Shot glasses can be used to make a variety of desserts, including mini parfaits, puddings, ice cream, and even pies and cakes. The desserts can be layered with different ingredients and flavors, and can be prepared quickly due to their small size. If the shot glasses are oven safe, small layer cakes can also be made.
A variety of desserts can be served inside shot glasses, just like other types of dishes used for desserts. What a cook can do with shot glasses depends on whether the glasses are oven, microwave and freezer safe. Many shot glass desserts contain higher concentrations of flavors, through the use of undiluted syrups or higher concentrations of certain ingredients, to provide more flavors in the least amount of food. Common shot glass desserts include mini parfaits and puddings, ice cream, and even pies and cakes.
Parfaits, whether they’re made of yogurt or ice cream, are a popular type of shot dessert. A person preparing parfaits in shot glasses can prepare three or more layers of ice cream or yogurt, along with any other ingredients on hand. A parfait might include small pieces of fruit, granola, chocolate syrup, or marshmallow spread in individual layers.
The pudding and jelly can also be used to make shot glass desserts. After mixing the jelly or pudding, the mixture can then be spooned or poured into individual shot glasses, which are then placed in the refrigerator. Because of their small size, jelly or pudding sets up quicker than larger dessert cups, which means desserts don’t have to be prepared far in advance. The preparer might decide to place whipped cream, cookies, or other toppings on the pudding or jelly after it has set, or mix fruit pieces, syrups, or other foods into the mixes when they are partially set, suspending them within the pudding or jelly.
Ice cream dishes can be condensed in size, making them a good candidate for a shot glass dessert. For example, ice cream parlors can be made as small as a shot glass. A person can cut small pieces of banana to even make a glass cup of split banana. If desired, the ice cream and other ingredients can be blended and then spooned into the shot glasses.
Some cakes can be converted into desserts with shot glasses. The pie might be the kind that doesn’t need to be baked, like banana cream pie. The pie crust can be crushed pieces of graham cracker or a small circle of no-bake crust that fits in the bottom of the shot glass. One person prepares the pie filling in a separate bowl, then spoons the filling into the glass and over the crust. The cake topper, such as whipped cream or fruit, outweighs the filling.
If the shot glasses are oven safe, a person can create small layer cakes inside the shot glasses. The different layers of cake batter and other heat resistant materials are stuffed into the glasses. The cooking times for shot glass cakes are shorter than for cakes in pans.
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