POP GOES THE CHEESECAKE…IT’S THE DARING BAKERS AGAIN!
Colourful & delicious…Cheesecake Pops!
It’s the DARING BAKERS time of the month again…& each challenge means breaking new ground. With never a dull moment, & now even a new site for the Db’s, we’re all back to it again. Posting today, there are gonna be LOADS of Cheesecake Pops POPPING up all over the net.
TASTEFUL ENTHUSIASM? Yes indeed!
En route to the freezer…
As the gals say, “These cute little bites of cheesecake, held on a stick and dipped in chocolate and, if you like, decorations, are sure to make you smile. The cheesecake is New York style, the pops can be jazzed up with different toppings, and they are FUN…just right for a party. They are from Sticky, Chewy, Messy, Gooey by Jill O’Connor.”
DH asked if these were part of the Dare Devil event? The kids lets out peeeeeeeeeeeeeels of laughter!! United, they corrected him “Daring Bakers!!!”
Cream cheese is imported where I live, in India, & quite exorbitantly priced. That many ounces would cost me quite an arm and a leg, but I did want to try these beauties! Word went out to Lisa & Ivonne, who got their resources together & were fantastic; they rushed in as many substitutes as the mind could think…unfortunately even ricotta is on the ‘imported’ list here. I finally substituted the cream cheese with a mixture of hung yogurt & blended cottage cheese. The other changes were that I added strawberry essence for flavour, & of course the lollipop sticks…unheard of here. We, the daughter & me, did a brainstorming session, rummaged through my stuff, & she came up brilliantly with bendy straws!! They were a great idea; held up well & made everything look colourful!!
Surprisingly didn’t do too badly. In fact the pops were tops!! I was sceptical about whether they would hold; they outdid me & held. Was vary of the taste & made about a dozen pops or more; too few, rued the kids, who thought they were grand. Almost binned the remaining cheesecake because I thought it was of little use; on second thoughts ran it past the kids! YUM they said…& polished it off. So I made frozen bars of the rest & dressed them up in chocolate & sprinkles…they lasted many days & we enjoyed great dessert many times over! All in all, a great choice girls! Thank you!!
Meet Lola…
In the midst of everything, the daughter decided she wanted to adopt this little ladybird much to my chagrin & even christened her Lola! All this while, I’m tempering chocolate & trying to keep my cool!! Temper & cool are not a very great combination!!
The pretty creature fluttered all over the place while I was hysterically trying to coat the pops before the chocolate hardened…this was the last thing I needed! Pandemonium hit the kitchen…& then I eventually opened the door to let the poor thing out. The daughter wept copious tears telling me how mean I was to let Lola go…a pop offered as an olive branch made me not so mean again!!
Working the DB magic…with ‘Lolapops‘ as Val said!!
Do stop by & check out the rest of our ‘Cheesecake Poppers’ here .
My previous DB posts :
Deeba @ PAB
About me: I am a freelance food writer, recipe developer and photographer. Food is my passion - baking, cooking, developing recipes, making recipes healthier, using fresh seasonal produce and local products, keeping a check on my carbon footprint and being a responsible foodie! I enjoy food styling, food photography, recipe development and product reviews. I express this through my food photographs which I style and the recipes I blog. My strength lies in 'Doing Food From Scratch'; it must taste as good as it looks, and be healthy too. Baking in India, often my biggest challenge is the non-availability of baking ingredients, and this has now become a platform to get creative on. I enjoy cooking immensely as well.
63 Comments
Divya Vikram
Just gorgeous!
Namratha
So colourful, well done! 🙂
Swati Raman Garg
am drooling… not fair..u make such irresistable stuff and leave n ochice but to drool over it… they look blissful:-|
zlamushka
deeba, I havent been here for ages. You ve been cooking up a storm here. Lovely ideas, you ve always been so innovative 🙂
I am hosting a new event, come and join us, it is going to be a lot of fun.
Manggy
Cute pops Deeba! Haha, DH needs to get with the program! Dare Devils?! Does he envision hundreds of bloggers mounting motorcycles at the end of every month? Haha 🙂
Oh, mommy’s not mean, she just really needs to coat these cheesecakes!
Uma
delicious cakes with mouth-watering pictures. Love the pic of lady bug.
Abby
wow deeba, hats off to you amd your creative switching of ingredients etc! you’re a truly daring baker.
Cham
Lovely substitute, beautiful pops with straw. U R Creative!
zorra
Well done! Greetings from a fellow Dare Devil. 😉
chriesi
Totally cute!
la tribu'
They are perfect for a children party! Or not? I’ve done the challenge too, and it was a pleasure:))Elga
Sunshinemom
I loved the ones covered with little hearts – cute!
sunita
Deeba, the popslook so cute…weren’t thye fun to make 🙂
Cakelaw
Clever cream cheese substitute Deeba! Your pops are very cute – well done.
Arundathi
fantastic – love the colors and the straws are a great idea!
maybahay
gorgeous little things. aren’t they just divine?
arundati
so colourful and fab!! you are quite the chocoholic huh!! loved the poppers!! and hugs to meher…she’s a worthy successor ….love the idea of the bendy straws….
KBK Bakery
Great job on the pops! Love the ladybug too! I love them! Of course your pops came out with a ladybug in the kitchen; they’re good luck, don’t’cha know!
Bellini Valli
You will have to call these “Lola”-pops instead of lollipops in honour of the ladybug. You did an excellent job of this months DB challenge Deeba.
jasmine
Very very pretty and I really like your choice of drinking straws!
Lola is definitely darling…The funny thing is, when I was little, I was so afraid of ladybirds! I’d run into the house screaming and crying whenever I saw one. I have no idea why…especially since those were the nice ones. Now we have orange ones that bite…
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Kristen
How amazing that you were able to make the cake with hung yogurt and cottage cheese. I am always amazed at people who can improvise. Your pops look cute and I love the colorful bendy straws!
JMom
I considered using straws too, after I read your post on the forum. Luckily, even though I had to put off making a pops a day, I found popsicle sticks at a craft store.
Your pops are beautiful!!
JMom @ Cooked From the Heart
Sheltie Girl
You did a fabulous job on the cheesecake pops. I love the story of little Lola stopping by for a visit. Great substitution idea too…I bet the tasted fabulous.
Natalie @ Gluten a Go Go
Tartelette
Great substitutions! The pops turned out perfect and Lola is adorable too!
Miri
Cool – so you finally did it! was there any doubt that you would make sure they turned out just great, creamcheese or no creamcheese! 🙂
Lis
Yay! I’m so happy you found a combination of ingredients that worked and that everyone loved them! That’s fantastic 🙂
Love the bars too.. YUM!
Way to go, sweetie!
xoxo
MyKitchenInHalfCups
Little ones will always keep things hopping!
These pops would make excellent olive branches! Love all you sprinkles! Excellent!
Rachel
Love the colour the straws and the candy bits added…
Roopa
Congrats on your Yummy award 🙂
Half Baked
Very colorful Nice job! love the colored straws
familiabencomo
You’re such a good mama! We have many adopted “pets” that don’t last the night – mysteriously disappearing in the night.
Your Pops are Perfect!!! I love the colorful straws & variety in sprinkles. I have a friend who moved here from India several years ago & she credits CREAM CHEESE alone to her immediate weight gain of 10 lbs. She’d never had it before & would eat it with everything…. Consider yourself lucky that it’s not easy to come by there.
xoxox Amy
mimi
beautiful pops, love the colorful bendy straws! and can’t believe that during all that tempering, dipping, and sprinkling you still got to take a cute photo of that ladybug!
amandalwh
*giggle* i’m really afraid of insects! but lola looks pretty~~ i totally understand y yr lil one wants to keep it so bad~ :X bite size cheesecakes! *stretch out hands*
Amanda
Elle
Good thing Lola stayed away from the melted chocolate 🙂
Lovely pops and a great job of improvising the cheese part for the cheesecake and thos great colored bendy straws for the sticks…so pretty! Glad the kids liked them, too. Great job!
Proud Italian Cook
Great job Deeba, Sweet little pops you got there!
Mandy
It’s such a great idea to use the bender straw! They give the cheesecake pops a colorful presentation.
Dana McCauley
Ingenious! I would have given up if the ingredients weren’t readily available. You’re a true culinary adventurer and the most truly Daring Baker I’ve seen among us so far.
Veron
fabulous cheesecake pops and what lively colors. great job!
Deborah
I am so glad you were able to find a substitution that worked so well! They look so perfect, and it sounds like they were a hit with the kids!
Pearlsofeast
1-Fantastic presentation.
2 The look so stunning
3 U have a knack Deeba of doing the same thing in a different way.
4- I love ur comnination of cream cheese.
Thanks for sharing
Erika
Your pops are so colorful and cute!
Andrea
Your pops look so wonderful! Great job!
Lunch Buckets
I’m pleased to see that Lola did not end up as a cheesecake pop embellishment! Love the bendy straws 🙂
Gigi
beautiful photos! I loved all the pops especially the ones with the hearts.
L Vanel
Your pops look great, especially with all of the diferent kinds of sprinkles.
Rosie
Just gorgeous Deeba!!
Rosie x
Nandita
These look so pretty! Your kids must be glad that you made them…i must go check out the recipe, as I haven’t heard of this one before…the hung-yogurt and paneer blended is a worthy substitute for the cream cheese…wonder why it is still considered such a rarity and therefore the 400 odd bucks per pack!!
Katie B.
Awesome pops! I like the daredevil part – might not be our name, but it’s totally true! 🙂
HoneyB
What an awesome post! I love the ladybug story…and how you extended the lollypop as a treaty! Your pops look wonderful, love all the colors and the straws look so much nicer that a white lollypop stick anyway!
Amy J.
Oh wow! Great job on the Lola-pops! 🙂
Srivalli
Deeba..thats one lovely looking one..btw..your fan list has increased by tons!..congrats…:))
Jenny
I love the straws, both for the sticks and for decorations! How inventive!
Laurie
You never disappoint us with a spectacular display..and a lady bug to boot! 🙂 Love the straws..it’s been fun to see the varying stick ideas too. Congratulations on another beautiful job..and I love the “Ode To Blogbakers”. 🙂
Molly Loves Paris
You have produced really really cute cheesecake pops. What a wonderful variety. Luckily one can always find a new ladybug eventually.
Babeth
Great job!
Marie
Your pops look great. I liked your name for them “lolapops”. Your kitchen sounds like mine 🙂
AnuZi
MMM chocolate Cheesecakes. You can’t go wrong with that combo!
Susan
Well, sometimes I sure feel like a daredevil with these challenges 🙂 I’m glad your cheesecake came out so well with the substitutions. They are just so fun to look at!
Rosa's Yummy Yums
Your pops look very pretty! Great job!
Cheers,
Rosa
Dharm
Great pics of even greater pops!! Well Done!
Vanamala Hebbar
WoW…Beautiful
creampuff
Great use of straws! I love it!
Dolores
I’m loving your bendy straw pops. Great job!