Archive for the ‘Desserts’ Category

  • Cranberry-White Chocolate Mousse Pie

    Monday, August 25th, 2008

    Source: Cooking Pleasures
    8 Servings
    “I made this last year for one of our family suppers and everybody loved it!”

  • Whipped Cream/Cream Cheese Frosting

    Monday, August 4th, 2008

    Source: All Recipes
    Makes enough frosting for a two-layer 9-inch cake
    “This is a great frosting for cream cheese lovers.  It’s so good! It’s a little tricky to make, but it turned out perfectly for me. I chilled my mixing bowl (Glass or metal - no plastic) and beaters (Be sure everything is clean and dry) before [...]

  • Country-Style Vanilla Ice Cream

    Monday, August 4th, 2008

    Source: Taste of Home magazine
    Makes 2-1/2 quarts
    “A tasty and easy way to make ice cream with your ice cream maker!”

  • Easy Pie Pockets (For Sandwich Maker)

    Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

    Source: Unsure
    Makes 4 “Pockets”

    “My mom used to make something like this for me and my sisters when we were kids. She used the Sandwich Maker we had, and used bread instead of pie curst, I think. I used my Sandwich Maker for this, and the filling is peach. I think these would be great warm [...]

  • Squash Cheesecake Bars

    Tuesday, October 16th, 2007

    Source: Eating Well, September/October ‘07 issue
    Makes 18 bars
    “I was a little skeptical about this recipe.  Squash in cheesecake can’t taste good, could it?  It does!  These cheesecake bars are delicious!  My anti-squash fiance loves them.  If you love cheesecake, you must try this recipe! :)  FYI - I used two packages of reduced-fat cream cheese.”
    Ingredients
    9 [...]

  • Better Than Pumpkin Pie

    Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007

    Source: AllRecipes
    Makes one 9-inch pie
    “Great use for winter squash and it really does taste better than pumpkin pie!”
    Ingredients
    1 1/2 cup winter squash, peeled and cubed (I used butternut squash)
    1 cup lightly packed brown sugar
    1 T. corn starch
    1 egg, beaten
    1 cup evaporated milk
    1 t. cinnamon
    1 pinch each of ground allspice, cloves, ginger and nutmeg
    9″ pie shell, unbaked
    1. [...]

  • Key Lime Cheesecake

    Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007

    Source: Southern Living Cooking School (Summer 2006)  
    “I used another package of cream cheese instead of sour cream.  I think I also just used regular cream cheese.  Turned out really good!”
    Ingredients
    2 cups graham cracker crumbs
    1/3 cup butter, softened
    3 T. granulated sugar
    3 (8-oz) packages 1/3-less-fat cream cheese, softened
    1 1/4 c. granulated sugar
    3 large eggs
    1 (8-oz) container light [...]

  • Cheesecake Cups

    Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007

    Source: AllRecipes
    Makes 16 cupcakes
    Ingredients
    16 vanilla wafer cookies
    2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
    3/4 cup white sugar
    2 eggs
    1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
    2.  Line muffin pans with cupcake papers. 
    3. Place one wafer cookie in the bottom of each cupcake paper. In a medium bowl, cream together cream cheese and sugar. Beat in eggs [...]

  • Dutch-Apple Cheesecake Cups

    Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007

    Source: Partly from That’sMyHome
    Probably makes about 24 cupcakes     
    “I got this idea after finding trying a basic cheesecake cups recipe.  The apple idea came from Big Boy’s dutch apple cheesecake.. so good!  BTW, I’m sorry some of the measurements aren’t more precise!  Oh & when I tried it, I only did about 2/3 the recipe.”
    Ingredients
    Crust:
    About 1 [...]

  • Lime Chiffon Pie

    Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007

    Source: My Great Recipes (section 25, card 72)
    Makes 1 pie, 4-6 servings
    ** This is a no-bake pie that uses raw eggs **
    “This seemed kind of complicated to me, so I was sure it wouldn’t set or taste good, but it did!   I used the coconut crust & used a 9-inch pie pan”
    Ingredients
    Graham cracker crust:
    2 cups [...]