# Sweet treats without baking **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 7, 2005, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-treats-without-baking/334493 "2005-12-07T12:58:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Beadalin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Beadalin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beadalin)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2005, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-treats-without-baking/334493/21 "2005-12-07T20:09:58Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by **twickster** :_ > Mmmm, those truffles sound good – and easy. I’m guessing you could use mint chocolate chips if you wanted – do you think white chocolate would work? Oooh, I likes the way you think! I haven’t tried mint chocolate chips myself, but I have reduced the vanilla and added in mint extract, which does about the same thing, I’d imagine. I also haven’t tried white chocolate for this recipe, though I am sure it would work. I have made it darker – I’m a huge dark-chocolate fan. Mmmmm. ---
**Author:** ![kittenblue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ba8739/32.png) [@kittenblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kittenblue)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2005, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-treats-without-baking/334493/22 "2005-12-08T14:32:23Z")
Here’s my quick and easy no-bake dessert that got gobbled up quickly at the last event I served it at: Caramel-Chocolate Tartlets 1 13.4 oz can Dulce de Leche (Nestle, or see cheesecake post above, or make your own, but theat needs an oven) 2 packages frozen mini phyllo pastry shells, thawed (look in the freezer section by frozen pie crusts…I used almost three packages) 1 cup chocolate morsels, either double chocolate or regular semiseet (I used less than a cup when I was short on time and it was fine) 1/3 c coarsely chopped pecans, or roasted salted peanuts Spoon 1 heaping teaspoon dulce de leche into each pastry shell. Microwave the choc chips in a small glass bowl on high 1 minute, stir, keep adding 10 more seconds and stirring until melted. Spoon 1 teaspoon (or less) over the dulce de leche. Sprinkle with nuts. Freeze i minute to set chocolate Yield: 30-40 tarlets. You can also freeze these right in their trays, slipped inside a ziploc bag. Easy for making ahead and having on hand. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2005, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-treats-without-baking/334493/23 "2005-12-08T16:40:16Z")
Layered Jello and/or pudding mold: Get a good size glass dish. Make a box of Jello. When partially set, add something (marshmallows, nuts, fruit, anything that sounds good). Let set. Make another box of Jello or some pudding mix. Add something to it. Repeat for as many layers as you want. Make sure the jello is set and the next layer is cool before adding. ---
**Author:** ![irishgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@irishgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irishgirl)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2005, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-treats-without-baking/334493/24 "2005-12-08T16:53:07Z")
Rice krispie buns. Melt mars or snickers or a choclate bar of your choice in a microwave or bain marieuntil liquid and then add rice krispies or cornflakes. Then use 2 teaspoons to put a dollop of the mixture in paper bun cases. Yellowman Make a caramel from water and sugar/golden syrup in a pan and then add enough bicarbonate of soda (a teaspoon or so) so that it foams up. Pour onto a non-stick flat tray and refridgerate. Use a rolling pin or hammer to break into pieces. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2005, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-treats-without-baking/334493/25 "2005-12-08T17:54:22Z")
Tapioca pudding on a vanilla wafer. You can present them on a tray like it’s white caviar on a cracker. Most people already think of fish eggs or eyes when they eat it. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2005, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-treats-without-baking/334493/26 "2005-12-08T18:00:42Z")
This is easy and delicious. Chocolate pudding in the bottom of a glass or desert bowl. One scoop of frozen Cool Whip in the middle, and a fudge sauce on top. Serve it for break and assemble in the break room. Tough if the Cool Whip thaws, it’s still good. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2005, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-treats-without-baking/334493/27 "2005-12-08T18:08:03Z")
Add a couple chunks of pound cake, and a white chocolate moose. That will make a top notch dessert. You can serve it in a clear punch bowl for a self serve presentation. We all know that presentation, taste, and texture is what makes it stick out in their memory. ---
**Author:** ![PookahMacPhellimey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pookahmacphellimey/32/3175_2.png) [@PookahMacPhellimey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PookahMacPhellimey)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2005, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-treats-without-baking/334493/28 "2005-12-08T18:24:06Z")
Thanks all! Just found out that I share a birthday with the Italian group leader. Crikey. Now I have to compete against them even more! Though it does mean I can bake less as they will have their own stuff as well. ---
**Author:** ![peri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/67e7ee/32.png) [@peri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peri)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2005, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-treats-without-baking/334493/29 "2005-12-08T19:31:44Z")
**Frozen Truffles** This recipe will make approximately 70 1" truffles. It can also be very messy, but it’s easy, almost foolproof and worth it. (I buy paper candy cups at places that sell [Wilton cake decorating](http://www.wilton.com/index.cfm) supplies. Anything like that near you?) 16 oz. bittersweet chocolate, the darker the better, broken up (Valrhona 70% is good) 1 1/3 c. heavy cream 7 Tbls. butter 2 Tbls. liqueur or other flavoring (orange, vanilla or mint extract, Kahlua, Frangelica, Drambuie, etc.) Unsweetened cocoa In a HEAVY saucepan (at least 2 quart size) bring cream and butter to full boil, stirring constantly. Cream and butter will foam up spectacularly when it reaches this point. Remove from heat. Add chocolate. Stir until smooth. Add liqueur or other flavoring. Stir until thoroughly mixed. Freeze until firm (3 or more hours). Dust palms with cocoa. Roll chocolate into whatever size balls you like. Roll in unsweetened cocoa. I will roll 5-6 balls and drop them in the bowl of cocoa. Removing them redusts my hand with cocoa for the next batch. Keeps refrigerated for up to 2 weeks or frozen until all eaten. You can eat these right out of the freezer. (It took longer to type this than it does to whip up a batch of the chocolate mixture.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-treats-without-baking/334493.md?page=1)