Dessert Shots

I love to order dessert at my favorite restaurant, though, I am usually so stuffed from the entrée that I typically pass on the dessert cart. I have noticed a recent dessert trend that is making its way to a number of popular chain restaurants like T.G.I. Friday’s, Applebee’s, Chili’s, P.F. Chang’s. This “sweet” trend is called “dessert shots”.

Usually served in a 4-inch shot glass accompanied by a mini sized spoon, these petite parfaits offer an inexpensive option (around $2.25 each) to diners with a sweet tooth. Even though these bite-sized beauties are portion controlled, they are by no means low-sugar, low-carb, or low-calorie.

Creating these darling little desserts at home just got easier thanks to the fine folks over at King Arthur Flour (love you guys!!!!). On their website, you can purchase a set of 12 glasses and 12 mini spoons for around $45.00. Check out this link for more info…. http://www.kingarthurflour.com/shop/items/dessert-shots-and-mini-spoon-set

The genius of dessert shots is that there are no limits to the imaginative versions you can whip up. Essentially, you start off with a “dry” base layer, such as graham cracker crumbs, cake cubes, brownie cubes, pie crust, nuts, etc. Then add in a “cream” layer such as pudding, whipped cream, mousse, pastry cream, frosting, ice cream, marshmallow cream, molten fudge, etc. Add one more layer of “dry” and one more layer of “cream”. Garnish it with your choice of nuts, chocolate chips, coconut, sprinkles, mixed berries, etc.

Keep them tightly covered with plastic wrap and chilled until you are ready to serve.