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Features of preparing desserts for beginners

The main feature of recipes that beginners in the confectionery business can implement is their simplicity. A light dessert for beginners should contain a minimum number of ingredients and, if possible, a limited set of equipment necessary for work, but at the same time, the technology for preparing delicacies is almost identical to that used by professional confectioners.

A number of desserts for beginners require creating a base. Unlike more complex recipes, in simple desserts it can be crumbs from store-bought cookies, ready-made puff pastry or yeast dough, waffle plates, etc. That is, a beginner does not need to waste time kneading, rolling and baking the dough. In some recipes, such a base is completely absent.

In dessert recipes for beginners, the filling is used as simple as possible. It can be fresh fruits, berries, ready-made jam. If we are talking about curd or fruit masses, then the process of preparing them comes down to simply throwing all the ingredients into a mixer or blender and mixing them thoroughly.

To make the dessert more aromatic, you can add vanilla sugar, lemon zest, and cinnamon to the base or filling.

To add extra sweetness to the dessert, you can sprinkle powdered sugar on top. At the discretion of the confectioner, you can add other flavor enhancers, both to the base and to the filling. These include vanilla, lemon juice, nutmeg or various sweet liqueurs.

TOP 8 dessert recipes for beginners

Having mastered the basic principles of making desserts for beginners, you will be able to independently experiment with fillings and dough ingredients, creating your own original recipe. Below are the most successful dessert recipes for beginners, which even someone who has never handled an oven in their life can prepare. They use simple products and minimal processes.

Chuck-chuck

Chak-chak is a traditional oriental sweet that can be found in the cookbooks of the Turkic peoples. For Tatars and Bashkirs this is a national dish. But, despite such a high rank, chak-chak starts our TOP of simple desserts for beginners, since it is prepared very quickly and does not require special pastry skills.

A delicious oriental dessert is a combination of dough and honey filling. Previously, it was prepared only for weddings and big holidays, but now you can not wait for a special occasion, but make a delicious delicacy on any day, especially since it takes no more than an hour to prepare.

This is a high-calorie dish, therefore, in order to maintain your figure, it should be consumed in moderation, although it is really difficult to stop yourself when it comes to such a delicious dessert as chak-chak. Due to the use of honey in the recipe, the dessert should be consumed with caution by people with allergies to bee products.

Calorie content per 100 g - 363 kcal.
Number of servings - 8
Cooking time - 1 hour

Ingredients:

Eggs - 2 pcs.
Yolk - 2 pcs.
Flour - 350 g
Soda - 1 tsp.
Salt - 1/2 tsp.
Lemon juice - 1 tsp.
Vegetable oil - 600-800 ml
Honey – 150 ml
Sugar - 100 g

Step-by-step preparation of chak-chak:

Separate the yolks of 2 eggs from the whites, combine them with 3 chicken eggs and beat until a thick foam forms.
Add flour, salt, soda, lemon juice to beaten eggs.
Knead the dough thoroughly until smooth. It should be smooth, without lumps.
Set the dough aside for 15 minutes.
Cut the dough into several parts, form thin ropes from each of them.
Cut the ropes into small balls, the size of which are comparable to pine nuts.
Roll each ball in flour.
Place all the balls in a colander and shake off the excess flour.
Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan and fry all the balls in it. Fry in several portions. The balls should acquire a golden color, on average this takes 1-2 minutes.
Melt the honey in a saucepan or in a separate frying pan.
Add sugar to melted honey. After it dissolves, keep the mixture on medium heat for another 3 minutes.
Pour 2/3 of the honey syrup into the balls and mix thoroughly.
With your hands moistened with water, place the balls on a large flat plate, forming them into a pyramid.
Pour the remaining honey syrup over the top of the “pyramid”.
Place the chak-chak in a cool place for 1-2 hours.

This delicious starter dessert can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 15 days, or even longer in an airtight container. Thanks to the honey content in chak-chak, the delicacy will not only delight your taste buds, but will also help strengthen your immune system.

Chocolate roll with coconut filling

This simple dessert recipe for beginners does not involve baking, so its preparation can be entrusted to little cooks. The combination of a cookie base and a delicate coconut filling will please absolutely everyone with a sweet tooth.

Ingredients:

Shortbread cookies – 200 g
Cocoa powder - 2 tbsp.
Sugar - 20 g
Water – 100 ml
Butter - 80 g
Coconut flakes - 80 g
Powdered sugar - 60 g

Step-by-step preparation of chocolate roll with coconut filling:

Remove the butter from the refrigerator first. It should be softened.
Insert the metal blade attachment into the blender and grind the cookies into fine crumbs.
Pour water into a separate container and dissolve sugar in it.
Pour the cookie crumbs from the blender into a deep container and add cocoa powder to it. Stir.
Add sugar water to the dry mixture while stirring constantly.
Mix the mass until it becomes plastic.
Add powdered sugar to the softened butter and beat it with a mixer until white.
Add coconut flakes to the white butter mixture and stir.
Place the chocolate mixture on cellophane or foil, level it and form a rectangle measuring 20 by 25 cm.
Place the filling on top of the base.
Carefully roll up the roll.
Wrap the roll in cellophane or foil and place it in the freezer for 1 hour.

Delicate chocolate roll is cut into pieces, perfect for tea, compote or as an independent dessert.

Banoffee Pie

This is another easy dessert recipe for beginners that requires no baking and is ready in just 30 minutes, making it perfect for when you have unexpected guests over for tea.

This is an English pie whose name consists of two words - “banana” and soft caramel “toffee”. The dessert combines win-win products. A dense sand base, a layer of boiled condensed milk and fragrant bananas under a cloud of whipped cream will not leave any of your guests indifferent.

Ingredients:

Shortbread cookies – 200 g
Butter - 100 g
Boiled condensed milk - 250-300 g
Bananas - 3-4 pcs.
Cream (33%) – 300-400 ml
Vanilla sugar - 10 g
Milk chocolate – 10 g

Step-by-step preparation of banoffee pie:

Grind the cookies to fine crumbs. To do this, use a rolling pin or blender.
Place the crumbs in a bowl and add melted butter to them, mix.
Line a springform pan with parchment paper.
Place crumbs and butter on the bottom and sides of the pan, carefully compact the base of the future pie and place the pan in the freezer for 15-20 minutes.
Beat the chilled cream with a mixer, starting at low speed, gradually increasing it to medium. Add vanilla sugar.
Grease the sand base with condensed milk.
Place bananas cut lengthwise on top of the condensed milk.
Carefully remove the banana base from the springform pan. If necessary, run a sharp knife between the walls of the base and the sides of the mold.
Cover bananas with whipped cream.
Decorate the top of the pie with grated chocolate.

This easy and delicious dessert recipe for beginners will come in handy when you need to prepare a sweet treat quickly and with a minimum set of ingredients. The combination of condensed milk and bananas will appeal to both adults and young guests.

Chocolate cupcake in the microwave

Any housewife should always have on hand a recipe for a simple and tasty dessert for beginners, which will help in a situation when guests are on the doorstep, but there is no treat for tea in the house. Chocolate cake, which takes only 10 minutes to prepare, will be a real salvation in such cases.

Ingredients:

Flour - 70 g
Cocoa powder – 15 g
Sugar - 60 g
Egg - 1 pc.
Milk - 40 g
Refined sunflower oil – 30 g
Baking powder for dough - 2 g
Salt - 1 pinch

Step-by-step preparation of chocolate cake in the microwave:

Sift the flour and add baking powder to it.
Pour cocoa powder, sugar, salt into flour.
Mix all dry ingredients using a whisk or spoon.
Add egg, milk and refined sunflower oil to the mixture.
Whisk the mixture until smooth. The resulting dough should resemble melted chocolate.
Divide the dough into microwave-safe cups. The dough should occupy no more than half the volume. It is optimal to take 250 ml cups and fill them halfway.
Place the cups filled with dough in the microwave and bake the cupcakes for 3 minutes at 800 W.

During baking, the cupcakes will rise greatly and will not fall even after cooling. They can be served either warm or cold. To make them more moist, pour condensed milk on top of the muffins. You can eat this dessert with a spoon straight from the cup.

Lazy cake "Napoleon"

There is probably no one with a sweet tooth who would not love Napoleon cake. But many beginners in the confectionery business do not prepare it, because they are afraid that they will not be able to make crispy, airy puff pastry cakes. Using the following dessert recipe for beginners at home, you will be able to prepare a Napoleon cake without cake layers, while maintaining its unsurpassed lightness and tenderness.

To create the dessert, you will need ready-made puff pastry; now you can buy it in any supermarket, which greatly simplifies the preparation and reduces the time required for this.

Ingredients:

Ready-made puff pastry without yeast - 1 kg
Milk – 400 ml
Sugar - 180 g
Egg - 1 pc.
Cream (30%) – 200 ml
Butter - 100 g
Starch or flour - 3 tbsp. with a slide

Step-by-step preparation of lazy Napoleon cake:

Turn on and preheat the oven to 200°C.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Roll out the finished puff pastry and cut it into strips 2 cm wide. Select the length individually; the size of the future cake will depend on it.
Place the cut strips on parchment and bake at 200°C for 15-20 minutes. The strips should turn brown.
Before preparing the cream, place the cream in the freezer for 20-30 minutes.
Pour the milk into a saucepan and heat it over medium heat.
In a separate container, mix the egg with sugar until smooth.
Add starch or flour to the sugar-egg mixture, mix thoroughly so that there are no lumps.
Pour boiled milk into the egg mixture in a thin stream. Do this in small batches to prevent the egg from curdling. Stir the future cream until smooth.
Pour the cream into a saucepan and cook until thickened, stirring continuously.
Once the cream has thickened, turn off the heat, add butter to the saucepan and mix well. If there are lumps in the cream, pass it through a sieve and leave to cool completely.
Start whipping the chilled cream at low speed, gradually increasing it. Continue beating until soft peaks form, then start 1 tbsp at a time. Add the prepared cream while continuing to beat the egg whites.
Start assembling the cake. Line the bottom of the mold with cellophane. Place the puff sticks in one layer and generously coat them with cream.
Lay the sticks layer by layer and grease them with cream. Leave some of the sticks and cream for decoration.
Wrap the cake shaped like a log in film and place it in the refrigerator for several hours to soak.
When the cake is soaked, unroll the film, transfer the cake to a plate, and brush it on all sides with the remaining cream.
Chop the remaining puff sticks thoroughly with your hands. Sprinkle the resulting crumbs on top of the cake.

The lazy Napoleon cake tastes in no way inferior to its classic version, and the effort and time required to prepare it is much less.

Curd pudding with strawberries

It takes no more than 5-10 minutes to prepare this easy dessert for beginners at home, which is why many families often prepare it for breakfast. After all, what could be better than starting the day with a portion of healthy and nutritious cottage cheese combined with aromatic and tasty strawberries.

Ingredients:

Strawberries - 300 g
Cottage cheese (low-fat) - 400 g
Eggs - 2 pcs.
Sugar - 4 tbsp.
Starch - 1 tbsp.

Step-by-step preparation of curd pudding with strawberries:

Wash the strawberries thoroughly, remove the stems and dry.
Place cottage cheese, eggs, sugar and starch in a deep container or mixer bowl.
Beat the mixture with a mixer until the sugar is completely dissolved.
Grease a baking dish with oil.
Place the whipped curd mixture into the mold.
Cut the strawberries in half and place them cut side down on top of the curd mixture.
Place the pudding in the oven preheated to 180°C and bake for 35-40 minutes.

The pudding can be decorated with mint leaves or sprinkled with powdered sugar. It can be served with tea or simply cooked for breakfast.

Dessert with cheese

This is one of the easiest dessert recipes for beginners, so even children can handle it. By spending just 20 minutes of your time, you will create an incredibly tasty and aromatic delicacy.

Ingredients:

Cream cheese - 200 g
Shortbread cookies – 100 g
Mandarin - 2 pcs.
Sugar - 1 tbsp.
Butter - 20 g
Cream - 30 ml

Step-by-step preparation of dessert with cheese:

Add cream to cream cheese and stir thoroughly.
Grind the cookies in a blender until crumbly, add butter and mix thoroughly.
Peel the tangerines, remove the seeds and carefully separate the transparent film so as not to damage the pulp.
Place tangerines in a frying pan, add a little water and sugar.
Caramelize tangerines over heat for 3-4 minutes.
Start assembling the dessert. Place a layer of cookies into portioned bowls or wide-bottomed glasses.
Place a layer of cheese on top of the shortbread base.
Place caramelized tangerines on the cheese.
Repeat layer of cookies again, then cheese and tangerine.
Place the dessert in the refrigerator.

To decorate the dessert, you can leave a few slices of tangerine, and also use fresh mint leaves or chopped nuts.

Raffaello made from corn sticks

Making this dessert with your own hands will be a very simple task for novice confectioners, because you don’t need to use an oven or knead the dough to prepare it. By spending just half an hour, you can surprise your guests with airy sweets with impeccable taste.

Ingredients:

Condensed milk - 300 g
Corn sticks (sweet) – 150 g
Almonds - 8-10 pcs.
Coconut flakes - 20-30 g

Step-by-step preparation of “Raffaello” from corn sticks:

Pour boiling water over the almonds, and after 5 minutes, plunge them into cold water.
Peel the almonds.
Using a blender, grind the corn sticks into crumbs.
Add condensed milk to the corn crumbs and knead into an elastic “dough”.
Start forming the candies; to do this, scoop out the dough with a tablespoon.
Place almonds inside the portion and, with wet hands, form a round candy.
Roll the resulting candies in coconut flakes and place in the refrigerator for 1 hour.

From the specified amount of ingredients you get 9 delicate and incredibly tasty candies. You can easily surprise your guests with this easy dessert for beginners, spending a minimum of your time on preparation.