Just Desserts
I usually try having six desserts with a theme - peanut butter, pies, cookies, whatever. But today's post has a little of this, a little of that, and a lot of yum. Guess that's a good enough theme: yummy desserts. Check out the Baked Pumpkin Doughnuts with Cinnamon Sugar, the Gingerbread with Lemon Sauce, or any of the other yummy desserts in today's post. Enjoy!
ROASTED BANANAS WITH JAMAICAN ALLSPICE
This is from page 83 or the June 2008 issue of Vegetarian Times. It begins, "To make this recipe vegan, simply substitute margarine for the butter and serve over soy ice cream." Makes 8 servings
To view this online, go to https://www.vegetariantimes.com/recipes/roasted-bananas-with-jamaican-allspice/.
Ingredients
1/2 cup dark brown sugar
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 tsp. ground allspice
2 oz. (1/2 stick) butter, melted and cooled
4 large or 8 baby bananas
1 qt. vanilla ice cream
Preparation
Preheat oven to 425°F. Coat baking sheet with cooking spray.
Combine brown sugar, sugar, and allspice on large plate. Place butter in shallow bowl.
Halve large bananas lengthwise, then cut halves in half, or halve baby bananas lengthwise. Coat banana pieces in melted butter, then in sugar mixture, then set cut-side down on prepared baking sheet. Roast 10 minutes, or until sugar melts and turns to bubbly caramel sauce. Cool 5 minutes. Transfer bananas to plate, and scrape sauce into measuring cup with rubber spatula.
Scoop ice cream into bowls. Top each serving with 2 banana pieces, and drizzle with caramel sauce.
CREAM CHEESE DANISH HEART
Years ago, when my better half and I first got cable, I was channel-surfing, something most of us have done occasionally. I ran across a baking show on PBS called Breaking Bread with Fr. Dominic, featuring Fr. Dominic Garramone. I fell in love with the show, and watched it almost every time it was on. (Unfortunately, it only ran from 1999 to 2001.)
Anywho, this recipe was featured on his show; you might even find it in one of his many cookbooks (and yes, I’m planning to pick up a copy of at least one or two of said cookbooks).
Makes 1 heart.
Ingredients
Dough:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup sugar
1 envelope FLEISCHMANN’S RapidRise Yeast
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup water
1/2 cup sour cream
1/4 cup butter or margarine
1 large egg
Cream Cheese Filling:
1 (8-ounce) pack cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Powdered Sugar Glaze:
1 cup powdered sugar, sifted
2 to 3 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 drops red food coloring
Directions
In a large bowl, combine 3/4 cup flour, sugar, undissolved yeast, and salt. Heat water, sour cream and butter until very warm (120 to 130 degrees). Gradually add to flour mixture. Beat 2 minutes at medium speed of electric mixer, scraping bowl occasionally. Add egg and 1 cup flour; beat 2 minutes at high speed. Stir in remaining flour to make a stiff batter. Cover tightly with plastic wrap; refrigerate 2 to 24 hours.
Remove dough from refrigerator; roll to 16- x 8-inch rectangle. Spread evenly with Cream Cheese Filling (directions below). Beginning at long end, roll up tightly as for jelly roll. Pinch seam to seal. Form a large heart; pinch ends together. Place on greased baking sheet. With a sharp knife, cut 1/3 through heart at 1-inch intervals, alternating from side to side to resemble a braid. Cover; let rise in warm, draft-free place until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
Bake at 375 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes. Remove from sheet; cool on wire rack. Drizzle with Powdered Sugar Glaze (directions below).
Cream Cheese Filling: In a bowl, combine cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla extract. Stir until smooth.
Powdered Sugar Glaze: In a bowl, combine powdered sugar, milk and vanilla extract. Stir until smooth. Add food coloring; stir until well blended.
SWIRLED BERRY CHEESECAKE
This is from the June 2008 issue of Vegetarian Times, page 61. It begins, "This recipe can be easily adapted to suit vegan diets by substituting margarine for butter in the crust, vegan “cream cheese” for cream cheese, and 1/2 cup silken tofu (purée it with original tofu before adding the other ingredients) for the eggs." Makes 12 servings
To view this online, go to https://www.vegetariantimes.com/recipes/swirled-berry-cheesecake/.
Ingredients
Crust
3 cups (6 oz.) vanilla snaps or vanilla wafers
2-1/2 Tbs. butter or vegan margarine, melted
Filling
1 12.3-oz. pkg. firm silken tofu, drained
1 8-oz. pkg. reduced-fat cream cheese, cut into pieces
3/4 cup plus 2 Tbs. sugar
3 Tbs. lemon juice, divided
2 Tbs. cornstarch
1 Tbs. grated lemon zest
2 tsp. vanilla extract
3 large eggs
1/2 cup strawberry fruit spread
Preparation
Preheat oven to 325°F. Coat 9-inch springform pan with cooking spray. Wrap outside of pan with double thickness of foil. Place kitchen towel in roasting pan.
To make Crust: Place cookies in food processor, and pulse until fine crumbs form. Add butter, and pulse until crumbs are moistened. Press over bottom and 1/2 inch up sides of springform pan. Bake 10 minutes, or until firm. Cool.
To make Filling: Purée tofu in food processor 3 minutes, or until smooth. Add cream cheese, sugar, 1 Tbs. lemon juice, cornstarch, lemon zest, and vanilla, and process until blended. Add eggs, and pulse until mixed in. Pour into crust.
Warm fruit spread with remaining 2 Tbs. lemon juice in small saucepan over low heat until smooth. Strain into bowl to remove seeds, then transfer to resealable plastic bag. Cut small hole in one corner of bag. Pipe fruit spread over batter in lines. Draw tip of knife crosswise through fruit spread to create design.
Place cheesecake in towel-lined roasting pan. Pour in enough boiling water to come 1/2 inch up sides of springform pan. Bake 50 to 55 minutes, or until cheesecake is set around edges but center still jiggles. Turn off oven and prop oven door open with wooden spoon. Cool cheesecake in oven 45 minutes. Remove foil. Cover cheesecake with plastic wrap and refrigerate until chilled, at least 4 hours or up to 4 days.
MOIST LAZY DAISY CAKE
This is from Carrie Barlett of Gallatin, Tennessee, and posted on Taste of Home. Carrie wrote, "We always called this Mama's never-fail recipe. I guess the same holds true for me since I've won contests with this lazy daisy cake. The tasty dessert always brings back fond memories of Mama."
Prep Time: 20 minutes; Bake Time: 25 minutes; Makes 9 servings
To view this online, go to https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/moist-lazy-daisy-cake/.
Ingredients
2 large eggs, room temperature
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup cake flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup 2% milk
2 tablespoons butter
Frosting:
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup butter, melted
2 tablespoons half-and-half cream
1 cup sweetened shredded coconut
Directions
Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, beat eggs, sugar and vanilla on high until thick and lemon-colored, about 4 minutes. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; add to egg mixture. Beat on low just until combined. Heat milk and butter in a small saucepan until butter melts. Add to batter; beat thoroughly (the batter will be thin). Pour batter into a greased 9-in. square baking pan.
Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 20-25 minutes. Cool slightly. For frosting, blend all ingredients well; spread over warm cake. Broil about 4 in. from the heat for 3-4 minutes or until the top is lightly browned.
BAKED PUMPKIN DOUGHNUTS WITH CINNAMON SUGAR
This is from Betty Crocker, and begins, "Pumpkin is everyone's favorite flavor when the weather turns cooler. These doughnuts, made with a hint of maple syrup, pair perfectly with a cup of hot cider on the first brisk day of the season."
Prep Time: 10 minutes; Total Time: 25 minutes; Servings: 12
To view this online, click here.
Ingredients
2 cups Bisquick™ Complete pancake & waffle mix
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1/3 cup milk
1/3 cup canned pumpkin (not pumpkin pie mix)
1 tablespoon real maple or maple-flavored syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 tablespoons butter, melted
Directions
Heat oven to 425°F. Spray mini doughnut pan with cooking spray.
In medium bowl, stir together Bisquick mix, pumpkin pie spice, milk, pumpkin, syrup, and vanilla with spoon until blended. Spoon batter into pan, using about 1 tablespoon for each doughnut.
Bake 6 to 8 minutes or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Remove doughnuts from pan to cooling rack; cool 5 minutes.
Meanwhile, in small bowl, mix sugar and cinnamon.
Dip tops of doughnuts in melted butter, then dip in cinnamon-sugar. Serve warm.
Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens
tip 1
For an extra-special treat, drizzle the warm doughnuts with purchased caramel topping.
tip 2
You can use an electric doughnut maker to bake these doughnuts.
GINGERBREAD WITH LEMON SAUCE
This is from Kristen Oak of Pocatello, Idaho, and posted on Taste of Home. Kristen wrote, "I asked my mother-in-law for this recipe once I learned it's my husband's favorite. Now I bake it whenever he needs an extra-special treat. Spice cake topped with lemony sauce makes us both smile."
Prep Time: 15 minutes; Bake Time: 35 minutes + cooling; Makes 20 servings
To view t his online, go to https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/contest-winning-gingerbread-with-lemon-sauce/.
Ingredients
1 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 cup molasses
2 large eggs
3 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1-1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup hot water
Lemon Sauce:
1/2 cup sugar
2 teaspoons cornstarch
Dash salt
Dash nutmeg
1 cup half-and-half cream
2 large egg yolks, beaten
2 tablespoons butter
3 to 4 tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
Directions
Preheat oven to 350°. Beat shortening, sugar, molasses and eggs until well blended. Combine next five ingredients; add to molasses mixture alternately with hot water.
Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 35-40 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.
Meanwhile, for lemon sauce, combine first five ingredients in a small saucepan until smooth. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from heat.
Stir a small amount of hot filling into egg yolks; return all to pan, stirring constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from heat. Gently stir in butter, lemon juice and zest, increasing juice if needed to thin sauce. Serve with warm cake. Refrigerate leftover sauce.
ROASTED BANANAS WITH JAMAICAN ALLSPICE
This is from page 83 or the June 2008 issue of Vegetarian Times. It begins, "To make this recipe vegan, simply substitute margarine for the butter and serve over soy ice cream." Makes 8 servings
To view this online, go to https://www.vegetariantimes.com/recipes/roasted-bananas-with-jamaican-allspice/.
Ingredients
1/2 cup dark brown sugar
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 tsp. ground allspice
2 oz. (1/2 stick) butter, melted and cooled
4 large or 8 baby bananas
1 qt. vanilla ice cream
Preparation
Preheat oven to 425°F. Coat baking sheet with cooking spray.
Combine brown sugar, sugar, and allspice on large plate. Place butter in shallow bowl.
Halve large bananas lengthwise, then cut halves in half, or halve baby bananas lengthwise. Coat banana pieces in melted butter, then in sugar mixture, then set cut-side down on prepared baking sheet. Roast 10 minutes, or until sugar melts and turns to bubbly caramel sauce. Cool 5 minutes. Transfer bananas to plate, and scrape sauce into measuring cup with rubber spatula.
Scoop ice cream into bowls. Top each serving with 2 banana pieces, and drizzle with caramel sauce.
CREAM CHEESE DANISH HEART
Years ago, when my better half and I first got cable, I was channel-surfing, something most of us have done occasionally. I ran across a baking show on PBS called Breaking Bread with Fr. Dominic, featuring Fr. Dominic Garramone. I fell in love with the show, and watched it almost every time it was on. (Unfortunately, it only ran from 1999 to 2001.)
Anywho, this recipe was featured on his show; you might even find it in one of his many cookbooks (and yes, I’m planning to pick up a copy of at least one or two of said cookbooks).
Makes 1 heart.
Ingredients
Dough:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup sugar
1 envelope FLEISCHMANN’S RapidRise Yeast
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup water
1/2 cup sour cream
1/4 cup butter or margarine
1 large egg
Cream Cheese Filling:
1 (8-ounce) pack cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Powdered Sugar Glaze:
1 cup powdered sugar, sifted
2 to 3 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 drops red food coloring
Directions
In a large bowl, combine 3/4 cup flour, sugar, undissolved yeast, and salt. Heat water, sour cream and butter until very warm (120 to 130 degrees). Gradually add to flour mixture. Beat 2 minutes at medium speed of electric mixer, scraping bowl occasionally. Add egg and 1 cup flour; beat 2 minutes at high speed. Stir in remaining flour to make a stiff batter. Cover tightly with plastic wrap; refrigerate 2 to 24 hours.
Remove dough from refrigerator; roll to 16- x 8-inch rectangle. Spread evenly with Cream Cheese Filling (directions below). Beginning at long end, roll up tightly as for jelly roll. Pinch seam to seal. Form a large heart; pinch ends together. Place on greased baking sheet. With a sharp knife, cut 1/3 through heart at 1-inch intervals, alternating from side to side to resemble a braid. Cover; let rise in warm, draft-free place until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
Bake at 375 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes. Remove from sheet; cool on wire rack. Drizzle with Powdered Sugar Glaze (directions below).
Cream Cheese Filling: In a bowl, combine cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla extract. Stir until smooth.
Powdered Sugar Glaze: In a bowl, combine powdered sugar, milk and vanilla extract. Stir until smooth. Add food coloring; stir until well blended.
SWIRLED BERRY CHEESECAKE
This is from the June 2008 issue of Vegetarian Times, page 61. It begins, "This recipe can be easily adapted to suit vegan diets by substituting margarine for butter in the crust, vegan “cream cheese” for cream cheese, and 1/2 cup silken tofu (purée it with original tofu before adding the other ingredients) for the eggs." Makes 12 servings
To view this online, go to https://www.vegetariantimes.com/recipes/swirled-berry-cheesecake/.
Ingredients
Crust
3 cups (6 oz.) vanilla snaps or vanilla wafers
2-1/2 Tbs. butter or vegan margarine, melted
Filling
1 12.3-oz. pkg. firm silken tofu, drained
1 8-oz. pkg. reduced-fat cream cheese, cut into pieces
3/4 cup plus 2 Tbs. sugar
3 Tbs. lemon juice, divided
2 Tbs. cornstarch
1 Tbs. grated lemon zest
2 tsp. vanilla extract
3 large eggs
1/2 cup strawberry fruit spread
Preparation
Preheat oven to 325°F. Coat 9-inch springform pan with cooking spray. Wrap outside of pan with double thickness of foil. Place kitchen towel in roasting pan.
To make Crust: Place cookies in food processor, and pulse until fine crumbs form. Add butter, and pulse until crumbs are moistened. Press over bottom and 1/2 inch up sides of springform pan. Bake 10 minutes, or until firm. Cool.
To make Filling: Purée tofu in food processor 3 minutes, or until smooth. Add cream cheese, sugar, 1 Tbs. lemon juice, cornstarch, lemon zest, and vanilla, and process until blended. Add eggs, and pulse until mixed in. Pour into crust.
Warm fruit spread with remaining 2 Tbs. lemon juice in small saucepan over low heat until smooth. Strain into bowl to remove seeds, then transfer to resealable plastic bag. Cut small hole in one corner of bag. Pipe fruit spread over batter in lines. Draw tip of knife crosswise through fruit spread to create design.
Place cheesecake in towel-lined roasting pan. Pour in enough boiling water to come 1/2 inch up sides of springform pan. Bake 50 to 55 minutes, or until cheesecake is set around edges but center still jiggles. Turn off oven and prop oven door open with wooden spoon. Cool cheesecake in oven 45 minutes. Remove foil. Cover cheesecake with plastic wrap and refrigerate until chilled, at least 4 hours or up to 4 days.
MOIST LAZY DAISY CAKE
This is from Carrie Barlett of Gallatin, Tennessee, and posted on Taste of Home. Carrie wrote, "We always called this Mama's never-fail recipe. I guess the same holds true for me since I've won contests with this lazy daisy cake. The tasty dessert always brings back fond memories of Mama."
Prep Time: 20 minutes; Bake Time: 25 minutes; Makes 9 servings
To view this online, go to https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/moist-lazy-daisy-cake/.
Ingredients
2 large eggs, room temperature
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup cake flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup 2% milk
2 tablespoons butter
Frosting:
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup butter, melted
2 tablespoons half-and-half cream
1 cup sweetened shredded coconut
Directions
Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, beat eggs, sugar and vanilla on high until thick and lemon-colored, about 4 minutes. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; add to egg mixture. Beat on low just until combined. Heat milk and butter in a small saucepan until butter melts. Add to batter; beat thoroughly (the batter will be thin). Pour batter into a greased 9-in. square baking pan.
Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 20-25 minutes. Cool slightly. For frosting, blend all ingredients well; spread over warm cake. Broil about 4 in. from the heat for 3-4 minutes or until the top is lightly browned.
BAKED PUMPKIN DOUGHNUTS WITH CINNAMON SUGAR
This is from Betty Crocker, and begins, "Pumpkin is everyone's favorite flavor when the weather turns cooler. These doughnuts, made with a hint of maple syrup, pair perfectly with a cup of hot cider on the first brisk day of the season."
Prep Time: 10 minutes; Total Time: 25 minutes; Servings: 12
To view this online, click here.
Ingredients
2 cups Bisquick™ Complete pancake & waffle mix
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1/3 cup milk
1/3 cup canned pumpkin (not pumpkin pie mix)
1 tablespoon real maple or maple-flavored syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 tablespoons butter, melted
Directions
Heat oven to 425°F. Spray mini doughnut pan with cooking spray.
In medium bowl, stir together Bisquick mix, pumpkin pie spice, milk, pumpkin, syrup, and vanilla with spoon until blended. Spoon batter into pan, using about 1 tablespoon for each doughnut.
Bake 6 to 8 minutes or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Remove doughnuts from pan to cooling rack; cool 5 minutes.
Meanwhile, in small bowl, mix sugar and cinnamon.
Dip tops of doughnuts in melted butter, then dip in cinnamon-sugar. Serve warm.
Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens
tip 1
For an extra-special treat, drizzle the warm doughnuts with purchased caramel topping.
tip 2
You can use an electric doughnut maker to bake these doughnuts.
GINGERBREAD WITH LEMON SAUCE
This is from Kristen Oak of Pocatello, Idaho, and posted on Taste of Home. Kristen wrote, "I asked my mother-in-law for this recipe once I learned it's my husband's favorite. Now I bake it whenever he needs an extra-special treat. Spice cake topped with lemony sauce makes us both smile."
Prep Time: 15 minutes; Bake Time: 35 minutes + cooling; Makes 20 servings
To view t his online, go to https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/contest-winning-gingerbread-with-lemon-sauce/.
Ingredients
1 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 cup molasses
2 large eggs
3 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1-1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup hot water
Lemon Sauce:
1/2 cup sugar
2 teaspoons cornstarch
Dash salt
Dash nutmeg
1 cup half-and-half cream
2 large egg yolks, beaten
2 tablespoons butter
3 to 4 tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
Directions
Preheat oven to 350°. Beat shortening, sugar, molasses and eggs until well blended. Combine next five ingredients; add to molasses mixture alternately with hot water.
Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 35-40 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.
Meanwhile, for lemon sauce, combine first five ingredients in a small saucepan until smooth. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from heat.
Stir a small amount of hot filling into egg yolks; return all to pan, stirring constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from heat. Gently stir in butter, lemon juice and zest, increasing juice if needed to thin sauce. Serve with warm cake. Refrigerate leftover sauce.
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