Oh, LJ-Land!

[ellenmillion]

I need to make a dessert for a modest evening affair. I'd like it to be something I can make ahead of time, but some assembly or baking on site would be fine. It needs to serve 5-6 people and contain no hot fruit. I find that last a particularly challenging criteria and I think it eliminates pretty much all of my standby recipes.

So!

What are your favorite desserts to make and/or eat, that don't take too much in the way of Mad Cooking Skillz or time, and that are yummy? Healthiness is totally optional - I think a dessert that doesn't use a whole stick of butter is generally not worth having, but I'm willing to be swayed by something delicious.



Bonus points for ubergeek themes, as this is for watching the last three episodes of Battlestar Galactica.

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[chamois-shimi.livejournal.com]

Blue jello in martini glasses! With grapes on toothpicks! Um ... ok, silly. Yes.

My favorite cake of all time is the butter pecan cake mix that these days I can only find at Walmart, baked in a bundt pan, frosted with canned cream cheese frosting after totally cooled. It looks pretty fancy, tastes so good, but is super easy.

My mother-in-law has a killer strawberry pie recipe that doesn't involve cooking the strawberries. It's crazy good. However, it is best with fresh strawberries which can be spendy (or impossible) this time of year. It's possible to use frozen, but not as good, and the thawing might be an issue. Hmm. Interested?

Then there's always fruit pizza .... MMMMM.

Homemade tapioca pudding!

Ooooo.... *bread pudding*. Drool. OK, must have bread pudding. NOW.