So, long distance cooking project 1 - COMPLETE!
I haven't tasted it yet, however, I am just waiting for it to finish chilling in the fridge! Leah has finished hers & had it for dinner tonight. She said it was good, but difficult to get out of the pan. She made hers more bar style than the recipe suggested. I made mine as minis { in a muffin tin w/liners } because like Leah, I didn't have the spring form pans that were called for in this recipe. It shouldn't effect one way or other the taste of this dessert.
I originally thought it was a cheesecake, it really isn't anything of the sort! It looks much more like a custard than I realized. I hope I am not disappointed, as I don't care for custard even a tiny bit! However, I am keeping an open mind & hoping for the best! I even made homemade whipped cream to top it as garnish, perhaps half an oreo on the top too. Photos to follow. We are anxiously awaiting Kelly's story on success or idea about this dessert.
Personal Critique:
Too custard-like for MY tastes { I am not a custard fan at all! }. However, the flavor of the filling is tasty. I added homemade whipped cream which helped me enjoy this far more. I also drizzled with a tiny amount of chocolate sauce. Additional thoughts, when making the crust, cut down the bake time by 2 minutes. However I want to point out, I couldn't find the Oreo® brand cookies without the filling that is, so I substituted my most favorite chocolate wafer Nabisco® Famous Chocolate Wafers. This recipe also calls for sweet butter { aka unsalted, I am not sure it was necessary to go unsalted. } Will definitely do this again, transforming it from custard-like to an Oreo® Key Lime Cheesecake as I initially thought it was!
Overall Grade: B-
Leah's Critique:
ReplyDeleteI would have increased my crust baking time as mine came out more cake-like than i think it was supposed to be. not crunchy or "set" by any means.
when i got mine out of the pan, it came out in pieces, so when it ended up on the plates, it was like a mound of oreo custard looking mess. no way this could have been considered a "bar" because there was no way any kind of "bar" shape came from this! the taste was good, but don't know if i would make this again, personally. i would have to tweak this recipe or do something else with it in order to have this made again.
very easy recipe though, with minimal ingredients required. pretty cheap to make though.
also, for those that care, i used low fat/reduced fat/fat free ingredients with this. oreos were reduced fat, and i used fat free sweetened condensed milk. i also used light butter. you would never know the difference! i "cut" mine into 9 "bars" and after calculations, it was still 294 calories per "bar"!
Overall Grade: C
PS... i didnt know we were supposed to use oreos without the filling! i crushed up the WHOLE oreos!