Mini desserts are all the rage in restaurants. Maybe it's their mediocre attempt to help reduce America's waistline. It's a good first step. But I really think they should reduce portion sizes of everything they serve. Pap and I are "those people" who share an entree while dining out. Shake your finger if you want, but it helps with our weight. And also it helps with our dining out budget, we're retired and on a fixed income.
Okay, back to mini-desserts. I've mentioned numerous times that I love the concept of having a sweet little treat to call my own. That's why when Spark My Blog sent me a wonderful package of assorted goodies promoting Pillsbury's Mini-Grand Biscuits, I jumped at the opportunity to enter their contest.
Using a recipe that I recently saw in Mixing Bowl magazine, I adapted it to my own liking. And I knew that dessert-shots was the way I wanted to go for my own interpretation. I also changed out several ingredients and then wham-bam, I had something to call my own.
Ingredients:
4 Pillsbury mini-grand biscuits, baked according to package
1/8 cup orange juice
a splash of butterscotch schnapps' liqueur
3 ounce package of cream cheese, softened
3 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
1/4 cup blackberries
2 tablespoons blackberry jam, melted
Directions:
1. Cut all four biscuits in half.
2. In a shallow bowl, combine orange juice and the splash of butterscotch schnapps. Dip half of the biscuits into the juice and place in bottom of glass.
3. In a medium bowl, cream cream-cheese with confectioners' sugar. Distribute between the four glasses. Press 3 to 4 blackberries into the mixture.
4. Dip remaining biscuits into juice and then place in glass.
5. Whip heavy cream until soft peaks form. I add an additional tablespoon of confectoners' sugar to stabilize
it. Continue whipping until stiff peaks have formed. Pipe or spoon into glasses.
6. Top with one blackberry and drizzle of melted blackberry jam.
10 comments:
Oh Moogie! This looks wonderful! I wish I could just reach into my screen and grab it!
I would never have thought to use biscuits as a dessert. Very lovely!
That looks scrumptious..yum yum!
US Masala
I agree with you on the portion sizes these days being entirely too big. I love the idea of mini-desserts. Just a bite or two and I'm fine. These look delicious AND beautiful.
Wow, looks Yummy!
I will have to try it!
Thank you for sharing!
Leticia
Dessert shots. I like it! That recipe sounds delicious!!
My hubby and I like to share too- otherwise we end up taking home leftovers! I wouldn't want to share this dessert though- I could eat that all myself! Thanks!
Ok, so I agree that portion sizes are too big, but maybe they can reduce the size after I go out tomorrow? :)
Your dessert is gorgeous and looks like I'd have to eat at least two (see, when seconds are available even portion control doesn't help!).
What a fabulous dessert! Love the blackberries.
Oh your going to win, I know you will. That dessert looks FAB!!!!
good luck!
I like mini desserts because they're so cute! haha....But they're so small, I'm never quite satisfied with one serving =) These are really cute! And they look really yummy too!
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