Daring Bakers in April: Cheesecake Pops
April 27, 2008 at 2:10 pm | Posted in cakes & tortes, cheesecakes, daring bakers, groups, sweet things | 51 Comments
I must admit that I almost skipped making these cheesecake pops, this month’s Daring Bakers challenge. Even though I went out and searched around for lollipop sticks at the beginning of the month, I hadn’t really been in a cheesecake mood. Then I realized that the photo opportunities here were too good to be missed! The recipe, from the book Sticky, Chewy, Messy, Gooey by Jill O’Connor, was chosen by co-hostesses Deborah from Taste and Tell and Elle from Feeding My Enthusiasms.
I found a recipe calling for five bars of cream cheese to be a bit much to swallow (literally). I scaled the recipe way back to just one bar and baked it in a small loaf pan. I put the batter together my favorite way– in the food processor. As long as all the ingredients are room temperature, you will never get a lump. It baked up nicely, but even the tiny amount that I made took about 20 minutes longer than the suggested time.
After a night in the fridge, I used an ice cream scoop to form the set cheesecake into rough balls, and put them into the freezer for half an hour before reshaping them a bit. They still came out looking a bit…ummm….individual. Not that that’s a bad thing! The sticks are really wooden craft sticks (I had no luck finding the paper ones here), and I loved their fun colors. The packet said non-toxic, so let’s just hope that’s right!
I’m not embarrassed to say that hundreds and thousands are my favorite cake decoration! Just looking at them makes me smile!
I decided to roll a couple in some almond cookie crumbs mixed with a little cinnamon to get kind a cheesecake crust thing going on. In the center of these ones, I managed to hide a blob of strawberry jam. Sneaky!
The cuteness factor is unbelievable, and they taste pretty good too! Just what I needed put myself into a cheesecake mood! Thanks Deborah and Elle! You can find the recipe for the pops on Deborah’s site. I’ve looked at a bunch of posts, and the DBers did a beautiful job this month, so please check out the DB blogroll!
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I love all of your cheesecake pops! They look fabulous. I would love to try the ones with the almond cookies and cinnamon, classic!
Comment by Kristen— April 28, 2008 #
Nice touch with the jam and the almond cookies! They look great! Thanks again for all your help 🙂
Comment by Sathya— April 28, 2008 #
The photos are terrific! Mine were rather “individual” too. =) But extremely tasty.
Comment by Di— April 28, 2008 #
You did an amazing job with your pops and photos! Stunning!:)
Comment by Gigi— April 28, 2008 #
Fun pics and they look wonderful!
Comment by Dena— April 28, 2008 #
Wow, they really look so cute! They would be a great addition at a dinner party, especially since they are small portions and really easy to eat. Nice work! 🙂
Comment by Katie— April 28, 2008 #
I wish I could figure out how to hide things in them, it must have been amazing. Nice creative touch with the almond cookie crumbs.
Comment by Lucy V— April 28, 2008 #
They look adorable! Love the ones with cookie dust!
Comment by baking soda— April 28, 2008 #
Lovely, lovely, lovely!!! I love the idea of hiding jam in the middle. Fantastic!
Comment by KJ— April 28, 2008 #
Your pops look great…and yes, apart from needing longer to cook, they were really fun 🙂
Comment by sunita— April 28, 2008 #
Cute, cute, cute!
Comment by Aran— April 28, 2008 #
Too cute, and your photos are just fabulous. I felt like I could reach out and eat one. I bought the last pop sticks at my store, hard to find they are.Well done!
Comment by Kim— April 28, 2008 #
Oh you sneaky person you! I was thinking about doing a center too…but got too lazy. Very nice work!
Carrie
http://fieldsofcake.blogspot.com
Comment by Carrie— April 28, 2008 #
I think this has been one of the most photogenic DB challenges yet, everything looks so good!
Comment by brilynn— April 29, 2008 #
Amazing and lovely, my kids want some too!
Comment by Big Boys Oven— April 29, 2008 #
The food processor! I’ll have to try that sometime.
Comment by Dolores— April 29, 2008 #
I love hundreds & thousands too, and who couldn’t smile, looking at such lovely pops!
Comment by mari— April 29, 2008 #
I’m with you… I was so hesitant to do this month’s challenge cuz I just wasn’t into it but I realized the photo opportunity and gave in! LOL
Yours look great 🙂 🙂
Comment by Em— April 29, 2008 #
Beautiful pops!
Comment by April— April 29, 2008 #
I’ve never tried a cheesecake in the food processor, I’ll have to remember that! Great job on this month’s challenge. I’m glad they put you in a cheesecake mood!
Comment by Deborah— April 29, 2008 #
your pops are so pretty! I’m glad you didn’t skip out on this one:) Great photos!
Comment by Paula— April 29, 2008 #
Who could actually resist such nice looking cheesecake pops 🙂 they are absolutely lovely!
Comment by Anne— April 29, 2008 #
Your cheesecake pops look so cute! I really like the ones with the cookie crumbs!
Comment by Erin— April 29, 2008 #
Absolutely beautiful! (as always!)
Comment by Chelle— April 29, 2008 #
I’d have been happy to send you some lollipop sticks Steph!
Your pops look so cute with the little bow and sprinkles.
Comment by Jenny— April 29, 2008 #
They look great. The cinnamon was a fantastic idea!
Comment by Carla— April 29, 2008 #
Ohhh! The strawberry jam and almond has me going. Loevely!
Comment by Meeta— April 29, 2008 #
gorgeous as usual!
Comment by Tammy— April 29, 2008 #
I always look forward to your creations and once again, you certainly do not disappoint. Beautiful!
Comment by Gretchen Noelle— April 29, 2008 #
Great looking pops! I wish I had thought of the jam idea… I bet they taste like heaven. Great job!
Comment by Jasmine— April 29, 2008 #
yumm! I love the idea of sneaking strawberry jam inside of the pops! great job!
Comment by Heather— April 29, 2008 #
You’re right, the photos are great! I looove hundreds and thousands too! I couldn’t find any so ended up with rainbow jimmies instead. Great job on the challenge!
Comment by Jess— April 29, 2008 #
Beautiful looking cheesecake pops!! The one with strawberry jam stuffed inside sound wonderful.
Comment by Amber— April 29, 2008 #
Always so pretty, Steph!
Comment by Ivonne— April 29, 2008 #
Gorgeous! I like the craft sticks – I’m assuming you’re all still living, right?
Comment by Lisa— April 29, 2008 #
these are gorgeouse. And you are right , the cuteness factor is over the top!
Comment by veron— April 29, 2008 #
They are so pretty! Very fun!
Comment by Renee— April 29, 2008 #
They’re gorgeous, but I love how you snuck a blog of jam into the middle of those graham cracker ones. How fun!! Great job 🙂
Comment by Jen Yu— April 29, 2008 #
They are so simple yet so sweet! amazing photos!
Comment by Bakerette— April 29, 2008 #
Your pops look absolutely fantastic! Great job!
Comment by Dharm— April 30, 2008 #
Adorable looking pops!! Great job!
Comment by Tina— April 30, 2008 #
Starwberry inside the pops and crust on the outside–brilliant!
Comment by texana— April 30, 2008 #
so absolutely, incredibly adorable.
Comment by kitten— April 30, 2008 #
I love your pops! They look so cute. The almondy ones with the jam sound wonderful!
Comment by Susan at StickyGooeyCreamyChewy— April 30, 2008 #
your pops came out looking lovely, all in their individual way! sneaking strawberry jam inside sounds perfect!
Comment by mimi— April 30, 2008 #
WOW…absolutely pretty & perfect!! What nice pops you put together…very nice! Lovely pictures too!!
Comment by Deeba— April 30, 2008 #
thanks to DB I came here, and it’s just marvellous ! Everything you do looks so yummy !!!! thanks ! and nice pops, of course 😉
Comment by marion-il en faut peu pour ...— May 2, 2008 #
Wow, pretty pretty pretty!
Comment by nek0— May 2, 2008 #
gorgeous pops!
Comment by jennifer— May 6, 2008 #
Absolutely gorgeous! I am finally going aroud everybody (well, almost) so sorry if this has been said before, but they do llok absolutely perfect!
Comment by Tartelette— May 13, 2008 #
your pops are cute! love the colors and how they pop 😉
Comment by Jaime— May 14, 2008 #