Need "fancy" Dessert Recipe

[lonewolf]

I need to bring a "fancy" dessert to a function at church on Saturday. There are a few other people there who also avoid wheat and dairy, so I want us all to be able to eat it. Egg-free would be good too, but I can modify a recipe that calls for eggs or use one or two if I'm only going to eat one piece. I am a good cook/baker, so I'm not afraid to tackle a tough one, but I'm drawing a blank as to what to bring.

Any ideas? I don't want cookies, brownies, cake or pie. And I want to make it from scratch. Oh, and it needs to be something that can be easily served in individual pieces.

Is that a tough enough assignment?

[Nancym]

Well... I was going to suggested an egg based custard, or lemon curd, maybe served on top of fresh berries. But that obviously is very heavy in eggs. Or I was thinking meringues. All my dessert ideas involve eggs.

Another thought is coconut crusted, dates filled with almond paste? Just made that up. Sounds good to me.

Chocolate dipped fruit?

Probably not practical for you unless you have a freezer. But a really good fruit sorbet?

Tough order!

[lorka150]

Hi lonewolf,

The other day I made a delicious crisp in my crockpot (the recipe is on my site, but if you're a good cook and bake, i'm sure you have a delicious recipe yourself!). you could make shortcakes (or similar), and then bring int he crockpot, and they can pour some warm crisp overtop! (or maybe even just a compote)

[daffadilly]

Lemon curd mixed with frozen non dairy creamer (forget what you call that stuff), & some powdered sugar, spoon into individual containers, top with any berries, garnish with fresh mint leaves, serve on a saucer with a white doily, garnished with mint leaves dipped into non dairy chocolate, with a curl of lemon peel, or candied lemon peel (homemade is not that hard to do, but it has been years since I made it)

You could also make marzipan fruit.

[Guest Viola]

In a bowl do lemon jello, let set until thick, then stir in fresh fruit (water mellon balls, honey dew balls, strawberries or raspberries) Not pineapple or kiwi and anything of that sort as the jello won't set. Put a layer of vanilla pudding, I used the jello instant, arrange fresh fruit on top in an attractive display and you have a very attractive and yummy dessert! I use a very pretty clear crystal bowl so the layers show.

[LKelly8]

A modified trifle?

Baked apples, tho it's hardly the season yet.

I have recipes for a Peach and Rasberry crumble (g,e,d - free) and a Baked Fruit Compote (g,e,d - free).

[Katydid]

How about Mini Creampuffs filled with plain or flavored non dairy whipped cream and dusted with powdered sugar. I recently took these to a fancy affair set on paper lace doilies on a silver tray and they looked absolutely gorgeous; and they were also delicious.