The Lollipop Guild- Er, Daring Bakers
April 27, 2008 at 12:22 am | In Baking / Cooking, Food | 60 CommentsAnother month, another Daring Baker Challenge. What I want to know is where the month of April went! Did I forget to set my alarm and sleep through a solid chunk of days? Or for that matter, did I even get to sleep once, since the longer days of sunshine have persuaded me to add in a few hours to my daily routine? Either way, I found myself scrambling to get this one done, and I’m almost embarrassed to present my haphazard results after browsing through so many other far more impressive and professional works of pastry art.
Right off the bat, this one didn’t sound too difficult; Cheesecake pops. We’re talking cheesecake, scooped into balls, skewered onto lollipop sticks, and dunked into chocolate. What could be bad about that? Modifications were pretty basic, and conversions from regular cream cheese to tofutti was a no-brainer. I happened to have vegan sour cream on hand, so that replaced the egg, and I also used potato starch instead of flour because I wanted to share these with family during Passover. Finally, there was little choice but to scaled down the recipe in a big way, because there was no way I could justify shelling out the cash for 5 tubs of tofutti cream cheese for this little side project. Adding in just a touch of peppermint oil for a refreshing flavor to contrast with the chocolate, I set up a miniature water bath in an 8-inch round cake pan- My small batch of cheesecake batter fit perfectly!
Patience became a thing of the past once the base was fully baked and out of the oven- Forget waiting 3 hours for it to “thoroughly chill;” I tossed the whole thing into the freezer straight away, anxious to finish up and get a taste! It was a very forgiving recipe and no harm came of my haste, so before long I had 18 lovely lollipops dipped in chocolate, and then rolled in either chopped pistachios or cacao nibs. Just do me a favor and ignore their partial nudity, as I had just finished munching away on my chocolate chips when I realized that they would be needed for other applications… My remaining supply was a bit limited.
While unimpressive in appearance, these little morsels of creamy goodness were a wonderful treat, and were certainly easy enough to consider making again for a gathering or party. But until then, I beg you to go look at the other Daring Bakers’ creations, as their talent really puts me to shame this month.
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Your title made me giggle!! They are gorgeous, what are you talking about :)
Great job on the challenge!
Comment by Tartelette — April 27, 2008 #
You’re too modest, these are so cute and look absolutely delicious! :0)
Comment by linds — April 27, 2008 #
I just love them! I love the contrast between the dark chocolate and bright green pistachio!
Comment by Gigi — April 27, 2008 #
They look wonderful to me too!
Comment by Pixie — April 27, 2008 #
Unimpressive?? They look amazing!
Comment by mel — April 27, 2008 #
Just perfect! Well done.
Comment by zorra — April 27, 2008 #
Wowwww these are amazing lollipops dear!! Just perfect!
I really adore them. You are great
Silvia
Comment by Silvia-Magnolia — April 27, 2008 #
You might have had the right idea going straight to the freezer… my cheesecake didn’t want to form balls straight from the ‘fridge. And I love how you scaled the recipe down to a more appropriate size.
Comment by Dolores — April 27, 2008 #
Oh, but they do look impressive to me! I bet they were very tasty, as well…
Comment by Bonnie — April 27, 2008 #
Cheesecake lollipops…. dipped in chocolate! What an incredible idea, they look amazing, who came up with this concept?
Comment by eatersregret — April 27, 2008 #
Not sure how you could use unimpressive as an adjective about these! They look just adorable! Hope everyone enjoyed them!
Comment by Gretchen Noelle — April 27, 2008 #
Mmmm… cheesecake! Beautiful! I personally like the “partial nudity”… the contrast in color and texture is beautiful and inviting. I hope everyone enjoyed.
Comment by Addey — April 27, 2008 #
Pistache! What a great idea! These are beautiful, and I agree, the other Dbers creations are fabulous, too. This was a fun challange.
Comment by shellyfish — April 27, 2008 #
Your pops are beautiful! I love the pistachios and I hear ya about the cost for 5 tubs of Tofutti!
Comment by Maggie — April 27, 2008 #
I love the pistachios!! Your pops look great!
Comment by HoneyB — April 27, 2008 #
How can you say your pops look unimpressive? The pistachios in it alone are enough to make me want to reach out for one!
Comment by veron — April 27, 2008 #
Oh my goodness!! I want one, hehe.
Comment by Romina — April 27, 2008 #
They look absolutely wonderful. Love the pistachios. Great photos.
Comment by Kim — April 27, 2008 #
Hannah – You did a wonderful job on your cheesecake pops. I bet the peppermint flavor tasted fabulous with the chocolate.
Keep the Alternative Daring Bakers in mind for May for the next bake along.
Natalie @ Gluten A Go Go
Comment by Sheltie Girl — April 27, 2008 #
Love the title! Great job!
Comment by Jerry — April 27, 2008 #
Haha!! Love the title ;0)
Once again, you successfully completed another DBC – bravo, Hannah!!
Comment by VeggieGirl — April 27, 2008 #
I also can’t believe how April flew by.
Those little pops looks so delish.
Comment by urban vegan — April 27, 2008 #
Your pops are lovely. A little nudity never hurt anyone, plus being able to see the cheesecake makes them more visually appealing than just looking a a blob of chocolate. Well done.
Comment by kbkbakery — April 27, 2008 #
They are gorgeous! Great job on this challenge!
Comment by Deborah — April 27, 2008 #
Cheesecake pops?! What a fun challenge! I do think your pistachio-encrusted lollipops are quite adorable and would die for a taste of one!
Comment by ruby red vegan — April 27, 2008 #
These are gorgeous! Seriously, if you’re not impressed, send them my way!! ;)
Comment by Ricki — April 27, 2008 #
I wouldn’t say unimpressive at all! They look fabulous! :)
Comment by Dianne — April 27, 2008 #
the pistachio ones looked the best to me, great job.
Comment by marye — April 27, 2008 #
Hannah these are dressed beautifully – note to self add pistachios to ways to try with these pops.
Your title is wonderful.
Comment by MyKitchenInHalfCups — April 27, 2008 #
April sure did go by quickly, not that I’m complaining- May is on it’s way!
The lollipops looks so fancy and yummy! Mmm….chocolate and pistachio covered cheesecake- my mouth is watering!
Comment by ashley 79 — April 27, 2008 #
No one is putting you to shame this month — these are quite gorgeous!
Comment by Susan — April 27, 2008 #
Oh they are so very cute!
Comment by Landa — April 27, 2008 #
As a fellow woman of haste, I hear you about the freezer. As a fellow woman of haste, I question how you got such pretty, circular balls when mine are anything but.
Comment by Annemarie — April 27, 2008 #
BEAUTIFUL! I had a hard time getting mine to be round after they sat on the parchment. Your pops are pretty…
Comment by Patti — April 27, 2008 #
these look adorable and delicious
Comment by Lori- pleasantly plump vegan — April 27, 2008 #
I’m not much of a baker anymore and I don’t have vegan supplies on hand (although my daughter would like that), but your humorous recitation made me WANT to try it your way.
I might be able to make cheesecake lollipops are nice as yours, but I’m sure that my story won’t be told as well. Thanks for sharing.
Comment by Susan — April 27, 2008 #
Gorgeous pops! You did a great job!
Comment by Katie B. — April 27, 2008 #
Absolutely beautiful! I think these are pretty much perfection, Hannah :) Just like everything you make!
Comment by Jen — April 27, 2008 #
those look so tasty! : )
Comment by Ren — April 27, 2008 #
Unimpressive? That’s just crazy! These are beautiful! Well done!
Comment by culinography — April 27, 2008 #
Pretty. I would not have known they were dairy free if you hadn’t said they were.
Comment by Jenny — April 27, 2008 #
I like it when the cheesecake peeks through at the top. I made mine do that deliberately. Lovely choice of nuts!
Comment by JennyBakes — April 27, 2008 #
Your pops look wonderful! I would never have thought to do that with cheesecake. How nice that you can eat them during the holiday! That makes them even better, right? ;)
Comment by teeni — April 27, 2008 #
They’re adorable! I think they’re best partially naked, hehe.
Comment by melisser — April 27, 2008 #
The pistachios look delish with the chocolate!
Comment by Jes — April 27, 2008 #
I think these look amazing Hannah!! And tasty too I bet….
Comment by Vegan_noodle — April 27, 2008 #
I like the nakedness! It gives you an idea of what’s on the inside… These are simply gorgeous!
Comment by Jess - The Domestic Vegan — April 27, 2008 #
Your pops are perfectly round, gorgeous looking morsels of vegan goodness. Have no shame :-)
Comment by gail — April 28, 2008 #
These looks so beautiful! I’m sure it will be a hit during parties.
Comment by didally — April 28, 2008 #
i for one like a little nudity with my vegan cheesecake (:
Comment by Shannon — April 28, 2008 #
I have yet to find cacao nibs in my neck of the woods. Your pops look fantastic!
Comment by megan — April 28, 2008 #
really nice job! They look great to me too!
Comment by sarah — April 28, 2008 #
those are gorgeous! almost too pretty to eat!
Comment by bazu — April 28, 2008 #
Don’t be silly! Your pops look great!
Comment by venus — April 28, 2008 #
Don’t be silly – your pops are beautiful! The green of the nuts really pops against the chocolate.
Comment by Lisa — April 29, 2008 #
Ooo they look great! The little water bath you setup is cute! Great idea to use cacao nibs. I have never used them in baking before – I’ve only tried them as is.
Comment by Ashley — April 29, 2008 #
Hannah, seems like we have the same movie references! Love so lollipops; so sophisticated with pistachios.
xx fanny
Comment by fanny — April 29, 2008 #
those are gorgeous! I actually like that there’s not too much chocolate so you can see the cheese, and I LOVE the pistachios. they must go so well with the creamy cake!
Comment by Liz² — May 3, 2008 #
they are perfect :) absolutely well done :)
Congratulations !
Comment by marion-il en faut peu pour ... — May 4, 2008 #
Did you have any problems dipping these? The last time I made cheesecake lollipops they kept falling off the stick as I dipped them…
Comment by Jess — May 6, 2008 #