Candy Corn Mousse

Throwing a little get together tonight? Then I have the perfect last minute Halloween treat for you! These Candy Corn Mousse Cups are not only decadent, but adorable too!

Ingredients
1 package (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened
½  cup powdered sugar
¼ cup milk or cream
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 small container (8 oz.) Cool Whip, thawed
orange and yellow food color
candy corn
Directions
Beat cream cheese in the bowl of a stand mixer until fully smooth. Slowly add powdered sugar, add milk and then vanilla. Continue mixing about 1 minute on medium speed. Fold cool whip into cream cheese mixture; stir until fully combined.  Scoop about 1/3 of the cheesecake mousse into a bowl; mix with orange food coloring. Color another third of the mixture yellow. Leave the remaining third white. Beginning with the yellow mousse, pipe or spoon the mixture into each glass. Repeat with the orange and white. Garnish with candy corn.
Yield: 8 mini servings.

 Source: Glorious Treats

Mini Cheesecake Cups

Cheesecake is good, but personal cheesecakes are even better! I tried this recipe for the first time today, and I have to say... these would be perfect for entertaining. The awesome thing about these mini cakes is that you can make each one a different flavor or style, so you're sure to please every picky eater in the bunch.

These are super simple to make, and are sure to impress. All you need is:

graham cracker crumbs - 1 cup

butter - 1 tbsp

muffin cups - 6

cheesecake filling -3 cups

chocolate frosting

 

Combine the cold butter and graham cracker crumbs in a bowl until combined. Press about 2 tbsp of the mixture into each cup. Bake the crust in the oven until it is lightly toasted...about 10mins on 350 degree. Next, fill each cup with the cheesecake filling and smooth the top. Remove each cup from the pan and decorate as desired. The Cheesecakes pictured are topped with chocolate frosting. This recipe method is great and the variations are endless! That's why I love this technique for making cheesecake.

 

 

 

rainbow pudding fun!

Is this the most fun pudding you've ever seen, or what? Who wouldn't love eating this...but it's almost too pretty to eat! Super cute recipe for Double Rainbow Pudding below:

 

Ingredients

1  5.1 oz box vanilla instant pudding, prepared per package directions
red, yellow, blue, green and purple liquid food coloring
whipped topping and rainbow sprinkles, for garnish 

 

 

Directions

1. Separate the prepared pudding into 6 individual bowls.

2. Add 2 drops of food coloring to each bowl to make the rainbow colors. For orange, use one drop yellow and one drop red.

3. Layer the pudding by adding 2 tbsp of the first pudding color into four small, thin parfait glasses (about 8 oz volume works well). Tap the bottom of your parfait glass gently on the counter after each layer to make the layer flatten. Repeat with remaining pudding colors.

4. Refrigerate per the pudding package directions, until fully set.

5. Immediately before serving, top with whipped cream and rainbow sprinkles.

 

 

 Courtesy of www.tablespoon.com