additionally decorate the taste of yogurt citrus zest. Connect with gelatin. Make sure that there are no undissolved lumps left. To do this, pour the gelatin into the yogurt through a strainer.
Beat the chilled cream, add the second part of the powder, and combine them with yogurt.
Put half of the berries on the biscuit layer, pre-sorting them. Suitable raspberries, blackberries, currants, blueberries. You can use the berries in the range.
Pour the yoghurt and cream mousse onto the berries. Make orange juice jelly. Put the mold with the cake in the fridge for an hour. As soon as the mousse will harden slightly, put the rest of the berries and fill them with orange jelly. Again, put the cake in the fridge until it is completely frozen.
After removing the form and put the dessert on the dish.
6. Dessert in the English style, in a hurry - “The rocky road”
Ingredients:
White chocolate 400 g
Nuts (pistachios, cashews, peanuts or hazelnuts) 100 g
Marshmallow (white or fruit) 250 g
Marmalade (colored) 200 g
Dried cherries (or other berries, candied fruits) 150 g
Cooking:
Prepare a rectangular shape: cover it with paper, film or foil lubricated with oil.
Put marmalade and marshmallow pieces, chopped nuts, dried fruits in a bowl, and pour the mixture with melted white chocolate. Mix well the mass and put into shape, smooth the surface. Put the form in the refrigerator, no less than an hour. When the dessert hardens, cut into slices of any shape and size. To cut was smooth and beautiful, dip a sharp knife in boiling water.
Desserts in a hurry - useful tips and tricks
To always have on hand the necessary supply of ingredients that are used mainly for the preparation of desserts, they must be properly stored, trying to avoid food spoilage and unnecessary costs. Therefore, remember:
Store shortbread biscuits in a tightly closed container, in a cupboard, and carefully seal the cookies with a high percentage of fat, put them on the top shelf of the refrigerator - in such conditions it can be stored for no more than two months.
Seal chocolate, marshmallow, marmalade and also put on the top shelf of the refrigerator. Many confectionery in their composition contain fats, which are better stored in a cool place, and careful packaging will protect them from unnecessary moisture, and the vanilla flavor will be preserved better, because fats quickly absorb surrounding odors.
Dried fruits and berries store in the refrigerator, and dried berries and candied fruits - in a dark glass container, carefully sealed it. Before placing the products in glass containers, carefully check them, the jars must be sterile and dry. It is also necessary to carefully seal flour, starch and other grocery products for storage.
At least once a month, conduct an audit in the pantry and refrigerator. At the slightest suspicion of pests, remove the spoiled product and sanitize the entire inner surface of the cabinet or pantry.
