Category: Desserts

Apple Cinnamon Swirl Bread

This quick, easy and super moist bread is bursting with holiday flavors of apple and cinnamon. Perfect idea for a hostess gift! Though it is delicious on its own, you can choose to drizzle the simple glaze over the bread. Either way……enjoy! Cinnamon Filling: 1/4 C. light brown sugar 2 Tbsp. butter, softened 2 tsp. …

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Pumpkin Pecan Crunch Muffins

It’s fall and time for pumpkin desserts! These muffins will wow you with flavor, and fill your house with the aroma of cinnamon, clove, and nutmeg. Quick and easy to prepare, the light and fluffy muffins have a crunchy nut topping sprinkled on top. A plate or box of these would make an amazing gift …

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Raspberry Limeade Granita

Granita is a semi-frozen dessert made from sugar, water, and various flavorings. Originally from Sicily, it is available all over Italy. I’ve never been to Italy and enjoyed granita, but I have heard you can not duplicate it, but this is quit delicious and refreshing anyway. If your granita freezes solid before you can stir …

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Almond Joy Cheesecake

This cheesecake is amazing! Creamy coconut filling with a chocolate coconut crust topped with whipped topping and hot fudge. If you don’t make your own whipped topping you are really missing out. It is so simple and takes your deserts to a whole new level. Sliced almonds would also be a perfect topper. Enjoy! 1-1/2 …

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Homemade Snickers Bar

Do you love a snickers bar? Here is a copycat recipe with only 7 ingredients that takes less than 30 minutes to prepare. Chocolate, marshmallow fluff, caramel and peanut butter all make these bars hard to resist. Enjoy! 2 C. semisweet chocolate chips, divided 7 oz. marshmallow fluff 1-1/2 C. Confectioners Powdered Sugar 11 oz. …

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Turtle Cheesecake Brownies

These brownies are so sinfully delicious! Brownies topped with cheesecake, and drizzled with caramel with pecans and chocolate chips sprinkled on top will surely impress. Great for entertaining, this recipe makes a 13×9 pan, which can be sliced into bite-size pieces or larger pieces and topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Enjoy! Brownies …

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Rum-Glazed Pumpkin Cake

Just one bite of this moist, delicious pumpkin cake will have you ready for fall. Here are some of the comments I heard after sharing slices with friends. “The best pumpkin cake I have ever had; slices of Heaven; melt in your mouth decadence; nuts, rum, moist, spice, it has it all”. If you’re like …

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Oven-Baked Churros

Here is a quick and easy way to have churros without having to deep fry them. Only 15 minutes to cinnamon and sugar on warm puff pastry dough. How good would these be dip in a chocolate sauce! Enjoy! 1 (17.3-oz.) pkg. frozen puff pastry sheets, thawed 1/2 C. sugar 2 tsp. ground cinnamon 1/4 …

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Grilled Peaches with Hot Buttered Rum Sauce

Grilling fruit brings out more of the fruit’s natural sweetness, and it’s quick and easy. The peaches in this recipe need to be ripe. If you use hard dry peaches, that is what you will have once they are grilled. Adding fresh, juicy peaches to ice-cold vanilla ice cream, topped with a to die for …

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Tropical Coconut Pudding

Celebrate summer with this velvety smooth coconut pudding topped with tropical fruit. If you want to add some crunch, add either crushed banana chips or chopped macadamia nuts. Toasted coconut would be another great topper. I have found if I make sure to whisk continually, while cooking the pudding, it eliminates the need for the …

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