Yummies: Satisfy your sweet tooth with these quick dessert recipes!

…after all, happiness is knowing there is a dessert in the fridge!

Someone once said “Life is short, eat dessert first” and I absolutely do the same! Be it happiness, or sadness, bad days, or good ones, it’s always a perfect day for a dessert! So here are a few of my go-to dessert recipes which have been a part of my quick dessert menu!

Biscuit chocolate balls (No bake)

INGREDIENTS:

• 6-8 Marie Biscuits
• 3 teaspoon Condensed Milk
• 3 teaspoon Cocoa powder

METHOD:

• In a small mixie jar or food processor, coarsely powder the biscuits.
• Transfer the powdered biscuits to a bowl; add the condensed milk and cocoa powder and mix well to form an even mixture.
• Shape the mixture into balls and refrigerate for 15 minutes.
• Garnish with your choice of toppings. You may use desiccated coconut, Gems, chocolate chips, or any other coloured sugar toppings.

Shahi Toast

INGREDIENTS:

• 2½ cups Full Fat Milk
• ¼ cup Sweet Condensed Milk
• 1 tablespoon Sugar
• 4-5 Saffron trands (Kesar)
• ¼ teaspoon Cardamom (Elaichi) Powder
• 6 pieces of plain Rusk (Toast)
• ½ tablespoon Pistachio
• ½ tablespoon chopped Cashew Nuts
• ½ tablespoon chopped Almonds

METHOD:

• Mix milk, sweet condensed milk, sugar and saffron strands in a thick – bottomed pan and bring it to a boil on medium flame.
• When it starts to boil, reduce the flame to low and boil until mixture turns thick and reduces to around 1½ cups. This should take 10-15 minutes. Stir occasionally to prevent sticking.
• Add cardamom powder to the mixture.
• Take the mixture off the burner and set aside to cool at room temperature.
• Meanwhile, arrange the rusk pieces on a serving plate.
• Once the milk mixture cools down, pour it on the rusk pieces in the serving plate. Garnish with pistachio, cashew nuts and almonds.
• Refrigerate for 30 minutes, and its ready to serve

Parle-G Ice Cream Sandwich (No bake)

INGREDIENTS:

• 2 Parle-G Biscuits (You can also use Bourbon biscuits)
• 1 scoop of Vanilla Ice Cream
• 1 teaspoon Jam (preferably strawberry)
• 1 Strawberry sliced
• Chocolate syrup (optional)

METHOD:

• Spread the jam on one slice of Parle-G biscuit.
• Top it with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
• Place a couple of slices of juicy strawberry on top.
• Put the second slice of biscuit on top of it.
• Pour some chocolate syrup on the sandwich according to your taste and its ready to serve.

Yeah it’s that simple! (And delicious too!)

Bread Rasmalai

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 litre Full Fat Milk
• 6 slices of White Bread
• 50 grams Sugar
• 10-12 chopped Cashew Nuts
• 10-12 chopped Pistachio
• 10-12 chopped Almonds
• 2 pinches Saffron

METHOD:

• Pour the milk in a wide heavy bottomed pan and boil it on low flame till it reduces to half of its original quantity (i.e. ½ litre).
• Add sugar, cashew nuts, pistachio, almonds and saffron, mix it well.
• Boil it on low flame till it reduces to 1/4^th of its original quantity (i.e. ¼ litre). Keep stirring in between.
• The thick mixture you get is called rabri. Take the rabri off the burner and refrigerate it.
• Meanwhile, cut the bread slices into round shapes using a bottle cap or a cookie cutter.
• Dip the bread slices in the chilled rabri and leave it for 20-30 minutes. Your rasmalai is ready to be served.
• Always serve it cold. You may garnish it with some cashew nuts, pistachio and almonds.

Bread Fruit Cake (No bake)

INGREDIENTS:

• 4 Bread slices
• 1 cup whipped Cream
• 4 teaspoon Sugar Syrup
• 4-5 slices Kiwi
• 5-6 slices Strawberry
• 1 chopped Apple
• Chocolate syrup (optional)

METHOD:

• Start by cutting sides of the bread slices.
• Take one slice and apply 1 teaspoon sugar syrup to it. You may do this using a silicon brush or a spray bottle.
• Now apply whipped cream to the bread slice evenly and place the fruit toppings one by one.
• Place another slice of bread on top of it, and repeat the same steps as done for the previous slice.
• Once you stack up all the 4 bread slices, pour the remaining whipped cream and coat all sides of the cake.
• Top it with fruit slices and garnish with chocolate sauce.
• Refrigerate for 1 hour, and it’s ready to serve.

You may use fruits and toppings of your choice. This can be made using Gems, choco-chips, ice cream and or any other favourite topping of yours.

Enjoy!