Dessert recipes

[lizziebennet]

I’ve been asked to make a dessert for a church thing for Friday. It’s going to be served with blini (Russian pancake things, I need to make a bunch of these to bring too, and I’m not sure what recipe I’ll use for those either). So it should be light. Something with mousse/lemon/berries was suggested. Lemon would really be awesome. I’d like to make

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[lizziebennet]

Waaait, they are removing the crust from the pan to cool? Weird!

[lizziebennet]

Lemon bars are actually the fallback--quick, easy, done it tons of times. I'd like to do something creamier/lighter.

Should I mention that despite it being a Friday, we can have EGGS AND DAIRY this week, so anything that includes LOTS of those is ideal?

[mimima]

How about something like a trifle http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Three-Berry-Lemon-Trifle/Detail.aspx ?

I've never made this one, but C. sent one home with my youngest during Christmas break that was really, really yummy.

It would be a spoon thing, though.

[breakableheart]

I agree with the lemon bar idea.

[ceiling_taffi]

Hm. I don't have any particularly good ideas for light things that involve eggs/dairy and that come in sliceable formats, but I would say that you could "fancy up" a lemon bar recipe by topping it with a soft meringue (as in a lemon meringue pie, but way shorter), or do a lime bar + meringue potentially?

My perennial fallback is a shortbread jam tart (make shortbread dough. press into bottom of pie tin. bake until almost done. top with jam (or jam+fruit, i.e. kiwi slices and strawberry jam). bake until golden brown.). Or there's fruit-flavored marshmallows?

On the scoopable side, custards, puddings, trifles, panna cotta, and mousse can all be made light-ish with ingredient substitutions or combinations (i.e. a rich custard, but over fruit).

Good luck!

[antonien]

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