Apple Flautas Warm and delicious…nothing beats a flauta! And they can also be made on a gas BBQ grill–great for an outdoor party dessert. Not bad calorie-wise either (if you can stop at one). I’ve always been intrigued by these ever since a neighbor gave me a bag of some from Schwan’s a few years…
easy desserts
Banana Split Cheesecake Bars
Banana Split Cheesecake Bars No need for the ice cream parlor–or even ice cream for that matter. Here it is in cheesecake form! What do you do when you end up with TOO many ripe bananas in your freezer? If you’re tired of the banana breads and muffins and would like to use some of…
Mint Chocolate Chip Mousse
Mint Chocolate Chip Mousse If you like mint chocolate chip ice cream, this is the mousse for you! I’ve been obsessed with desserts and dark food photography lately. Fancy desserts just seem to be made for this type of photography. I’m toying with it and really like the look! Now maybe I’ll invest in some…
Dump Cake
Dump Cake What can be easier than a dump cake? Not exactly a “cake” but a great and easy dessert. Pass the cream! I always thought the name for this dessert was weird because it’s not exactly a cake, although it does use cake mix. The “dump” comes from that you just dump the ingredients…
Peach Crisp (aka “The Peach Thing”)
Peach Crisp Onward and upward on my budget series. Here I use the frozen peaches from the dollar store. My friends on Facebook were asking me what I was going to do with the other food I bought for the SNAP challenge I took for Food Bloggers Against Hunger for The Giving Table. Since…
Banoffee Pie Dessert
Banoffee Pie Dessert Do you love bananas? Do you love caramel or dulce de leche? What about whipped cream? Yes to all three? Then this is your dessert. This is a popular dessert in Britain. I used to think the name was hilarious…it’s a contraction of the ingredients–BANanas and tOFFEE, hence “banoffee.” Brits are fond…
Sopapilla Crescents
Sopapilla Rolls A new twist on a timeless and dessert sweet. Easy too. I hadn’t thought of this dessert for ages. Then a friend posted about it on her Facebook page saying how much she enjoyed it and whenever a co-worker made it, how it would vanish into thin air immediately. Another mutual friend…
Caramel Graham Cracker Parfait
Caramel Graham Cracker Parfait Anyone who lives in upstate New York is familiar with a family-owned convenience store called Stewart’s Shops and their famous ice cream. They own and maintain their own dairies and have a stellar reputation in the area. One thing they are known for is their ice cream, and it’s many…
Caramel Apple Cheesecake Tart
Caramel Apple Cheesecake Tart What do you get when you combine a sweet pastry crust, apple pie filling, blobs of cheesecake, a crumb topping and caramel sauce? Caramel apple cheesecake tart, of course! And don’t let it’s look fool you–this is as easy as 1-2-3 and it’s not too bad calorie-wise either! The pastry…
Black Forest Mousse
Black Forest Mousse An excellent and easy dessert. With just two main ingredients, you can’t get much simpler than this and it’s low calorie too. First I started with a dark chocolate ready-to-eat pudding I got for free on a store promotion–the shelf-stable ones that come in the little tubs. I folded that into…
