Five minute desserts. Sound too good to be true? It’s not, if you do just a little advance planning. Good vanilla ice cream, instant espresso powder and coffee or amaretto liqueur and you have a delicious ending for almost any meal. Add a homemade cookie if you have them on hand for an extra treat.
Coffee Liqueur Coupe
1 generous scoop vanilla ice cream
A sprinkling of instant espresso powder
1 or 2 tablespoons of coffee liqueur (or amaretto)
Coffee Liqueur Coupe
1 generous scoop vanilla ice cream
A sprinkling of instant espresso powder
1 or 2 tablespoons of coffee liqueur (or amaretto)
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Nabisco’s Famous Chocolate Wafers keep in the pantry for weeks and are the basis for a number of great desserts. The recipe for the original chocolate log is on the package but you can make it a bit more sophisticated. Just add a little of your favorite liqueur and an appropriate topping.
Coffee and Cream Chocolate Cookie Stacks
⅓ cup coffee liqueur, in a shallow dish16 chocolate wafers
Place a dab of whipped cream on a dessert plate (this will “anchor” the dessert)
Quickly dip a cookie in the liqueur and place it on the plate.
Spread the cookie with whipped cream and top it with another dipped cookie.
Repeat until you have a stack of 4 cookies.
Top with more whipped cream and add a chocolate-covered coffee bean or some chocolate sprinkles.
Make 3 more stacks in the same manner.
Place in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours to allow cookies to soften.
You can try the following variations:
Amaretto liqueur and top with a few toasted sliced almonds.
Crème de menthe and tint your cream a pale green, top with some chocolate curls.
Framboise liqueur and top with a raspberry
Grand Marnier and top with some orange zest
Of course these can be made using just whipped cream and topped with colored
sprinkles!
