Sunday, June 15, 2008

Father's Day Dessert, the Semi-Homemade Way

Let me begin by saying that I'm not a huge fan of Sandra Lee and her Semi-Homemade show. Not that she doesn't have lots of good ideas, but with her intricate tablescapes and cocktails galore it's a little too much for me sometimes. My sister and I like to call her show Semi-Sober since she is ALL about the alcohol. ;)


Anyway, I did take a page from her book for my father's day dessert. I volunteered to bring something sweet to my in-laws for their father's day celebration and I wanted to use ingredients I already had on hand since I have already done my grocery shopping for the week. I happened to have a Jello Oreo No Bake Dessert (yes, a dessert in a box) in my pantry. It's really quick, easy and best of all, good!

I wanted to jazz it up a little though, so I decided to make individual frozen oreo cheesecakes. The idea to put them in cupcake liners was on the back of the box, so I can't take credit for that. I liked the idea of smaller portions, especially since my father-in-law is diabetic and he can only eat sweets in small quantities. I also decided to add cream cheese to the filling to make it more of a cheesecake than just a cream. I only added 4 oz. of cream cheese because I honestly wasn't sure how it would turn out.


They were really good with a hint of the tangy cream cheese in the filling. Next time I'll probably add the full 8 oz. to make it more cheesecake-like. But hey, you live and learn. The small portions were a hit and made it an easy to eat dessert. Keeping them frozen also made them easier to eat. Once they start to thaw, you need a fork!




So for father's day I kept it simple and semi-homemade. ;)

5 comments:

That Girl said...

I love that we both made semi-homemade desserts!

Unknown said...

"Semi-Sober" made me laugh out loud. Very good.

Patsyk said...

I can't watch much of her show either... but, I love the idea of dressing up things if you are short on time or energy!

I love your mini-cheesecakes!

AMANDA said...

HER SHOW IS A TINSY BIT IRRITATING...

GREAT IDEA!

Emily said...

Oh my we have this dessert once a year. It is so yummy but I think part of the apeal comes from eating it once a year at my Nan's beach cabin.