My pre-determined contribution was dessert. With the clock ticking towards 2012, I was pressed for time and pulled out a shortcut sweet.
START WITH...
One tub of ready-to-eat cheesecake filling...nearly all grocery stores sell this in the dairy section with the cream cheese.
http://www.kraftbrands.com/philly/products/Pages/philadelphia-ready-to-eat-cheesecake-filling.aspx
THEN...
Spoon the cheesecake filling into a quart-size plastic baggie and massage until soft. Cut a small corner off of the baggie, and you've just made a pastry bag!
NEXT...
Check out these awesome tasting spoons from Pier 1...very affordable and very stylish. Use these (or another small serving utensil) and pipe a dollop of cheesecake filling into each.
http://www.pier1.com/Catalog/Dining/tabid/977/CategoryId/895/ProductId/31215/ProductName/Tasting-Party-Spoon-Set/language/en-US/Default.aspx
FINALLY...
Add a fresh raspberry for garnish, and you've just served up a stylish bite in literally seconds.
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Easy, pre-made fillings with fruit & cookie garnish look stylish with the right serving utensils. |
The variations here are endless. Try adding cookie crumbs in the spoon before piping in the cheesecake - or, add the cookie crumbs on top. Blueberries, strawberries and many other fruits would work as garnish, too.
I've invested in a few of these tasting sets (some from Pier 1) and they're amazing for presentation - without spending half your wallet or half your day in the kitchen.
Enjoy!
This looks - well, fab! Since I seem to plan more kid parties than adult parties, I can see a version of this being made "kid friendly" using colorful plastic spoons in the colors of the party, and using different candies or sprinkles as accents. My kids usually don't eat more than a bite or two of something anyway so it will be perfect. And another great benefit of this for kids is that daycare/school these days often doesn't allow you to bring in homemade goodies because of allergies, so you have to be able to show the label of ingredients from store bought items. Pre-bought fillings and packaged cookies are perfect for this!
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