Cookhacker » cheesecake http://www.cookhacker.com Recipes, Secrets, Tricks and Really Cool Tips for Cooks Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:39:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Cheesecake Lollipops – A Dessert to Impress Your Friends! http://www.cookhacker.com/2011/06/07/cheesecake-lollipops-%e2%80%93-a-dessert-to-impress-your-friends/ http://www.cookhacker.com/2011/06/07/cheesecake-lollipops-%e2%80%93-a-dessert-to-impress-your-friends/#comments Tue, 07 Jun 2011 17:45:04 +0000 Tom http://www.cookhacker.com/?p=1046 I was invited to a dinner the other night and had to bring something, so I decided to make these again and they were such a huge hit, I have decided to repost the recipe. These lollipops are delicious, impressive and, best of all, deceptively easy to make. You can make your own cheesecake (here is a great recipe from Cook’s Illustrated magazine), but even a good store-bought cheesecake works well for this enticing dessert. First, put the cheesecake in the freezer until it gets nice and firm. Then remove it and scoop golf ball size hunks out of the cheesecake and quickly roll them into balls before they start to melt. Insert a lollipop stick (I opted for long wooden skewers for an impressive display) into each ball and pop them in the freezer for around 2-3 hours until frozen.

While the lollipops are freezing, prepare your toppings by crushing oreos, peanuts, pistachios, almonds, malted milk balls, coconut or toffee. Almost anything can be used, and it’s great to mix and match the flavors.

The next step is whip up a simple chocolate ganache, which is just a mixture of equal parts chocolate and heavy cream, where you bring the cream to a boil, remove it from the heat and pour it over the bowl of chopped chocolate and whisk it together.

When the lollipops are frozen solid, take them out of the freezer, dip them in the ganache, roll Cheesecake Lollipops SHARPthem in your favorite toppings and then immediately stick them back in the freezer to set (you should lay them on parchment paper so they don’t stick)…that’s it.

Just take them out of the freezer about 30 minutes before your ready to serve them (make sure they’re served very cold or they will start to drop off the sticks!) and arrange them like a bouquet of flowers…I guarantee your friends will be impressed!

]]> http://www.cookhacker.com/2011/06/07/cheesecake-lollipops-%e2%80%93-a-dessert-to-impress-your-friends/feed/ 0 Cheesecake Lollipops – Impress Your Friends! http://www.cookhacker.com/2010/02/12/cheesecake-lollipops-impress-your-friends/ http://www.cookhacker.com/2010/02/12/cheesecake-lollipops-impress-your-friends/#comments Fri, 12 Feb 2010 05:10:43 +0000 Tom http://www.cookhacker.com/?p=164 This dessert is delicious, impressive and, best of all, deceptively easy to make. You can make your own cheesecake (here is a great recipe from Cook’s Illustrated magazine) , but even a good store-bought cheesecake works well for this enticing dessert. First, put the cheesecake in the freezer until it gets nice and firm. Then remove it and scoop golf ball size hunks out of the cheesecake and quickly roll them into balls before they start to melt.  Insert a lollipop stick (you can also use wooden skewers) into each ball and pop them in the freezer for around 2-3 hours until frozen.

While the lollipops are freezing, prepare your toppings by crushing oreos, peanuts, pistachios, almonds, malted milk balls, coconut or toffee. Almost anything can be used, and it’s great to mix and match the flavors.

The next step is whip up a simple chocolate ganache, which is just a mixture of equal parts chocolate and heavy cream, where you bring the cream to a boil, remove it from the heat and pour it over the bowl of chopped chocolate and whisk it together.

When the lollipops are frozen solid, take them out of the freezer, dip them in the ganache, roll them in your favorite toppings and then immediately stick them back in the freezer to set (you should lay them on parchment paper so they don’t stick)…that’s it.

Just take them out of the freezer about 30 minutes before your ready to serve them (make sure they’re served very cold or they will start to drop off the sticks!) and arrange them like a bouquet of flowers…I guarantee your guests will be impressed!

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/ganache-frosting-recipe/index.html
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