Easy Cheesecake Bites

I am no baker .

Never have been, never will be.

And at the risk of y’all throwing empty boxes of

Little Debbie cakes at me, I am not much of a 

“sweet tooth” person.  Not even chocolate.

{ ducking }

But, I do realize when we entertain and have

guests over, there is a need for desserts.

I have a small repertoire of simple and easy

desserts, and this is one.  

Quick ‘n Easy Cheesecake Bites

When it comes to desserts, I am no fool.

I stick with what is easy and within my capabilities.

My Grammy was an excellent pie maker.

Her flaky crusts would make grown men cry.

I, unfortunately, did not inherit her flaky crust gene.

So, what does one do when their genes are flakeless?

Puff Pastry.

The ready-made pastry of non-Champions.

😀

Puff pastry, pastry cream and fruit.

Winner, winner!

I love using these little pastry cups.

They create miniature, bite sizes of goodness.

They are also perfect for savory type appetizers.

(I will share one of those soon.)

Simply bake the cups as directed on the package

and fill with a pastry cream or filling of your choice.

I whipped up a No-Bake Cheesecake Mix.

I will be serving these for our July 4th Celebration, so

I decided on blueberries and strawberries.

I piped in the cheesecake filling using a baggie snipped

at the very tip, and topped with some fruit and 

tiny mint leaves from my garden.

Easy, easy, easy…

Little, crispy pillows of lemony, cheesecake with the 

added taste of a fresh fruit topping.

Seriously, you can pop these in your mouth 

like….well…popcorn. 🙂

I served these with some Mason Jars of

Strawberry Spritzers… I will share this recipe

next week.  Patriotic napkins and jute string

create cute glass toppers, and don’t you just love

the stars and stripes straws?

I think what I love most about these little

puffy pastres is that they are not super sweet.

If you aren’t a “con-aye-sue-er” of  cheesecake,

you could use a mixture of marscapone and

cream cheese with a dab of almond. 

You can pre-bake the small puff pastry cups the day

before, and make the filling in advance, too.

They only take minutes to assemble.

I love how cute they are gathered on a white, footed dish.

My baker-helper couldn’t wait to get his 

hands on these.  I didn’t think they would make it

through the photography session. 

(I may have had to slap his hand away a few times.)

Finally, I gave him the thumbs up, and I think he

consumed three of them before I could say…

“Ok, I am done with pictures.”

Pretty sure he liked them.

😀

So, Grammy – I know you are baking some heavenly

pies where you are now.  I know your pastries

are “angelic.”

I’m sorry I didn’t get your Baking Gene…

but I did inherit your need to hoard dishes and fabric.

So, I guess there’s that.

 

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I can’t wait for you to see the project

I have to share with you on Monday.

I re-worked this project…

How to Create Sand & Seashell Covered Pots

… and created a great July 4th Centerpiece.

Please join me Sunday night.

 

  

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minutes of your day here with me. 

 

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xxoo, Barb

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