Category Archives: Dessert
Peach and Blueberry Crisp | Weight Watchers Recipe
I have been searching for a way to make dessert crisps healthy, and I think I found it. The recipe even has butter in it which is a huge plus for me. I stumbled upon this Weight Watcher Recipe for … Continue reading
Cheesecake on a stick
My friends and I went to the street fair this weekend. There’s a bunch of artists and crafters that come from different areas of Minnesota, ND, and SD, etc… My favorite ones to look at are the photography booths. Normally, … Continue reading
Red, White, and Blue Patriotic Trifle
Here is the low calorie, 4th of July dessert that I promised from yesterday. Isn’t it pretty? Who needs red and blue food coloring for the 4th of July when you have berries to make a cake look patriotic? Not … Continue reading
Caramel Apple Cheese Cake Bars
Whenever I want to make bars, I will try to only make half the recipe. That is, if I remember. Then, I won’t be tempted to eat the whole entire 9 X 13 pan of them. That would be bad. … Continue reading
No-Bake Nutter Butter Nutella Pie
I’ve been dying to bake something lately, but that’s pretty hard to do when your kitchen looks like this at the moment. No counter tops, cabinets, a stove, and a kitchen sink. So…. what can you bake when you don’t … Continue reading
Alton’s Pumpkin Pie
Ever since seeing Alton Brown’s episode about making pumpkin pie completely from scratch, I’ve been wanting to try that. I went on a hunt for pie pumpkins like 2 or 3 weeks before Thanksgiving and couldn’t find any. The day … Continue reading
Pie contest!
I won, I won! There was a pie contest at work and I entered that banana cream caramel pie. I got a trophy of a chef holding a knife and fork and they sent my picture in an email to … Continue reading
Frosted Pumpkin Cake
Ingredients * Cake: * 10.1 ounces all-purpose flour (about 2 1/4 cups) * 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder * 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon * 1/4 teaspoon salt * 1 cup packed brown sugar * 1/4 cup butter, softened * 1 … Continue reading
Blueberry Coffee Cake
Ingredients from Cooking Light 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (about 6 3/4 ounces) 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt 3/4 cup granulated sugar 6 tablespoons butter, softened 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 large egg 1 … Continue reading
Chocolate Zucchini Cakes
Ahhh zucchini, you aren’t as good as a cucumber…. however you taste very good when grilled with a lot of garlic, salt and pepper. Don’t forget the olive oil. You can’t really even taste the zucchini in these, really…. There … Continue reading
Strawberry Rhubarb Pie
*Serves 8 1 unbaked single pie crust* Filling: 2 3/4 cups sliced rhubarb, about 5-6 medium stalks 2 cups sliced strawberries 2/3 cup sugar 3 tablespoons cornstarch Streusel Topping: 1 cup flour 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup butter, cold … Continue reading
Rhubarb Streusel Cake
Ingredients 2 tablespoons butter (no substitutes), softened 1 cup sugar 1 egg 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup buttermilk 3 cups chopped fresh or frozen rhubarb STREUSEL TOPPING: 1/4 … Continue reading
Chocolate-Chip Squares
Pumpkin-Chocolate-Chip Squares 2 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled) 1 tablespoon pumpkin-pie spice 1 teaspoon baking soda 3/4 teaspoon salt 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature 1 1/4 cups sugar 1 large egg 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 … Continue reading
Green Velvet Whoopie
Happy St Patrick’s Day! Here are some Green Velvet Whoopie Pies with Chocolate Frosting for you! I’m sorry you can’t just take it out of the screen and grab it. That is something new they will have to develop along … Continue reading
Gimme s’mores please!
S’MORES REFRIGERATOR COOKIES 3 sticks plus 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 3/4 cup light corn syrup pinch of salt 1 14-ounce box graham crackers, lightly crumbled 2 cups of mini marshmallows, plus a handful more for … Continue reading
Creamy Lime Bars
Creamy Lime Squares 2 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 cup powdered sugar 1 cup cold butter or margarine 3/4 cup frozen (thawed) limeade concentrate (from 12-oz can) 2 containers (6 oz each) Yoplait® Thick & Creamy Key lime pie yogurt 1 … Continue reading
Dulce de Leche Bars
INGREDIENTS 2 rolls (16.5 oz each) Pillsbury® refrigerated sugar cookies 1 3/4 cups quick-cooking or old-fashioned oats 2/3 cup packed brown sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla 1 bag (14 oz) caramels, unwrapped 1/2 cup butter 1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed … Continue reading
Nutella Ice cream
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups (12 1/3 ounces or 350 grams) Nutella 1 1/2 cups + 1 tablespoon (14 1/2 ounces or 380 ml) evaporated milk Directions: 1. Pre-freeze the bowl of your ice cream maker according to the manufacturer’s instructions. … Continue reading
Cinnamon Icecream Pie
Ingredients 1 container of cinnamon ice cream 25 ginger snap cookies 4 tablespoons of melted butter 1 container of cool whip 1 can of dulce de leche Process ginger snap cookies and butter in food processor until well blended and … Continue reading
Peppermint Icecream Cake
Ingredients Cooking spray 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa 3/4 cup boiling water 6 tablespoons butter, melted 1 cup packed dark brown sugar 1/2 cup granulated sugar 3/4 cup egg substitute 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (about 6 3/4 ounces) 1/2 teaspoon … Continue reading
