Cuisine: Dessert
Grilled Fruit Packets
Try theses Grilled Fruit Packets for a backyard bbq. It's so fast and easy, great for this labor day weekend! My cousin Jeff made these grilled fruit packets for a backyard bbq.
By - Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 15 mins
- Yields: 4 - 6 Servings
Peach Tart with Frangipane
This rustic Tuscan dessert uses fresh peaches with a base of frangipane, which is a sweet, almond paste.
- Prep: 30 mins
- Cook: 35 mins
- Yields: 8 Servings
Fruit Galette
This Fruit Galette has very few ingredients, and is quick and easy to make. A Galette is a term used in French cuisine to designate various types of flat round or freeform rustic tarts with hand-folded edges. I love them because they don't have to be perfect and with few ingredients.
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 35 mins
- Yields: 6 Servings
Coffee Jelly
While we were in Japan, I saw this sign at every Starbucks we passed. Coffee Jelly is served in the summer. You can serve it with cream, chocolate sauce, ice cream, whipped cream, or flavored coffee cream! It's actually really good. You don't have to serve coffee with dessert!
- Prep: 5 mins
- Cook: 6 hrs
- Yields: 4 Servings
Tuscan Crostata with Mixed Berries
My daughter, Zoe, made this tart for dessert. It's very easy to put together. Make sure you use a baking sheet with an edge. We just put in new ovens and I am do not want to mess them up on the first week of having them! A crostata is an Italian baked tart and a form of pie. Similar to the French galette, a crostata is a "rustic free-form version of an open fruit tart.
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 30 mins
- Yields: 8 Servings
Citrus Chiffon Pie
First off, I made a mistake. I was trying to speed up the chilling by submerging the bowl in an ice bath. This caused the gelatin mixture to harden to quickly, which is why you can see it isn't smooth. Did this matter? No, but it isn't pretty! The other confession is that I bought a graham cracker crust.... Other than that, it was delicious!
- Prep: 20 mins
- Cook: 20 mins
Glazed Grapefruit Yogurt Cake
There was a knock on the door Saturday afternoon. A man was standing there with a half a case of grapefruit and a half a case of oranges. He said our mutual friend Shannon, who lives in New York, bought them from his daughter's nursery school fundraiser and she thought I would be the perfect person to have them. He was told I was a food blogger. Yes I am and now what am I going to do with all this fruit?! Thanks Shannon for the amazing box of citrus. They are actually perfect. This is what I did to use some of it up...
- Prep: 20 mins
- Cook: 25 mins
Danish Pancake Balls (Aebleskiver)
While rummaging through some cupboards I found my mother-in-law's Aebleskiver pan. When you find an Aebleskiver pan what do you do? You make Aebleskivers! Also, it's an excuse to say Aebleskivers. Æbleskiver (Danish meaning apple slices (singular: æbleskive)) are traditional Danish pancakes in a distinctive shape of a sphere. Somewhat similar in texture to American pancakes crossed with a popover, æbleskiver are solid like a pancake but light and fluffy like a popover. The English language spelling is usually aebleskiver or ebleskiver. In the US, a version of æbleskiver is sold with a commercially repackaged pan, branded as "Pancake Puffs".
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 20 mins
- Yields: Makes 12
Peanut Brittle
Peanut Brittle is a salty and sweet old-fashioned favorite. It's very fast and easy to make, but you must have a candy thermometer! Grandma loves peanut brittle. My daughter, Zoe made her a batch, which did not last long! It works best if you use raw peanuts. She used roasted peanuts, which get a bit dark. Have all your ingredients measured out and ready. You have to work quickly before it hardens. Also, you will need a candy thermometer for this recipe.
- Prep: 5 mins
- Cook: 20 mins
- Yields: 16 Servings
