Tag: dessert recipes

Red Velvet Cake in Cookie Form? Yes, Please!

When you want to make a scrumptious dessert for your summer soiree, these stuffed red velvet cookies are the perfect grab-and-go sweet for your guests. And while you might not find these ingredients in a red velvet cake, the lemon zest pecans and white chocolate chips used in this recipe enhance the flavor of the…


Celebrate Fourth of July in Style With This Gorgeous Dessert

We used a combination of raw and cooked blueberries in the filling of this pie to showcase the deliciousness of this ripe summer fruit. Raw blueberries added juicy pops of tartness, while the cooked puree provided a jammy sweetness. Once you have all the components made, it’s as easy as piling the filling into a…


This Delicious ‘Kit Kat’ Recipe Is Passover-Approved

When I was a line cook at a small restaurant in Richmond, Virginia, although my station was savory, I was often called upon to come up with desserts. At the time, my fellow chefs grumbled about having to dip into the pastry side of the kitchen, but I didn’t mind. Despite my culinary school background,…


Homemade Chocolate Pudding (Traditional Method)

It is a sad fact that most folks under the age of 60 don’t remember how to make homemade chocolate pudding from scratch. Boxed pudding was introduced to the American public during the processed food explosion that gained momentum after WWII ended. The incredible ease of making instant pudding by just emptying a box of…


This Crostata Is Easy Peachy

By Gretchen McKay From Pittsburgh Post-Gazette It’s peach season. Time to pull out your rolling pin and celebrate the juicy stone fruit with the free-form pastry known as a crostata. Unlike a pie, which requires some fancy finger work and precision rolling, this flat, rustic summer dessert is a breeze to prepare. After a brief…


Homemade Creamsicles Recipe

When my kids are home from school, they are usually ravenous come mid-afternoon. Providing a snack that steadies the blood sugar, provides nutrition, and is yummy to boot can be a real challenge! Healthy, no sugar creamsicles are a usual favorite when the weather is warm and never fail to please! Homemade Creamsicles Best of…


Peach Cobbler

There are just some desserts that are meant to be enjoyed during the final months of summer, and peach cobbler is one of them. After all, it is when the stone fruit is in season. If fresh peaches aren’t available to you, this simple, old-fashioned dessert can be easily be made with canned fruit or frozen fruit. A regional…


Easy Strawberry Mousse (3 ingredients)

Simple strawberry mousse ready in only 5 minutes using three whole food ingredients for a healthy and decadent dessert experience. Whipped desserts such as this healthy chocolate mousse are some of the fastest and easiest to make. Despite the simplicity, mousse is also elegant and universally delights both family and guests who may stop by…


This Dessert Is Part Pancake, Part Custard, and All Delicious!

This custardy dessert comes from France, where the verb clafir means “to fill.” In other words, clafouti is a dessert filled with fruit. Because a clafouti is basically a combination of a custard and a pancake, it’s important for it not to have too much flour (it would be too pancake-y) or too many eggs…


Perk up a Simple Yogurt Cake With Cherries and Apricots

I’d never tried using yogurt in a cake, so I thought I’d give it a try. It works similarly to sour cream or buttermilk and adds a moist texture to the cake. I fooled around with the original recipe I had saved years ago and came up with this summery, light and fruity yogurt cake….