Mini Desserts

Hey party people!
It’s been a whirlwind couple of weeks. My in-laws have been in town from Vegas since last week, and on Saturday we threw a little luau party for my husband’s birthday. It turned out great, and I couldn’t have pulled off the party without my in-law’s help.
I’ll share more about the party in a few weeks, but today, I wanted to share the desserts I served. Mini desserts are a huge trend right now and I am on board. It’s the perfect way to satiate your sweet tooth without worry of getting a tummy ache. That is, of course, depending on how many mini desserts you end up sampling.

With a luau theme, I thought it only fitting that I serve some type of key lime dessert. These key lime pie mousse cups were perfect. I was able to make them in advance (thanks to help from my MIL Barbara) and just added the garnish at the last minute.
The recipe I used was from Changetable.com, found here. The only thing I did differently was use actual shortbreads, instead of Pecan Sandies (although those would’ve been cheaper) and I didn’t add butter to the crust because I didn’t bake it.
I simply crushed the shortbreads, packed them into the cups, and added the key lime mousse on top.
The recipe made 12 mini cups.
They were delicious, but a little time consuming. The second mini dessert I served was the BIG hit and took the least amount of time and ingredients.

This is such an easy recipe, and only requires 4 ingredients.
It’s light but decadent. Sweet but not too sweet. It’s got chocolate, but not too much chocolate…wait…is that possible? Having too much chocolate?
Here’s the printable recipe for Mini Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Mousse Cups.
Both of these are fun and pretty to serve at any event. If you’re wondering where I got the mini dessert cups, they’re from Party City.
Can’t wait to share more with you next week. Until then…Party On!