This is the easiest dessert in the world. No exaggeration. It contains one ingredient. And it’s healthy, because that one ingredient is a fruit. If you end up with a bounty of persimmons from your tree (or from a friend’s tree in my case), this is also a great way to keep them from going…
Tag: Dessert
Honeyed Persimmon Cake Topping
Whenever cake comes with the typical sugary frosting on top, I do my best to scrape off as much of the frosting as I can. It’s just too sweet for me and doesn’t have any other flavor. But did you know that you can use a simple mixture of Greek yogurt and honey to make…
Key Lime Pie Parfait
I got an impromptu invite to dinner at a friend’s place and needed to throw together a dessert quickly and with whatever I had in the house. This came out tasting just like key lime pie in a cup. This was such a hit and so fast to make that Key Lime Pie Parfait has…
Lemon Curd
COVID-19 lemon series part 3 – Lemon Curd. What better way to round out a lemon-themed meal than with dessert? I am not a big fan of icing, but I’m all in on using lemon curd as a topping on simple vanilla cake. Bonus – you can spread the leftover lemon curd on pancakes the…
Buttermilk Pie
Can I tell you one of my food pet peeves? I don’t understand why buttermilk comes in quart containers… why Why WHY??? I’ve never seen a recipe that uses more than a cup of buttermilk at a time, and yet I’m forced to buy four times that amount. It makes me crazy and I hate…
3.14 Pi(e) Day IV
In a scenario I never expected to experience in anything but film and TV, we are now living through a global pandemic called COVID-19. In accordance with CDC guidance to avoid large gatherings, we scaled down our big Pie Day event to just an intimate group of five pie-loving friends. In scary times we need…
Orange Creamsicle Pie
Pi(e) Day is almost upon us, so it’s time to invent another pie! Do you remember those orange creamsicles you used to eat as a kid? That magical combination of orange popsicle with cream filling! Well this year I decided to turn that into a pie. Guessipe CANDIED TANGERINE SPRINKLES 2 tangerines, halved and juiced…
Lemon Pie Meringues
These are like inside-out lemon meringue pies – the meringue holds the lemon filling and the graham cracker crust becomes a topping. They’re also easier to grab and munch than a slice of pie… perfect for holiday parties that are more mix-and-mingle than sit-down-dinner. Guessipe 2 TBSP meringue powder 6 TBSP water 3/4 tsp cream…
Double Chocolate Pretzel Cookies
Cookbook Club – Friendsgiving As has now become tradition, for our November Cookbook Club we skipped the cookbook and instead did a Friendsgiving meal, where each person cooked either a favorite Thanksgiving dish or one they’ve been wanting to test out. Go to my Cookbook Club site to share in the food and friends I’m…
Apple Crisp
In case you hadn’t figured it out by now, I’m obsessed with pie. So if I deem something an acceptable replacement for pie, you know it’s legit. Making a perfect flaky pie crust is difficult and intimidating (at least for me), and sometimes I just don’t have it in me. Enter the apple crisp… which…
Cherry Turnovers
I had an extra puff pastry sheet after making my Rose in Winter Apple Tarts, so I threw together these Cherry Turnovers. They were a hit, and so easy to make that I’ve done them again many times, using whatever fruit filling I have available (apples sprinkled with cinnamon sugar work really well too). Guessipe…
Rose in Winter Apple Tarts
My friend brought these gorgeous rose-shaped apple tarts to a dinner party. I complimented her on her stunning dessert, and was blown away when she told me they were actually fairly simple to make and she would teach me. She proceeded to explain how to make them in just a handful of sentences. I have…