Cucumber sandwich
Ingredients
-1 cup cucumber peeled and thinly sliced
-1/2 cup cream cheese, room temperature
-2 tablespoons mayonnaise
-1 tsp lemon juice
-1/4 tsp salt
-1/4 tsp black pepper
-8 slices of bread (white or whole wheat)
-Lettuce leaves (optional)
Preparation method
Step 1: Prepare the mix
-In a bowl, mix together cream cheese, mayonnaise, lemon juice, salt and black pepper until well incorporated and smooth.
Step 2: Assemble the sandwich
-Take a slice of sliced bread and spread a thick layer of cream cheese mixture on top. Place a few cucumber slices on top of the mixture. Also top with some lettuce leaves if desired.
Step 3: Finish the sandwich
-Place another slice of bread on top and gently press to connect. Repeat for the remaining bread slices.
Step 4: Cut into pieces and serve
-Cut each sandwich into a triangle or a square, choose either. Serve immediately or chill in the refrigerator and set aside.
Caramelized apple slices
Ingredients
-2 Granny Smith apples
-2 cups dark chocolate chips
-1 cup caramel cubes
-1 teaspoon water
-Mini chocolate chips
-M&M’s chocolate candy, colorful sprinkles, Oreo cookies
-chopped walnuts
-Melted white chocolate
Preparation method
Step 1: Prepare apples
-Wash and dry the apples. Cut each apple into slices about 1 cm thick and remove the core.
Step 2: Melt the chocolate
-Place dark chocolate chips in a microwave-friendly bowl. Heat every 30 seconds, stirring between each heat until the chocolate is completely melted and smooth.
Step 3: Melt the caramel
-In a small saucepan, add the caramel cubes and a teaspoon of water. Heat over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the caramel is melted and smooth.
Step 4: Dip apple slices
-First dip each slice of apple in the melted chocolate and spread evenly. Then allow the excess chocolate to drip off and place the apple slices on wax paper.
Step 5: Add the caramel
-Once the apple slices have been coated with chocolate, drizzle each apple slice with melted caramel.
Step 6: Decoration
-Sprinkle with mini chocolate chips, M&M’s, colored sprinkles, Oreo cookie crumbles, nuts crumbles and melted white chocolate to your liking.
Step 7: Refrigerate and Serve
-Place the apple slices in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes to allow the chocolate and caramel to harden before serving.
Strawberry cheesecake filled wonton cakes
Ingredients
Stuffing
-225 g cream cheese, softened
-120 g rock sugar
-1 teaspoon vanilla extract
-120 g of strawberry jam or candied fruit
-Chopped fresh strawberries (optional, add strawberry flavor)
Wrap wontons
-1 pack of wonton skin
-Frying oil
Preparation method
Step 1: Prepare the filling
-In a large bowl, whisk the softened cream cheese with the rock sugar and vanilla extract until the mixture is smooth and creamy. Add the strawberry jam and mix well. Stir in chopped strawberries if desired to add flavor.
Step 2: Stuffing the wonton
-Place a spoonful of filling in the middle of each ravioli wrap. Moisten the edges of the wonton wrap with a little water, then fold in half and press the edges together to seal. You can pinch it into a triangle or rectangle, ensuring a tight closure.
Step 3: Fry the ravioli
-Pour enough oil into an oil pan and heat over medium-high heat. Once the oil is hot, carefully place the wonton wrappers in batches, making sure not to be too full. Fry for 2-3 minutes until golden and crispy. Remove and place on a paper towel to wipe off excess oil.
Step 4: Serve
-Serve the strawberry cheesecake-filled wonton cakes hot, sprinkled with a little rock sugar if desired.
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