Simple home made low cost desert for 150 people?!
Simple home made low cost desert for 150 people?
I have been asked to provide the desert course for a large meeting, there will be 150 portions needed and they will have to be ready on site with no kitchen facilities there. the budget is low $1 or 50p per portion, I have some ideas - lets have yours please! the even is in Oct in UK so I don't expect it to be a temperature storage issue.
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double dipped strawberries- you dip them (don't cover it completely, about 3/4 way up) in dark melted chocolate, put in the fridge or just leave them to harden. once the chocolate is hard, dip it in melted white choc. (dip half of the dark choc. covered part).
it's very formal, impressive and easy to prepare, and i don't think it's that expensive.
Trifle
fruit cocktail and cream
tirimisu (this is th easiest,,,the tasteist and the best to make ****)
cheesecake....
cupcakes
brownies
Jam Tarts
Plain spongecake with the option of stewed apples or jam compote.
Apple pie or apple crumble,simple and everybody loves it =] x
Cookies would probably be your best bet. But, if you're looking to be a bit more personal, then go with cupcakes.
Cake might be your best bet - the ingrediants are cheap, you can get several portions out of each cake, and it's easily transportable. How about chocoate gateaux or chocolate fudge cake served with cream.
bananna pudding is always good and cheap and then there is Mud Pie which includes
chocolate pudding-- as many packs as necessary
whipped cream-- frozen not canned
oreos-- i prefer the chocolate-chocolate kind
make the pudding add a layer to the bottom of the pan- let whipped cream melt slightly so you can spread it and crush up oreos keep layering as many times as you want-- it tastes REALLY good and its really simple-- depending on the occasion (little kids birthday) i like to add gummy worms on top so it really does look like dirt-- maybe not so appropriate for a wedding or something like that however. Good LUCK!
Gulab jamuns from Indian sweet shops.
serve them with ice cream
At my daughters wedding the 'dessert' was fantastic but simple and easy to prepare !!! She had a pre-prepared "mud-chocolate-cake' then had a huge bowl of fresh fruit salad and fresh cream on the side for everyone to dish up as they wished to go with the 'cake'........it was a great hit !!!!
A large vanilla cake with butter cream frosting should do it... or a few of them.
(Sweet Rice Pudding)
Ingredients
? cup basmati or long-grain rice
4 cups milk
? cup raisins
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon cardamom seeds
? cup almonds, slivered
Procedure
Wash the rice and soak in water for 30 minutes. Drain well.
Boil the milk in a large pan. Lower the heat and add the rice and cardamom seeds.
Simmer on low heat until mixture thickens to a pudding-like consistency, about 1? to 2 hours.
Stir every 5 to 10 minutes to prevent mixture from sticking to sides and bottom.
When the mixture has thickened, remove from the heat. Let cool about 25 minutes, and then add the sugar and stir well.
Add the raisins and almonds. Serve hot or cold.
Serves 4 to 6.
fruit salad.
Jello Parfait with Whipped Cream and a Cherry
Sweet seedless grapes in greek yoghurt with a little honey if you like it a bit sweeter. It's absolutely lovely and takes no time at all and is really healthy.
A sherry trifle,or mandarin trifle always goes down well, oerhaps make one suitable for diabetics (using sugar free jelly and custard) It can be prepared in advance and portions easy to give smaller or larger if numbers of folk fluctuate. Apple pie and cream is also very popular but more work involved.
Chocolate brownie with butterscotch sauce.
Both can be made quickly and cheaply in advance, taste great, and look really nice with a simple fruit garnish.
Rice Pudding. Can be served hot or cold, can be made in large trays, and is just milk eggs and rice.
Desert? Gobi is good, but Sahara is larger.
For dessert, try rice crispy squares. You can cut them as small as you like and at 50 cents a bit, you'll make a killing.
Yogurt with honey, nuts and chocolate.
The basic recipe serves at least 4
500 gr. yogurt (fat. ab 10%)
150 gr honey
200 gr ground nuts
grated dark chocolate
Place yogurt in four bowls.
Pour honey over it.
Sprinkle with nuts and grated chocolate
Go to this web site it gives lots of low cost recipes to choose from. Have you ever thought of making it like a buffet? Making different desserts and cutting them into portions, that way the people just have to choose what they want.
http://www.livingonadime.com/dessert-rec...
apple pie/crumble fruit cocktail, cake(sponge)
Trifle is awesome, chocolate cake mixes, chocolate pudding, whipped topping, and chocolate candy all layered. Or vanilla cake mixes, vanilla pudding, jello, whipped topping, and fruit cocktail for a vanilla trifle