No-bake dessert recipes for heat waves
On cold or rainy days, baking beckons. But when you have a sweet tooth and it’s 90-something degrees outside, it’s time to dive into the cooling waters of no-bake desserts. During the recent heat wave I found myself unprepared, vigorously frothing ice, coffee and milk in a cocktail shaker to make a shakerato like I’ve enjoyed on sweltering days under the Umbrian sun, and whirling yogurt with crunchy sugar and ice for a plain lassi (like the more popular mango lassi, but without the mango), which I learned to love during my travels in India. As refreshing as those are, we can do better! The world of no-bake desserts is really as wide as you want it to be. There are mousses and puddings; milkshakes and malteds; sundaes and semifreddos; ice creams and sherbets; layered desserts, such as tiramisu and Nilla Wafer Banana Pudding; icebox cakes; and, with this clever no-bake cookie crumb pie crust, we even have access to the heavenly, homey indulgence that is icebox pie. Necessity being the mother of invention, no-bake …
