Finger Food Desserts

Your guests are more than satiated with the scrumptious assortment at the banquet. The gentlemen struggle to keep the buttons of their convulsive trousers closed. Irrespective of how satisfying the main course has been, not many can curb their ravenous appetite for sweets! However, you really don't want buttons exploding out of people's pants. Moreover, guests are generally content with two to three spoons of dessert and they're done. Some are consciously staying true to their weight loss diet plan and resist even half a spoon! Wouldn't your chocolate truffle pudding and lemon pie be a waste of time and effort? But then, how else do you cater to their cravings for sweets? Of course, why not decorate your table with a variety of finger food desserts? They're fancy, they taste deliciously heavenly (if well made) and they're light! So your guests are most certainly content, you should be too as the mundane task of washing dessert bowls and plates have just been negated! Serve your guests fantastic finger food desserts as you find a few good ideas and recipes listed below.

Finger Food Dessert Ideas And Recipes

Dry Fruits
Be it dates, figs, walnuts or almonds. It could also be a mixture of all. Minutes and hours after a very heavy meal, guests are often compelled to linger around the table to pursue a conversation. In the mean time, they might like to munch on something sweet. Dry fruits of this sort serve as excellent post dinner dessert snacks. You don’t have to use plates and crockery. All you need to do is pop them into your mouth  and relish there exotic taste. You could also melt chocolate over a few if you wish to serve something different.

Chocolate Cheese Balls
Almost the entire world population has a soft corner for crunchy cheese balls, and majority of us are likely to harbour the same feelings for chocolate! Make crunchy and tasty chocolate cheese balls to transport your guests to cloud nine. Start by melting the chocolate morsels and then beating it along with cream cheese till it turns smooth. Add chocolate crumbs and fruit preserves, and chill the mixture in the refrigerator. Coat with chopped almonds to add to the richness. 

Toffee Caramel Angel Food Dessert Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 jar Caramel ice cream
• 1½ cups heavy whipping Cream
• ½ teaspoon Vanilla extract
• 1 Angel Food Cake
• 12 oz Toffee bits 
• ½ jar hot Fudge ice cream topping

• Whip the heavy cream until it begins to thicken.
• Gradually you add about ¾ of ice cream topping from the jar along with the vanilla extract.
• Keep beating this mixture until it becomes thick enough to hold up as a spread.
• Cube the angel food cake into cute little bite size pieces.
• Place these pieces in a 9''x13" pan.
• Pour the whipped cream mixture over the angel food pieces. Top off the remainder of the caramel sauce over whipped cream topping.
• If you would fancy an extra dose of hot fudge, you could drizzle some over the caramel layer. Remember to soften the hot fudge in the microwave before you drizzle.
• Sprinkle toffee bits over the top.
• Chill several hours in order to let the topping sink into and around the angel food pieces.
• Voila! Guests can feel free to grab a bite of this delicacy without the necessity of a fork or spoon! Just their fingers!

Lady Finger Delight Recipe

• 3 pkg Ladies Fingers
• 11 oz soft cream Cheese
• ¾ cup Sugar
• 1 ½ tsp Vanilla
• 1 pt. whipping Cream
• 1 can Pie filling (Cherry or Blueberry)

• Grab hold of a 9 inch spring form pan and meticulously line it with the ladies fingers. Include both the sides and bottom!
• Cream the cheese, sugar and vanilla in a bowl.
• Start whipping the cream and top it over the mixture in the bowl.
• Spoon in ½ of the can pie filling.
• Put in one layer of the lady fingers and add the rest of the can pie filling.
• Refrigerate for a few hours.
• Once this dessert is set and ready, slice it into sizeable bite pieces.
• Add a blueberry or cherry topping on each slice and serve!