5 Desserts You Can Make In 10 Minutes
Keep it short and sweet. Literally. While elaborate finishes have their place, it's not at your dinner table. Serving a strong but simple dessert will get you rewarded with more than meringue kisses. So here, 5 Desserts You Can Make In 10 Minutes:
- Affogato
Means "drowned" in Italian; means "pour a shot of espresso over ice cream (usually vanilla, but experiment as you wish), add a dash of sambuca or amaretto if you're feeling saucy, hand out spoons and you're done, which is good because you slaved over a hot stove making the dinner and it's time you unwound yourself" to hosts worldwide.
Use an electric mixer to whip a half pint of heavy cream with a dash of vanilla. Spoon over sliced berries, peaches, bananas, or whatever else you spotted that looked good. If for some reason you have French toast leftover from breakfast (I know, why would you, but it has happened), throwing it underneath is a delightful surprise. Garnish with fresh mint.
Supervise tipsy guests (from a comfortable chair) as they scoop the ice creams, milk, berries, crumbled cookies, and chocolate bars you've kindly set out into the blender, COVER IT, and pour into frosty glass.
Tropical fruit used to be a rare treat, and it feels good to bring back that exoticism. Nothing beats a ripe mango that you've halved, pulled the seed out of, and cut with hash marks for easy pulling.
If your parents have a fondue pot that's not an electrical hazard, claim it. There is a reason fondue was popular in a decade as fun as the '70s. Melt bittersweet blocks with cream, add Grand Marnier to taste, dip anything.
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