4 Dollar Date Night Desserts (3 ways) | But Cheaper

On Valentines Day, or any date for that matter, you’re wining and dining your significant other to a very expensive meal. Although those budget busters can be delicious, how about we make those same boujee desserts… but cheaper?

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On valentine’s day or even a date night you don’t want to spend a ton of money on desserts you just want to relax and maybe spend this much that is but cheaper Okay so we’re doing date night valentine’s day night desserts whatever you want to call it it is for your loved one whether they’re a significant other or it could it could be for your mom the point is we want to have a special occasion dessert it’s oftentimes expensive we’re

Here to make it not expensive more specifically three different kinds one for this price one for this price and one for this price the one other thing i do want to mention is all three of these are extremely easy to make all right it’s simple ingredients cooked very quickly to make

Something beautiful and delicious now with all that said let’s make this shall we okay we got three tiers of cheap and easy ultra easy that’s the chocolate one medium easy that’s the creme brulee in the most labor intensive but also easy that’s the rice pudding let’s start

With the easiest a velvety chalky mousse in literally two minutes and when i say chalky i mean chocolate for those who don’t browse tick tock too much so in a food processor add two cups or 450 grams of ricotta let that process on high until smooth then once smooth continue

Processing and gradually add three tablespoons or 42 grams of granulated sugar followed by a small pinch of salt then stream in four ounces of melted semi-sweet chocolate continue to process you may have to scrape down the sides just to get it loosened then once it’s thoroughly incorporated and velvety that’s it i

Mean look at how gorgeous this moose is i genuinely was pretty shocked at how well this turned out anyway let’s really play up the fancy look to this grab a very large spoon i mean a real big boy get a big scoop and let it naturally fall off the spoon and drape over

Itself in a shallow bowl creating a light quinelle shape then grate some extra chocolate on top of that and finally a nice little scoop of ice cream i used a small ball shape because i thought it looked cute but obviously you could go bigger and optionally hit the ice cream with

Some fresh grated nutmeg i’m not counting that against the cost okay so now look at this glossy man standing so proud and at this price right here for the whole thing and with up to four servings it’s really this much per serving okay next up we’re

Gonna make a creme brulee yeah who would have thought creme brulee would make the butt cheaper cut first start by cracking five eggs into a small bowl separate out the yolks and place those golden boys into a medium sized bowl save the egg whites for i don’t know a

Meringue or a sad egg white omelet in a small saucepan add two cups or 475 milliliters of heavy whipping cream along with a half teaspoon or four grams of sea salt and 2 teaspoons or 6 grams of vanilla extract for the record vanilla bean is way better but

You know this is but cheaper mix it together and whisk over medium heat until hot and steamy but not boiling now while that’s heating using electric beaters or a strong arm and a whisk begin beating your egg yolks then gradually add half a cup or 100 grams of

Granulated sugar a little splash at a time while continuously beating until all of it is added by the end it should be lightened in color and a little bit thicker like you see here now once your cream is hot whisk in a little splash into your egg yolks stir

That in mix it a little more and keep doing that just until your yolks are hot then pour the yolk mixture back into the cream mix together until thoroughly combined and pour into a bowl through a mesh sieve now to avoid too many foam bubbles

I like to use a skimmer to skim off any excess foam from the top layer of your creme brulee base this next part is real easy get four six ounce ramekins place them in a baking dish then evenly divide your creme brulee base amongst the four ramekins

Then pour in enough boiling water around the ramekins not in them to come up about three quarters of the way up the ramekin then gently place that in an oven set to 325 fahrenheit for 30 to 40 minutes or just until set but still jiggly pull those guys out of the oven

Out of their hot water bath and let them cool in a wire rack until completely cool now once they’re room temperature i don’t know why that’s stupid wrap them in plastic wrap and pop them in the fridge to set and chill for at least four hours and ideally overnight look these are

Really easy to make and i would recommend doing it the night before because then you just pull them out and yeah now once you’re ready to serve give the tops a light sprinkling with granulated sugar and brush with a kitchen torch or pop them under your boiler until the sugar is caramelized

With a light bit of char here and there now let that cool till glassy crack and enjoy a nostalgic moment for this price right here all right next up is one of the fanciest rice puddings you’ve ever seen start with a medium sized sauce pot

And add one cup or 220 grams of arborio rice yes the same kind for risotto followed by half a cup plus three tablespoons or 125 grams of granulated sugar then pour in four and a half cups or one liter of whole milk half a cup or 120 milliliters of heavy whipping cream

One teaspoon or four grams of vanilla extract and finally one cinnamon stick but wait god dang it josh getting ahead of yourself here pro tip give this guy a nice light char with either a kitchen torch or under your broiler until it looks like this then add it to your pot set

That on the stove over medium high stirring often and as soon as it comes to a rapid simmer immediately reduce the heat to medium low then let that simmer cook and thicken stirring occasionally for about 20 to 25 minutes or until the rice is tender and thickened like this please no undercooked rice

Pour that into a bowl cover with plastic and let it sit in the fridge until cool or room temp or however you like it some people like it hot i prefer cold once you pull it out it may have thickened a little bit so feel free to add a little more milk or

Cream to help loosen it so it’s a little closer to a risotto consistency now before we plate this up get one to two large bananas peel them essentially in front of your lover this valentine’s day cut them in half lengthwise so they look like this and place them on a foil lined

Baking sheet sprinkle the cut ends with sugar to coat completely and yet again either torch them with a kitchen torch or place them under a broiler until they are beautifully caramelized and glassy now to plate this up put a big dollop of rice pudding in the center of

A nice plate tap the plate on the bottom to get it flat and shake it to get a nice relatively even circle then gently place on your caramelized banana artfully of course attention to detail homies now follow that up with a nice line of about one to two tablespoons of crushed pistachios

In an optional light dusting of ground cinnamon i mean look at that childhood memories with a little bit more finesse and a very fair price of this guy right here now let us taste test this with our lady friend of the evening or well of every evening

She’s gonna get mad at me a butt cheaper combined with a valentine’s dessert menu you’ve got three choices here for this price for that price and for this price boom that’s pretty good collectively you could do all of these for a grand total of becca right here

I don’t think i can do this without a taste tester specifically a significant other catherine please enter the frame hi okay i want you to taste this and then guess how much you think it costs to make it manufactured by joshua weissman oh that’s good i like the banana is it caramelized is

That the word yes yes it is yeah that’s right how much do you think this costs 30 i actually don’t know yet because we haven’t calculated it but it’s this much after we calculated it i feel like whoa that’s a big difference i hope do you know what this is

Grandpa get a little bit oh you did okay oh that’s grab i like the crunchy sugar at the top i haven’t even tried this one yet it’s good that’s my words it’s creamy it’s rich it’s got the classic creme brulee flavor that you love and that caramelized sugar just brings

It all together brother so guess on the price for to make that eighteen dollars eighteen dollars well it’s actually chocolate mousse now eat that and tell me how much you think it is tomorrow’s really good tastes like dark chocolate cream it’s rich rich chocolatey dark dark i think

This would be 18 the price is this much i actually haven’t tried this yet this is my first time making this recipe this hits if you’re a chocolate mousse person this is the recipe for you this is just as rich just as velvety creamy and it has a nice volume to it

It’s anxious there’s weight there’s magnitude to this moose you want to know what else would make both yourself and your date weak in the knees b-roll All right guys and that is it so but cheaper episode i genuinely have not a single clue out of these three desserts i think i have one specific favorite and that is the rice pudding i’ve always wanted to do a fancier rice pudding do i think

This is as fancy as i can make it absolutely not no not even close but it is a little more upscale for the average home cook now the creme brulee is creme brulee it’s not really that different of a recipe just most people don’t know that it’s really cheap to make and then

Of course there’s the chocolate mousse which looks a little bit like poopy but that’s okay because it’s yummy and that’s all i have to say about that so with all that said if you enjoyed this video or you learned something leave a like subscribe and i will see you next time i

Can’t stop thinking about poopy now that’s [Applause] You