Tag: dessert

A Taste Of The Orchard: Apple Inspired Culinary Creations

Step into the orchard and embrace the crisp, juicy delight of apples in every meal. Enjoy comforting desserts. Explore savory dishes with a twist. This collection of recipes celebrates the versatility and rich flavors of this beloved fruit. Let your culinary journey begin with the irresistible taste of apples. Cooking with apples can be delightful. […]

Take Your Cake To The Upside Down

The pineapple upside-down cake is classic. But other juicy fruits like peaches, berries, bananas and even blood oranges are just waiting to take center stage. The pineapple upside-down cake is a favorite American dessert since the roaring 1920’s. It has been entrenched in our sweet pastry consciousness. So much so that an upside-down cake made […]

Capirotada Mexican Bread Pudding

Capirotada originated from a 15th-century Spanish dish that was heavily influenced by Moorish cuisine. Food Facts Moorish cuisine sprang up as a result of the Arabic occupation of North Africa in the eighth century. Like any bread pudding, preparing the dish was seen as a way to make use of stale bread. Before it was […]

Banana Bread with a Banana Coconut Frosting

According to King Arthur’s Baking the most sought-after bread recipe across America is banana bread. Banana bread first became a standard feature of American cookbooks with the popularization of baking soda and baking powder in the 1930s. This moist deliciously yummy banana bread is baked to a golden brown on the outside and deliciously sweet […]

Chocolate English Toffee Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches

In the United States a cookie described as a thin, sweet, usually small cake. In England and Australia their called biscuits and in Spain and Mexico their called galletas. The name cookie is derived from the Dutch word koekje, meaning “small or little cake.” According to culinary historians, the first historic record of cookies was […]

Sweet Dark Cherry Bourbon Croissant Pudding

Great things come from day-old bread. And bread pudding is one of them. Bread pudding is one of those favorite desserts we love to make. Bread pudding is not only a great use of leftover bread, it’s also deliciously satisfying, and a yummy comfort food. The juice from the cherries baking makes for a very […]

Instant Pot Creme Brulee

This classic French dessert is an all time favorite. Creme Brulee is a dessert that is made of baked custard and topped with a brittle, thin crust of caramelized sugar. It can be served at room temperature and even while cold or warm. Some may ask if Creme Brulee is the same as the Latin […]

Almond Joy Banana Bread

If you love almonds, coconut and chocolate, you’re almost certainly an Almond Joy fan. The candy bar, Almond Joy first hit the chocolate bar seen in the 1940’s and was produced by Peter Paul. Who doesn’t remember the Peter Paul T.V. advertisement of 1970 with the jingle – “Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes […]

Pumpkin Pecan Coconut Cake with Cardamom Whipped Cream

Some have asked if a pumpkin is a fruit or vegetable? A pumpkin, according to The Botanical Society of America, is a fruit because it’s a product of the seed-bearing structure of flowering plants. Vegetables, on the other hand, are the edible portion of plants such as leaves, stems, roots, bullbs, flowers, and tubers. Simply […]

Banana Pecan Upside-Down Cake

When you think of an upside-down cake likely images of a cake topped with canned pineapple rings, each studded with a bright red maraschino cherry comes to mind. A pineapple upside-down cake is the classic iteration, but you’re definitely not limited to just pineapple.   Upside-down cakes can feature seasonal fruits like peaches, blueberries, cherries, […]