20 Dec 2019 Entertaining Comment

3 Easy, No-Bake Desserts For The Holidays

The best part about entertaining is anyone, anywhere can host a stylish gathering. It’s just knowing how to execute!

Since we’re in the final stretch of the holiday season, lack of time usually gets the best of us. So here is a no fail tip for looking like you put in the effort when you didn’t at all!

The secret? Using simple, store bought desserts. They’re already made, saving you oodles of time. Guaranteed delicious. And you can turn them into beautiful works of art. Your guests will never know the wiser.

Sara Lee Desserts was a staple in my household growing up and they’re truly the perfect blank canvas for your masterpiece. So I’m absolutely ecstatic to team up with Sara Lee Desserts today to show you how to elevate these tasty classics.

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If you have an upcoming party or on dessert duty for Christmas dinner, here’s exactly how I whipped up these three stunning bite sized treats using Sara Lee’s All Butter Pound Cake and Classic Cheesecake.

You can also store these in your freezer for easy desserts to keep on hand for last minute drop byes.

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For The BEST Presentation: 

  • Keep desserts frozen up until 1 hour before serving! 
  • Garnish at the last second to prevent cranberries or raspberries from bleeding red onto icing.
  • Always serve on a pretty tray or tiered tower for an elevated look.

Mini Cheesecakes

Ingredients

  • 2 Sara Lee Desserts Classic Cheesecakes (you should be able to get 8-12)
  • Mini circle cookie cutter
  • Rasperries
  • Mint leaves

Instructions

  • Press your circle cookie cutter into the cheesecake to make as many mini bite sized cakes as you can!
  • Repeat until the cheesecake is done (you should be able to get 6 out of one cheesecake)
  • Garnish with raspberries and mint leaves

J-O-Y Cakes

Ingredients

  • Sara Lee Desserts All Butter Pound Cake
  • J-O-Y Letter cookie cutters
  • Chocolate
  • White icing
  • Sprinkles

Instructions

  • Press your J-O-Y letter cookie cutters into the Sara Lee Desserts All Butter Pound Cake 
  • Dip one side of the letters in melted chocolate
  • Spread a thin layer of white icing on top
  • Top with festive sprinkles

Tiered Layered Pound Cake

Ingredients

  • Sara Lee Desserts All Butter Pound Cake
  • Mini circle cookie cutter
  • Any white icing
  • Sugared cranberries 
  • Sugared rosemary

Instructions

  • Press your circle cookie cutter into the Sara Lee Desserts All Butter Pound Cake to make as mini circle pound cakes as you can
  • Transfer white icing to a piping bag
  • Place one cake round on a piece of parchment
  • Pipe a layer of frosting on top. 
  • Repeat with second layer
  • Top with sugared cranberries and rosemary

I love how you can make just one or all three for a variety. I served these last week at my girls dinner party and they were a hit!

What are your favorite Sara Lee Desserts? There are so many others too!

Photos by Chicago Andrea Creative

A huge thanks to Sara Lee Desserts for sponsoring this post!