Desserts & Sweets - Ice cream

It is always nice to have a cake around the house. My grandmother might say that you need to have something sweet on hand in case company shows up, because it[...]

1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter 1 cup sugar 1 egg , beaten 4 Granny Smith apples , cored, peeled, and diced (2 cups) 1/4 cup chopped walnuts 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/2[...]

3 tbsp (45 ml) butter 1 large apple (peeled, cored and chopped) 1 cup (250 ml) short grain rice 1/3 cup (75 ml) sultana dried raisins 2 cups (500 ml) apple[...]

1/4 cup butter , softened 3/4 cup maple syrup 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger 2 medium Granny Smith or Jonathan apples 1/4 cup dried tart cherries or dried[...]

1/4 cup butter , softened 3/4 cup brown sugar packed 3 large eggs 3/4 cup light corn syrup 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 and 1/3 cups pecans 9 inch[...]

3 Tbsp butter 3/4 cup all-purpose flour (or whole wheat flour for a healthy alternative) 3/4 cup sugar 1 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp salt 1/3 cup milk 2 cups[...]

6 layers phyllo dough 1/4 cup brown sugar 3 Tbsp butter 1 teaspoon cinnamon 3 granny smith apples , peeled, cored and diced 1/2 cup raisins (optional) 2[...]

Bananas (frozen) Peanut Butter (1 Tablespoon per banana) Peel ripe bananas and put them in a zip lock bag to freeze Freeze for two hours (if you leave them[...]

3 frozen bananas 4 tablespoons raw almond or cashew butter 3 tablespoons maple syrup or favorite sweetener 4 tablespoons water 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon[...]

Salted caramel. Have you tried it? Now, I'm a chocolate girl, through and through, but salted caramel has me a bit smitten. I had a salted caramel cupcake in[...]

For the last Desserts for Dudes post this year, I'm rolling out the cupcakes. Cupcakes are not traditionally considered "dude food" around here. Too dainty,[...]

You remember my Uncle Mike , right? Well, every time he visited when we were growing up, my mom would make Pecan Chewies. So, when Uncle Mike came for a visit[...]

You didn't give up sweets for Lent, did you? If you did, may I suggest putting this on your list to make AS SOON AS Lent is over?!? Did you know that Oreo is[...]

Mr. E celebrated a birthday a few weeks ago. And, Mr. E is not a big fan of cake. It actually took him a few days to decide what he wanted for his birthday[...]

....you really should make this pie for Thanksgiving. This Cranberry Apple Pie is my very favorite Thanksgiving pie ( don't tell Pumpkin ). It's tart &[...]