Yummy Desserts

If you are a shake lover then try out this simple method of making and great tasting, Strawberry Shake. It’s healthy and as you make it with real fresh Strawberries it gives you more benefit to your health. Check out the ingredient below, I am sure you will love it.

Ingredients:

1 cup fresh Strawberries
4 cup Milk (Doodh)
To taste Sugar (Cheeni)
Ice -cubes

Method:

How to make strawberry shake:
• Wash strawberries properly and remove the stems.
• Blend strawberries and little milk together in a blender until crushed properly into a smooth paste.
• Add the remaining milk, sugar and crushed ice.
• Blend again for another 30 seconds or so.

Served chilled in glasses.

Note : If strawberries are not available, strawberry essence can be used but better use real strawberries.

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Via: cdkitchen

Tired of run of the mill cakes, then combine ingredients you thought never could be combined. How about including your favorite soft drink in a cake? The following recipe of Coca-Cola cake is a wonderful one to try and yields a spongy delight that you would enjoy. Now, get started with the recipe without wasting much time and give yourself an unusual sweet treat.

Ingredients:
For the cake:
All-purpose flour - 250 gms
Castor sugar - 250 gms
Cocoa powder - 50 gms
Coca-Cola - 125 ml
Butter - 125 gms
Eggs (beaten) - 2 nos.
Buttermilk - 60 ml
Baking soda - 1 tsp
Vanilla essence - 1 tsp

For the frosting:
Butter - 60 gms
Cocoa powder - 15 gms
Coca-Cola - 90 ml
Castor sugar - 500 gms
Almonds (chopped) - 50 gms

Method:
1.) Preheat oven at 180°C.
2.) Take a 9 x 13-inch pan. Grease and flour it. Keep aside.
3.) In a large mixing bowl, bring together the flour and sugar.
4.) In a separate bowl, mix together eggs, vanilla essence, buttermilk and baking soda.
5.) In a saucepan, add cocoa powder, butter and Coca-Cola. Bring this mixture to a boil. Pull off the stove and add to the sugar-flour mixture. Mix well.
6.) Now add the egg mixture to this and mix well.
7.) Pour the batter in the greased and floured baking pan. Bake at 180°C for 30 minutes or until done.
8.) For the frosting, heat the butter, cocoa powder and Coca-Cola in a saucepan. Bring this mixture to a boil and then add sugar to it. Stir continuously until all blend well.
9.) Pull off the stove and add the almonds.
10.) Evenly spread the frosting all over the cake.
Now dig into the cake as soon as possible!
(Servings - 16)

You can use soft drinks of your choice to churn out cakes that will suite your taste buds.

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I love it with strawberry jello and garnished with fresh strawberries. The Cool Whip makes such a pretty pure white and creamy frosting. Try this jello frosting, as this is one of my favorite one.

Ingrident:

31/2 tbsp. Jello (any flavour)
1/2 cup hot water
1 1/4 cup granulated sugar
2 egg whites unbeaten
dash of salt

Method:

Dissolve Jello in water in top of double boiler. Add sugar, egg whites and salt. Beat mixture for about one minute with rotary or electric beater until well mixed. Place over rapidly boiling water.

Beat constantly about 7 minutes or until frosting stands up in peaks. Transfer to another bowl and beat about one minutes or until thick enough to spread.

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Via: lynnescountrykitchen

Falooda, a milk-based yummy drink popularly consumed as dessert is a sight to behold. It is a culinary spectacle that consists of not only an array of beautiful colors but also numerous flavors and textures owing to the variety of ingredients that go into its making. A gastronomic delight thought to be introduced to the lands of India by the Parsis, today the falooda is in great demand and relished by many people of different communities.

Thinking of feasting on a falooda? Then go ahead and prepare yourself a glass of delicious rose-flavored falooda using the following recipe.

Ingredients:
Falooda seeds (sabza/ tukmaria/ basil seeds) - 2 tbsp
Rose syrup - 2 tbsp
Milk (chilled) - 3/4 cup
Falooda sev (arrowroot vermicelli) - 2 tbsp
Strawberry-flavored jello (crushed coarsely) - 2 tbsp
Almonds (roasted and chopped) - 1 tbsp
A scoop of strawberry ice cream
(For preparing saffron/kesar falooda replace the rose syrup, strawberry-flavored jello and strawberry ice cream with kesar syrup, pineapple-flavored jello and kesar pista ice cream respectively.)

Method:
1.) In a bowl take falooda seeds and add enough water to just cover them completely. Refrigerate these for at least an hour so that they swell.
2.) In a pot, boil water and to this add the vermicelli after breaking it into small pieces. Cook until done. Cool and refrigerate until chilled.
3.) Take a tall, broad mouth glass. To this first add the rose syrup, then add the falooda seeds and then the vermicelli.
4.) Pour the chilled milk gradually so that the layers are not disturbed.
5.) Top it with a scoop of strawberry ice cream, jello and almonds.
6.) Serve immediately and give it a gentle stir before you start relishing it, so that all ingredients blend well.

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Gulab Jamun is a dessert item and prepared less costly and can be made with easily available materials. The thought of making them at home never occurs to any of us – the reason being the dreary, strenuous procedure involved in it. But these gulab jamuns are not just easy to cook but also delicious to taste.

Ingredients:
Bread
Milk
Cardamom
Sugar
Water as desired

Method:
For the sugar syrup, add one cup sugar and 2 powders cardamom in one glass water and boil till it becomes thick syrupy in consistency. For the balls, cut out the brown edges of the bread and mix with milk till u get a dough consistency. Make it into small balls and fry in oil till golden brown. Put these balls in sugar syrup. Serve when cool. It is a good dessert.

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Via - Zeenews

‘Forget love — I’d rather fall in chocolate!’-Anon.
The person who said these words could not have been more apt. Particularly when it comes to dark chocolate, something makes all of us desire the tempting dark chocolate so much. The allure of the rich dark chocolate is indeed undeniable. Therefore, what better way to give in to the temptation of dark chocolate than to create an even more enticing dark chocolate mousse. Follow this scrumptious recipe for arriving at the enticing dark chocolate mousse.

Ingredients:
Dark chocolate (chopped to small pieces) - 150 gms
Thick whipping cream - 250 ml
Eggs (yolks and whites separated) - 2 nos.
Castor sugar - 1 tbsp
Vanilla extract - 1 tsp

Method:
1.) In a mixing bowl, whisk the sugar, vanilla extract and yolks together.
2.) In a separate bowl beat the egg whites until they are stiff.
3.) Take yet another bowl and beat the whipping cream.
4.) Melt the chocolate in a double boiler and add to the sugar-yolk mixture. Mix well.
5.) Now fold in the whipping cream into the chocolate-sugar-yolk mixture. After this, fold in egg whites into the mixture.
6.) Take about 3-4 delicate, broad-mouthed stem glasses. Pour in the mousse mixture until each glass is about three-fourths full. You can use more or less number of glasses depending upon the size of glasses you choose.
7.) Refrigerate the mousse for about 3-4 hours or until chilled sufficiently.
8.) You can garnish with whipped cream, strawberry or even a pinch of cinnamon powder before serving.

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Via: Gliving, Maths

Cakes can be prepared with any ingredient one desires. You can prepare a decadent chocolate cake, a yummy strawberry or pineapple cake, a mouth-watering ice cream cake; honey, carrots, oranges, tea, bananas any ingredient one would wish to relish in the form of a cake can be added to churn out a delicious cake. As for me, I love to include coffee in as many desserts as possible. I have even sprinkled the instant coffee powder on vanilla ice cream and it tastes just divine. Well, I am just obsessed with coffee and so preparing a scrumptious cappuccino cake is just one of the tasks I like to do. Follow this easy recipe and you can churn out a cappuccino cake for yourself.

Ingredients:
For the cake:
Butter - 2 cups
Brown sugar - 2 cups
All-purpose flour - 2 1/2 cup
Eggs (beaten) - 4 nos.
Walnuts (chopped) - 1/2 cup
Instant coffee powder - 1 1/2 cup

For the frosting:
Thick whipping cream - 4 cups
Brown sugar - 2 tbsp
Cocoa powder for sprinkling

Method:
1.) Preheat oven at 180C.
2.) Cream butter and sugar together.
3.) Add eggs and mix well.
4.) Now fold in the flour and half the coffee powder.
5.) After this add the walnuts.
6.) Grease two nine-inch baking dishes. (If you have only one baking dish, then add only half the batter at one time and bake.)
7.) Pour the batter into the baking dishes and bake for 25-30 minutes or until done.
8.) Pull out of the oven and leave to cool. Now remove the cakes carefully from the two dishes.
9.) Take the cream into a large bowl and to it add the sugar and remaining coffee. Beat until you get soft peaks.
10.) Now spread half the frosting on one cake. Place the other cake on it and apply the remaining frosting.
11.) Dust the top of the cake with cocoa powder.
12.) Now dig into the cake without wasting a second.

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Can’t tolerate the sweltering heat of summers? Yearn for some solution to beat the heat with something chilled and tasty? Try this out...Mint Lassi!

Ingredients:
1 cup Curd
2 cups Water
1/2 tsp Black Salt
1 tsp Ground Cumin
Pinch of Black Pepper
1/2 Cup Fresh Mint Leaves

Method:
Toast the cumin in a small dry skillet over low heat, stirring frequently, until fragrant and lightly browned. Combine all the ingredients in a blender and mix at high speed until the mint is well blended. Serve chilled.

Tip: When adding liquids and ice to crystal, place a silver spoon in glass to minimize temperature change on glass. Remove spoon after filling.

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Via - Zeenews

Tasty Kiwi and Lemon sorbet is the best refreshment for this summer and to make it at home is not at all hassle, it’s easy to make and in this heat this is the best thing to keep yours and your family’s body cool.

Check out the ingredient below, as I am sure you and your loved once will love it.

Ingredients:

• 1-1/2 cups sugar
• 1 cup water
• 3 lbs. ripe kiwis, peeled & cut into chunks
• 1 Tablespoon + 2 teaspoons fresh strained lemon juice

Method:

1. Stir the water and sugar together in a saucepan and place over low heat. Stir until the sugar is dissolved.

2. Increase heat to medium high and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and allow to cool completely.
Cover and refrigerate at least one hour.

3. Puree the kiwi chunks in the food processor until smooth. You may leave the seeds in or strain them out if you prefer a smoother sorbet.

4. Pour the puree into a large bowl and stir in 1-2/3 cups of syrup. Stir in lemon juice and taste. It should taste slightly too sweet.

5. Place in the ice cream maker and freeze according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

To serve:

Place the sorbet into chilled clear glass bowls or champagne coupes to serve all chilled.

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Via: myfeasts

A granita is a semi-frozen Italian dessert that people all around the world enjoy. People can take pleasure in a granita with any flavor of their choice. Popular flavors include lemon, strawberry, mint, coffee, orange, black mulberry among the many. A granita can be prepared at home easily. Since I am a coffee fan, my personal favorite is the coffee granita.

You can make your very own coffee granita by following this simple recipe.

Ingredients:
Lukewarm espresso or strong black coffee - 2 cups
Sugar - 1/2 cup
Coffee flavored liqueur - 2 tbsp
Water - 1 1/4 cup
Gelatin crystals - 1 tsp
Cream for topping

Method:
1.) In a saucepan, add 1 cup water and sugar and cook on medium flame until sugar dissolves. Bring this mixture to a boil and remove from the flame.
2.) Add the liqueur and coffee to this sugar syrup.
3.) Now in a separate vessel dissolve gelatin in 1/4 cup water over low heat. Add this to the coffee mixture.
4.) Pour the coffee mixture in a shallow dish and put into the freezer. Do not freeze just allow it to set.
5.) Remove from freezer and crush. Put it back into the freezer until softly frozen.
6.) Remove from the freezer and immediately beat to obtain slush.
7.) Serve in tall glasses topped with cream.

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Via: Bawarchi

Creme caramel, a dessert consisting of a rich, creamy custard with an overlying layer of soft caramel is a delight relished the world over. In my opinion, the most fascinating part of this yummy dessert is the ease with which it melts into your mouth. The mere appearance of the creme caramel is enough to set anyone drooling. Also known as flan or caramel custard, this sweet delight can be prepared at home easily.

The following recipe proposed by Joanne Chang is worth a try.

Ingredients:
For the custard:
Heavy cream- 2 cups
Milk- 1 cup
Sugar- 1/2 cup
Eggs- 2
Egg yolks- 3
Vanilla extract- 1 tsp.
A pinch of salt

For the caramel:
Sugar- 1/2 cup

Method:
For the custard:
1.) In a sauce pan over medium heat, cook the milk and cream until small bubbles start appearing at the sides of the pan.
2.) At the same time, in a mixing bowl whisk the sugar, eggs and egg yolks together.
3.) Now gradually pour the hot milk-cream mixture into the sugar-egg mixture and whisk slowly.
4.) Strain this mixture using a sieve. Now, add the salt and vanilla extract to the mixture and mix well.

For the caramel:
1.) In another saucepan, take the sugar to prepare the caramel. To the sugar add water only in minimal quantity required to melt the sugar and set the pan over high heat.
2.) Within a few minutes, the mixture begins to boil and after several minutes as the water starts evaporating color appears in the saucepan and caramelization has begun.
3.) Swirl the pan so that caramelization occurs evenly. From here on it will take only a few seconds to obtain the perfect dark brown caramel. Do not overcook as you may burn the caramel.
4.) Now, take six 6-oz ramekins and pour the caramel into each of them in such a way that a thin layer of caramel covers the base of the ramekins.

For baking:
1.) Once you have poured the caramel into the ramekins, the next step is to pour the custard mixture you have prepared.
2.) After pouring the custard, place all ramekins together in a baking dish. Fill the baking dish with water till lower half of ramekins is immersed. Cover the baking dish with a foil.
3.) Now, place the baking dish in an oven preheated at 325°F and bake until the custard is set. The baking time will vary from 25-50 minutes depending upon the depth and thickness of the ramekins.
4.) Once the custard is set, pull out the ramekins from the oven and cool them. Now, refrigerate the ramekins for a minimum of two hours.

After refrigeration, invert the contents of each ramekin onto a separate dessert plate carefully. You can use a knife to release the custard from the sides of the ramekin. Make sure that you do not break the creme caramel while inverting.

What are you waiting for? Go ahead and enjoy your yummy creme caramel.

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The mention of dark chocolate is enough to drive many people wild. If you want to win many hearts, then try the irresistible combination of dark chocolate and liqueur. So, now are you thinking of stirring up a decadent treat? Then go ahead, follow the recipe of arriving at the tempting dark chocolate truffles with liqueur and give everyone a treat they will not easily forget.

Ingredients:
Dark chocolate (chopped uniformly to very small pieces) - 2 cups
Thick whipping cream - 1 cup
Liqueur (strawberry/orange/coffee/mint) - 3 tbsp
Dark chocolate for coating (chopped to very small pieces) - 1 cup

Method:
1.) In a mixing bowl take the 2 cups of chopped chocolate.
2.) In a saucepan, heat the cream to a stage where it is just about to boil and pull off the stove.
3.) Pour this cream gradually onto the chocolate stirring well, melting the chocolate in the process.
4.) Add the liqueur and mix well until you get a thick paste like consistency.
5.) Refrigerate this mixture for 1-2 hours. Pull out of the refrigerator and form spheres of this mix using your hands or a melon baller or any small scoop.
6.) Melt the chocolate meant for coating in a double boiler. Pull off the stove.
7.) Dip the spheres in melted chocolate to coat them. Place them in a tray. Stand them at room temperature for 2-3 minutes after which you refrigerate them for 15-20 minutes until the coating solidifies.
8.) You can decorate the truffles with chocolate streaks to make them look more tempting and presentable

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Via: Cookingforengineers

Mousse is a rich dessert that is bound to send your pulse racing and a finer way to make it even more sinful is by using chocolate in its preparation. Try out this chocolate mousse recipe and indulge yourself in this tempting dessert.

Ingredients:
Thick cream (chilled) - 2 cups
Egg yolks (large) - 4
Sugar - 2 tbsp
Instant-espresso powder - 2 tsp
Bittersweet chocolate (chopped) - 200 gms
A pinch of salt
For the garnish use strawberry and lightly sweetened whipped cream

Method:
1.) In a saucepan heat 3/4 cup cream until hot and to this add the instant-espresso powder and mix until the powder dissolves.
2.) In a bowl, whisk the yolks, sugar, and salt thoroughly. To this add the hot cream-espresso mixture gradually and keep mixing continuously as you add.
3.) Pour this mixture into saucepan and cook for few minutes over low flame, stirring constantly until a smooth texture is obtained. Pull off the stove and sieve the mixture.
4.) Melt chocolate in a double boiler stirring continuously, to this add the sieved mixture, and whisk until smooth. Allow it to cool.
5.) Beat remaining cream in a bowl until it gives stiff peaks. Add this to the chocolate-cream mixture and mix gently but thoroughly.
6.) Put the mousse in stemmed glasses and chill for a minimum of 6 hours.
7.) Garnish the mousse with strawberry and lightly sweetened whipped cream. Before serving the mousse, allow it to stand for a few minutes at room temperature.

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Via: Epicurious

When Saher introduced us to bizarre ice creams a few days ago, I thought these ice creams are too exotic (yucky too as she said!) to be tried by ordinary mortals like you and me. Here is an exotic ice-cream that you could make at home and relish it too. Though green tea is used as an ingredient in ice creams, black tea is rarely used.( Or am I just ignorant?)

I found a recipe for an unusual ice cream that makes use of ginger, spices and our own Darjeeling tea as ingredients. Sounds like frozen masala chai for me though! Anyway, let’s get started with the ingredients first.

You’ll need:

1) 1-1/2 cups milk
2) 1-1/2 cups 10% cream
3) 1 slice ginger-root
4) Half cinnamon stick
5) 4 cloves
6) 4 cardamom pods
7) ¼ tsp fennel seeds
8) 1 bay leaf
9) ¼ cup black tea leaves
10) 6 egg yolks
11) 1/2 cup granulated sugar
12) Pinch salt

Here’s how you go about it:

1) Heat milk, cream and all the spices in a saucepan over medium heat until they form tiny bubbles around the edge of the pan.

2) Remove from heat and add tea leaves and cover it for 10 minutes so that the flavor is infused into it. Strain through fine sieve.

3)Whisk together egg yolks, sugar and salt slowly in a bowl and also add in the tea mixture.

4) Heat the whisked mixture over medium to low heat, stirring constantly until it thickens or for about eight minutes. Transfer it to square metal cake pan and wrap it up with a plastic sheet. Refrigerate it for about one and half hours.

5) Puree this in a food processor until smooth and freeze it again for 4 hours. If you are using an ice cream machine, follow the manufacturer’s instructions.

Try this and you won’t miss out your tea and at the same time get refreshed with this ice cream this summer. Don’t forget to tell us if you really enjoyed it!

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If you are a cheesecake lover and like having cheesecake anytime then try out this 7 min home made cheese cake recipe. Its fast and easy, as well as loved by your kids only if you have kids. I am telling try it out, as it is totally hassle free. Check out the ingredient below.

Ingredients:

1 pre-made graham cracker crust
2 (8 ounce) packages room-temp. Cream cheese
1/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup whipping cream
3/4 cup melted white chocolate

Method:

1. Place softened cream cheese in stand mixer of use hand mixer to mix until fluffy.
2. Add sugar and mix until blended.
3. Add whipping cream and mix for 3 minutes.
4. Add cooled melted chocolate and mix for 2 additional minutes.
5. Spoon filling into pre-made crust and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or more.
Serve it chilled to your loved once.

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Via: cheesecake