No Bake Chocolate Lasagna ~ No Bake Dishes

For the second day of No Bake Dishes, I made a Chocolate Lasagna. The recipe was pretty long, however  I made over two days and I didn't find it so tough. The dessert ends up being very rich, so take caution on how you portion it. 

Since I took them right off the fridge, the cups got misted and I couldn't clear it long enough for the kids to hold!

Do check out the Nutella Chocolate Milkshake as well!

No Bake Chocolate Lasagna

Ingredients Needed

For the Oreo Layer

Oreo Biscuits - 15 without cream
Oreo Biscuits - 5 with cream

Cream Cheese - 1/2 cup

Whipped Cream - 1/2 cup
Icing Sugar - 3 tsp

Chocolate Pudding Regular / Dark - 1 cup
Chocolate Ganache

For topping
Chocolate chips
Orea Biscuit Cream
Chocolate Shaving

How to make the Tart

Blend the orea biscuits to ensure you get a fine powder. Mix in butter and make the crust. In an individual serving cups, first fill in the oreo layer. Refergerate for 10 mins.

Prepare Cheese Cream and have it chilled

Prepare Chocolate Pudding either regular or Dark.

Prepare Chocolate Ganache and keep all the layers ready.

Whip the cream with icing sugar and chili.

When ready to layer,

On the oreo layer, layer it with cream cheese, then follow with a layer of chocolate pudding, followed by cream cheese, then with ganache, finally top with whipped cream.

For topping, place the orea cream, chips chocolate shavings.

Chill and serve it as dessert!

No Bake Chocolate Oreo Tart ~ No Bake Desserts

We are starting the August edition of BM and the week 1 is going to be No Bake Desserts. I didn't realize that I ended up picking up two dessert themes, I am doing Nutella Dishes in Spice your Life! And no Bake dessert here and naturally that also means I end up making something with chocolate only.

I was getting into the kitchen after a long time and all I could see on the counter were different chocolates and moulds that had to be decked up. I was making about 4 to 5 in one shot and somehow my regular capabilities were not up to the mark. I managed somehow. Obviously kids were so delighted to have so many chocolate treats for the weekend!

For day 1, its a No bake Chocolate Oreo Tart. The Oreo cookies were bought couple of weeks before, I was hoping I would be able to make it and boys were warned not to look at it. They were happy knowing they will anyway get to eat them in a different form and this tart was so enjoyed to their heart's content. I was inspired by this. I was so happy with the final taste!

That one slice is all I got to taste!

No Bake Chocolate Oreo Tart

Ingredients Needed:

Oreo crust:

Oreo cookies - 20 nos
Butter - 1/4 cup

Chocolate Cream filling:

Cream - 1/2 cup
Dark chocolate - 1 cup
Butter - 1 tbsp

To decorate:

Chocolate chips
Sprinkles

Pie moulds - 6" 2 nos

How to make No Bake Chocolate Oreo Tart


To make the crust, crumble the oreo cookies and blend well. Add butter and mix well. Ensure the cookies hold well.

Press the cookie mix to the moulds and freeze for 10 mins.

In a pan, bring cream to boil, remove and add the dark chocolate and butter. Let it dissolve, and then pour over the oreo crust. Decorate with chocolate chips, sprinkles and some Oreo biscuits.

Chill for 2 hours at least, or overnight. Unmold, serve, and enjoy!

Mendiants au Chocolat

We are on the final day of cooking French Cuisine. I know I picked up a simple dish, which practically didn't look like cooking at all to me. However I have been want to make this shape and prepare exactly this way that I decided to make it for this theme.

Infact this was the first one I made when I decided on French Cuisine. My kids do not like dry fruits or nuts other than cashew nuts. So even in a chocolate, if its fruits and nuts, its not touched. Since I do not like cashews, most times those chocolates stay for a while.

However since we thought we should get them try these, we decided to get Konda initiated into the dry fruits. She said she won't mind if I make the chocolates with these. So hubby dear that it was my task to get it done and that's how this came into picture.

I was lucky that I remembered that this is a French specialty and I searched for it.

So wiki tells me that Mendiant is a confectionery originated from France. It has just two ingredients, chocolates and dried nuts and fruits.

Traditionally it was a chocolate disk studded with nuts and dried fruits representing the four mendicant or monastic orders of the Dominicans, Augustinians, Franciscans and Carmelites. Each of the nuts and dried fruits used refer to the color of monastic robes with tradition dictating raisins for the Dominicans, hazelnut for the Augustins, dried fig for Franciscans and almond for Carmelite.

Now this confection has moved away from the traditional combination of nuts and fruits to other combinations incorporating seeds, fruit peels and other items. And I could see recipes using so many different combinations.

When I made this at home, boys didn't even touch it, while the entire batch was enjoyed by Hubby dear and Konda. I used Dark chocolate along with roasted almonds, raisins, walnuts and cashews.

Mendiants au Chocolat

Ingredients Needed:

Dark compond - 1 cup
Cashews, Raisins, Almonds, Walnuts for topping.

MW chopped dark chocolate for 30 secs in two spurts. Temper well and drop a teaspoon of melted chocolate on parchment paper.

Place each nut on top and refrigerate.

No Bake Chocolate Cake ~ No Bake Desserts

For the final day of No Bake Chocolate Dishes, yes I know the theme is supposed to be No Bake Desserts, I ended up cooking only with chocolates, else I won't be finding customers to eat all that I make.

With the adventure I have had over the last few days, making all the No Bake dishes and Nutella dishes, you can imagine how excited my kids will be. This No Bake Chocolate Cake was inspired by this and I couldn't wait to make it.

Infact boys couldn't restrain themselves and touched it couple of times before it could even set. Finally both didn't owe up who the culprit was. Anyway I know it was both. When the final pictures was clicked and given for tasting, they were going ahh and ooh..this surely is the ultimate chocolate bliss!. I am not sure how this can be called a cake, well as I say who bothers what a dish is called, when there is nothing left to even ponder!

I hope you all enjoyed as much I as did cooking and feeding my chocaholic kids!

Check out the Nutella Mousse in Chocolate Cup

No Bake Chocolate Cake

Ingredients Needed:

Dark Chocolate - 1 cup
Heavy Cream - 1 cup
Butter to grease pan
Allspice - 1/4 tsp
Espresso - 2 tsp
Cocoa powder, to serve

How to make the No Bake Chocolate Cake

Grease a mini loaf pan with butter and line it with parchment paper and set aside.

MW the chocolate for 30 secs in two spurts. Whisk well.

In a separate medium pan heat the cream over gentle heat. Stir in the allspice and the espresso, if using. When the cream is very warm / hot to the touch, remove from heat.

Pour the chocolate into the cream. Combine everything together. Pour into the prepared pan, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until chilled throughout, a few hours, or overnight.

When ready to serve, remove from the pan, let set at room temperature for ten minutes or so, dust with a bit of cocoa powder, and slice. Alternately, you can slice and serve from the pan.

Chocolate Chip Lava Cookies in Muffin Tray

We are starting yet another new week for BM#55 with me trying out my hands at an interesting theme - Make in a Muffin. somehow I always loved the idea of cooking in a muffin, not just a muffin but almost everything else. The idea was so pressing that I had to include it in this edition and I desperately wanted to try my hands at various ideas I came across. Making something in muffin ensures you have single serving and portion control. I enjoyed making pizzas and other savory dishes in this as well.

While I was quite prepared for the Healthy Breakfasts being done in Spice your Life!, this theme looked bleak. I was so caught up with cooking for Sep Mega BM as none were ready, I almost thought I might be skipping it. I started making it almost after dinner was done last night. I was inspired by this idea, though I ended up making it randomly based on my previous cookie recipes. As always when baking a cookie, I think to myself that I should give sometime for the cookie to settle down and harden. I am always in a haste. However my boys were so excited and declared it heavenly!

They had it for their breakfast this morning and couldn't have a better start in their thinking! Make in a Muffin brings in so much creativity and I am hoping I will do justification to the theme and cook the next two dishes on time this evening!

I hope you will enjoy this treat as much as my kids did!

 
Chocolate Chip Lava Cookies in Muffin Tray

Ingredients Needed:

All purpose flour / Maida - 1 cup
Baking Soda - 1/2 tsp
Unsalted Butter - 3 - 4 tsp
Salt a pinch
Granulated Sugar - 1/4 cup
Brown Sugar - 1/4 cup
Choco chips - 1/2 cup

for the stuffing
Choco chips - 1/2 cup

Muffin Tray

How to make Chocolate Chip Lava Cookies in Muffin Tray

Grease the muffin tray with butter, keep it

In a bowl, take the flour, add soda, sugars, choco chips and mix well. Then add the soft butter and mix to a dough. If needed add a tsp of milk.

Divide the dough into 12 equal balls. Flatten 6 balls and place in the muffin tray. Bake in a pre heated oven at 185 C for 10 mins.

Melt the choco chips till soft, keep it aside.

Remove, make dents in the center, pour the melted choco chip and place the other flatten cookie and press well to enclose completely.

Bake again for 15 mins, rest to cool down and store it in an airtight container.

Eggless Chocolate Cookie cups with Ganache

Sometimes the efforts taken to get yourself cook something is more than the actual cooking time. It's exactly what happened in my case while I was thinking about this recipe. While I had so many other ideas thought for this theme, many things seem to happen at the same time that it never materialized.

When I realized that I will not be able to make the other ideas that were supposed to be made, I finally thought the first day idea should be repeated with making a cup with those cookies. To motivate myself, I confessed to my group this morning that I will be baking some soon. I wanted to make these before the kids left for school, somehow I couldn't and finally baked it after they left. I tasted the cookies, it was so good, I know the chocolate ganache in the center is going to be sinful!

I took the big muffin tray and realized it will end up being very huge. Imagine the mini muffin tray yeild this size! If you plan it well and make it ahead, these will be a great party food. I can't wait for the kids to come back in the evening to enjoy these!

 

Eggless Chocolate Cookie cups with Ganache

Ingredients Needed:

All purpose flour - 1 cup
Sugar - 3/4 cup
Cocoa powder - 3 tsp
Baking Soda - 1 tsp
Choco Chip - 1/4 cup
Butter - 3 -4 tbsp

Butter to grease the mould

For the Ganache

Fresh Cream - 1/2 cup
Dark Chocolate - 1 cup
Sparkles for topping
Chocolate Shaving

How to make the Chocolate Cookie cups with Ganache

In a bowl, mix the flour along with cocoa powder, baking soda, sugar and choco chips. Then add in the butter and knead to a dough. If required add few drops of milk for binding.

Grease the under sides of a mini muffin tray, divide the cookie dough into small balls and cover over the muffin moulds.

Bake in preheated oven at 185 C for 5 mins, then at 170 for 15 mins. Let it rest for it to cool down.

Meanwhile MW the cream at 30 secs, then add chopped chocolate and MW again for 30 secs in 2 spurts. Total time taken for the ganache is 1 and 1/2 mins. Whisk well.

when the cookies are set, pour the ganache into the bowls and sprinkle the sparkles along with chocolate shaving.