4 quick and easy desserts that don’t require a stove or oven
PREPaRINg delicious desserts for a weekend potluck with girlfriends can be a daunting task, especially if you’re a novice in the kitchen. Worry not: it is now easier to whip up scrummy desserts with Maya (www.themayakitchen. com)—and this without a stove or oven to boot!
From fluffy mug cakes and muffins, to fruity cold treats, make good use of these four quick recipes to put impressive desserts on the table for your whole family.
Join the Mango graham craze with Maya Happy Mug Cake Mix. Skip the long lines in different malls and create your own Mango graham Mug Cake at home. Simply combine a pack of Maya Happy Mug Caramel Mug Cake Mix with mango juice in a mug, put it in the microwave for one minute and 30 seconds, then top with chopped fresh mangoes, graham crackers, and whipped cream—and voila, your dessert is ready.
How about enjoying your favorite sweet treats all in one serving. If you’re craving for chocolate and cheesecake, then the No Bake Chocolate Hotcake Cheesecake will surely hit the spot, and it’s so easy to make. Prepare cream cheese filling by beating cream cheese with sugar in a bowl. Place a cooked chocolate hotcake (made with Maya Chocolate Hotcake Mix) in a pan and pour enough cream cheese filling on top. Repeat this step to make layers, ending with a hotcake as the topmost layer. Leave it in the fridge for a few hours to set and finish up by coating the entire cheesecake with dark chocolate ganache.
Beat the heat with this Homemade Blueberry Lime Ice Cream. If you don’t want to bring storebought dessert but don’t have the confidence to try an elaborate recipe, just make Homemade Blueberry Lime Ice Cream. Beat heavy whipped cream until it peaks, and mix condensed milk, lime zest and lime juice in a bowl. Blend the lime-milk mixture with the whipped cream, then add blueberry filling and lightly mix until it creates swirls. Freeze for at least six hours or overnight to give everyone a refreshing treat.
MICROWAVE MANGO GRAHAM MUG CAKE
1 pack Maya Happy Mug Caramel Mug Cake Mix 3 tablespoons mango juice/mango nectar, chopped fresh
mango, graham crackers, whipped cream, as needed
Mix happy mug cake with mango juice in a mug. Microwave for 1 minute and 30 seconds. Remove from microwave; be careful as the container will be hot. Top with chopped fresh mango, graham crackers and whipped cream as desired. Serve immediately.
Yield: 1 serving.
NO BAKE CHOCOLATE HOTCAKE CHEESECAKE
1 pack Maya Chocolate Hotcake Mix 200g,
prepared and cooked according to package instructions 1 bar cream cheese
1/2 cup sugar
3/4 cup heavy whipping cream
1 tablespoon gelatin powder, bloomed in 3 tablespoons water
Prepare a cake pan by lining it with aluminum foil. Cut cooked chocolate hotcakes the same size as the cake pan. Prepare cream cheese filling. In a bowl, beat cream cheese with sugar. Slowly, add the cream. Beat until well blended.
Place hotcake at the bottom of the prepared pan, pour enough cream cheese filling on top of the hotcake. Repeat this step to make layers, with a hotcake as the topmost layer.
Chill for a few hours to set.
Optional: coat the whole cheesecake with dark chocolate ganache.
Yield: Eight to 10 servings.
HOMEMADE BLUEBERRY LIME ICE CREAM
2 cups whipping cream
1 can condensed milk
1 piece lime zest
1 piece lime juice
1 cup blueberry filling/topping
In a bowl, whip heavy cream/whipped cream until it reaches its peak. Set aside.
Mix condensed milk, lime zest and lime juice. Lightly fold in lime-milk mixture into the whipped cream, until well blended.
Add the blueberry filling/toppings and lightly mix until it creates blueberry swirls.
Cover the bowl with cling wrap and freeze the ice cream at least 6 hours or overnight. Serve.
Yield: 10 to 12 servings
PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY MUFFINS
1 pack Maya Oven Toaster Butter Cake Mix 200g 2 tablespoons softened butter
3 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
2 pieces eggs
½ cup fresh milk
1/3 cup strawberry jam
Prepare a two 6-hole 3oz muffin tins. In a bowl, mix together butter and peanut butter, and beat until well blended and soft. Add in eggs and milk. Blend mixture until all ingredients are well incorporated. Fold into the batter mixture half of the strawberry jam then pour mixture into prepared muffin pans. Divide the rest of the strawberry jams on top of the muffin and make a swirl. Bake in the oven toaster for 12 to 15 minutes using steamer 10 to 12 minutes.
Yield: Eight to 10 muffins.