Need ideas/recipes for a dessert that will impress!

[Jeafl]

I'm going to a party at my boss' house on Sunday, and I offered to bring a dessert. It needs to serve 16 people, not be TOO complicated and be easily portable. Any ideas you can share?

 

[powellrj]

I think a trifle is one of the most impressive looking desserts for a crowd and its easy to transport. There are thousands of recipes on-line for them and it pretty much depends on how much you want to spend and what you like!

Here is a link to some. http://allrecipes.com/Recipes/Desserts/Trifles/Top.aspx

 

[scottishduffy]

http://candy.about.com/od/trufflerecipes/r/redvelvet.htm


Red velvet Truffles.... yum!

 

[RunningGirl]

This is really incredible (hence the name) but everybody has to like chocolate! It's so rich I think it would easily serve 16.

That's Incredible

 

[luvmy3jewels]

I use a trifle recipe that is fairly simple, but very pretty. If you don't have a trifle bowl already, they sell them at Wal Mart or other big box stores fairly cheaply (clear glass bowl on a pedestal).

Ingrediants:
Box of devils food cake mix (or any other choc. cake)
Cool Whip
Heath Bars
Box mix of chocolate Jello pudding (not instant)

Bake the box devils food cake according to directions. Make sure that you bake it in pans that are of similar size in diameter to the trifle bowl. Cook the chocolate pudding and let cool along with cake. Crush the Heath bars (I usually stick them in a plastic bag and press hard with a rolling pin).

Slice cake layers in half. Assemble trifle by first putting cool whip at the bottom of the bowl, then place a layer of cake and over that a layer of choc. pudding, then top with Heath bits (or any way you want to just make sure the pudding is next to the cake layer). After you use the last cake layer, top with cool whip and Heath bits.

 

[LuvOrlando]

If you really want to impress maybe you could bring something for people on diets too. A DF of mine brought over a Creamsicle pie made with Zero Cool Whip and sugar-free Orange Jello on a Graham Cracker Crust and it was delicious. I pulled this recipe off the internet because it sounds about right.

Dissolve one package of orange jello with 1 cup of boiling water. Do not add the second cup, but add a few ice cubes. Remove the ice that does not melt. Add one 8 oz tub of cool whip (refrigerated thawed). Mix - Add the mandarin oranges and pour into a pie crust. Top with cool whip and mandarin oranges. ENJOY

 

[rie'smom]

Baked Alaskan Brownies

Bake brownies, make recipe of fudge sauce on Hershey's Cocoa box. Buy great vanilla ice cream.

layer brownies, ice cream, drizzle with chocolate sauce, freeze.

Be sure to bake the brownies in a nice dish. Before leaving your house, take out the brownies and score servings with knife. Bring pie server to dish out onto plates.

 

[golfgal]

Do you know what they are serving for the meal?

This is incredibly easy but it is ALWAYS a hit

bake a box of brownies
crush up Ande's mints and sprinkle on the brownies when you take them out of the oven, let them melt and spread like frosting.

You could put them on a fancy plate with doilies or whatever but I can guarantee you everyone will ask for the recipe.

 

[RadioFanatic]

This makes two pies and can be fat free which I do and without anyone knowing:

lemonade pie:

1 14-15-oz. can sweet condensed milk (I use fat free)
2 containers fat free whipped topping
1 can frozen concentrate lemonade
2 graham cracker pie crusts

chill can of milk for a couple of hours. mix lemonade while still frozen with milk and whipped topping until completely mixed. pour evenly into two crusts. freeze overnight. enjoy!

 

[The Mystery Machine]

It is fall, perhaps you can do something with apples? Apple pie, cakes, etc.

I love chocolate so I would probably do a chocolate mousse cake or something fancy like that.

 

[kellyg403]

It is fall, perhaps you can do something with apples? Apple pie, cakes, etc.

I love chocolate so I would probably do a chocolate mousse cake or something fancy like that.

Or pumpkin? There is a great trifle recipie my mom makes with spice cake,vanilla pudding, cool whip and nuts of some type. I will have to ask her for the recipie. She always makes it for Thanksgiving and it just says fall.

Kelly

 

[Mickey527]

I agree on the trifle. They are so good, so easy and look like they took hours.
Are the people all adults? I have some excellent trifle recipes that are requested everytime I go anywhere.
Chocolate Trifle (my winter specialty)
1 box cake mix, cook in 9X12 pan, cut up into 1/2 inch more or less pieces.
2 chocolate pudding mixes the kind you have to cook. Mix with 2 cups kahula and 2 cups milk, cook over heat till thick. alcohol is supposed to cook off but I don't give this to kids... more for me
2 small containers of cool whip
Layer cake, pudding, cool whip, cake pudding cool whip then top with chocolate shavings.

Peach Melba Trifle (great for the summer)
1 box white cake mix or angel food cake bake and cut up into small pieces
2 boxes vanilla pudding mix with 2 cups Peach Snacpps and 2 cups milk
2 small containers of cool whip
1 or two bags of frozen rasberries
Layer cake, pudding rasberries cool whip, cake, pudding, rasberries and cool whip. top with some rasberries...

Banana Split Pie (this is my brother's favorite and I have to make it for him every birthday. You might be nervous with the raw eggs but I have never had a problem)
make a graham cracker crust with crushed graham crackers and butter. spread into 9X12 pan.
In mixing bowl mix 2 sticks melted butter, 2 eggs, and 2 cups confectioners sugar. Mix for a long time, I usually mix it for about 10 minutes on high, it will fluff up.
spread onto graham cracker crust.
Slice bananas and cover cream with sliced bananas.
Drain 1 large can crushed pineapple and spread this over the bananas.
Cover all with cool whip.
Decorate with maraschino cherries.
the last time I made this I poured on some hershey syrup too and that went over really well.
This can be frozen up to a year and eaten frozen or thawed.

 

[lovesmurfs]

I think a trifle is one of the most impressive looking desserts for a crowd and its easy to transport. There are thousands of recipes on-line for them and it pretty much depends on how much you want to spend and what you like!

Here is a link to some. http://allrecipes.com/Recipes/Desserts/Trifles/Top.aspx

My go-to is the Chocolate Trifle from that list. I've done FF brownies, pudding and cool-whip, and it's still wonderful!

 

[JoBird]

Best dessert ever...

http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/cherry-berries-on-a-cloud/Detail.aspx

 

[Jeafl]

All of these sound wonderful! I don't even know where to start!

If anyone else has any recipes, please share!