Baking Up Some Delicious Homemade Desserts

Delicious No Bake Christmas Desserts

Christmas brings out the love of baking in everyone. It is a part of the tradition of family that surrounds the occasion. Sometimes we feel like we spend more time working in the kitchen than relaxing with our families. Change up your program with a couple of Christmas desserts that don't require any baking.

If you want to try something new, make a pretzel salad. A bunch of greens with crushed pretzels sprinkled about is something that you may be thinking about. Lose that thought! If we are talking of desserts it will be sweet to some extent. The ingredients of the crust in pretzel salad is pretzels. It contains both Jell-O and a whipped topping that most people will find delicious.

Cheesecake is a Christmas treat that can be decked out in any way that the baker sees fit. Fortunately, there are many cheesecake recipes that are simple and not time consuming. These are called icebox recipes or no bake recipes. They rely on the refrigerator to set the cheesecake which contains pudding or cream cheese.

To present to your family this Christmas, look for an icebox cheesecake recipe. You can use candy and fruit to make the top look more festive. Cheesecake works well as an after dinner dessert or a dessert for a Christmas party. It will lose shape if not kept in the refrigerator until you are ready to serve.

Some candy, like Divinity, doesn't require any baking time to prepare. Preparing these yummy treats during the holiday season is a long standing Christmas tradition. You can easily make some and then solidify them by placing them in the refrigerator.   Bonbons are a dessert that does not require baking and they are very easy to make. Choosing the type of bonbon to make will be the most difficult part of the task. Create a few different kinds. Children enjoy having different choices to choose from.

Ice cream you make at home is a great option. Christmas does occur during the winter months but you can't have pie, cake, and cookies without some ice cream for that a la mode touch. Picking up a gallon or two at the grocery store would be quite simple, but then the rest of your family would miss out on a chance to be part of the creative process.

Instead, experience the chilly sweet treat the traditional way - make your own. You can purchase an ice cream maker at most mega stores like Wal-Mart and Target. Ice cream makers are also available in kitchen stores. Mix up a batch of festive holiday ice cream for the family to try.

Occasionally, life calls for ease. No bake desserts can provide some relief during the busy holiday season.   Only you will know you weren't in the kitchen all day working on these treats! 

Do you miss those old time cookie recipes that grandma used to make?