{"id":18227,"date":"2015-12-21T22:33:05","date_gmt":"2015-12-21T21:33:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.withaglass.com\/?p=18227"},"modified":"2015-12-21T22:33:05","modified_gmt":"2015-12-21T21:33:05","slug":"easy-festive-sweet-treats-and-desserts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withaglass.com\/?p=18227","title":{"rendered":"Easy Festive Sweet Treats and Desserts"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Unbaked<\/a><\/p>\n

If most of your Christmas dishes are time-consuming or difficult, the last thing you\u00a0need to complicate your life\u00a0with is an elaborate dessert. Leafing through my old hand-written\u00a0copy\u00a0book and browsing through my blog, I realised most\u00a0sweets I prepare got\u00a0easier and quicker\u00a0throughout the years. Thanks to this, the dessert is the part of the\u00a0meal I am least nervous about because I got used to effortless recipes, which – surprisingly – please my guests as much as the difficult ones used to. The best illustration of what I’m talking about\u00a0is the above Unbaked Chocolate Cake<\/a> I have discovered thanks to Katerina, my dear Greek friend and extraordinary inspiring cook from Culinary Flavors<\/a>. It\u00a0takes a while to prepare, always yields perfect results\u00a0and is a huge hit every time I serve it.<\/p>\n

Apart from the above cake, I have chosen for you baked desserts, creams, truffles and other sweet treats I consider particularly easy and sometimes also very quick to make. You will notice most of them are light; it’s not intentional but simply illustrates the majority of the sweets I have been preparing in recent years. All are\u00a0seasonal (I mean from the European point of view), so no need to chase down tasteless and expensive strawberries or peaches in the middle of winter. I hope you will find at least one useful easy idea here. Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas to all of my dear visitors!<\/p>\n

TARTS AND CAKES<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"French<\/a>
French Lemon Tart or Tartlets<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Super<\/a>
Super Thin Apple and Applesauce Tart<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Pear<\/a>
Pear and Fresh Cheese Tart<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Guinness<\/a>
Guinness Chocolate Cake<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

CREAMS AND CREAMY INDIVIDUAL DESSERTS<\/p>\n

\"Chocolate<\/a>
Chocolate and Coconut Cream with Agar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Wobbly<\/a>
Wobbly Cream with Pear and Lime Zest<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Coffee<\/a>
Coffee and Coconut Wobbly Cream with Agar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Light<\/a>
Light Cr\u00e8me Br\u00fbl\u00e9e (Light Burnt Cream)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Light<\/a>
Light Unbaked Cheesecake with Passion Fruit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Matcha<\/a>
Matcha and Coconut Wobbly Cream<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

TRUFFLES AND SWEET FINGER FOOD<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Bounty<\/a>
Bounty (Coconut, Chocolate and Rum) Truffles<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Prunes<\/a>
Prunes in Chocolate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Chocolate<\/a>
Chocolate Truffles with Prunes and Chocolate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Chewy<\/a>
3-Ingredient Chewy Coconut Cookies (Macaroons)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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