Quick And Easy Dessert Recipes

After eating the main course, it is always nice to end the meal with some desserts. You can save ice cream or coffee or you can do something better by serving other quick and easy dessert recipes.

The first one is called cherry chocolate bark. The ingredients that you will need are a bag of semisweet chocolate chips and crushed cherry flavored candy canes. When you have the ingredients, line a 9x13 inch baking pan with aluminum foil.

Now melt the chocolate chips in a microwave-safe glass or ceramic bowl in 30-second intervals, stirring after each melting, until smooth, 1 to 3 minutes. Don’t make the mistake of overheating the chocolate because you could burn it.

Using a spatula, quickly spread the melted chocolate evenly in the prepared pan until the bottom of the pan is covered. Sprinkle the crushed candy evenly over the chocolate, and pat lightly with a clean spatula to help the candy settle into the chocolate. Put the pan in the freezer for half an hour to cool then remove the pan and remove the foil then serve.

A lot of people can’t resist eating a cheesecake. To do that, you will need crushed graham crackers, melted butter, cream cheese, white sugar, milk, eggs sour cream, vanilla extract and all purpose flour.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees because you will need this to cook the cake that will be placed in a 9 inch spring from pan.

Using a medium bowl, mix the mix graham cracker crumbs with melted butter then press this into the bottom of the pan.

In a larger bowl, mix the cream cheese with sugar until it is smooth then blend in milk and eggs so the mixture will incorporate. Now mix sour cream, vanilla and flour until it is smooth then pour this into the prepared crust.

Bake this for a little over an hour and then let it cool in inside the oven for about 5 to 6 hours closed as this prevents cracking. Then transfer to the refrigerator to chill until it is ready to be served.

Still want more chocolate desserts? Well here is another and this one is called Peppermint Bark. This is very similar to the cherry chocolate bark and the only difference is that you will be adding peppermint candies and white chocolate to the recipe.

You start by lightly greasing a 9x9 inch pan with waxed paper, smoothing out wrinkles then setting it aside.

For this recipe, you will need to use the double broiler. The first time you will use it is to melt semisweet chocolate and a teaspoon of canola oil. When the chocolate is melted, stir a quarter teaspoon of the peppermint extract.

Then you pour the melted chocolate into the prepared pan, and spread evenly over the bottom of the pan. Sprinkle half of the crushed peppermints over the chocolate layer then refrigerate until completely hardened for about 1 hour.

The second time you will use the double broiler is to melt white chocolate. Both times, you should stir frequently and scrape down the sides with a rubber spatula to avoid scorching.

Once it is melted, pour the white chocolate mixture over the semisweet layer and spread evenly. Sprinkle crushed candy on top and refrigerate until it hardens. Remove from then pan and break into small pieces before serving.

There are a lot of quick and easy recipes to serve as dessert at home. Do some research and then serve it with the rest of the household.