Eggnog Christmas Dessert: A No Bake Delight

Eggnog Christmas Dessert: A No Bake Delight

by | Dec 11, 2024 | Pureed Recipes, No Cooking Required, The Puréed Kitchen

Four layers of yumminess.

Eggnog and Cookies: A Winning Combination

A special Christmas treat when I was a kid was the round tins with pretty winter or Christmas scenes on them filled with shortbread cookies! Another seasonal treat we looked forward to was eggnog. We would make our own eggnog with fresh eggs.

But until I saw this recipe online (Kristen’s Friends Cooking https://www.tiktok.com/@kristinsfriends/video/7305826341549657386?lang=en) I had never thought of putting these two favorites together. I really think you are going to love this very light, flavorful dessert to bring the taste of Christmas to your table.

I just love the beautiful and colorful layers. An added bonus is that it’s a dessert not only for your loved one on a pureed diet but for the whole clan.

Line up of all ingredients needed to make a Christmas dessert including jello box, eggnog, tin of shortbread cookies, cherry pie filling and cool whip
Only 5 Ingredients and No Baking

Eggnog and Christmas Cookie Recipe

Ingredients you will need:

  • Tin of shortbread cookies. (I think sugar cookies would make an excellent choice too)
  • Eggnog to cover the cookies in a bowl
  • Can of Cherry Pie filling
  • Box of vanilla instant pudding mix
  • Cool Whip
  • *food thickener as needed

Instructions:

Keep cookies in a tin or place in a small bowl. Pour enough eggnog over the cookies to cover them. Set aside for 30 minutes or so until the cookies are softened. Add to a blender and blend until smooth. Empty into a bowl. My cookies came out slightly thick so I added 1/2-3/4 cup of cool whip and folded into the cookies to make it lighter.

Make instant jello pudding by adding 2 cups cold milk to 1 box and whisk until starts to thicken. Place in the fridge to set.

Add can of cherry pie filling to a blender and blend until smooth. Empty into a bowl. Add food thickener of choice as needed to achieve a pudding consistency. (I used 5 tablespoons of powder thickener).

Get a small bowl or glass. Fill container with cookie layer on the bottom, add a cherry layer, next to a pudding layer and top off with cool whip.

1/2 gallon of eggnog with a round tin of shortbread cookies in front with the cookies covered with eggnog
Eggnog soaked cookies – yum!

Conclusion:

“Mmmmm that’s good,” said Aunt Joanie when I made this dessert for her. She loved the cookie layer the most!

Dysphagia diets shouldn’t mean that you will never be able to eat your favorite seasonal and holiday foods ever again. We are lucky to be in a time when there are so many recipes at our fingertips. It is often just a matter of time to look up a particular food or ingredient and the choices of what to make with it is numerous.

My criteria for when I search for recipes to make, are first and foremost a recipe made with common familiar ingredients. My goal is to help the average home cook using simple cooking methods.

Secondly, I try and select recipes and foods that I feel would be fairly easy to modify and not require a lot of extra time to prepare. I keep in mind people that do very little cooking.

Thirdly, I like to focus on seasonal foods and holidays or possible special events we have to cook for. I hope caregivers will be inspired to try new recipes and take a look at their traditional foods and try and modify it for their loved on a pureed diet.

Watch me make this dessert on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhEiGf6bTYY

Have a blessed day,

Jean

No Cooking Needed: Pumpkin Fluff

No Cooking Needed: Pumpkin Fluff

by | Oct 13, 2024 | Pureed Recipes, No Cooking Required, The Puréed Kitchen

Every caregiver or individual new to or familiar with a pureed diet, has days that they are exhausted and/or stressed with needing new food ideas to come up with. Pumpkin Fluff can be served as a dessert or snack, and anyone in the household is going to enjoy it!

Besides being light and delicious, this recipe has other huge benefits to the busy caregiver. It requires no cooking and takes only minutes to make with a few ingredients. You only need to dirty one bowl so this recipe won’t be adding more clean up work to your already full plate.

It is a seasonal delight and something easy to bring to a gathering or holiday meal. Your loved one will be able to eat this dessert along with everyone else and enjoy the social gathering.

tabletop with a small pumpkin and ingredients for a recipe to include spice jars of cinnamon and pumpkin pie spice, can of pumpkin puree, box of jello pudding mix and container of cool whip

The ingredients you will need:

1 – 8 ounce container of cool whip

1- 15 ounce can pumpkin puree

1 – 3.4 ounce box of jello instant pudding, cheesecake flavor

1 -teaspoon of cinnamon

1/2 – teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

Add all ingredients to a bowl and stir. Enjoy! It’s as easy as that!

*This may be too thick for some individuals on a pureed diet. You could add milk as needed to their portion to make it less sticky or thick.

table top with a blue, green and white checkered pattern, with a small pumpkin and bowl of pumpkin dessert

If you have a seasonal recipe you make please feel free to share in the comments below. I think this recipe is highly adaptable with other food combinations. Can you think of any? Let me know and I’ll whip it up!

My goal is to build a community for individuals and caregivers cooking for those on a pureed diet to help others and feel supported and share what works for them.