Add Pizzaz to Your Party with Desserts in Shot Glasses

A way to add pizzazz to your party or gathering is to serve desserts in shot glasses.  This is an increasingly popular trend that is also fairly easy for even people who don't really cook to do.

There are several desserts you can serve in shot glasses, and several types of glasses that you can use for this.

Generally, a mousse or creamy-type dessert or dessert layers (like a trifle or parfait-type dessert) can be served like this.  Here are a few:

• Berry Cheesecake Shots: Buy a good quality cheesecake, cut in pieces, layer in shot glasses, top with sweetened whipped cream, then top with blueberries or blackberries in syrup (pour some of the syrup on too).
• Make or buy a chocolate mousse.  Spoon into shot glasses, top with whipped cream, then top that with a fresh berry or cocoa powder.
• Crush cookies into large chunks and mix with ice cream, gelato, or sweetened whipped cream.  Top all with candies or a small, rolled long cookie.
• Even easier: Mix mascarpone or sour cream with sugar or honey and put in the glasses, top with cocoa powder and chocolate curls or bits.  Or make a tiramisú (there are some good mixes imported from Italy for this if you don't know how to make tiramisú) and just spoon it into glasses and top with cocoa powder.

For more ideas and recipes, including one for pudding shots with Bailey's, see:

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Dessert Shot Glasses
You can use several types of glasses to serve desserts like this.  Square tumblers are trendy now, but you can also use short round tumblers, short round tumblers with a pedestal, small schnapps glasses, or even martini glasses.  Note that it's easier to spoon desserts like this into short round or square glasses than it is into martini or schnapps glasses.

Line up the dessert shots for your guests or put them on a cake stand--looks very cool.

Enjoy!

Kristina

Fandango Catering and Events
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