Oktoberfest time! Get in the festive mood with these creative dessert mugs. These may look like beer mugs, but they are filled with apricot gelatin topped with a tangy and delicious lemon cream foam topping. Only six ingredients, and very easy to assemble. Perfect for any party and fun for the whole family. Prost!
Jump to RecipeMise en Place Ingredients
Start with preparing your mise en place ingredient station. Wash and slice the lemon. Then juice the lemon. Set aside other ingredients in bowls, containers, or plates until ready to start cooking.
Making the Dessert Mug
Making this dessert mug is super simple. It is a fun dessert that’s family-friendly.
Prepare the apricot gelatin according to the package instructions. Fill mugs with gelatin, leaving about a 1/2 cup from the top for the foam topping. Place them back in the refrigerator for about four hours to allow the gelatin to set up.
Making the Lemon Cream Foam Topping
After the apricot gelatin has been set up, remove the mugs from the refrigerator and set them aside.
In a saucepan, add fresh lemon juice and 1/2 teaspoon of unflavored gelatin to the pan. Heat mixture for 30 seconds. Let stand for about a minute and cool down. Stir in the sugar and bring to a boil for about one minute.
In a separate bowl, combine the lemon mixture with plain Greek yogurt and whipped cream. Mix. Then add this mixture to a plastic Ziploc bag. Cut a small hole at the end of the bag.
Pipe the lemon cream foam mixture over the top of each mug to look like foam. Place back into the refrigerator to chill until ready to serve.
That’s it! It’s that easy.
Where can you find these mugs?
You can find these fun mugs at Dollar Tree, Target, Wal-mart or at your local thrift store. I got these at Dollar Tree.
I love them! They make things very festive.
Recipe Tips:
- Prepare all produce and herbs beforehand (aka mise en place). This method helps make all recipes go faster.
- If apricot gelatin (Jello) can’t be found at the grocery store, peach or orange are great substitutes.
- Prepare the lemon cream foam topping after the apricot gelatin has been setup.
- If you want to get real creative, you can add ginger ale in place of the cold water when setting up gelatin. Feel free to experiment and have some with it.
- Leftovers can be stored in the refrigerator for 3-4 days.
Other Festive Dessert Recipes
If you’re a fan of unique desserts, try out some of these recipes.
Questions? Leave me a comment below. If you make this recipe, tag me #thedesignfoodie on Instagram or The Design Foodie on Facebook! Happy cooking!
*Recipe was adapted from My German Recipes.
Oktoberfest Dessert Mugs
Ingredients
- 2 (3 oz) pkgs apricot gelatin* may use peach or orange if apricot isn't available
For Lemon Cream Foam Topping:
- 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 tsp unflavored gelatin
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 (5.3 oz) container plain Greek yogurt
- 1 (8 oz) container whipped cream
Instructions
- Prepare apricot gelatin according to the package instructions. Fill mugs with apricot gelatin, leaving about 1/2 cup from the top.
- Place mugs in the refrigerator for 4 hours or more to allow gelatin to setup.
For Lemon Cream Foam Topping:
- After apricot gelatin has setup, remove from refrigerator. Set aside.
- In a sauce pan, add fresh lemon juice and unflavored gelatin. Heat mixture for about 30 seconds. Let stand for about a minute and cool down.
- Stir in sugar and bring to boil, about 1 minute. Stir lemon gelatin mixture. Turn off heat and let cool.
- Add mixture to a medium bowl. Combine plain Greek yogurt and whipped cream. Whisk together mixture until it starts to become smooth and creamy.
- Transfer lemon cream foam mixture to a plastic or piping bag. If mixture is in a plastic bag, cut a small hole on the end of the bag.
- Pipe lemon cream mixture on top of each mug to look like foam. Place into refrigerator until ready to serve.
- Serve chilled.
Notes
- Any fun Oktoberfest main dish
- My German Recipes
https://mygerman.recipes/oktoberfest-dessert-beer/
