Comments on: What to do with a million gingersnaps

Question: What to do with a million gingersnaps

Lylo — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 02:59:01 -0800

Does anyone have a great recipe that calls for ginger snaps as an ingredient?

we just got a huge tin of yummy ginger snaps as a gift. Instead of gobbling them all up, I thought I'd look for recipes that creatively incorporate ginger snaps as an ingredient. Any good ones out there? Thanks

By: adiabat

adiabat — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 03:17:40 -0800

Crush 'em up and stir a little melted butter, and then press them into the bottom of a pan for the best cheesecake or pie crust ever.

By: adiabat

adiabat — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 03:21:04 -0800

Ooh, and here's a great wtf recipe! Gingersnap gravy, indeed.

By: Stewriffic

Stewriffic — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 04:02:27 -0800

Sauerbraten!

By: DenOfSizer

DenOfSizer — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 04:23:28 -0800

Gotta try that gingersnap gravy myself, but I second the piecrust notion. Best ever!

By: sanka

sanka — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 04:28:16 -0800

Pumpkin Cheesecake. My wife just substitutes ginger snaps for the graham crackers. Absolutely delish, and perfect for the season.

By: bifter

bifter — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 05:30:27 -0800

If you have kids there is a fun recipe they can make with them. Soak the biscuits in the liquid from a tin of mandarin segments, and sandwich them together with whipped cream into a log. Cover the log with more whipped cream and decorate the top with the mandarins. Slice diagonally and serve.

Hey, it's not haute cuisine, but it's a nice thing for kids to do and doesn't involve heat or powered cooking appliances.

By: ShawnString

ShawnString — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 05:49:27 -0800

2nd the Sauetbraten with Gingersnap Gravy. Its like sausage, gross to watch being made (ewww...grey slimy beef?!?) but DEEEE-LICIOUS to eat.
When it starts to get cold, my mom always starts to think about making it.
It means fall to me.

By: govtdrone

govtdrone — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 05:49:57 -0800

This is fantastic and I have to make it every Thanksgiving for the family.

By: ShawnString

ShawnString — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 05:51:38 -0800

and after reading that recipe for sauerbraten. They do it all wrong :)

By: mmascolino

mmascolino — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 06:49:18 -0800

I've made Alton Brown's City Ham recipe for a crowd and it was well received.

By: jacquilynne

jacquilynne — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 07:04:56 -0800

They're also commonly used in the gravy for roladen, which I am probably spelling wrong, but which is another classic German dish.

By: crinklebat

crinklebat — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 07:09:38 -0800

My mom makes something somewhat like this which is an easy, delicious dessert. Not sure if it's that exact recipe, but close.

By: letahl

letahl — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 08:10:54 -0800

I've made peanut butter and ginger snaps sandwiches.

By: danb

danb — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 08:13:37 -0800

I break them into pieces and mix them in with ice cream. (Mint ice cream, to be specific. With whipped cream.)

By: spec80

spec80 — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 08:18:08 -0800

Banana Pudding! (instead of nilla wafers)

By: dicaxpuella

dicaxpuella — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 09:08:44 -0800

Just to add to the "use for a piecrust" recommendation... the combination of gingersnap crust + key lime pie is teh awesome.

By: eralclare

eralclare — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 10:01:09 -0800

I usually use 'nilla wafers (crushed) to make rum balls. A couple of times, for variation, I've used graham crackers or ginger snaps. It works out really well--you can also add some candied ginger in there for more texture. And the holidays are right around the corner...if you made a bunch now, and set them aside in a dark corner somewhere, they'd be just about perfect by winter solstice!

By: kaseijin

kaseijin — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 14:08:18 -0800

Ginger snaps can make for a fantastic hors d'oeuvre or small dessert:

Get some stilton cheese with lemon zest. Top each ginger snap with a slice of the lemon stilton, drizzle with honey, and top with a couple of almond slivers.

You would be amazed at how good this is.

By: pupdog

pupdog — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 16:12:15 -0800

a variation on the log idea above - make the log just using the cooies and whipped cream, roll it in plastic wrap, and let it sit in the fridge overnight, it should meld into a gooey, sliceable treat